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☆ This company pays employees to play pickleball: ‘Work should be fun’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Some people look forward to their lunch break or 3 p.m. coffee at the office — but Liz Martin eagerly awaits her afternoon pickleball match against her co-workers. Martin, 28, works at Room & Board, a Minneapolis-based furniture retailer with an indoor pickleball court on the first floor of its office building. "I never thought I'd be into pickleball, but now, it's one of my favorite parts of the day," says Martin, who started playing pickleball a year ago. Room & Board installed the court in 2013 to complement its in-house gym. Soon after Room & Board began calling employees back to the office in the fall of 2021, Manley's inbox was flooded with requests for pickleball lessons, matches and partners.

Persons: Liz Martin, Martin, I'd, pickleball, Nancy Manley, Manley's Organizations: Board Locations: Minneapolis

☆ Take a look inside Florida's new golf course that boasts a $1 million membership fee and private yacht club
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

South Florida is getting its first new private golf course in 25 years. The Shell Bay Club in Hallandale Beach will cost a staggering $1 million membership fee. But, it'll reportedly cost you a whopping $1 million membership fee to join. Curated by Witkoff Group and PPG Development, the luxury club will cost you a staggering $1 million membership fee, CNN reported. Take a look inside the upcoming luxury golf course below.

Persons: —, it'll Organizations: Shell Bay, Service, Shell Bay Club, Witkoff Group, PPG, CNN, Auberge Resorts Locations: Florida, Hallandale Beach, South Florida, Miami, Hallandale Beach , Florida

☆ Sex, Signal messages and sabotage: SBF's top execs and Bahamas roommates tell all in court
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

"Sam Bankman-Fried," he said. Wang said that in response to the reporting an emergency meeting was called between Bankman-Fried, Wang and Singh, to discuss shutting down Alameda. On Nov. 12, after FTX declared bankruptcy, Bankman-Fried asked Wang to drive with him to the Bahamas Securities Commission for a meeting. Yedidia said Bankman-Fried had told him, before he began working in the Bahamas in 2019, that he and Ellison had sex. Bankman-Fried asked Yedidia if it was a good idea for them to date, to which Yedidia said no.

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☆ Shell Bay Club: The private golf course with a $1 million membership fee
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A world-class golf course, a racquet center, a private yacht club, and much more – all yours to enjoy, so long as you have a spare million dollars lying around. “It will be a place where you can totally immerse yourself in the game.”Immersion comes at a price, however, with membership initiation fees for The Shell Bay Club coming in at $1 million. Tenants living in the 108 residences and penthouses that make up the 20-story condominium tower overlooking the course receive automatic social club membership, with the option to pay the additional fee for the golf course. By contrast, initiation fees for Georgia’s Augusta National Golf Club, host of The Masters, range from $250,000 to $500,000, according to Forbes in 2021. Shell Bay ClubShell Bay Club members also have access to a range of amenities, including admission to the Shell Bay Yacht Club, which offers a 48-slip private marina to give residents with private vessels and charters direct access to the Atlantic ocean.

Persons: ”, Greg Norman, Bill Hornstein “, ” Norman, Alex Witkoff, — Organizations: CNN, Shell Bay, Witkoff Group, PPG, Shell Bay Club, Georgia’s Augusta, Golf Club, Forbes, Shell, Yacht, Auberge Locations: Hallandale Beach, South Florida, Intracoastal, Australian, Shell, Miami

☆ TPC Sawgrass: How one woman found her dream home on one of the world’s most famous golf courses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“It was a really, really difficult decision,” Burchell told CNN. Rebecca BurchellBurchell’s focus had settled on Seven Mile Drive, a neighborhood that occupies the second-highest price bracket at Sawgrass Players Club. Michael Cohen / Getty ImagesThe view remains the star attraction of life in Sawgrass Players Club for Burchell, but it is far from the only draw. The clubhouse, pictured during the 2011 Players Championship, is the focal point of the community. Fans flock to the iconic 17th island green at TPC Sawgrass to watch Tiger Woods at the 2018 Players Championship.

Persons: Rebecca Burchell, Emma, Liam, Burchell, –, Rebecca’s, Mark, ” Burchell, ”, viewings, Rebecca Burchell Burchell’s, Pete Dye, Bobby Weed, Jerry Pate, that’s, “, I’ve, Michael Cohen, Scott Halleran, …, gridlock, Woods, Richard Heathcote, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, PGA Tour, Sawgrass Players, Burchell, TPC, Yards, Getty, University of Florida Locations: Beaconsfield, England, Ponte Vedra, Jacksonville , Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Dye’s, Dye's

☆ Opinion: Trump and the upside-down world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN —The title on the cover of Cass R. Sunstein’s 2021 book, “This is not normal,” is printed upside down. The beginning of a Trump-backed House Republican inquiry into impeaching President Joe Biden with no clear evidence of his wrongdoing. A last-ditch move Saturday kept federal agencies funded for 45 days while putting more aid to Ukraine in jeopardy. Bill Bramhall/Tribune Content AgencyOn Monday, a New York judge found Trump and his adult sons liable for insurance and bank fraud and canceled the Trump Organization’s business certification.

Persons: Cass R, ” Sunstein, Ronald Reagan, “ Donald Duck, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, “, ”, Kevin McCarthy’s, Clay Jones, Mike Lawler, Rosa Cruz, Rob Rosenthal, Brian Riedl, Walt Handelsman, Biden, MAGA, John Avlon, ’, Bill Bramhall, Frida Ghitis, —, Ghitis, Phil Hands, Julian Zelizer, Steven Lubet, Judge Chutkan, Dean Obeidallah, Menendez, Hal Boyd, Sen, Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis, Scott, ” Scott, Lyndon, “ you’ve, ” Jeff Yang, Chris Christie’s, ‘, Donald Duck ’, Mike Pence’s, Walter Mondale, Nikki Haley’s, South Carolina Sen, Vivek Ramaswamy, TikTok, whittling, Haley, ” Sophia Nelson, ” Lisa Benson, GoComics.com, James Antle III, Todd Graham, David Axelrod, Musa al, Republicans –, –, Nick Anderson, Agency Cassidy, Evelyn Hockstein, Cassidy Hutchinson, Nicole Hemmer, Hutchinson, …, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Liz Cheney, Alexander Butterfield, Melissa S, Jason L, Riley, Jill Filipovic’s, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Peter Bergen, Kennedy, Vladimir Putin, Brian Bowen Smith, ABC Gerry Turner, Deborah Carr, Gerry Turner, Turner, ” Don’t, Jill Filipovic, Dianne Feinstein, Matthew F, West Point Vincent, David A, Adam Larson, Michael D, Smith, Travis, Taylor Dana Summers, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, ” Rick Reilly, Colgate, Tay, Frankie de la, it’s Organizations: CNN, Republican, Ronald Reagan Presidential, Trump, Chiefs, Department of Labor, Wesleyan University, Agency, MAGA Republican, Pew Research Center, NBC, Republicans, GOP, “, Florida Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Democratic, UAW, Tribune, White House, Legislative Affairs, White, Street, ” RFK, ABC, Chicago, Corps, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, Washington Post, NFL Locations: Milwaukee, Simi Valley , California, Ukraine, New York, Washington, Tempe , Arizona, New Jersey, Cupp, South Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Gharbi, West Point

☆ Residents of Loma Linda, California—the only 'Blue Zone' in America—use 5 pillars to live a long, healthy life
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Adventists in Loma Linda tend to live up to 10 years longer than the average American. At 84, Dr. Loida Medina often plays pickleball for three hours straight with her friends who are also in their 80s. As residents of Loma Linda and Seventh-day Adventists, Medina and her loved ones consider staying active to be extremely significant for living a longer, more fulfilled life. "See, longevity is exercise and community," Medina said in the new Netflix series, "Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones." DON'T MISS: 4 things the world’s longest-living people—residents of ‘Blue Zones’ like Okinawa and Sardinia—do to stay healthy and happy"We call each other like we're high school kids, you know?

Persons: expectancies, Loida Medina, Medina Organizations: Loma, Netflix Locations: U.S, Calif, America, Loma Linda, Loma, ‘, Okinawa, Sardinia

☆ Dating After 60: A Lot of Roses, Some Thorns
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Catherine Pearson | More About Catherine Pearson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Janet Ha, 65, first tried online dating in February, she found it “confusing and weird.”Her son’s 20-something ex helped her make a profile on Bumble, but all of her initial matches were focused on hooking up. “I had checked ‘something casual’ — because I didn’t think I was looking for a relationship — but I didn’t realize what that meant on Bumble,” Ms. Ha said, laughing. “I just did not want to have to take care of anybody anymore,” said Ms. Ha, a teacher from Minnesota who plans to retire in the spring of 2024. Dating among older Americans is in the spotlight thanks to the upcoming premiere of “The Golden Bachelor,” which follows Gerry Turner, a 72-year-old widower, on his quest to find a partner in a “Bachelor” spinoff show featuring singles age 60 and older. (Ideally, Mr. Turner has said, a “high-energy” partner who might like pickleball or golf.)

Persons: Janet Ha, “, ” Ms, Ha, ”, Gerry Turner, Turner Locations: Minnesota

Carvana PPA Tour Courtesy: Carvana PPA TourProfessional Pickleball is getting a dedicated home: The Tennis Channel. "It's going to create so much more access for people," PPA Tour owner Tom Dundon told CNBC. The pair will also create pickleballtv, a 24/7 standalone free, ad-supported streaming channel featuring matches as well as entertainment surrounding the sport. Dundon added it's a 50-50 partnership between the two entities, noting the PPA Tour will put the capital in and Tennis Channel will bring its production and media expertise. He foresees the joint venture propelling further media rights deals with the help of Tennis Channel executives that are familiar with TV carriage negotiations and building up streaming platforms.

Persons: Pickleball, Tom Dundon, Sinclair, Dundon, Read, Ken Solomon Organizations: Tennis Channel, PPA, Tennis, CNBC, Disney, ESPN, Paramount, CBS, Prime, Fox, Apple, Major League Soccer, MLS Locations: U.S, Pickleball.com

☆ Pickleball is loud. The people behind the trendy sport say they're trying to fix it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The governing body of the sport, USA Pickleball, announced on Monday a new initiative to get pickleball to pipe down by investing in changes to the acoustics of the sport. Pickleball is a paddle sport that combines the elements of tennis, ping pong and badminton. USA Pickleball says 130 new locations were added per month in 2022 and estimates another 25,000 courts will need to be built to keep up the demand. Last year, 36 million people played pickleball, and the sport has grown 158% over the last three years according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. USA Pickleball is looking to quiet the commotion – and cultivate good will – by announcing a new "quiet category" for pickleball equipment.

Persons: It's, USA Pickleball, Mike Nealy Organizations: Sports & Fitness Industry Association, New York Times, USA Locations: USA, backyards

☆ On ‘Golden Bachelor,’ Looking for Love and a Pickleball Partner
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Drivers in Los Angeles heading north on La Cienega Boulevard these days might notice a bronzed gentleman smiling down at them from billboards poised on either side of the street. He is Gerry Turner, an Indiana retiree who used to work in the food distribution industry. But as one of the billboards explains, those were not the qualifications that led to his becoming the star of the newest “Bachelor” spinoff. He’s 72.”The appraisal was taken from a recent headline about Turner, who as the first “Golden Bachelor” is the center of a new spin on the franchise that features singles 60 and older. “This is certainly the first time in a ‘Bachelor’ campaign that we used a quote from AARP in our billboards,” said Shannon Ryan, who oversees the show’s marketing.

Persons: Gerry Turner, Turner, ”, Shannon Ryan Organizations: AARP Locations: Los Angeles, La Cienega, Indiana

☆ Who Needs Pickleball? Why Not Ride Every Roller Coaster for a Hobby?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Insider Today: Signs your manager is burnt out
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But something less talked about is burnout among managers — that's our big story today. "It impacts your attention, impacts your judgment, impacts your memory, impacts your decision-making ability. I spoke with multiple experts about signs that your manager is burnt out:AdvertisementAdvertisementFear. "It's important to realize that every manager has a manager," Sood said. Multiple "corporate goths" spoke with Insider about the importance of being true to themselves, even in the office.

Persons: —, Violeta Stoimenova, Amit Sood, Bonita Eby, Eby, Sood, Eufrosina Young, Arantza Pena Popo, Millennials, Jordan Hart, who's, Gen Zers, Coco Gauff poes, Frey, Kevin Mazur, MTV Dunkin, bev, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Customs, MTV, Spice Locations: Wall, Silicon, Disney, Eyeliner, . Massachusetts , Minnesota, Hawaii, Georgia, New York City, San Diego, London, New York

☆ Unpacking the Impact of a Brown Paper Bag
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Hilary Reid | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It has been rendered in chrome-plated resin as part of a sculpture of Andy Warhol by the artist Rob Pruitt. It is a shopping bag — the Big Brown Bag, from the department store Bloomingdale’s — which turns 50 this month. To celebrate, Bloomingdale’s has introduced the Big Brown Bazaar at its flagship store on 59th Street in Manhattan, which is filled with new merchandise inspired by the shopping bag, including a Big Brown pickleball paddle ($98), a Big Brown journal ($19.95) and a Polo Ralph Lauren sweatshirt ($188) that features a bear holding a Big Brown Bag. A commemorative version of the bag, with a golden “50” and rope handles, will also be offered to store customers through October. Introduced in 1973, the Big Brown Bag debuted amid a rebranding at Bloomingdale’s that began a year earlier under Marvin Traub, then the department store’s chief executive, as it celebrated a century in business.

Persons: ”, Andy Warhol, Rob Pruitt, Bloomingdale’s, Ralph Lauren sweatshirt, Brown, Marvin Traub Locations: Limoges, Manhattan

☆ Major League Pickleball merger with PPA is back on after a falling out threatened the deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Lacy Schneemann of the Florida Smash returns a shot during a group play Major League Pickleball match against BLQK at Pickle & Chill on October 15, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. After weeks of drama in professional pickleball, the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball have again agreed to merge, the leagues said Wednesday. "As professional pickleball continues to rapidly grow, we could not be more excited to provide both players and fans with the clarity and consistency of a unified professional pickleball organization," Major League Pickleball founder Steve Kuhn said in a statement. On the professional level, Major League Pickleball teams values have skyrocketed, with some teams going for $10 million. Major League Pickleball owners include many high profile athletes from LeBron James and Kevin Durant to Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes.

Persons: Lacy Schneemann, League Pickleball, Tom Dundon, pickleball, Steve Kuhn, Kuhn, Dundon, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes Organizations: Florida, League Pickleball, BLQK, PPA, League, SC Holdings, MLP, pickleball, Major League Pickleball Locations: Columbus , Ohio

☆ Should We Really Be Texting for Work?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Callie Holtermann | More About Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jake Dunlap texts his wife. Mr. Dunlap, 43, the chief executive of a consulting company in Austin, Texas, has asked colleagues not to overdo it on the work texts. But he is concerned that each buzz erodes the digital boundary between work and everything else. Brace your thumbs for the era of the work text: The blue bubble has put on its best business-casual and joined email and Slack in the sprawling digital workplace. Fans of the work text consider it productive, even collegial; to detractors, it’s outright invasive.

Persons: Jake Dunlap, . Dunlap, ”, Brace, Slack Locations: Austin , Texas

☆ Why this top banker left Goldman Sachs to help fund women who are changing healthcare
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

At Leerink Partners, Sasha Kelemen runs an investment-banking team unlike any other on Wall Street. For her work, Insider named Kelemen to our list of 30 leaders under 40 transforming healthcare. After graduating from business school at the University of Virginia in 2017, she joined the healthcare team at Goldman Sachs. Sasha Kelemen. Sasha Kelemen with her daughters Olivia and Zoe.

Persons: Sasha Kelemen, Goldman Sachs, Kelemen, Goldman, she'd, scrappy, Chris, who'd, Barry Blake, Blake, Wall, she's, Sasha Kelemen's, who's, they're, Leerink, it's, haven't, Olivia, Zoe, Jill Angelo, wasn't Organizations: Leerink Partners, Morning, University of Virginia, Boston College, Goldman, Wall, Investment, OB Locations: Venezuela, Florida, Connecticut, SVB, New York City, women's

☆ Jimmy Buffet's 'Margaritaville' has built an empire. Here's what it's like to visit its resorts and RV parks, and sail on its cruise line.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

See what it's like to vacation on its cruise line and at some of its resorts and RV parks. A hotel room at Camp Margaritaville RV Resort and Lodge in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Now, there are Margaritaville hotels in what seems like almost every major vacation destination in the US from San Diego, California to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Brittany Chang/InsiderThe first Camp Margaritaville RV resort — which focuses on "upscale camping" — opened in Georgia in 2019 as a "surprise" hit, Jim Wiseman, the president of development at Camp Margaritaville, told Insider in 2021. To create this floating Margaritaville hotel, the brand refurbished the over 30-year-old flagship vessel of budget cruise line Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, which has since rebranded to Margaritaville at Sea.

Persons: Jimmy Buffett, Brittany Chang, Buffett, Forbes, it's, there's, Liberty, hasn't, Margaritaville, Jim Wiseman, Orlando — Organizations: Service, Yorker, New, Margaritaville, Paradise, Cruise Locations: Wall, Silicon, Pigeon Forge , Tennessee, Margaritaville, Pensacola Beach , Florida, San Diego , California, Gatlinburg , Tennessee, New York City, Margaritaville's New York City, of, Georgia, Auburndale, Florida, Crystal Beach , Florida, Poconos, Forge , Tennessee, Auburndale , Florida, Orlando, cabanas, Florida's Port, Palm Beach, Bahamas, Freeport, Grand Bahama

☆ Tom Brady will be a strategic adviser to Delta
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Tom Brady has a new employer: Delta Air Lines. The seven-time Super Bowl champion is expanding his post-NFL career business ventures, joining Delta to work on internal employee training and appear in external advertising campaigns. Delta said Wednesday that Brady would become a “strategic adviser” to the airline. Brady will partner with Delta to develop and advise on “teamwork tools” for the airline’s more than 90,000 employees and take part in select marketing campaigns, the company said. Brady founded health and wellness company TB12 Sports and also owns a media company and the Brady Brand clothing line.

Persons: Tom Brady, Delta, Brady, ”, “, Ed Bastian’s, Allen Adamson, ” Brady, Adamson, BlackBerry, Alicia Keys, will.i.am, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé Knowles, Brady Brand Organizations: New, New York CNN, Delta Air Lines, NFL, Delta, Intel, Polaroid, Adidas, TB12 Sports, British soccer, Birmingham City, League Pickleball, Fox Sports Locations: New York, Delta

☆ The rich are competing with private equity to buy sports teams. Here is how they are getting creative in a crowded field.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Valuations show no signs of cooling off with billionaires and private equity firms in bidding wars. Bankers to the rich told Insider which sports are drawing moneyed clients. Now rich individuals have to compete with institutional investors like private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds for a limited number of teams. As a result, aspiring team owners have gotten more creative to seal the deal. "It's never going to be a private equity type of model where these assets will be exited every five years," he told Insider.

Persons: Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, LeBron James, Milwaukee Bucks Marc Lasry, Brian Kantarian, Josh Harris, Kantarian, Ivo Voynov, It's, Gerry Cardinale, Voynov Organizations: Bankers, Sports, NBA, Wrexham AFC, Milwaukee Bucks, NFL, Citi Private Bank, Europe's Big Five, XFL, JPMorgan Locations: Washington, Europe, Plenty, Wall

☆ I regret moving to Boulder, Colorado. I thought I'd fit right in, but it was the loneliest two years of my life.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Amanda Loudin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Amanda Loudin moved from Maryland to Boulder, Colorado but returned home after two years. So you'd think a move from Maryland to Boulder, Colorado would've been the perfect match for me. Moving to Boulder wasn't what I expectedI'm one of the many remote workers who took a leap during the pandemic and relocated. I always thought I'd retire in Colorado, but during the pandemic, I decided to move up my timeline and go now. I don't think people in Boulder are unfriendly, just different from what I'm used to in the mid-Atlantic, where I've lived my entire adult life.

Persons: Amanda Loudin, Boulder , Colorado would've, I'd, I've, we're Organizations: Service, Boulder Locations: Maryland, Boulder , Colorado, Wall, Silicon, Boulder, Colorado, it's

☆ Forget snowbirds: 'Sweat birds' flee the heat of Texas and Arizona to spend summer in cooler northern climates
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It allows them to partake in outdoor activities in the summer and provides a change of scenery. "I have never been happy with the heat," Woudenberg told Insider. "Sweat birds" — or "fire birds," which Woudenberg prefers — ditch the heat and opt for a cooler experience in the summer by relocating north. Northern California provides some relief from the Dallas heat for one sweat birdChuck Anderson is originally from Nebraska but has lived in Dallas since 1980. He naturally gravitates toward warmer climates, he said, but Dallas' summer weather has become a bit too much.

Persons: Cindy Woudenberg, Woudenberg, it's, Mike Pennekamp, Galia, Mike, Chuck Anderson, Kim Anderson, Chuck Anderson Anderson, Anderson, Kim, Dallas, Realty Anderson Organizations: Service, Midwest, Dallas, Anderson, Realty Locations: Wall, Silicon, Phoenix, Woudenberg, Baldwin , Michigan, Grand Rapids, Arizona, Arizona and Michigan, Michigan, In Michigan, Lake Michigan, Florida, Idaho, Miami, snowbirds , Florida, South Florida, Driggs , Idaho, Jackson , Wyoming, North Carolina, Teton, California, Nebraska, Dallas, Colorado , Idaho, Montana, Truckee , California, Nevada, Reno, Lake Tahoe, Truckee

☆ American Sock set to retire after US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Tennis - Laver Cup - 02 Arena, London, Britain - September 23, 2022 Team World's Jack Sock in action during his match against Team Europe's Casper Ruud Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 28 (Reuters) - American Jack Sock will retire from tennis after the U.S. Open, the former world number eight said on Sunday. Sock, 30, has won four ATP singles titles and 17 tour-level doubles trophies, with the most notable crowns being the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 title in Paris, as well as men's doubles titles at Wimbledon in 2014 and 2018 and the 2018 U.S. Open. He also won a mixed doubles gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics as well as a bronze in the men's doubles. Sock is teaming up with John Isner at Flushing Meadows, with the big-serving American also set to retire after the conclusion of the year's final Grand Slam. "Flushing Meadows since I was 17 and this year's U.S. Open will be the final event of my career.

Persons: Jack Sock, Team Europe's Casper Ruud, Andrew Boyers, John Isner, Sock, It's, it's, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Laver, Team, U.S ., Wimbledon, Davis, Laver Cup, U.S, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Paris, Flushing Meadows, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Mega pickleball merger between Major League Pickleball and PPA is in jeopardy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Professional Pickleball Association and Major League Pickleball are now at odds after announcing in November that they would join forces and merge team competition leagues. The PPA told CNBC that MLP has not yet signed the partnership deal they verbally agreed to 10 months ago. "I don't know what Steve Kuhn's intentions were the entire time," Connor Pardoe, PPA Tour CEO told CNBC. Kuhn told CNBC that there are "numerous misrepresentations of reality" taking place, without providing specifics. He said if the PPA is willing to pay their players more, he's willing to talk about aligning with the league.

Persons: There's, Major League Pickleball, Tom Dundon, Steve Kuhn, Steve, Connor Pardoe, Pardoe, Kuhn, we'll, Julio DePietro, Zubin Mehta Organizations: Seattle Pioneers, Los Angeles Mad, Premier League, Professional Pickleball Association, Major League, PPA, CNBC, MLP Locations: San, San Clemente , California

As valuations for National Basketball Association and National Football League teams have leaped beyond the reach of even some billionaires, pickleball offers, by comparison, a more affordable opportunity. Valuations of pickleball teams reportedly range anywhere from $1 million to $10 million. Pickleball proponents say the sport will eventually develop its own celebrity players. He pointed out that while pingpong has long been played by millions of people in multiple countries, it hasn’t become a commercial success. “I think that pickleball is going to confront some of the same issues,” he said.

Persons: pickleball, ”, Patrick Rishe, St . Louis, it’s, David Levy, Levy, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, ” Andrew Zimbalist, DealBook, pingpong, hasn’t, “ Organizations: National Basketball Association and National Football League, Washington, Washington University, Turner, Horizon, ESPN, Smith College Locations: St .

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