Stephen McNamara
16 posts


EXCLUSIVE: UPA — the holding company for pickleball’s two biggest leagues — plans to raise $150–200 million in new capital. The plan is to build a vertically integrated platform (media, software, real estate) serving the entire pickleball industry. READ: huddleup.substack.com/p/inside-pickl…

Brian Cashman reports for spring training







Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready for a new home at the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline or in the offseason as several rival teams make aggressive offers to the Milwaukee Bucks for him, and the franchise is starting to listen, league sources tell ESPN.

Chargers OT Rashawn Slater, who signed a four-year, $113 million extension last month and then was carted off the practice field today, suffered a season-ending ruptured patella tendon, pending further testing, per sources.








