Just over six years ago, Catherine Parenteau discovered pickleball. She came to the Minto U.S. Open Pickleball Championships in Naples in 2016 to see what the biggest stage was like. Now she's one of ...

The seventh annual Minto US Open Pickleball Championships return to Naples this week with the largest field and largest purse in the event's history. More than 3,000 competitors of all ages and levels ...

According to the Minto US Open pickleball website, the athletes are competing for a record $100,000 dollar grand prize. For added pressure, there are expected to be 25,000 spectators. Pickleball has ...

Its devotees describe it as a cross between tennis and Ping-Pong, two fun games. The very word, pickleball, conjures an impression of whimsy. In Collier County, it's seen as a perfect fit, a sport ...

Those who know the sport, which is becoming more and more people by the day, call Naples the Pickleball Capital of the World. The title might sound hyperbolic, even braggadocious, but the 1,300 ...

Bulletin: ...AREAS OF SMOKE ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY TONIGHT... Areas of smoke are still possible along western portions of Alligator Alley (I-75) in Collier County ...

EAST NAPLES, Florida (WBBH) — Most people who see Bob Helder play pickleball at East Naples Community Park have no clue he has Parkinson’s Disease. Other than a slight tremor of the hand or a twitch ...

The 2016 US Open Pickleball Championships will be held at East Naples Community Park in Naples. This weeklong event, from April 26-May 1, 2016, will showcase the top professional and amateur ...

Legendary coach Mike Ditka is selling his long-time residence in North Naples. In the listing, the million dollar-plus home in a gated community is described as "warm and inviting." The Ditkas have ...

Imagine an amplified ping-pong match running in your living room from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.—the rapid, plastic pops of paddle ...

It had been more than a decade since Michigan State women’s tennis coach Simone Jardim picked up a racket and actually competed on a high level. Her “glory days” as she called them, date back to ...