Bay Area is nuts about pickleball

(April 8, 2015 Walnut Creek, CA, www.mercurynews.com)

Three things to know about pickleball. It’s fun, it’s good exercise, and it has nothing to do with pickles, although noshing on a celebratory gherkin after a good game is not out of the question. As legend has it, the curious name was coined in 1965 by a group of dads near Seattle who came up with a game that combined elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis to entertain their kids. A dog named Pickles got into the act, chasing the balls, and, well, a backstory was born. Read More…