As a lifelong tennis player, I’ve managed to dodge the pickleball craze. The courts are crowded, the plastic-ball thunk isn’t exactly music to my ears, and the gameplay feels a little…flat. But when I ...

On the heels of the pickleball explosion, another sport that’s relatively new to the U.S. is being served to Long Islanders. Padel&, which plans to open in Syosset next month, is bringing the sport, ...

You’ve heard of pickleball, the wildly popular sport that’s gone mainstream. But now there’s padel — another racket sport that’s surging in popularity and one that has strong Latino roots. “It’s a ...

According to recent reports, “sports-tripping,” or planning getaways around sporting events, is the next great travel movement. The global sports tourism market is expected to surpass $1.8 trillion by ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It’s unlikely that any racket sport is going to squash pickleball, but one is increasing in popularity — and there are new places to play in Colorado. “In ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. WILKES-BARRE — On a recent drive through the homeland — Plymouth, Pa. — I turned down Gaylord Avenue, and halfway down, I saw it ...

There’s no sound that sounds more like summer than hearing a Mister Softee ice cream truck's jingle, knowing that a cool, sweet treat is just steps away. For the greater part of the past six decades, ...

Mister Softee played hardball against a competitor, and it could lead to a deal sweeter than a vanilla swirl. But not for the other ice cream man. Last summer, the companies that own Mister Softee and ...

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No need to chase the jingle – Mister Softee is now stationary. The iconic ice cream man has parked in Long Island, putting down roots with its first-ever brick-and-mortar shop earlier this month – in ...

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Take a trip to Long Island to indulge in Mister Softee's new products, including crepes and ice cream sandwiches. Although Mister Softee's iconic jingle and instantly recognizable truck have become ...