San Diego resident Michael Thompson built his backyard pickleball court to kick off retirement. He started renting it out on the amenity-sharing app Swimply and brought in $1,600 in the past year.

At the Huntsman Senior Games a few years ago, my partner and I played against a team in the 4.5 level, 50-plus division, and one of our opponents just could not put her serve in the proper service ...

DRACUT — Town officials are moving to shut down what they now believe to be a commercial operation at 167 Betty Ann Lane, an affluent neighborhood near Old Marsh Hill Road.

Fun backyard games that kids and adults can play at home, like pickleball, badminton, Spikeball, cornhole, mini-golf, croquet, bocce, and more.

Joe Bingham, a structural engineer from Ogden, Utah, was looking for a backyard game he could play with his seven kids, instead of driving everyone to a pickleball court 20 minutes away.

In the last six months, I’ve done more residential courts than in the last year and half,” said the owner of Grow Land landscaping firm. “A 4-year-old and an 84-year-old can play this game.

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In the last six months, I’ve done more residential courts than in the last year and half,” says the owner of Grow Land, a landscaping firm. “A 4-year-old and an 84-year-old can play this game.

Finding the space for games amid the flower beds may require some adjustments and refinements of the rules. Instead of full-court bocce, for example, a 30-foot, half-court layout may work just ...

I’d never heard of the Italian game of kiss-ball until 1996, when I was living in Hoboken, N.J. One summer afternoon, my wife and I went to a nearby public pool, where I noticed a long, gravelly ...