The scientific case for ping-pong: Why athletes — and you — should play more table tennis

Most athletes play ping-pong to whet their competitive instincts or kill time, but what if it could improve performance?
NBC New York

It's not ping-pong: Here's the history of the Olympic sport's common nickname

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games will welcome back the fastest sport played on a tabletop: table tennis. Have you called it ping-pong before? Excusez-Moi, but that is an Olympic faux pas. The sport is ...
The GW Hatchet

Campus ping-pong enthusiasts battle for intramural crown

After a week of snow days sidelined campus life, campus ping-pong enthusiasts bounced back Saturday by trading snow boots for paddles at an intramural table tennis tournament.

A brief history of table tennis in film – from Forrest Gump to Marty Supreme

Both film and table tennis depended upon the invention of celluloid – which plastic ping pong balls are made from.

Tacoma's Lincoln High School marks 55 years since ping-pong diplomacy eased U.S.–China ties

Lincoln High School spotlights its long-running exchange program with China.
The Inlander

Ping-Pong on Steroids: Or maybe it's tennis-lite; whatever you call it, pickleball is picking up steam as an Inland Northwest favorite

While the name may get a giggle or two, the rising popularity of pickleball is no joke. The sport, a combination of ping-pong, badminton and tennis, was invented on Bainbridge Island back in 1965. The ...