News, magazines and media
Governing-body news pages, magazines, podcasts, blogs and newspaper features.
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Links on this page were checked on 2026-11-02.
Governing-body news pages (2)
- USHA news (opens in a new tab)
News page of the United States Handball Association, with tournament reports, award announcements and championship coverage.
- WPH news (opens in a new tab)
The news category of the World Players of Handball site, covering tour results and announcements. It also includes junior posts, so only the category is linked.
Podcasts and blogs (2)
- Dave & Dave Handball Sports RadioCast (WPH) (opens in a new tab)
Page listing eight episodes of the Dave & Dave Handball Sports RadioCast, from 2019 and 2020, mostly about professional handball. Hosted on the WPH site.
- Off The Backwall (WPH podcast announcement) (opens in a new tab)
WPH announcement of the Off The Backwall podcast, which covers news from all codes of handball. Posted in December 2025; the first episode is on the WPH YouTube page.
Newspaper and broadcast features (18)
- 2025 North Shore Handball Tournament bringing eyes to sport (WDIO) (opens in a new tab)
A WDIO television news report on the 2025 North Shore Handball Tournament, a four-wall event in Duluth, Minnesota.
- An old sport making a comeback in Omaha (Fox 42, 2023) (opens in a new tab)
Fox 42 television story from February 2023 on handball returning to Omaha, Nebraska, centered on the Omaha Handball Association and the downtown YMCA where it plays.
- Balls to the wall (Brooklyn Paper) (opens in a new tab)
Brooklyn Paper photo feature of 30 June 2002 on the Citywide Big Blue Handball Championship, a one-wall tournament held in Brooklyn parks with some 1,200 entrants, and noting 673 handball courts in the borough.
- Bronx handball players test mettle against the city's best (Bronx Times) (opens in a new tab)
A Bronx Times article about Bronx handball players competing against the city's strongest players.
- Cavanman's Diary: Handball goes back to the future (Anglo-Celt, 2024) (opens in a new tab)
Anglo-Celt newspaper column of 28 March 2024 on the growth of One Wall (Wallball) in Ireland and the 2024 World Wallball Championships in Limerick.
- Debate over removing handball courts heats up in Santa Ana (Spectrum News, 2021) (opens in a new tab)
A 2021 Spectrum News report on the debate over removing handball courts in Santa Ana, California.
- Fierce Fans Keep Handball Alive (Christian Science Monitor, 1991) (opens in a new tab)
A 1991 Christian Science Monitor article about the people who play handball in the United States and keep the game going.
Our pick: A 1991 national newspaper portrait of the people who kept American handball going.
- Flamingo Park handball courts get a makeover (CBS Miami) (opens in a new tab)
A CBS Miami news report on the handball courts at Flamingo Park in Miami Beach being renovated.
- Handball (The Neighborhoods, 2024) (opens in a new tab)
A 2024 newsletter piece on handball in New York City from The Neighborhoods, a Substack publication.
- Handball championships on campus (NC State News, 2014) (opens in a new tab)
A 2014 North Carolina State University news item about handball championships held on campus.
- Handball in New York City (amNY) (opens in a new tab)
amNY feature of 15 July 2019 on New York City handball, looking at the Coney Island courts and at the summer tournaments, including the King of the Courts event in Queens.
- Handball players descend on Coney Island (Brooklyn Paper, 2012) (opens in a new tab)
A 2012 Brooklyn Paper news article about handball players gathering at Coney Island in New York City, where one-wall handball is played.
- Hooked on the handball hellbox (Anglo-Celt) (opens in a new tab)
Anglo-Celt diary column of 26 October 2022 on a Cork handballer's trip to a frontball tournament in Biarritz, and on how the forms of handball share one idea: one bounce, then back to the wall.
- KC handball group provides opportunity for all (KSHB) (opens in a new tab)
A KSHB television news item about a Kansas City handball group open to a range of players.
- New Yorkers bring love of handball to South Florida (CBS Miami) (opens in a new tab)
A CBS Miami news report on New Yorkers who brought one-wall handball to South Florida.
- Oldest ball game is looking for a rebirth (Deseret News, 2006) (opens in a new tab)
Deseret News article of 28 July 2006 on efforts by the Utah Handball Association to revive the game, reporting players trying one-wall courts at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City.
- One Wall: Kings of Coney Island (documentary listing) (opens in a new tab)
A listing page for the documentary One Wall: Kings of Coney Island, about one-wall handball in New York City. It is a film listing, not the film's own site.
- TG4 announces partnership with GAA Handball (2024) (opens in a new tab)
TG4 press release of 17 January 2024 announcing a partnership with GAA Handball: live streams on the Sport TG4 YouTube channel and highlights on TG4.