March 24, WPH Press-  In a match destined for the highlight reels, Martin Mulkerrins captured his sixteenth Race title with a pair of miraculous comebacks against Leo Canales at the 2026 LAAC R48 Final. The replay tells a story of pure resilience. Canales opened the match looking completely unstoppable, launching a barrage of kills to build a staggering 12-0 lead in the opening game. Yet, Mulkerrins weathered the storm, eventually finding his rhythm to tie the game at 13 before taking advantage of a few crucial errors to stun Canales 15-13. The...

Los Angeles, CA, WPH Press, 3/22/26 Martin Mulkerrins won his sixteenth Race 4 Eight Men’s Pro title at the 2026 LAAC, overcoming 0-12 and 1-10 deficits in the first two games of the final to retain his number one ranking. Lucho Cordova remained number two after finishing t3 at the LAAC, while Leo Canales’s fourth Race final inched him closer to Lucho at number two. Ure and Burgos remained at numbers four and five, respectively, while Danos Cordova jumped to number six, Mark Doyle slid down one spot to number seven, and Sean Lenning moved to...

Day 3 at the 2026 R48/WR48/SR48 LAAC Sunday Los Angeles, CA WPH Press, 3/22/22 R48 Final: Mulkerrins def Canales 15-13, 15-10 Seeking his first Race 4 Eight title in his fourth Race final, Leo Canales tackled fifteen-time Race 4 Eight champion Martin Mulkerrins to start the 2026 LAAC final. Mulkerrins called of his timeouts by the time Canales reached 8-0 in the first game and still could not stop the barrage of kills from Canales, as the four-time finalist extended his lead to 12-0 before Mulkerrins scored his first point. Mulkerrins cut into...

Saturday Los Angeles, CA WPH Press, 3/21/22 R48 Round of 8 Martin Mulkerrins needed just 28 minutes to advance to the semifinals in his two-game sweep against the National Handball Center Captain Jeff Streibig, staying in second gear throughout the clinical display. “I was a little bit too passive and not looking for the opportunities going for the kill in St, Louis.” Martin told ESPN’s Kara Mack. “Focusing on being aggressive and going for my kills. I have a lot more confidence this tournament. I have a lot more work done than I did in...

Friday Los Angeles, CA WPH Press, 3/20/22 The 2026 R48/WR48/SR48 LAAC marked the 101st event in the history of the Race 4 Eight tour, with the tour spanning seventeen states and two countries since the Race 4 Eight’s inaugural season in 2011/12.  The Race 4 Eight returned to the LAAC for the third time in the fourth of five stops of the 2025/26 Race 4 Eight season, as the tour’s best headed to Tinseltown for valuable ranking points and a chance to win the prestigious Race 4 Eight LAAC title.    R48 #1 Martin Mulkerrins entered...