By Ken Reed
Every time MLB moves away from its history, tradition and nostalgia, the game doesn’t improve a little, it dies a little
Baseball is a significantly different sport than football, basketball and hockey. It’s that uniqueness, and the tradition that comes from the fact that baseball has changed […]
Proposed Rule Changes Will Hurt, Not Help, the Game
By Ken Reed
Baseball is a significantly different sport than football, basketball, and hockey. It’s that uniqueness, and the tradition that comes from the fact that baseball has changed very little over the years, that accounts for a lot of its popularity.
“There’s no crying in […]
By Ken Reed
“The reality is that this game destroys people’s brains — not everyone’s, but a substantial number.”
That sentence from legendary sportscaster Bob Costas about the dangers of football, ended his time covering football at NBC, and ultimately, ended his 40-year career at the network.
Costas has long followed the growing […]
By Ken Reed
For years, parents have asked themselves,” What’s the best sport for my kids?” There are a lot of factors that go into answering that question, of course, many of them personal. Nevertheless, folks at the Aspen Institute felt more could be done to help parents guide their children in selecting what […]
By Ken Reed
There are several good organizations working to change the culture of youth sports in a positive manner. My favorite is probably Positive Coaching Alliance. Led by founder Jim Thompson, PCA has been making a positive impact on the culture of youth sports for more than 20 years. Another […]
January 31, 2019
President Thomas J. LeBlanc
George Washington University
1918 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
Dear Dr. LeBlanc,
I am writing this letter on the 100th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s birth. That fact intensifies my disappointment in learning that George Washington University is planning to drop the […]
By Ken Reed
We’ve known for decades that a lot of former NFL players end up crippled from multiple injuries and surgeries resulting from their time on the field.
Former Chicago Bears middle linebacker Dick Butkus has a hard time simply standing and walking due to numerous injuries he sustained while playing in the NFL. Former […]
By Ken Reed
I don’t know why some people aren’t sports fans, but I certainly am glad I am. Yesterday’s NFL games reinforced that feeling even more.
What great drama and entertainment the NFL gave us with the AFC and NFC championship games. Elite athleticism and clutch performances were on exhibit by players from each […]
By Ken Reed
Every few years, some reporter checks in on Todd Marinovich, the one-time superstar young quarterback (USC, Raiders) with the crazy dad who turned to drugs to cope with the insanity of his upbringing.
This year, that reporter was Michael Rosenberg of Sports Illustrated. Rosenberg wrote an excellent, albeit quite disturbing, profile […]
By Ken Reed
The organization that oversees college athletics broke the $1-billion mark in annual revenue for 2017. And it’s considered a non-profit.
The College Football Playoff (CFP) championship game recently generated millions of dollars for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, the universities involved and their […]
- “Should College Athletes Be Paid?” Ken Reed on The Morning Show from Wisconsin Public Radio
Ken Reed appears on KGNU Community Radio in Colorado (at 02:30) to discuss equality in sports and Title IX.
Ken Reed appears on the Ralph Nader Radio Hour (at 38:35) to discuss his book The Sports Reformers: Working to Make the World of Sports a Better Place, and to talk about some current sports issues. 
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- League of Fans is a sports reform project founded by Ralph Nader to fight for the higher principles of justice, fair play, equal opportunity and civil rights in sports; and to encourage safety and civic responsibility in sports industry and culture.
