Rowman & Littlefield, the publisher of League of Fans’ sports policy director Ken Reed’s impactful book “How We Can Save Sports: A Game Plan,” has announced that they will publish a paperback version of the book with a new introduction and updated action plan and resources section in February, 2023.

The book, which has a […]

By Ken Reed

Amazingly, NBA training camps will open in a little over a week. The professional leagues in the United States continue to bleed into each other.

One of the hot basketball topics this summer has been NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s stated wish to allow 18-year-olds to play in the NBA.

“I think there’s […]

Yet Team Owners Continue to Demand Public Money for New Stadiums

By Ken Reed

The Green Bay Packers are the NFL’s only publicly-owned franchise. As such, the Packers are required to release annual financial figures.

Of course, the other 31 franchises, all privately owned, hate this. They’d prefer that nobody knew how much revenue they […]

By Ken Reed

Nick Kyrgios consistently acts like a jerk during tennis tournaments. And the powers that be in the world of tennis inexplicably enable his boorish, unsportsmanlike behavior.

Kyrgios lost in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday night this week. Afterwards, he demolished two of his racquets while stealing the spotlight […]

By Ken Reed

Let’s just accept the fact that big-time, FBS-level, college football is professionalized and commercialized to the max. Big Ten athletic departments will soon be splitting $1 billion a year from the conference’s new TV deal. Meanwhile, football coaches salaries continue to go through the roof. And yet some observers of college […]

By Ken Reed

We have written extensively in the past about the importance of our children being physically active. That is especially true given that the Covid pandemic has resulted in our kids leading increasingly sedentary lives.

The physical benefits of sports participation and other physical activities can’t be overstated. Our young people […]

By Ken Reed

I often say there’s “too much adult in youth sports.” When adults are heavily involved in youth sports, ego-and-greed based decisions and activities are sure to be part of the environment.

Win-at-all-costs (WAAC) and profit-at-all-costs (PAAC) mentalities and policies are increasingly part of the youth sports landscape, as youth sports entrepreneurs (aka […]