By Ken Reed

As John McEnroe was wont to say, “You can’t be serious!”

Sunday’s Chiefs vs. Bills NFL playoff game was the best football game I’ve ever seen.

That is, until it was decided by the referee’s toss of a coin before the overtime session.

Hey NFL pooh-bahs, how can you create an overtime […]

By Ken Reed

Increasingly, educational, physical, emotional and spiritual developmental goals for youth and high school sports programs are being brushed aside by win-at-all-costs (WAAC) and profit-at-all-costs (PAAC) ethos.

The professionalization of youth sports organizations, our “little leagues,” is appalling. Adults – parents and coaches — are treating youth sports like the big-time pro and […]

Coaches Need to Be Held to a Higher Standard

By Ken Reed

University of Hawaii football coach Todd Graham resigned Friday night following numerous abuse allegations from players.

A report that came to light a little over a month ago said current and former players claim the coach verbally assaulted and demeaned […]

By Ken Reed

Imagine a country where football players kneeling on the sideline peacefully protesting inequalities in their country are labeled “unpatriotic,” “treasonous” and “sons of bitches” by the president of the country, while citizens who violently storm the nation’s capitol and break into the House Chamber in an attempt to stop the certification of […]

By Ken Reed

It’s past time for the college football bowl system to die. There are over 40 bowl games these days. The vast majority are irrelevant — and completely unattractive — matchups (some pitting 6-6 teams against each other). The games have no impact on who will be crowned national champion. In fact, they […]

By Ken Reed

Well, we’ve reached college football’s bowl and playoff season and college football — as we’ve long known it — didn’t collapse due to N.I.L. (name, image and likeness) deals college athletes are now allowed to make.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has long argued that the foundation of college sports MUST […]

By Ken Reed

The Staten Island Yankees, Tri-City Valley Cats, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes and Norwich Sea Unicorns have sued Major League Baseball (MLB) for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act.

The teams’ complaint alleges that MLB orchestrated an agreement among its clubs to eliminate 40 minor league teams (out of 160) in a cost-cutting move. […]