By Ken Reed

Texas and Oklahoma have left the Big 12 for the SEC because their thirst for money is unquenchable. They basically ditched long-time partners in the middle of the night because in their eyes college sports are about “me” not “we.”

The Big 12 responded by stealing three schools from the AAC […]

By Ken Reed

The physical activity levels of our young people were already trending downward when Covid hit. Covid made things worse. Kids around the country were stuck at home, forced to try and learn virtually. An online math class is one thing. A physical education class at home is nearly impossible.

During the pandemic, […]

By Ken Reed

We’ve written about Major League Baseball’s injury problem in the past. Players are missing more games and playing fewer innings than ever before.

The analytics revolution in baseball has led to several new strategies in the game designed to give teams a performance advantage. However, as far as we’re […]

By Ken Reed

The mental health of athletes has never been a hotter topic than it has this summer. The mental health struggles of superstars Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka have brought conversations about mental health to the forefront in SportsWorld. Before Biles and Osaka, high-profile athletes like Michael Phelps, Andrew Luck, Kevin Love, DeMar […]

By Ken Reed

What’s best for the kids?

Whenever I speak to a youth sports organization, I always start with that question: What’s best for the kids?

Too often — in many cases, unintentionally — youth sports administrators, volunteers, parents and coaches let their adult egos drive the policies and decisions they make.

“The only […]

By Ken Reed

I was once told about some study that says simply by standing up — instead of sitting — you are eight percent smarter. And if you are walking vs. sitting you’re smarter yet. I never tracked down the study to examine the methodology, etc., but it intuitively made sense to me.

For […]