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By Ken Reed
We’ve received great feedback regarding the first episode of our new League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast.
Title IX expert Donna Lopiano was our guest. We talked about various Title IX and equal opportunity issues in the sports world.
Several people contacted us with complaints about local schools in their area […]
From the Editor:
League of Fans’ sports policy director, Ken Reed, is the host of a new sports issues podcast called League of Fans’ Sports Forum.
Here’s the podcast description:
Sports Forum is an ongoing discussion about current sports issues. The goal of the podcast is to find ways we can improve the sports experience […]
By Ken Reed
From the time I was seven years old, I participated in various organized youth sports on a year-round basis. In the spring and summer it was baseball. In the fall, football. And in the winter, basketball. As I moved into my high school years, I added golf and tennis. At that point, […]
By Ken Reed
The list of research-based benefits from exercise, sports and other forms of physical activity is a long one.
It includes better cardiorespiratory health, stronger bones and muscles, lower blood pressure, less risk of Type 2 diabetes, weight reduction, reduced anxiety and depression, and improved cognitive functioning. In addition, research has shown that […]
By Ken Reed
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Major League Baseball’s petition to challenge the validity of a lawsuit brought against Major League Baseball by Aaron Senne and other Minor League Baseball players over Minor League player salaries. As such, the six-year-old class-action lawsuit can finally move forward.
The lawsuit claims […]
By Ken Reed
When we see great acts of sportsmanship we tend to say, “That’s nice” and get back to focusing on who won the competition.
Yes, sportsmanship is “nice” but in the big picture sportsmanship – how you play the game – is the most important thing. It’s the essence of sports at […]
By Ken Reed
The NFL is experiencing a high injury rate this season. There are probably multiple reasons, including limited training and practice sessions due to Covid-19 and the lack of any preseason games to gradually get in game shape.
But there’s one injury factor that’s been a constant through the years: artificial turf. […]
By Ken Reed
At one time, we thought nothing of children and teenagers smoking cigarettes. Of course, that seems unthinkable today.
Similarly, I believe a generation from now, we’ll look back and find it unthinkable that we allowed children and teenagers to absorb hundreds of blows to the head (read: brain) every year playing tackle […]
By Ken Reed
A report this week said Stanford was fighting for the purity of amateurism in college athletics during Pac-12 discussions about the possibility of football returning this fall.
Well Stanford, that is simply precious.
According to the article:
“Stanford is vehemently committed to student-athletes retaining their amateur status. Stanford’s Jacquish & Kenninger […]
Despite what Vince Lombardi said, if winning’s the only thing in sports, you’re going to be miserable a lot of the time
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
From time to time while flipping through a magazine or surfing the Internet, you’ll run across a list of Best Sports Quotes. These lists […]
- "How We Can Save Sports" author Ken Reed appears on Fox & Friends to explain how there's "too much adult in youth sports."
Ken Reed appears on Mornings with Gail from KFKA Radio in Colorado to discuss bad parenting in youth athletics.
“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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Sports & Torts – Ken Reed, Sports Policy Director, League of Fans – at the American Museum of Tort Law
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.
