Posts by: League of Fans
League of Fans’ founder Ralph Nader’s op-ed column on college athletes practicing on college campuses across the country during a surging pandemic was published by USA Today today (“Ralph Nader: Pandemic Can’t Stop the Greed of College Athletic Programs, But Congress Can”). Here’s an excerpt:
Today, we are watching much of the college sports […]
By Ken Reed
A new Aspen Institute’s Project Play/Utah State University survey revealed that the nation’s parents are increasingly worried about allowing their children to return to youth sports.
Only 53% of youth sports parents say they expect their child to resume sports activity at the same or higher level as before current Covid-19 […]
By Ken Reed
Due to the immense popularity of college athletics, especially football and basketball, college athletes have always had a great deal of power.
However, until recent years, they haven’t fully realized it, or utilized it.
The latest example comes from the state of Mississippi, where college athletes played a big role in […]
By Ken Reed
I truly think this time is different. I think as a society, we’re fed up with lingering racial injustice in this country.
It’s been heartening to see white leaders in government, corporate America, and the sports world step up in a strong way toward social justice in the days since George Floyd […]
Guest Column
By Gerry Chidiac
One of the most important qualities of a good leader is the ability to listen. It is very easy to jump on a bandwagon and it is easy to jump to conclusions. It takes true courage to hear another person’s point of view, admit we were wrong, shift our beliefs […]
By Ken Reed
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is the beast of college football, which means it’s the beast of college athletics.
For decades, the SEC has wielded a ton of power in SportsWorld. The SEC has also long been a bastion of conservative, old-school ideology.
So, when SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced that the state […]
By Ken Reed
(A version of this post was published as a column for Troy Media)
All of a sudden the NFL tells us they’ve seen the light. That their draconian reaction to players kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and social injustice was all wrong. That they’re […]
By Ken Reed
LeBron James got off to a slow start as an activist. He seemed to be following the Michael Jordan model of not getting involved in political and socio-cultural issues. When asked to get involved, he declined. He basically self-imposed a “shut-up and dribble” edict on himself.
But in recent years, he’s […]
By Ken Reed
Nate Boyer is a white man. He’s also a former Green Beret who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He played football at the University of Texas.
Nate Boyer is also the man that advised Colin Kaepernick to kneel on the sidelines next to teammates rather than sit down during the national anthem.
[…]
By Ken Reed
Drew Brees’ recent comments about his belief that kneeling during the national anthem is disrespecting the flag, the military and war vets caused an uproar far beyond the world of sports in this country.
Brees strongly believes that kneeling during the anthem is disrespectful to the flag and what it stands […]
- "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.
