An Unsurpassable Sterling Record of Stamina!

By Ralph Nader
July 10, 2019

I’ve always been fascinated by stamina. Lou Gehrig was my boyhood hero, and not just because of his batting average, clutch hitting, and dignified comportment. From 1925 to 1939 he played 2,130 ballgames in a […]

Guest Column

By Gerry Chidiac

In our age of enormous salaries for professional athletes and overpriced tickets to sporting events, there are many reasons why the Toronto Raptors winning the National Basketball Association championship is worth celebrating.

Behind all of the hype, the team succeeded because they were built on solid principles.

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Ken Reed, League of Fans’ sports policy director, appeared on radio and national TV after another parental brawl at a youth sports game. In this case, the players were 7 year olds, the umpire was 13 and it involved a controversial call.

“It’s another example of youth sport parenting gone wild,” according to Reed. […]

A League of Fans Special Report

May 2019

Baseball has an injury problem. It’s a big one. And an expensive one.

As but one recent example – albeit an extreme one – the New York Yankees had 13 players on the injured list by the end of April, just one month into […]

Ken Reed, League of Fans’ sports policy director, appeared on The Morning Show on Wisconsin Public Radio earlier this week. The conversation centered around the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and the issue of fair compensation for big-time college athletes. Reed talked about the need for economic justice for college athletes who provide the product in […]

Maybe. But Today’s Game Isn’t as Compelling or Entertaining

By Ken Reed

It’s a perennial baseball topic: Were the players from the past better or worse than today’s?

It’s a fun topic, often debated in offices, sports bars and on radio talk shows — especially come World Series time.

There are points to be […]

By Ken Reed

John Gagliardi, an educator, innovator, and the winningest college football coach of all-time died this past weekend.

For most of his career, Gagliardi was the head coach at NCAA Division III St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He retired in 2012 with a record of 489-138-11, including 30 conference titles, and four […]

By Ken Reed

Win-at-all-costs (WAAC) ethos greatly damage sports, which at their best are a great socio-cultural practice.

The WAAC mentality sees sport as a metaphor for war, in which opponents are evil and must be conquered. It’s a mindset that sees only one thing of value in athletic competition: winning.

Vince Lombardi was quoted […]