By Ken Reed

Having been involved in sports for five decades, I’ve seen some great inspirational stories, both on and off the playing fields and courts.

There have been some fabulous comeback stories, in which athletes were thought to have had their careers cut short due to injuries suffered while playing only to come back […]

By Ken Reed

Earlier this week, I wrote about disgraced track coach Alberto Salazar being banned for four years for using performance-enhancing drugs with his athletes and attempting to tamper with doping controls.

Salazar was caught due in large part to the courage of two-time Olympic athlete Kara Goucher, who blew the whistle on […]

By Ken Reed

As sports policy director at a sports reform organization, I usually write about problems and issues in sports — and what we can do to address them. But today, I’m taking a break from that project to celebrate the beauty of sport at its best.
‪Monday night’s men’s basketball championship game […]

By Ken Reed

From a spiritual perspective, I don’t think there’s anything more beautiful to watch in sports than a team seamlessly working together as a group.

I once saw it described as a “commitment to the Oneness.” I like that.

Helping a teammate — and in doing so, helping yourself and the team […]

By Ken Reed

As a kid, I picked my sports idols based on how far and how dramatically they hit home runs (Reggie Jackson), how cool-sounding their names were (Roman Gabriel, Bob McAdoo), how sweet their uniforms looked (Roger Staubach), and how many championships they won (Bill Russell).

So, given the shallowness of my […]

By Ken Reed

Sports have been a passion of mine since I was seven years old. It’s a true love affair. But as a sports columnist, I – like most other sports columnists – tend to focus on the negatives of SportsWorld.

We identify what’s wrong – in our not very humble opinions – and […]

By Ken Reed

My family and I had just plunked our buns down on the hard green seats at Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies.

I was getting ready to kick back, shut down my mind, admire the green grass and enjoy a big league baseball game. But then my 10-year-old asked me, “Daddy, […]