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By Ken Reed

Steroids have been a big issue in Major League Baseball and the National Football League for years. Meanwhile, steroid abuse hasn’t received much attention in college football.

That’s about to change.

A major investigative report by the Associated Press has revealed that steroid abuse is a significant problem in college football […]

By Ken Reed

A new study published in the scientific journal Brain strengthened the case that head trauma can lead to “long-term, degenerative brain disease.”

“The study, which included brain samples taken posthumously from 85 people who had histories of repeated mild traumatic brain injury, added to the mounting body of research revealing the possible […]

By Ken Reed

It’s interesting to note that in a capitalist society, in which team owners tout the free market whenever they can, it’s a corporate welfare system — most notably taxpayer-financed sports stadiums and arenas — that is serving to increase the wealth of pro sports owners in America.

“Ironically, it [taxpayer financing of […]

By Ken Reed

The website MastersinHealthcare.com has an excellent graphic on concussions: what they are, how they happen, why they’re dangerous, how to recognize them, and what the effects are.

“You may not be a head-injury prone athlete, but if you have any loved ones who are involved in contact sports, the following infographic […]

By Ken Reed

So, former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue ruled in favor of Jonathan Vilma and against current commissioner Roger Goodell in the NFL’s New Orleans Saints Bountygate case.  Interesting little side drama.  But that’s all the Tagliabue ruling is.  In fact, the whole Bountygate case is but a side drama.

Bountygate is an NFL-created […]

By Ken Reed

The growing mound of research on the dangers of brain trauma in sports — especially when it comes to the young developing brain — has resulted in many parents deciding to not allow their children to play tackle football. According to a recent report from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, the […]

By Ken Reed

Former MLB players union executive director Marvin Miller passed away recently from liver cancer. His death barely caused a ripple in the sports world. That’s a shame.

Miller’s efforts dramatically improved the pro sports industry, not just for the players, but for fans and even owners, who have thrived under the pro […]

Sports Illustrated has a history of picking its “Sportsman of the Year” based on factors beyond on-field, on-court, or on-ice achievements.  Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, David Robinson, and Johann Olav Koss are just a few examples.  That makes this year’s selection of LeBron James, the Nike sweat shop King, even […]

By Ken Reed

Ralph Nader and I had an op-ed column in the Baltimore Sun yesterday that discusses the ugly state of big-time sports in light of the recent conference realignment activity.

“If you watch what college presidents, athletic directors and conference commissioners actually do, you’ll realize that only one question is ever considered […]

By Ken Reed

Spelman College, a historically black women’s college in Atlanta, recently announced its withdrawal from intercollegiate athletics. In its place will be a fitness and nutrition program targeting all students at Spelman.

“When we studied this early this year, I was startled to see that we really only had 80 student athletes […]