By Ken Reed

Across the country, from the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) to Major League Baseball (MLB), sports fans have looked on as athletes have chosen to stand, kneel, or raise a fist during the playing of the national anthem.

Both the kneelers and standers have been attacked on social media in […]

By Ken Reed

It looks like Major League Baseball (MLB) is actually going to make it to the starting line this week and play some real games in 2020.

Personally, I don’t think Covid-19 is going to allow MLB to complete their shortened 60-game season. Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to watching some real live baseball […]

By Ken Reed

It’s getting less and less likely that we will have fall sports of any kind at the high school and college levels this fall.

California has joined New Mexico in postponing the start of high school sports until 2021.

The Ivy League and several other college conferences have already dropped […]

By Ken Reed

The George Washington University Jackie Robinson Project (JRP) and the Jackie and Rachel Robinson Society have sent a proposal to Congressman Anthony Brown, Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, to rename the military base Fort Hood in honor of Jackie Robinson.
The JRP began in 1996 to commemorate the then […]

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 […]

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

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.

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