By Ken Reed

I don’t know why some people aren’t sports fans, but I certainly am glad I am. Yesterday’s NFL games reinforced that feeling even more.

What great drama and entertainment the NFL gave us with the AFC and NFC championship games. Elite athleticism and clutch performances were on exhibit by players from each […]

By Ken Reed

Every few years, some reporter checks in on Todd Marinovich, the one-time superstar young quarterback (USC, Raiders) with the crazy dad who turned to drugs to cope with the insanity of his upbringing.

This year, that reporter was Michael Rosenberg of Sports Illustrated. Rosenberg wrote an excellent, albeit quite disturbing, profile […]

By Ken Reed

The organization that oversees college athletics broke the $1-billion mark in annual revenue for 2017. And it’s considered a non-profit.

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The College Football Playoff (CFP) championship game recently generated millions of dollars for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, the universities involved and their […]

By Ken Reed

The national college football championship game on Monday night generated millions of dollars for the NCAA, the universities and their media partners.

The players that put on a great show of athleticism for the country? Well, they probably got a nice steak dinner.

Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma and Notre Dame made $6 […]

By Ken Reed

The pile of research that shows that regular cardiovascular-based physical education improves students’ academic performance, as well as their physical and mental health, is as high as the Washington Monument. Yet, D.C. schools are basically ignoring a physical education and activity requirement established by the city.

D.C. K-5 students are only […]

By Ken Reed

Colorado chose to give millions of dollars to someone who denigrates gays. We should all be offended.

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The Colorado Rockies recently signed free agent Daniel Murphy to a two-year, $24-million contract.

On the surface, from a baseball perspective, it looked like a good move. Murphy has had some […]

By Ken Reed

Leading a sedentary lifestyle is equivalent to having a major disease

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The United States is considered a sports mad country. But the reality is that Americans enjoy watching sports, reading about them and talking about them. When it comes to the actual sweating part of sports – you […]

By Ken Reed

Decisions made in academia are often hard to fathom but this one is especially perplexing.

According to a report in the Washington Post, George Washington University (GWU) is planning to end a project that shares the story of Jackie Robinson’s legacy with hundreds in classrooms, at academic conferences and with community […]

By Ken Reed

Due to factors such as the dramatic decline in physical education classes and intramurals in K-12, and a huge increase in screen time (computers, video games, social media), along with an increase in processed junk food and Super-Size-Me fast food meals, today’s high school and college students are, on a whole, more […]