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By Ken Reed

LeBron James, through his production company SpringHill Entertainment, is co-producing an HBO documentary about the “institutional denial of basic human rights” for NCAA athletes.

The documentary will debut at 10 p.m. ET, October 2nd, on HBO. It will feature four current and former college athletes, including Kentucky basketball player Nick Richards. […]

By Ken Reed

Most retired NFL players these days live with the uncertainty of not knowing how badly damaged their brains are from the repetitive blows to the head they endured during their careers.

They wonder if they are developing symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease caused by brain trauma. They wonder […]

By Ken Reed

Once upon a time, sport was one of the few institutions that brought people from diverse backgrounds together. Whatever your demographic, employment or political profile, you could count on a sense of unity when you went to the stadium or arena to cheer for the local team.

Those days are gone […]

By Ken Reed

When President George W. Bush took the mound at Yankee Stadium to throw out the first pitch following the horrific 9/11 attacks, sports helped bring us together as a country. As Howard Bryant recently wrote, sports were a “healing balm” for a hurting nation.

But since that point, pro sports owners […]

By Ken Reed

Is there any organization in America that lacks common sense more than the NCAA?

Yes, that’s a rhetorical question. But I’m continually amazed at the stupidity of the NCAA and its member institutions.

The latest example to cross my desk is the case of C.J. Harris. Harris was recruited by Auburn to […]

By Ken Reed

Compromise?

Yesterday, the NFL touted their new national anthem policy as a compromise. The only problem with the use of that word is that league commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL owners never spoke to the players about the new anthem policy.

“The NFL chose to not consult the union […]

By Ken Reed

The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down a federal ban on sports gambling. My first thought was what took so long?

We can legally bet on soybean futures, the rise and fall of stocks, horse races, dog races, state lotteries, real estate investments, church bingo games, the roll of dice and various […]

By Ken Reed

“Being rich doesn’t mean you’re smart, honest or fair. It just means you’re rich.”

That’s how John Feinstein ended his column about how former San Francisco 49er Eric Reid is getting punished by rich NFL owners — in the same way former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is — for kneeling during […]

By Ken Reed

A couple days ago, the San Antonio Spurs’ Pau Gasol sat down and wrote a terrific piece about the need for progressive thinking when it comes to the topic of a female head coach in the NBA.

Gasol was inspired to write the letter for The Players’ Tribune by the […]

By Ken Reed

Shortly before this past college basketball season began, federal prosecutors charged 10 men in a basketball fraud and bribery scandal that rocked the NCAA and SportsWorld. Those charged included assistant hoops coaches at several big-time programs and a top Adidas executive. The case involves numerous instances of alleged bribes and kickbacks in […]