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By Ken Reed

Beginning tomorrow night (Feb. 27), HBO’s Real Sports begins airing a feature story on the “alarming concussion crisis” in hockey. It will focus on how the NHL, in general, and commissioner Gary Bettman, in particular, are ignoring the issue.

But it will also talk about how hockey can do a great […]

By Ken Reed

California legislators recently introduced a bill that would ban tackle football before high school.

The bill, called the “Safe Youth Football Act,” will be considered this year by state lawmakers.

“The science is clear: head injuries sustained at a young age can harm kids for the rest of their lives,” Lorena Gonzalez […]

By Ken Reed

For anyone in their 30’s or 40’s, Bob Costas has been the one and only host of the Olympic Games’ television coverage in the United States. His 30-year run ended at this Olympics. Costas is nowhere near Pyeongchang, South Korea.

In fact, he’s at his home in Newport Beach, California, watching his […]

By Ken Reed

Fox News’s Laura Ingraham is the latest talking head to tell athletes, coaches and sports journalists to “stick to sports.”

Ingraham was upset with NBA stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant for speaking out against Donald Trump and his “leadership” style.

“Must they run their mouths like that?” asked Ingraham on […]

By Ken Reed

There are plenty of good and bad things about the overly commercial and political Olympic Games. We’ve written about both multiple times in the past.

For these Games, I’ve been looking for more of the good.

I liked the symbolism of seeing North Korean and South Korean athletes march […]

By Ken Reed

University of Colorado football coach Mike MacIntryre tells parents of prospective CU football players, who are concerned about the safety of their children’s brains, that they needn’t worry because playing college football is less dangerous than going out for a bike ride.

I kid you not.

Here’s what MacIntyre tells parents: […]

By Ken Reed

The number of boys playing tackle football at the youth and high school levels continues a gradual decline. But the latest football participation stats revealed an interesting trend: the number of girls playing tackle football at the high school level is actually on the rise.

In fact, the number of girls playing […]

By Ken Reed

The Nick Foles story — castoff QB becomes Super Bowl MVP — is a good one based solely on what he accomplished on the field.

But it’s the perspective he brought to the big game that really sets him apart and makes him an outstanding role model for athletes — young and […]

By Ken Reed

The entire nation saw it.

The New England Patriots’ Patrick Chung took a vicious blow to the head while attempting to tackle the Philadelphia Eagles’ Jay Ajayi.

Chung was motionless on the ground as everyone else got up from the pile. Ajayi seemed to be signaling to the Patriots’ sideline […]

By Ken Reed

The Super Bowl game this weekend between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles, will be played by adults. Adults who, at this point in time, are surely aware of the dangers the game represents to their brains and long-term health.

While it’s important to keep educating college and professional football players […]