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By Ken Reed

Stories about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) often read like medical journal articles. There’s very little humanity in them.

Too often, talking about brain trauma and CTE seems like a theoretical discussion at an academic conference.

But sadly, CTE and its effects on family members and friends is very real.

I […]

By Ken Reed

In a new study published yesterday, researchers revealed that 99 percent of the brains of former NFL players that they’ve received via family donations have the progressive degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Only one of the 111 brains of former NFL players studied didn’t have CTE.

One researcher, Ann […]

By Ken Reed

A lot has been written — including by this writer — about why between 70 and 80 percent (depending on the study) of kids quit organized sports by age 13.

There are a lot of theories as to why this is the case but I think Public Health teacher Julianna W. […]

By Ken Reed

When the New York Yankees wanted a new stadium in the Bronx, they took 25 acres of public parkland from the South Bronx community for the project. As a good faith gesture, they created a charity called the New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund.

The supposed intent was to distribute nearly $40 […]

By Ken Reed

As a society, why do we put so much time and money into youth sports?

Does anyone ever stop to ask that question? Or, do we all just walk our kids down to the local youth sports organization and sign them up in a robotic-like fashion?

Why youth sports? Is it the […]

By Ken Reed

July 4th. One thinks of barbecues, burgers, brats, and baseball. In fact, scheduled MLB double-headers used to be a staple of Independence Day until greedy owners decided that two-for-one deals were not good for their profit-first mentalities — America’s traditions be damned.

But greedy pro sports owners isn’t the topic today. The […]

By Ken Reed

Ryan O’Callaghan believed he could never share his secret with anyone. He had decided he would rather end his life than share his secret and risk the rejection of people he cared about.

His secret? Ryan O’Callaghan is gay.

Fortunately, thanks to a Kansas City Chiefs trainer, an astute psychologist and Scott […]

By Ken Reed

Perhaps Richard Nixon’s greatest accomplishment as President of the United States was signing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 into law on June 23, 1972.

It’s been 45 years since Title IX prohibited high schools and colleges that receive federal funding from discriminating on the basis of gender in any […]

By Ken Reed

Get this: Major League Baseball admitted that the Chicago Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo violated the home-plate collision rule when he clearly deviated from his path home to plow over San Diego Padres’ catcher Austin Hedges — knocking Hedges out of the game in the process. But at the same time they said […]

By Ken Reed

Little League and other youth sports organizations may soon be begging parents — and maybe even people on the street — to officiate their games due to the dramatic drop in the number of referees for youth and high school sports in recent years. If not, regular game cancellations in these leagues […]