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By Ken Reed

At this point in my life, I tend to root more for quality people than blindly root for teams wearing certain colors or based in certain geographic locations.

To me, the “home” teams are the teams with the most classy players, coaches, executives and owners.

I follow the Indianapolis Colts because Andrew […]

(League of Fans sports policy director Ken Reed originally wrote the following Thanksgiving column last year for Huffington Post. We believe reposting for this Thanksgiving is fitting. Happy Thanksgiving from the League of Fans team.)

By Ken Reed

As I write this column it’s Thanksgiving Eve, a perfect time to reflect on the things one […]

By Ken Reed

Too often ego dominates the sports landscape in the form of win-at-all-costs (WAAC), profit-at-all-costs (PAAC) and entertainment-at-all-costs (EAAC) ethos.

Things like justice, fair play, and sportsmanship fall way down the list from those big three — despite a lot of lip service given to them.

Former New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte […]

By Ken Reed

A plan to build a new football stadium in St. Louis is moving forward and the city’s citizens won’t be allowed to vote on it.

“We should have the right to check a box yes or no,” says St. Louis resident Mark Kustelski. “Whatever the city decides I’m fine, but it’s […]

By Ken Reed

U.S. Soccer, in order to resolve a concussion lawsuit, has issued safety guidelines that prohibit players 10 and under from heading the ball and reduce headers in practice for those from age 11 to 13.

Monday’s announcement ends a class-action lawsuit that was filed in August 2014 by a group of […]

By Ken Reed

University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe has resigned amid protests on the Missouri campus regarding his handling of racially-charged incidents. The protests included a hunger strike by a Missouri student, boycott of all football activities by Missouri football players, and a call for a class walkout by Missouri professors.

Dan […]

By Ken Reed

The Rick Pitino scandal at the University of Louisville is just the latest example of college head coaches claiming to know nothing about improprieties in their program.

As Alexander Wolff so aptly put it in his spot-on commentary in the November 2nd issue of Sports Illustrated, “‘Plausible deniability’ for head coaches is […]

By Ken Reed

“Health professionals should call for ending public school tackle football programs.”

So reads the first sentence of an editorial that will be published in the January 2016 issue of the American Journal of Bioethics, one of the country’s leading medical ethics publications.

The editorial by Dr. Steven H. Miles, M.D., and […]

By Ken Reed

Rick Maese has an excellent feature story in the Washington Post about how cardiovascular-based exercise and sports participation can make our kids not only healthier but smarter with fewer emotional and behavioral issues. The piece, titled “Youth Movement,” highlights Charleston, South Carolina schools and the work of a physical education advocate […]

By Ken Reed

The latest from youth sports world: A youth football league was forced to cancel its season due to violent threats against league officials.

Nice. It’s always great when adults provide such good role models for 12-year-olds.

Earlier this month ammunition shells were placed at the front gate to the youth football […]