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By Ken Reed

Peter Keating, of ESPN The Magazine, has written an excellent feature article on just how weak the proposed concussion settlement between the NFL and former players is. The preliminary settlement, which still needs final approval from U.S. District Court Judge Anita Brody, basically ignores chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and all its […]

by Ken Reed

Time to End Degrading “Lady” Adjective in Sports

Here we are, almost to 2015, and we still have numerous high schools and colleges around the country that use the “Lady” adjective before the school’s nickname. For example, the Lady Raiders.

Why do we need to differentiate girls and women’s teams this way? […]

by Ken Reed

The past several years have seen a significant rise in baseball pitchers undergoing Tommy John surgery for torn elbow ligaments in their throwing arms. This holds true from youth leagues, through high school, college, the minor leagues and eventually the major leagues. Since 2012, the number of MLB pitchers having elbow reconstruction […]

by Ken Reed

For decades, the United States government has basically given NFL owners and executives a free pass to run their league anyway they see fit. However, the NFL’s arrogance, sloppiness, and lack of anything resembling ethical behavior –fueled by the ugly Ray Rice case –has angered government leaders this past year.

“Pro football […]

By Ken Reed

Every year at this time, Major League Baseball hands out a ton of awards for on-field performance during the prior season. It’s certainly interesting to see who wins these awards. Witnessing and acknowledging outstanding athletic achievements is one of the reasons we’re all drawn to sports.

However, the award I look forward […]

By Ken Reed

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the most famous college athletes ever. Jabbar, Lew Alcindor at the time, led UCLA to multiple national basketball championships. Moreover, he helped make millions for the NCAA, UCLA, broadcasters, administrators, and others. Meanwhile, Jabbar’s income opportunities were tightly restricted thanks to the NCAA’s amateurism rules.

“We were […]

By Ken Reed

U.S. District Judge Anita Brody will hold a hearing on November 19th to determine whether or not to grant final approval to a concussion settlement between the NFL and former players.

In mid-October, players had the option of opting out of the settlement and pursuing their own legal remedies. Some did […]

By Ken Reed

“Success comes in terms of relationships. Success is measured by the impact you make on other people’s lives. And I think the second criterion is that all of us ought to have some kind of cause, some kind of purpose in our lives that’s bigger than our own individual hopes, dreams, wants […]

By Ken Reed

Teddy Roosevelt called a group of college leaders to the White House in 1905 and told them to do something about the vicious nature of the game of football, which was resulting in too many deaths on campus. He strongly urged the college presidents and campus sports leaders in attendance to quickly […]

By Ken Reed

“What’s the point?” asks Steve Foster, the newly named pitching coach of the Colorado Rockies.

Foster’s question is in reference to youth sports. What’s the fundamental purpose of youth sports?

“What’s the point?” asks Foster again. “What’s the point of a young athlete playing a sport? What’s the point of a […]