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By Ken Reed

I have to be honest, I never knew much about Los Angeles Clippers’ suspended owner Donald Sterling. Oh sure, I knew he was one of the worst owners in professional sports and that he oversaw one of the most inept teams in sports history. But I never knew he was also an […]

By Ken Reed

I’m on record as saying that high school football will be history ten years from now.

The reasons?

For one, there will be a growing backlash against school-sponsored football from mad mothers (and fathers). It will be kind of a Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) phenomenon. Parents won’t want their children’s […]

By Ken Reed

Three concussion-based lawsuits against the NHL, on behalf of about 24 former NHL players, have been filed in recent months. More are expected to follow.

These lawsuits are very similar to those filed against the NFL by former football players. They are based on charges of negligence and fraudulent concealment.

However, […]

By Ken Reed

The Los Angeles Clippers are a better franchise without Donald Sterling. The NBA is a better pro sports league without a racist owner. And the country is better off with a long-time discriminator moved to the shadows of society.

I’m thrilled Donald Sterling is gone. I think he’s a lowlife with a […]

By Ken Reed

On Tuesday, Washington Redskins’ owner Dan Snyder basically said his team’s nickname isn’t a real issue. Snyder told reporters, “we understand the issues out there, and we’re not an issue,” adding “the real issues are real-life issues, real-life needs, and I think it’s time that people focus on reality.”

Oneida Nation head, […]

By Ken Reed

The NHL playoffs are underway. Which generally means there are fewer thugs roaming the ice because teams care more about playing skilled hockey players who can help them win playoff games than they do about putting goons on the ice to dish out the warped vigilante justice that the NHL’s been long […]

By Ken Reed

It has become increasingly clear that Clemson University football coach Dabo Swinney runs a Christian football program. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that except that his program is at a public university where the constitutional principle of separation of church and state is supposed to be followed.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation […]

By Ken Reed

On April 15, 1947, The Brooklyn Dodgers’ Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier. It was a huge moment in baseball history and a landmark civil rights event for the United States.

Today, Major League Baseball (MLB) celebrates the momentous occasion every April 15th. All MLB players wear […]

By Ken Reed

The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart recently had an excellent two-part take on the NCAA’s exploitation of young athletes.

My first inclination was to give you a few quick highlights but it’s simply something you must watch. Take the seven minutes or so needed to watch both parts. It’s a well-done humorous […]

By Ken Reed

When former Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford passed away in March, he left his heirs an NFL franchise valued at approximately $900 million in 2014 dollars, according to Forbes. He paid $4.5 million for the Detroit Lions in 1964.

On the field, the Lions won 310 games, lost 441 […]