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By Ken Reed

A two-minute National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) video presents a powerful argument against the continued use of the Redskins nickname by the NFL’s Washington franchise.

The video conjures up the old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Indeed, thousands of words have been written and spoken about […]

By Ken Reed

The nation is still abuzz over the great hockey game between the United States and Russia at the Olympic Games last week. The USA scored a thrilling shootout victory over the Russians.

The Olympics are providing us an entertaining hockey tournament that highlights skill over the thuggery too often on display in […]

By Ken Reed

As I went through Ted Wells’ report on the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin situation in Miami, my primary emotion transitioned from anger to sadness.

What Incognito said and did was despicable. And if the allegations in the report are true, offensive line coach Jim Turner should be fired for, among numerous […]

By Ken Reed

Michael Sam had the courage to be true to himself. He decided to out himself before a snoopy reporter or stone-age NFL scout decided to do it for him.

He faced his fears and told the world “This is who I am.” Now the NFL needs to face its collective fear, “How […]

By Ken Reed

The sports of football, boxing, hockey, and even soccer, have been the focus of increasing concern when it comes to brain trauma injuries.

It’s time to add rugby to the list.

Professor David Gerrard of the Dunedin School of Medicine at the University of Otago in New Zealand is part of […]

By Ken Reed

NFL’s Tax-Exempt Status Threatened

Here’s a good deal if you can find one: The NFL takes in $9.5 billion a year and all of it is exempt from federal taxes. The NFL is the greatest sports-entertainment enterprise ever created but somehow qualifies for non-profit tax-exempt status.

The NFL is legally designated […]

By Ken Reed

Michael Sam, the SEC’s defensive player of the year, has publicly come out as a gay athlete. The SEC is college football’s premier football conference. Sam is a big-time player. Which means based on talent alone, he should be drafted by an NFL team in the upcoming NFL draft.

By Ken Reed

I wrote a blog entry a couple days ago about mental health issues in sports.

Today Huffington Post has a column on mental health issues in sports by Alicia Romeo, M.D., a faculty member of the psychiatry department at the University of North Carolina’s Medical Center.

She raises a compelling […]

By Ken Reed

From the time athletes are five years old and participating in their first sports activities, the emphasis is constantly on the physical: run faster, jump higher, move quicker, throw harder, etc. Very little attention is given to the mental aspects of being an athlete: performing with confidence, dealing with expectations and comparisons, […]

By Ken Reed

The NFL is known as a copycat league. If one team is successful doing something, all the other teams in the league get in line to follow suit.

After watching the Seattle Seahawks demolish the Denver Broncos 43-8 in the Super Bowl, I hope that trend continues when it comes to Pete […]