By Ken Reed
After 47 years in the NBA, and another nine in the old ABA, the Denver Nuggets finally have their first pro basketball championship.
But what is more impressive than the fact they won the title is how they did it.
The Nuggets are led by Nikola Jokic, a two-time league MVP and […]
Continue Reading →: Nuggets and Jokic Represent Sport At Its Best
One sports enthusiast’s perspective on the timeless appeal of baseball
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
Baseball has its hook in me, and I’m not really sure why. I’m a basketball and football fan, but I find baseball has a unique appeal.
I’m not a big fan of the overly romanticized odes […]
By Ken Reed
After berating players like Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson for leaving the PGA Tour to take huge sums of cash from the Saudi-backed LIV Tour, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan sold out to the same murderous, human rights-abusing Saudi Arabian government group. It wasn’t that long ago that Monahan was appalled that […]
By Ken Reed
Baseball has a hook in me and I’m not really sure why. I’m a basketball and football fan but I find baseball has a unique appeal.
I’m not a big fan of the overly romanticized odes to baseball that too often show up in print or on the big screen. Nevertheless, I […]
By Ken Reed
During a time when there is more and more evidence that blows to the head can lead to both short and long-term brain injuries and debilitating neurological disorders (including chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE), Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jack Johnson is publicly advocating for fighting in youth hockey leagues.
Colorado Springs Gazette writer […]
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By Ken Reed
As we approach the one-third mark of the 2023 MLB season, it has become clear to me that Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani is underappreciated.
In the 150 years or so of Major League Baseball, we have never seen anything like what Shohei Ohtani continues to do in the dual role […]
Continue Reading →: Shohei Ohtani is Both Amazing and Underappreciated
League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast
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Former All-American basketball player, Olympian, Rhodes Scholar and United States Congressman Tom McMillen chats with League of Fans’ sports policy director Ken Reed in this episode of League of Fans’ Sports Forum.
The two talk […]
By Ken Reed
At this point, the problems with the American youth sports system are well-known: it’s too expensive; the economic gap between the haves and have-nots is growing; specialization in a single sport is happening at younger and younger ages; overuse injuries are becoming more common, overbearing adults (parents and coaches) continue to take […]
Continue Reading →: Project Play Promotes 10 Steps to Improve the U.S. Youth Sports System
By Ken Reed
There’s only so much we can do to make tackle football safer for the human brain. Eliminating full contact during practices is the best way. Penalizing spearing and leading with the head also helps. But tackle football is intrinsically dangerous.
Enter flag football. It’s the same basic game minus the full contact […]
Continue Reading →: As Tackle Football Declines, Flag Football Grows
By Ken Reed
In recent findings that are far from shocking, National Hockey League (NHL) enforcers (players who frequently engage in fighting) die 10 years earlier than their peers, according to a study published by JAMA on May 10, 2023.
Brain trauma has long been a concern when it comes to NHL players, especially […]
Continue Reading →: New JAMA Study: NHL Enforcers Die 10 Years Younger Than Teammates