League of Fans

By Ken Reed

A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, concludes that receiving repeated head impacts in football between the ages of 10 and 12 may increase the risk of cognitive problems later in life.

The study looked […]

By Ken Reed

Glendale, Arizona was the forgotten Phoenix suburb and they didn’t like it. They wanted to become a “destination,” like their neighbors Scottsdale, Tempe and even Mesa.

They decided to pursue this quest by funding sports stadiums, arenas, and other infrastructure. The result? They’ve never become a “destination” and they almost went […]

By Ken Reed

Looking at all the research studies that come across my desk on sports concussions — and even sub-concussive brain trauma — can be depressing.

But today I have good news: In a news conference today, the world-famous Mayo Clinic has teamed with the King-Devick Test to increase awareness and screening of brain […]

By Ken Reed

One of baseball’s greats (as a player and person), Ernie Banks, passed away from a heart attack on Friday.

It’s a big loss but he left a great legacy with his “Let’s play two!” life philosophy.

Esteemed baseball writer Thomas Boswell nailed it in an ode to Banks.

“‘It’s a great […]

By Ken Reed

While most of this week in sports has been dominated by the “Deflategate” scandal surrounding the New England Patriots, we were also blessed with a great example of sportsmanship from the world of tennis.

Tennis great Rafael Nadal was on the ropes at the Australian Open during a second round match. […]

By Ken Reed

Terry Frei, a writer for the Denver Post, had a powerful feature on Greg Ploetz, a former University of Texas football player, and his wife Deb, this past weekend.

Greg Ploetz is suffering from brain damage that Deb and doctors believe is a result of brain trauma from his football-playing days, […]

by Ken Reed

Ohio State’s win Monday night was the end of a very successful first year of playoffs.  Without the playoffs, Ohio State doesn’t get a chance to even compete for the national title.

However, this year shows that you need at least an eight-team playoff (I still prefer 16 but will gladly take […]

by Ken Reed

The NFL can’t seem to avoid controversy this season.

From the way they completely botched the Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson situations, to the brutal handling of the “pass-interference-no-pass-interference” play in the Detroit Lions-Dallas Cowboys playoff game (a review of the play showed there were actually three penalties against Dallas on the […]

by Ken Reed

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant recently came out ripping AAU basketball while saying young players in Europe are much better prepared than their United States counterparts. (See “Kobe: Europe’s players more skillful”)

“AAU basketball,” Bryant said when asked what’s wrong with basketball in the United States. “Horrible, terrible AAU […]