League of Fans

By Ken Reed

The Drake Group, a national advocacy group whose mission is to protect the academic integrity of colleges and universities, issued guidelines today for academic honesty in college athletics.

“Recent academic scandals related to the intercollegiate athletics programs at a number of the nation’s most prestigious institutions of higher education reveal the absence […]

By Ken Reed

It looks like Steve Nash’s remarkable basketball career is over. Ongoing nerve issues involving his back have shut down the 40-year-old two-time NBA MVP.

Nash was admired by teammates and opponents alike for maximizing his ability.

“I told him that if you would have told me a 6-foot white guy from Canada […]

By Ken Reed

The University of North Carolina is widely known as one of the ten best public universities in the United States. It’s reputation as a research giant is impeccable. Moreover, under legendary basketball coach Dean Smith, the school was often cited as an example of a college that successfully combined excellence in athletics […]

By Ken Reed

It’s World Series time. Not that long ago the Series was must-watch TV for any self-respecting sports fan. It still is if you’re an AARP member but younger generations are increasingly taking a pass.

The mantra that drove Bud Selig throughout his term as commissioner of baseball — “Profit at all costs!” […]

By Ken Reed

Dan Snyder, the owner of the Washington Redskins NFL franchise, continues to defend his team’s racist nickname despite a growing chorus calling for the end of the Redskins moniker.

And he’s doing it in ways that make him look increasingly foolish.

First, there was a guy calling himself Mark One Wolf who […]

League of Fans sports policy director, Ken Reed, has a new book nearing publication: How We Can Save Sports: A Game Plan. It will be published by Rowman & Littlefield in early February.

“I’m excited about the book,” said Reed.

“There are a lot of books out there that look at a single sports […]

By Ken Reed

There is a growing concern in the soccer community and elsewhere that today’s artificial turf fields aren’t safe and may cause certain types of cancers. The concern stems from the ubiquitous little rubber crumbs –chunks of old tires — that bounce up from the turf and lodge in open cuts and […]

By Ken Reed

Fay Vincent was the last real commissioner in pro sports and Bart Giamatti was the last real commissioner who was good at his job: protecting the best interests of baseball.

MLB owners fired Vincent because he wasn’t focusing on what they wanted him to focus on — making them more money. They […]