League of Fans

By Ken Reed

Dan Wetzel is one of my favorite sports columnists. His columns are almost always well-researched, informative, insightful and witty. But he might’ve outdone himself with his recent column on the ego-inflated IOC and the 2022 Winter Olympics bidding process.

Due to worries about crazy costs associated with hosting the games, and […]

By Ken Reed

On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formally voted to end the blackout policy that allowed the NFL to not televise league games that weren’t sellouts in local markets.

Today, FCC commissioner Ajit Pai had some interesting takes on the decision.

“It’s a long time coming,” said Pai. “I think members […]

By Ken Reed

Time magazine recently had a cover article written by Sean Gregory entitled, “He Died Playing This Game: Is Football Worth It?“

The story deals with high school football player Chad Stover, who died last year due to a brain injury incurred during a playoff football game.

However, the article also deals […]

By Ken Reed

In the last month or so, Roger Goodell has made about every mistake a leader can make. Confidence in his organization, the National Football League, has never been lower.

Goodell’s latest misstep was initiating a badly tainted “investigation” into the Ray Rice situation. The goal of any Rice investigation needs to be […]

By Ken Reed

Given the high profile Adrian Peterson domestic violence case in the NFL (and several lower profile domestic violence cases in the league), speculation has risen regarding the possibility that one of the side effects of brain trauma is an increased tendency toward violence.

Let’s start with a surprising fact: NFL players […]

By Ken Reed

The Drake Group, a national organization of college faculty, released a position statement today that is highly critical of a recent NCAA proposal which, if given formal approval, would allow the five richest conferences (“The Big Five”) in the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision the freedom to make their own rules.

The Drake […]

By Ken Reed

Earlier this week, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Tom Wheeler wrote in a USA Today editorial, “The FCC shouldn’t be complicit in preventing sports fans from watching their favorite teams on TV. It’s time to sack the sports blackout rule for good.”

We at League of Fans couldn’t agree more. […]