The Oakland A’s are looking to leave Oakland for Vegas, after failing to extort more money from the city
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
It appears John Fisher, owner of the Oakland A’s, is going to move his MLB franchise to Las Vegas. The A’s have struck a deal to […]
Continue Reading →: Oakland no longer willing to play the stadium extortion game
By Ken Reed
Mental health concerns have garnered a growing amount of media attention the last couple years.
Similarly, exercise, as a treatment for mental health woes like anxiety and depression, has also received increased attention.
Exercise, especially cardiovascular exercise, might be the single best thing you can do for your mental health, not […]
Continue Reading →: Study: Exercise and Team Sports Have Big Mental Health Benefits
League of Fans’ sports policy director, Ken Reed, was a guest on Ralph Nader’s radio show this week. Reed, Nader and the New York Times’ Tyler Kepner discussed a variety of sports issues as well as Reed’s updated book, How We Can Save Sports: A Game Plan, which was released in paperback in February. The […]
By Ken Reed
It appears John Fisher, owner of the Oakland A’s, is going to move his MLB franchise to Las Vegas. The A’s have struck a deal to buy land near the famous Strip in Las Vegas for a new stadium. The plan is for the stadium to seat between 30,000 and 35,000 fans.
[…]Continue Reading →: Oakland Decides to Stop Playing the Stadium Extortion Game
By Ken Reed
Research reveals that poor children and adolescents are participating significantly less in sports and fitness activities than those from more affluent families.
A CDC study found 70% of children from families with incomes above $105,000 participated in sports in 2020 vs. only 31% for families below the poverty line. A Seattle-based […]
Continue Reading →: Physical Activity Gap Driven By Income Divide
By Ken Reed
Venture capitalists Kara Nortman and Jasmine Robinson have launched a $100 million fund to invest in women’s sports around the globe.
The Monarch Collective will focus on investing in women’s teams and leagues. Initially, the fund is considering investments in women’s soccer teams in the U.S. and women’s teams and leagues […]
Continue Reading →: Monarch Collective Will Boost Women’s Sports
By Ken Reed
I enjoy Major League Baseball’s Jackie Robinson Day every year. Robinson deserves to be honored in recognition of all the abuse he took while breaking baseball’s color barrier and for the positive impact he had on civil rights in this country. And it’s cool seeing every MLB player wearing Robinson’s number 42 […]
Continue Reading →: Jackie Robinson Day Hides Ugly Part of the Story
By Ken Reed
NCAA coaches, primarily in football and men’s and women’s basketball, are pulling their hair out due to the Wild West nature of the new NIL (name, image and likeness) model in college sports today. They are having to constantly re-recruit their athletes as other schools are subtlely and not so subtlely trying […]
Continue Reading →: NIL Chaos is Due to the NCAA’s Incompetence
By Ken Reed
One of my favorite sporting events — and favorite golf tournament — is taking place this week: The Masters.
I love watching the four majors in golf, the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open (called simply “The Open” by many in the golf world) and the PGA. Besides watching great golf shots, I […]
Continue Reading →: The Masters + Major Pressure = Great Theater
And WBC can be even better in ’26
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
I watched the entire Japan vs. USA World Baseball Classic (WBC) championship game, and it was one of the best baseball games I’ve seen in terms of intensity, drama and pure fun. Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout […]