By Ken Reed
The Los Angeles Clippers are a better franchise without Donald Sterling. The NBA is a better pro sports league without a racist owner. And the country is better off with a long-time discriminator moved to the shadows of society.
I’m thrilled Donald Sterling is gone. I think he’s a lowlife with a […]
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A League of Fans Special Feature
Terri Lakowski was an outstanding high school athlete who grew increasingly frustrated with the gender inequities she encountered in athletics.
“My teammates and I were tired of feeling like second-class citizens to the boys,” says Lakowski.
That frustration was the impetus for Lakowski studying Title IX while playing basketball […]
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By Ken Reed
On Tuesday, Washington Redskins’ owner Dan Snyder basically said his team’s nickname isn’t a real issue. Snyder told reporters, “we understand the issues out there, and we’re not an issue,” adding “the real issues are real-life issues, real-life needs, and I think it’s time that people focus on reality.”
Oneida Nation head, […]
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By Ken Reed
The NHL playoffs are underway. Which generally means there are fewer thugs roaming the ice because teams care more about playing skilled hockey players who can help them win playoff games than they do about putting goons on the ice to dish out the warped vigilante justice that the NHL’s been long […]
Continue Reading →: It’s Hard to Take the Goon Out of Hockey
By Ken Reed
The Huffington Post
April 21, 2014
Joe Maddon doesn’t believe in a long list of draconian rules. In fact, he has only two rules for his players: 1) Run hard to first base (play hard); and 2) Have fun.
“Rules can’t take the place of character,” says Maddon, […]
Continue Reading →: Joe Maddon: A Model for Coaches at All Levels
By Ken Reed
It has become increasingly clear that Clemson University football coach Dabo Swinney runs a Christian football program. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that except that his program is at a public university where the constitutional principle of separation of church and state is supposed to be followed.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation […]
Continue Reading →: Clemson Football and Religion: A Troubling Situation
4/15/14
Mark Emmert, President
NCAA
700 W. Washington Street
P.O. Box 6222
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206
(An Open Letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert About That Pesky Northwestern Union Thing)
Dear Dr. Emmert:
Since National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional director Peter Sung Ohr recently ruled that Northwestern University football players meet […]
By Ken Reed
On April 15, 1947, The Brooklyn Dodgers’ Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier. It was a huge moment in baseball history and a landmark civil rights event for the United States.
Today, Major League Baseball (MLB) celebrates the momentous occasion every April 15th. All MLB players wear […]
Continue Reading →: Jackie Robinson Day a Time for Celebration, Concern
By Ken Reed
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart recently had an excellent two-part take on the NCAA’s exploitation of young athletes.
My first inclination was to give you a few quick highlights but it’s simply something you must watch. Take the seven minutes or so needed to watch both parts. It’s a well-done humorous […]
Continue Reading →: Jon Stewart Nails NCAA For It’s Hypocrisy
By Ken Reed
When former Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford passed away in March, he left his heirs an NFL franchise valued at approximately $900 million in 2014 dollars, according to Forbes. He paid $4.5 million for the Detroit Lions in 1964.
On the field, the Lions won 310 games, lost 441 […]
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