By Ken Reed
The University of Oregon was recently given a slap on the wrist by the NCAA for a variety of NCAA rules violations. Many media observers and fans were shocked by how gently the NCAA dealt with Oregon.
To me, it wasn’t shocking at all. The NCAA is terrified that the big-time schools […]
Continue Reading →: It Won’t Be Long Before Big-Time Conferences Bolt the NCAA
In Praise of Participation, Blog 10
by Lance Tapley
The Anti-Fan Blogger
In mid-June a bill was shot down in the Maine Legislature — after school officials opposed it — that required kindergarten-to-grade-five schoolchildren to participate in at least 30 minutes of daily “physical activity.” The activity could include recess or classroom activities […]
Continue Reading →: Lessons from Maine’s defeat of pro-PE, anti-obesity legislation
Guest Essay
By Frank Mensel
For Americans fond of pro sports — who see them as part of the very fabric of Americana — the recurring scandals over performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) could hardly be more galling. To such fans, there is no career more privileged and envied than that of the big-league athlete, whatever the […]
By Ken Reed
I’ve been a long-time critic of NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and his NHL cronies. The league’s stance on fighting and gratuitous cheap shots resulting from “Hockey’s Code” is so ridiculous it would be laughable if a multitude of current and former NHL players weren’t suffering the effects of brain damage as a […]
By Ken Reed
John Banzhaf, a public interest law professor at George Washington University, is campaigning to force Dan Snyder, owner of the NFL’s Washington D.C. franchise, to change the team’s racist and derogatory name. Banzhaf is focusing on utilizing broadcasting law as the primary tool to force Snyder to change his team’s name. However, […]
Continue Reading →: Banzhaf Right On With Attack on Washington Redskins Name
By Ken Reed
According to the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice (IIPSJ), social justice is best defined as (1) inclusion of everyone in the full benefits of society and (2) empowerment of people to participate fully in the economic, social, and cultural life of the country.
That definition is the antithesis of […]
Continue Reading →: Big Day Looms in O’Bannon, Hausfeld Fight for Social Justice in College Sports
By Ken Reed
We’re in the middle of one of the best Stanley Cup Finals in years. The games are well-played, tense affairs. In many ways, it’s hockey at its best — minus the gratuitous fighting and violent cheap shots.
A new study from the University of San Diego adds support to the belief […]
Continue Reading →: New San Diego Study Concludes NHL Fighting is Staged
By Ken Reed
The research mound keeps getting higher and higher with studies showing that active, fit kids perform better academically.
One of the latest studies in this regard concluded that young people who play sports competitively perform better academically. A summary of the study done by Ana Capdevila Seder at the Universitat Jaume […]
Continue Reading →: Young Competitive Athletes Perform Better Academically
By Ken Reed
So, the owner of the NFL’s Washington football club, Dan Snyder, says he’ll never change the nickname of his team. He’s made his stand. Never, of course, is a long time. Or not.
Remember, there never was going to be an African-American ballplayer in Major League Baseball as long as Kenesaw Mountain […]
Continue Reading →: Dan Snyder is a True Neanderthal; But Redskins Name is Doomed
A League of Fans Special Feature
Sab Singh
Sab Singh is the founder of a website-based company called Sports Doing Good (www.sportsdoinggood.com). Singh is a sports management professor at Farmingdale State College in New York. An experienced business strategy and market research professional, Singh began transitioning to sports and academia six years ago when […]
Continue Reading →: Q’s & A’s with Leading Sports Reformers: Sab Singh