League of Fans

The Australian government has expressed concerns in recent years about Australia’s growing obesity problem (fifth highest rate of adult obesity in the developed world), along with the gulf […]

From the moment LeBron James made his “Decision” to take his talents to Miami Beach last summer, the Miami Heat have been one big traveling ego show.  The Heat have been all about “me, me, me” (James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh) and the Dallas Mavericks have quietly been about “we” (the team).  While the […]

Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie has come out strong against taxpayer-financed corporate welfare in SportsWorld.

Earlier this week, Abercrombie called it “so stupid” that his state is paying the NFL $4 million per year to host the NFL’s Pro Bowl game instead of using that money for the education of Hawaii’s young people.

“You can’t […]

A recent trend in college athletics, which has been flying under the radar, is that a growing percentage of top high school athletes are deciding to play sports at Division III programs (where there aren’t any athletic scholarships) instead of Division I universities.  The reason is primarily three-fold:  1)  Besides the high-profile sports — football, […]

Smartphones might be the next best tool in the growing campaign against concussions in sports.

A team of head trauma researchers at the University of North Carolina has developed an application for mobile devices that will help athletic trainers, coaches and parents recognize the signs and symptoms of a concussion, and if necessary, make […]

The Jim Tressel story at Ohio State is a sad but not uncommon story of unchecked power, ego-driven actions, a win-at-all-costs (WAAC) mentality, and lack of presidential control in intercollegiate athletics.

In the case of Tressel, you can add hypocrisy.  Here’s a guy who made a concerted effort to create an image of a […]

In light of the season-ending injury to the San Francisco Giants All-Star catcher Buster Posey, it’s time for Major League Baseball (MLB) to come out of the stone ages and do a better job protecting its players.

Allowing catchers to legally stand in the base path of 200-pound elite athletes running full bore at them […]

While both the NFL owners and players toss an occasional platitude the fans’ way regarding how much they care, everyone realizes that neither side has spent more than a minute or two thinking about the fans’ position in the ongoing NFL lockout.

Sportswriters, sports talk show hosts, and others lament the fact the fans don’t […]

The NFL lockout has been dubbed “billionaires vs. millionaires.”  Let’s be clear about one thing:  There are very few players that are millionaires in the NFL.  The vast majority of NFL players are far from millionaires.  They also have short careers, a high risk of injury, and shorter lifespans than the average male.  Most have […]

Former Minnesota Twins great Harmon Killebrew died May 17th. Killebrew was one of the best power hitters in the history of baseball. His exploits on the playing field earned him induction into baseball’s Hall of Fame. But the people that knew him adamantly say he was a better man than a baseball player. He was […]