By Ken Reed

I like golf. I like playing it and watching it, especially the major tournaments.

As such, I’ll occasionally watch the Golf Channel. Brandal Chamblee is one of the biggest personalities on the Golf Channel. He is very opinionated. Sometimes I agree with him and sometimes I don’t. But he’s smart, and […]

By Ken Reed

What is wrong with the Los Angeles Chargers? Or, the NFL league office for that matter?

Despite flash flood warnings issued throughout the L.A. area, residents being advised not to travel by city authorities, a 5.1 earthquake earlier in the day that included after shocks felt throughout the area, MLB’s Dodgers and […]

By Ken Reed

We have long written about the negatives associated with young athletes playing only one sport year round, namely a high risk for overuse injuries as well as psychological burnout.

Moreover, single sport athletes tend to quit playing competitive sports sooner than multi-sport athletes.

On the other hand, in addition to both […]

By Ken Reed

Sandra Klatt was hit in the face at a Peoria Chiefs minor league baseball game several years ago. At the time, Dozer Park, home of the Chiefs, only had protective netting directly behind home plate. While team management has long promised to add protective netting down the foul lines past the dugouts […]

By Ken Reed

Well, greed has killed one of the most historic and tradition-rich conferences in college sports. The Pac-12, for all intents and purposes, is dead.

College sports is truly a mess if a classic conference like the 108-year-old Pac-12 can’t survive.

Yes, four schools remain in what is now the Pac-4 (Stanford, […]

By Ken Reed

Most children stop playing organized sports between the ages of 11 and 13. The reason most often cited by kids is it’s no longer fun. The reason it’s no longer fun? Adults.

There’s too much “adult” in youth sports.

Overbearing win-at-all-costs coaches and parents are driving kids to the sidelines. In […]

By Ken Reed

Some of the unhealthiest people are also the skinniest. That’s because body weight and body fat percentage aren’t the best measures of health status or death risk. Physical fitness levels are.

When it comes to trying to live a healthier lifestyle, most Americans focus on weight — primarily weight loss — instead […]