By Ken Reed

During a recent NFL game telecast, announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman didn’t realize their mics were still hot.

What viewers heard were comments that made people recall the NFL’s paid patriotism scam.

Buck and Aikman commented on a military flyover during pregame activities for the Green Bay Packers – Tampa […]

By Ken Reed

We’ve received great feedback regarding the first episode of our new League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast.

Title IX expert Donna Lopiano was our guest. We talked about various Title IX and equal opportunity issues in the sports world.

Several people contacted us with complaints about local schools in their area […]

By Ken Reed

From the time I was seven years old, I participated in various organized youth sports on a year-round basis. In the spring and summer it was baseball. In the fall, football. And in the winter, basketball. As I moved into my high school years, I added golf and tennis. At that point, […]

By Ken Reed

The list of research-based benefits from exercise, sports and other forms of physical activity is a long one.

It includes better cardiorespiratory health, stronger bones and muscles, lower blood pressure, less risk of Type 2 diabetes, weight reduction, reduced anxiety and depression, and improved cognitive functioning. In addition, research has shown that […]

By Ken Reed

Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Major League Baseball’s petition to challenge the validity of a lawsuit brought against Major League Baseball by Aaron Senne and other Minor League Baseball players over Minor League player salaries. As such, the six-year-old class-action lawsuit can finally move forward.

The lawsuit claims […]

By Ken Reed

The NFL is experiencing a high injury rate this season. There are probably multiple reasons, including limited training and practice sessions due to Covid-19 and the lack of any preseason games to gradually get in game shape.

But there’s one injury factor that’s been a constant through the years: artificial turf. […]

By Ken Reed

At one time, we thought nothing of children and teenagers smoking cigarettes. Of course, that seems unthinkable today.

Similarly, I believe a generation from now, we’ll look back and find it unthinkable that we allowed children and teenagers to absorb hundreds of blows to the head (read: brain) every year playing tackle […]