By Ken Reed
Several decades ago, Jim Bouton, the former New York Yankee, said baseball owners have it made. “Who’s got a better deal than baseball owners?” said Bouton.
“You have no factories, no raw materials, no inventory and no technological obsolescence in a monopoly business that binds your employees to you for the […]
Continue Reading →: Bill Doing Away With Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Reintroduced in Congress
By Ken Reed
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has received a near universal pushback. The SportsWorld is no exception.
In the days following Vladimir Putin’s decision to attack Russia’s neighbor Ukraine, the SportsWorld has condemned Russia in a variety of ways.
The International Olympic Committee strongly urged all sports bodies under the Olympic umbrella to exclude […]
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
As a game and entertainment product, Major League Baseball has plenty of problems. For starters:
* the pace of play is dreadful;
* strikeouts and walks are up and action is down;
* stolen base attempts are becoming extinct;
* a […]
By Ken Reed
As a game and entertainment product, Major League Baseball (MLB) has plenty of problems right now. Just for starters: the pace of play is dreadful, strikeouts and walks are up and action is down, stolen base attempts are becoming extinct, a ball is only put in play every four minutes, and just […]
Continue Reading →: Greed Preventing MLB Owners and Players From Fixing a Dying Game
By Ken Reed
I’ve been a long-time fan of Phil Mickelson. He treats fans and the media better than any pro golfer since Arnold Palmer. He’s known as the best caddie tipper on tour. But his comments about a proposed Saudi-backed alternative pro golf tour were VERY, VERY disappointing. Unless his recent quotes about […]
Continue Reading →: Mickelson Way Off Base With Saudi-Backed Golf Tour Comments
By Ken Reed
Last summer I wrote about a cool, progressive sports organization called Bohemian FC, a Dublin-based football team that plays in the highest tier in Ireland.
The Bohemians are a member-owned club that makes addressing various social causes a high priority. They even have a climate justice officer on board in an […]
By Ken Reed
The MVP of Super Bowl LVI was Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp. It could have just easily gone to Rams QB Matthew Stafford, who had three TD passes and led the winning scoring drive. Or, Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who made two amazing plays to end the hopes of […]
Continue Reading →: There Were Many Stars But the Super Bowl Hero is Andrew Whitworth
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
As I write this, Norway is tied for second in total medals and gold medals at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
Norwegians are projected to take home 45 medals by the end of these Games, surpassing the 39 they won at the 2018 Winter Olympics. […]
Continue Reading →: How did Norway come to dominate the Winter Olympics?
By Ken Reed
As I write this, Norway is tied for second in both total medals and gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. Norwegians are projected to take home 45 medals by the end of these Games, surpassing the 39 medals they won at the 2018 Winter Olympics. That total was way above the […]
Continue Reading →: Youth Sports Model is Key to Norway’s Olympic Success
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Nancy Hogshead-Makar is a triple gold medalist in swimming at the 1984 Olympics as well as a civil rights attorney and CEO of Champion Women, a nonprofit providing legal advocacy for girls and women in […]