League of Fans

By Ken Reed

Calling an American pro football team — especially one in the nation’s capitol — a racist name like Redskins has always been despicable. Finally, that wrongdoing has been corrected.

The NFL’s Washington football team is now the Washington Commanders (Was it really necessary to take almost two years to come up […]

By Ken Reed

The Winter Olympics kick off on Friday in Beijing with the Opening Ceremony. In my experience, this is the least excitement and build-up I’ve ever seen for an Olympic Games – winter or summer.

Maybe it’s the Covid cloud that hangs over all sporting events these days: Will the Games be […]

By Ken Reed

Ever since the possibility of PED-enhanced baseball players being enshrined into the Hall of Fame came up, I have been strongly against it.

Basically, I believe the essence of sport is fair competition, a level playing field, if you will. Major League Baseball players who took PEDs scoffed at that ideal. […]

By Ken Reed

As John McEnroe was wont to say, “You can’t be serious!”

Sunday’s Chiefs vs. Bills NFL playoff game was the best football game I’ve ever seen.

That is, until it was decided by the referee’s toss of a coin before the overtime session.

Hey NFL pooh-bahs, how can you create an overtime […]

By Ken Reed

Increasingly, educational, physical, emotional and spiritual developmental goals for youth and high school sports programs are being brushed aside by win-at-all-costs (WAAC) and profit-at-all-costs (PAAC) ethos.

The professionalization of youth sports organizations, our “little leagues,” is appalling. Adults – parents and coaches — are treating youth sports like the big-time pro and […]

Coaches Need to Be Held to a Higher Standard

By Ken Reed

University of Hawaii football coach Todd Graham resigned Friday night following numerous abuse allegations from players.

A report that came to light a little over a month ago said current and former players claim the coach verbally assaulted and demeaned […]

By Ken Reed

Imagine a country where football players kneeling on the sideline peacefully protesting inequalities in their country are labeled “unpatriotic,” “treasonous” and “sons of bitches” by the president of the country, while citizens who violently storm the nation’s capitol and break into the House Chamber in an attempt to stop the certification of […]