Sport at its best is a co-operative activity. We compete with our opponents, not against them
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
I love to collect quotes on a wide variety of subjects but especially sports. I’ve shared some of my favourites in the past. However, there are so many great […]
Continue Reading →: More of the smartest things ever said about sports – and life
By Ken Reed
I have written many times in the past about the clear economic injustice that is the NCAA not allowing college athletes to control their names, images and likenesses (NILs). (See here and here) Every other college student can benefit from the use of their NILs, including students on music and cheerleading scholarships.
[…]Continue Reading →: College Cheerleaders Benefit From Control of Their NILs While Athletes Can’t
By Ken Reed
I love to collect quotes on a wide-variety of subjects, but especially sports. I’ve shared some of my favorites in the past. However, there are so many great ones, I’ve decided to share a few more.
We celebrated Jackie Robinson Day on April 15th, so I’ll start with a quote from […]
Continue Reading →: The Smartest Things Ever Said About Sports … and Life — Part 2
A win for the U.S. and its democracy?
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
Major League Baseball’s decision to move the all-star game out of Georgia and to Colorado will guarantee that state voting laws will be a big story in the days surrounding the game.
Colorado’s voting system will […]
Continue Reading →: Baseball all-star shift puts spotlight on Colorado’s exceptional voting laws
By Ken Reed
I have a love/hate relationship with the Masters. From a pure sports perspective, I love the Masters golf tournament. It’s run exceptionally well and played on a perfectly manicured course. The best players in the world are competing and the history and tradition of the golf tournament is terrific. On the other […]
By Ken Reed
Major League Baseball’s decision to move the All-Star Game out of Georgia and to Colorado will guarantee that state voting laws will be a big story in the days surrounding the game. Given that reality, Colorado’s voting system will undoubtedly get a lot of attention, especially as the game gets closer. That […]
Continue Reading →: MLB All-Star Game Will Shine Spotlight on Colorado’s Gold Standard Voting System
By Ken Reed
From a pure on-the-field/on-the-court sports perspective, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is my favorite sporting event of the year.
However, my enjoyment is always tempered by the fact the athletes producing all the exciting action are getting exploited.
The NCAA rakes in approximately a billion dollars on the tournament every year. NCAA […]
Continue Reading →: March Madness Action Was Great But Economic Injustice For the Players Continues
League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast
League of Fans Sports Policy Director Ken Reed’s guest on this episode is Dr. David Ridpath, a sports business professor at Ohio University. He teaches classes with a focus on Governance, Ethics, Leadership and Intercollegiate Athletics. He is also a member, and past president, of the Drake Group, […]
Guest Column
By Gerry Chidiac
Jeremy Lin is probably best known to basketball fans for “Linsanity,” the amazing streak of clutch and dramatic moments he had with the New York Knicks in 2012. Many Canadians know Lin for the spark he brought to the court when the Toronto Raptors won the National Basketball Association […]