By Ken Reed
I was walking off the tennis court last Sunday checking my messages when I saw several texts saying Kobe Bryant had been killed in a helicopter crash.
My first reaction was disbelief. Then shock. Then sadness.
As I got in my car, I wasn’t sure why I was so sad. While I […]
Continue Reading →: Kobe Bryant Was Flawed But He Died With the Best Version of Himself in Place
By Ken Reed
Washington Post columnist Barry Svriuga started a recent column about the college football national championship game this way:
”[LSU and Clemson] boast coaching staffs that will be paid more than $27 million for this season alone. Even if you’re used to the largesse of college sports, chew on that number […]
Continue Reading →: In the NCAA, Coaches Rake In Millions, Players Get Pizza
By Ken Reed
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is an amazing football player. He also was a very good baseball player. In fact, he played baseball and football until his junior year at Texas Tech, at which point he decided that pro football was going to be his career path.
Like Arizona Cardinals quarterback […]
By Ken Reed
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred handed the Houston Astros severe penalties for cheating this week.
Manfred suspended Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch for a year each for their role in using electronic equipment to steal the signs of opponents. He also fined […]
Continue Reading →: Sending a harsh message to sports’ cheaters
By Ken Reed
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred handed the Houston Astros severe penalties for cheating on Monday. Manfred suspended Astros GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch for a year for their role in using electronic equipment to steal the signs of opponents. He also fined the organization $5 million and stripped the Astros of […]
Continue Reading →: Win-At-All-Costs Etho Drove Houston Astros Cheating Scheme
Wentz Becomes a Model for All Athletes to Follow
By Ken Reed
Early in the Philadelphia Eagles’ playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Carson Wentz suffered a concussion.
However, nobody — doctors, trainers, coaches, teammates — noticed any symptoms.
After staying in the game a couple more plays, Wentz told the Eagle’s training staff […]
Continue Reading →: NFL Doctor Calls Carson Wentz “Heroic” For Self-Diagnosing His Concussion
By Ken Reed
National support for college athletes being able to use their names, images and likenesses to earn money beyond a scholarship continues to grow. In a recent survey, two-thirds of Americans said they think college athletes should be able to keep any endorsement money they can earn while playing sports for […]
Continue Reading →: 66% of Americans Favor College Athletes Getting Endorsement Money
Guest Column
By Gerry Chidiac
The word competition often draws to mind hard-nosed athletes and coaches who will do anything to win. We imagine the tough business executive who will eliminate all adversaries to make the greatest profit.
But in fact, the win-at-all-costs attitude brings only short-term success. In order to win in the long […]
Continue Reading →: In true competition, there are no losers
By Ken Reed
One of the greatest, and most memorable, sports-related quotes comes from Nelson Mandela:
“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can […]
Continue Reading →: Sport — At Its Best — Can Help Change the World
By Ken Reed
It’s the season of sacrifice, of helping and serving others, of gifts and acts of kindness that can never be repaid.
Former MLB commissioner, Fay Vincent, recently shared a personal story in that vein, a story filled with the human spirit.
Vincent fell off the ledge outside his dorm window […]
Continue Reading →: The Magnificent Gift Fay Vincent Received From a Legendary Swimming Coach