League of Fans

By Ken Reed

It reveals bad sportsmanship, a lack of professionalism and a complete misunderstanding of the essence of sports

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An anonymous National Basketball Association coach, whose team made the playoffs this season, recently said complaints from players about referee calls are ”out of control.”

I […]

By Ken Reed

I’m a basketball fan, but I’m not a big NBA fan. I prefer college and high school basketball. I like the passion and intensity levels at the college and high school levels. Plus, in the high school and college games there isn’t the constant complaining and moaning to officials after nearly […]

By Ken Reed

I have long believed that in the United States there is too much adult in youth sports.

The youth sports model in the U.S. is driven by the ego-based desires of adults (e.g., Win-At-All-Costs, and Profit-At-All-Costs). Coaches and parents focus on winning championships, All-Star recognition, travel teams and college scholarships, […]

By Ken Reed

I am increasingly led to believe that the NCAA headquarters building is filled with automatons: robot-like contraptions lacking a brain or a heart.

Here’s the latest example: Football player Brock Hoffman transferred from Coastal Carolina to Virginia Tech in order to be closer to his ailing mom, who is recovering […]

By Ken Reed

The NCAA slapped little ol’ Cal Poly — a university known much more for its academic prowess than for any success in its athletic department — with heavy sanctions last week for unintentionally overpaying stipends to athletes for textbooks.

Cal Poly officials caught the administrative error and self-reported it […]

By Ken Reed

On March 8th, the women’s national soccer team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against U.S. Soccer. They are fighting for equal treatment in pay and working conditions relative to the men’s national soccer team. The suit was filed three months before they play the World Cup in France.

The 28 […]

By Ken Reed

On April 15, 1947, The Brooklyn Dodgers’ Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier. It was a huge moment in baseball history and a landmark civil rights event for the United States.

Major League Baseball (MLB) celebrates the momentous occasion every April 15th. All MLB players wear the number […]

By Ken Reed

On Monday of this week, The Player’s Tribune published a compelling piece from Utah Jazz forward Kyle Korver entitled “Privileged.”

Korver’s article was sparked by a recent incident at a Jazz home game. The Jazz were playing against the Oklahoma City Thunder. During the game, the Thunder’s Russell Westbrook […]

By Ken Reed

Last week I wrote about a new study that concluded that exercise is more important than diet for maintaining weight loss.

I received some feedback saying I placed too much emphasis on exercise and not enough on a healthy diet; if the goal is not only maintaining weight loss, […]