League of Fans

By Ken Reed

There are plenty of good and bad things about the overly commercial and political Olympic Games. We’ve written about both multiple times in the past.

For these Games, I’ve been looking for more of the good.

I liked the symbolism of seeing North Korean and South Korean athletes march […]

By Ken Reed

University of Colorado football coach Mike MacIntryre tells parents of prospective CU football players, who are concerned about the safety of their children’s brains, that they needn’t worry because playing college football is less dangerous than going out for a bike ride.

I kid you not.

Here’s what MacIntyre tells parents: […]

By Ken Reed

The number of boys playing tackle football at the youth and high school levels continues a gradual decline. But the latest football participation stats revealed an interesting trend: the number of girls playing tackle football at the high school level is actually on the rise.

In fact, the number of girls playing […]

By Ken Reed

The Nick Foles story — castoff QB becomes Super Bowl MVP — is a good one based solely on what he accomplished on the field.

But it’s the perspective he brought to the big game that really sets him apart and makes him an outstanding role model for athletes — young and […]

By Ken Reed

The entire nation saw it.

The New England Patriots’ Patrick Chung took a vicious blow to the head while attempting to tackle the Philadelphia Eagles’ Jay Ajayi.

Chung was motionless on the ground as everyone else got up from the pile. Ajayi seemed to be signaling to the Patriots’ sideline […]

By Ken Reed

The Super Bowl game this weekend between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles, will be played by adults. Adults who, at this point in time, are surely aware of the dangers the game represents to their brains and long-term health.

While it’s important to keep educating college and professional football players […]

By Ken Reed

This will be the last year for Chief Wahoo, the long-time logo/mascot of MLB’s Cleveland Indians.

Beginning in 2019, Cleveland players will no longer wear the logo on their uniforms or hats. And Chief Wahoo won’t be part of the club’s promotional efforts moving forward.

The team’s primary logo […]

By Ken Reed

Michigan State trustee Joel Ferguson somehow appears to believe that the ugly sex scandal involving team doctor/master pervert Larry Nassar is just another issue at the university. In a recent interview, he seemed to think that “this Nassar thing” could be neutralized by the fact the school’s president, Lou Anna Simon, had […]

By Ken Reed

A suburban Denver school district has decided that the best way to increase the academic performance of its students is to cut recess time.

The research says the school district couldn’t be more wrong.

According to an article by Ann Schimke posted on chalkbeat.org, elementary children in Adams 14 school […]

By Ken Reed

“I beg of you, all parents to please don’t let your children play football until high school,” says former Miami Dolphins star linebacker Nick Buoniconti.

“I made the mistake starting tackle football at 9 years old. Now, CTE has taken my life away.”

Buoniconti has been diagnosed with dementia and probable […]