League of Fans

By Ken Reed

Chicago Cubs manager, Joe Maddon, is constantly talking about focusing on the process and staying in the present moment. He spends his energy on the controllables and in doing so he remains relatively calm under pressure.

Maddon’s Cubs scored four runs in the ninth inning on Tuesday to eliminate the San Francisco […]

By Ken Reed

U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald said during a sentencing for Jordan Hart, a minor league hockey player who supplied painkillers to former NHL player Derek Boogaard, that both hockey players were victims of organized sports and its lax attitude toward painkillers.

“Mr. Boogaard and Mr. Hart were victims of organized […]

By Ken Reed

The Supreme Court has decided to not consider the Ed O’Bannon antitrust case against the NCAA.

That decision leaves the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ dual rulings intact. According to USA Today, those dual rulings are the following:

— The NCAA’s regulations are subject to antitrust scrutiny, and rules limiting […]

By Ken Reed

Ever since 9/11, Major League Baseball teams have been playing “God Bless America” during the 7th inning stretch. Most teams play it during Sunday and holiday games. The Baltimore Orioles play it on Saturdays. The New York Yankees play the song during the 7th inning of every home game.

The Orioles also […]

By Ken Reed

Nebraska is a red state — in multiple ways. The midwestern state is home to the Big Red football team at the University of Nebraska. The Cornhuskers have been a long-time power in college football and have a devout, red-clad following. The school has the longest home sell-out streak in the […]

By Ken Reed

In the category, “Doing the Right Thing,” there’s been good news on the sports front the last couple weeks.

First, back in July, the NBA announced its decision to pull its All-Star Game out of Charlotte due to North Carolina’s anti-LGBT legislation, called HB2.

After an unnecessary delay, the NCAA, a […]

By Ken Reed

According to a recent Brookings study, since the year 2000, 36 pro sports stadiums and arenas have been financed via federal subsidies in the form of tax-exempt bonds.

“All together, the federal government has subsidized newly constructed or majorly renovated professional sports stadiums to the tune of $3.2 billion federal taxpayer […]

By Ken Reed

If there was any doubt that the NFL values TV ratings over player safety there isn’t any longer following the Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers game that kicked off the the 2016 NFL season this past Thursday.

Panthers’ quarterback Cam Newton took several shots to the head in the game, including a […]

By Ken Reed

Austin Murphy has an article in Sports Illustrated’s huge NFL preview issue (August 29-September 5 edition) called “Endgame.” The article looks at the possibility that football, as we know it, could be on its deathbed. The reason? The growing mound of research on football and and the negative health effects resulting […]