By Ken Reed
I wrote the other day about San Francisco 49’ers linebacker Chris Borland’s decision to retire from football at age 24, following a very good rookie season. I touched on how it took a lot of courage for Borland to face all the research about football and brain trauma. Many others — […]
By Ken Reed
Chris Borland has walked away from the NFL after an excellent rookie season with the San Francisco 49’ers. The reason? Concerns about brain trauma.
He wasn’t the first. Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Sydney Rice and offensive lineman Jacob Bell of the Cincinnati Bengals walked away from the game prematurely, citing concerns about […]
by Ken Reed
There’s an anti-fan trend in the NBA that is unfortunately escalating.
It was started by the San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich. Basically, Popovich picks multiple games every season when he decides to not compete by resting several of his top players. The idea, presumably, is to keep his veteran stars fresh for […]
Continue Reading →: NBA Regular Season = MLB Spring Training
By Ken Reed
The Huffington Post
March 12, 2015
I believe the fundamental allure of sports is that everything — good and bad — happens much more quickly and intensely than in our day-to-day lives.
Long-time PGA tour golfer, Mike Reid, might have captured the essence of sports best when he said, […]
by Ken Reed
As we’ve outlined in this blog, in an op-ed column, and in a position paper, there are numerous reasons why allowing public schools to use taxpayer dollars to sponsor an activity like football, which clearly causes brain damage, is illogical and irresponsible.
We can add another one: People who’ve […]
Continue Reading →: Traumatic Brain Injury and Anti-Social Behavior
By Ken Reed
Why do people who are anti-gay continue to use the “lifestyle” reason as the basis for their stance? As in “I disapprove of their lifestyle.”
The New York Mets’ Daniel Murphy played the “lifestyle” card recently after Billy Bean, a gay former Major League Baseball (MLB) player who is now MLB’s […]
Continue Reading →: Mets’ Murphy, MLB’s Bean, and the “Lifestyle” Justification
By Ken Reed
Adults, parents, coaches and club sports administrators continue to push young athletes into one sport on a year-round basis, despite research highlighting the negatives of this specialization trend.
According to a Journal of Sports Sciences study, young athletes who competed in three sports at ages 11, 13 and 15 were significantly […]
Continue Reading →: Disturbing Sport Specialization Trend Continues Unabated
By Ken Reed
The Huffington Post
March 2, 2015
Following a childish on-court tirade, in which he dropped “f-bombs” in a rapid fire manner and threatened to kill one of his own players, Vanderbilt men’s basketball coach Kevin Stallings said the player that was the target of his rant, Wade Baldwin, needs […]
Continue Reading →: Vanderbilt’s Stallings and His Coaching Ilk Need to ‘Grow Up’
By Ken Reed
Following a childish on-court tirade, in which he dropped “f-bombs” in a rapid fire manner and threatened to kill one of his own players, Vanderbilt men’s basketball coach Kevin Stallings said the player that was the target of his rant, Wade Baldwin, needs to “grow up.”
After watching Stallings’ behavior, I […]
Continue Reading →: Vanderbilt’s Stallings and His Coaching Ilk Need to “Grow Up” Too
by Ken Reed
Through the years, National Football League (NFL) owners have become experts at extorting public funds from cities for the purpose of getting new or improved stadiums. Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Hockey League (NHL) owners have also been adept at playing this game.
However, today it’s the […]