By Ken Reed

During a time when there is more and more evidence that blows to the head can lead to both short and long-term brain injuries and debilitating neurological disorders (including chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE), Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jack Johnson is publicly advocating for fighting in youth hockey leagues.

Colorado Springs Gazette writer […]

By Ken Reed

At this point, the problems with the American youth sports system are well-known: it’s too expensive; the economic gap between the haves and have-nots is growing; specialization in a single sport is happening at younger and younger ages; overuse injuries are becoming more common, overbearing adults (parents and coaches) continue to take […]

By Ken Reed

There’s only so much we can do to make tackle football safer for the human brain. Eliminating full contact during practices is the best way. Penalizing spearing and leading with the head also helps. But tackle football is intrinsically dangerous.

Enter flag football. It’s the same basic game minus the full contact […]

By Ken Reed

In recent findings that are far from shocking, National Hockey League (NHL) enforcers (players who frequently engage in fighting) die 10 years earlier than their peers, according to a study published by JAMA on May 10, 2023.

Brain trauma has long been a concern when it comes to NHL players, especially […]

By Ken Reed

Mental health concerns have garnered a growing amount of media attention the last couple years.

Similarly, exercise, as a treatment for mental health woes like anxiety and depression, has also received increased attention.

Exercise, especially cardiovascular exercise, might be the single best thing you can do for your mental health, not […]

By Ken Reed

It appears John Fisher, owner of the Oakland A’s, is going to move his MLB franchise to Las Vegas. The A’s have struck a deal to buy land near the famous Strip in Las Vegas for a new stadium. The plan is for the stadium to seat between 30,000 and 35,000 fans.

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By Ken Reed

Research reveals that poor children and adolescents are participating significantly less in sports and fitness activities than those from more affluent families.

A CDC study found 70% of children from families with incomes above $105,000 participated in sports in 2020 vs. only 31% for families below the poverty line. A Seattle-based […]

By Ken Reed

Venture capitalists Kara Nortman and Jasmine Robinson have launched a $100 million fund to invest in women’s sports around the globe.

The Monarch Collective will focus on investing in women’s teams and leagues. Initially, the fund is considering investments in women’s soccer teams in the U.S. and women’s teams and leagues […]

By Ken Reed

I enjoy Major League Baseball’s Jackie Robinson Day every year. Robinson deserves to be honored in recognition of all the abuse he took while breaking baseball’s color barrier and for the positive impact he had on civil rights in this country. And it’s cool seeing every MLB player wearing Robinson’s number 42 […]

By Ken Reed

NCAA coaches, primarily in football and men’s and women’s basketball, are pulling their hair out due to the Wild West nature of the new NIL (name, image and likeness) model in college sports today. They are having to constantly re-recruit their athletes as other schools are subtlely and not so subtlely trying […]