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 […]
League of Fans’ sports policy director, Ken Reed, was a guest on Ralph Nader’s radio show this week. Reed, Nader and the New York Times’ Tyler Kepner discussed a variety of sports issues as well as Reed’s updated book, How We Can Save Sports: A Game Plan, which was released in paperback in February. The […]
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 […]
By Ken Reed
One of my favorite sporting events — and favorite golf tournament — is taking place this week: The Masters.
I love watching the four majors in golf, the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open (called simply “The Open” by many in the golf world) and the PGA. Besides watching great golf shots, I […]
And WBC can be even better in ’26
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
I watched the entire Japan vs. USA World Baseball Classic (WBC) championship game, and it was one of the best baseball games I’ve seen in terms of intensity, drama and pure fun. Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout […]
By Ken Reed
I always get excited when a new baseball season starts.
Baseball has a hook in me and I’m not sure why.
It’s not my favorite sport. It might not be my second. But I’m drawn to it in ways I’m not with other sports.
Believe me, I’m not a big fan […]
Sports Forum Podcast
Episode #33 – League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast: Ken Reed Announces His Retirement and Chats With League of Fans Founder Ralph Nader – Ken and Ralph talk about the history of League of Fans and the reasons it was created. They then move into a discussion of a variety of contemporary sports issues that League of Fans has been working on in recent years. Ken and Ralph end by talking about the need for sports fans, athletes, and other sports stakeholders to get involved in the sports reform movement and be activists and change agents on issues important to them, whether that be at the local, state, or national level.
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Episode #32 – League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast: Prolific Author Joe Posnanski Joins the Show – Posnanski is one of America’s best sportswriters and has twice been named the best sports columnist in America by the Associated Press Sports Editors. We chat about his new book, “Why We Love Baseball,” his new Substack newsletter called Joe Blogs.
Episode #31 – League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast: Foul Ball Safety Is Still an Important Issue at Ballparks – Our guests are Jordan Skopp, founder of FoulBallSafety.com and Greg Wilkowski, a Chicago based attorney. We discuss the historical problem of foul balls injuring fans and why some teams are still hesitant to put up protective netting in some minor league and college baseball parks.
Episode #30 – League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast: The State of College Athletics with Dr. David Ridpath: Problems and Potential Solutions – Ridpath is a sports administration professor at Ohio University and a member of The Drake Group, a college sports reform think tank.
Episode #29 – League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast: The Honorable Tom McMillen Visits League of Fans’ Sports Forum – McMillen is a former All-American basketball player, Olympian, Rhodes Scholar and U.S. Congressman. We discuss the state of college athletics today.
Episode #28 – League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast: A Chat With Mano Watsa, a Leading Basketball and Life Educator – Watsa is President of PGC Basketball, the largest education basketball camp in the world. We discuss problems in youth sports today.
Media
"How We Can Save Sports" author Ken Reed appears on Fox & Friends to explain how there's "too much adult in youth sports."
Ken Reed appears on Mornings with Gail from KFKA Radio in Colorado to discuss bad parenting in youth athletics.
“Should College Athletes Be Paid?” Ken Reed on The Morning Show from Wisconsin Public Radio
Ken Reed appears on KGNU Community Radio in Colorado (at 02:30) to discuss equality in sports and Title IX.
Ken Reed appears on the Ralph Nader Radio Hour (at 38:35) to discuss his book The Sports Reformers: Working to Make the World of Sports a Better Place, and to talk about some current sports issues.
- Reed Appears on Ralph Nader Radio Hour League of Fans’ sports policy director, Ken Reed, Ralph Nader and the New York Times’ Tyler Kepner discussed a variety of sports issues on Nader’s radio show as well as Reed’s updated book, How We Can Save Sports: A Game Plan. Reed's book was released in paperback in February, and has a new introduction and several updated sections.
League of Fans is a sports reform project founded by Ralph Nader to fight for the higher principles of justice, fair play, equal opportunity and civil rights in sports; and to encourage safety and civic responsibility in sports industry and culture.
Vanderbilt Sport & Society - On The Ball with Andrew Maraniss with guest Ken Reed, Sports Policy Director for League of Fans and author of How We Can Save Sports: A Game Plan
Sports & Torts – Ken Reed, Sports Policy Director, League of Fans – at the American Museum of Tort Law
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