Reading Time: 3 minutes Sports needs to be built on a foundation of humanistic coaching. A tragic incident at the University of Maryland shows why
Author: Ken Reed
Playing football is one scary game of Russian roulette
Reading Time: 5 minutes Despite North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora’s rosy perspective, the dangers of head trauma are extraordinary
Become an agent of change for sports
Reading Time: 3 minutes We need more people who are passionate about sportsmanship, equal opportunity and safer playing conditions, to name a few
Should young people even be playing football?
Reading Time: 3 minutes CTE isn’t just a pro football Issue; college and high school players are also at risk, and the damage can be life-altering
There’s no such thing as a concussion-safe football helmet
Reading Time: 4 minutes The only way to significantly reduce brain trauma is greatly reducing the number of full-contact practices and scrimmages
Professional sports turning grieving into a PR scam
Reading Time: 3 minutes The great divide in sports is spurred by phoney patriotism and over-commercialization
Legalized U.S. sports gambling? It’s about time
Reading Time: 3 minutes Now the trick is to put the revenue to the best use: on public fitness and activity initiatives
NFL puts greed ahead of freedom of expression, again
Reading Time: 4 minutes NFL owners are rich, not necessarily smart. Forcing players to stand at attention during the national anthem undermines basic rights
Drop-in ads on baseball radio broadcasts are getting out of hand
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s like meeting a longtime friend for a relaxing coffee chat only to get barraged by a multi-level marketing sales pitch