Keith Reed
sportswriter and editor
Keith Reed is an award-winning journalist and a past senior editor at ESPN. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Root, Vibe, Essence and elsewhere.
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Opinion
Why the Seahawks’ Super Bowl win is good for America
By mandating that his football team be sold to fund multiple charitable causes, late Seahawks owner Paul Allen exhibited a generosity that we should hope other billionaires, sports owners or otherwise, follow.
Opinion
Bill Belichick’s exclusion from the Hall of Fame ballot is disgraceful
Belichick didn’t leave much of a cheering section in the NFL when he left New England after the 2023 season, but as a six-time Super Bowl-winning coach, he should have been elected on the first ballot to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Opinion
College football is forever changed. This Indiana-Miami title game is proof.
Indiana University football coach Curt Cignetti has embraced the changes that have rocked college football over the last few years.
Opinion
What Mike Tomlin leaving the Steelers might mean for the NFL
Tomlin’s 19 seasons at the helm of the Steelers helped prove what shouldn’t have needed proving: Black coaches are fully capable of leading their teams to a Super Bowl title.
Opinion
Another local newspaper shuttering is bad news for America
The end of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette would mean the disappearance of the largest news organ in Pennsylvania’s second-largest metro area.
Opinion
The impact of Patrick Mahomes’ torn ACL will be felt far beyond the Chiefs
The Chiefs, who appeared in five of the past six Super Bowls and won three, might not be back for a long time.
Opinion
Shedeur Sanders’ first start may help settle 2025’s loudest NFL draft debate
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders, picked in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft will make his first start Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders.
MS NOW Opinion
Gambling scandal threatens to drive fans away from the NBA
If what the federal government alleges is true, then it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call this the worst scandal in NBA history.
MS NOW Opinion
Sha’Carri Richardson’s domestic violence arrest should be a real wake-up call
Richardson is a decorated track star, but if she had more discipline, she’d likely be more decorated.
MS NOW Opinion
The new NFL-ESPN partnership isn’t good for fans
The league’s biggest TV deal yet could be the catalyst for a decline in football’s popularity.