This week's offerings include the NHL playoffs, college baseball, track and field (including Usain Bolt), rugby and Aussie Rules Football.
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Here are 15 inspiring Asian LGBTQ athletes who have come out publicly
There are still relatively few high-profile Asian and Asian-American athletes who have come out.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 9, 2020Outsports 2016 swimsuit issue for gay men
A take on the Sports Illustrated version, but ours features actual athletes.
By Jim Buzinski | February 23, 2016Outsports 2015 All-Hot NFL team
Our choices for the choicest eye candy in the league this season.
By Jim Buzinski | January 14, 2016Calendar features athletic, naked, young British men running around on beach
"Ripped and Stripped" lives up to its title.
By Jim Buzinski | December 18, 2015Christian McCaffrey would win the Heisman for hotness
The Stanford star would top our poll if we had a vote.
By Jim Buzinski | December 8, 2015Hottest players in the Major League Baseball playoffs
There's a lot to choose from among the eight teams.
By Outsports | October 12, 2015Latest Articles on Outsports
Activists against trans athletes protest middle schooler
Becky Pepper-Jackson was affirmed in court, is a middle-school county champ, and was picked on by adults for being who she is.
By Karleigh Webb | April 23, 2024
When will an all-female referee crew officiate an NFL game?
With the NFL hiring Karina Tovar as its 4th on-field female referee, the next question is when will the league have an all-women crew.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 23, 2024
10 gay or bi players have been NFL draft picks, two in the first round
In NFL history, there have been 10 players drafted who were openly gay or bisexual, but only one who was out at the time he was drafted.
By Jim Buzinski | April 23, 2024
Why gay athlete kissing his boyfriend after qualifying for Olympics was ‘a powerful thing’
Sport climber Campbell Harrison says the reaction to his celebratory kiss shows 'a lot of people aren’t used to seeing it just displayed as normal.'
By Jon Holmes | April 22, 2024
Gay gymnast Sam Phillips wears Pride pin at NCAA’s to show visibility for LGBTQ athletes
Phillips wore the Pride pin while taking home two All-American gymnastics honors at the NCAA championships.
By Jim Buzinski | April 22, 2024
Disc Golf Pro Tour event receives threat of violence as trans athlete participates
Trans competitor Natalie Ryan later confirmed on Instagram that she was targeted by a threat sent to the Music City Open in Nashville.
By Karleigh Webb | April 22, 2024
The Golden Girls traded cheesecake for sports beefcake these 11 times
The Golden Girls had many great moments over the years, and some of these moments included sports and athletes. Here are some of the best.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 21, 2024
Oklahoma must think pro wrestling is real with its ban on trans women wrestlers
The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission issued AEW a warning after Nyla Rose wrestled in a match. Rose's fellow wrestlers have her back.
By Brian C. Bell | April 19, 2024
Gay athletes thrive at Ball State and even show some sass on the court
A school paper's profile of three Ball State athletes show how acceptance and inclusion are a winning combination.
By Jim Buzinski | April 19, 2024
NHL’s Stanley Cup Bracket Challenge bans ‘gay,’ ‘transgender’ as profanity, allows ‘gun,’ ‘kill’
Somebody somewhere thought it might be a good idea to program an algorithm that would ban some LGBTQ words as 'profanity.'
By Cyd Zeigler | April 19, 2024
Premier League gay love story is pure fantasy football but very welcome on World Book Night
Matt Cain’s "Game On" is a new novella in which footballer Tom falls for journalist Cosmo. A lot of LGBTQ sports fans will enjoy the escape.
By Jon Holmes | April 19, 2024
Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe set to produce lesbian soccer love story, ‘Cleat Cute’
'Cleat Cute' is a sapphic story set in soccer, when two teammates fall in love. Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are set to produce the series.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 19, 2024