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A series of leaked videos reveals that some WNBA players are faced with substandard living conditions in the middle of a pandemic.
By Ken Schultz | July 8, 2020Leo Baker drops into Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 remaster
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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
Landon Driggers is a gay nonbinary Tennessee swimmer training for a spot on Team USA for the Paris Summer Olympics
Landon Driggers is an all-American swimmer at the University of Tennessee who is now training for the Team USA Olympic Trials.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 18, 2024
Gay couple who own pro sports team will have a trans-pride-flag kit – ‘We become louder!’
Rugby club Keighley Cougars in England repeatedly makes LGBTQ sports history. Co-owner Kaue Garcia says they want to "shock the world."
By Jon Holmes | April 18, 2024
Out tag team The Backslide Girlz slide their way into pro wrestling history with championship win
Out pro wrestlers Kingsley and Shay Kassidy, known together as The Backslide Girlz, became the first women's tag team champions in Australian pro wrestling history Friday.
By Brian C. Bell | April 18, 2024
Retired Yankee broadcaster John Sterling brought baseball and Broadway together for over three decades
Fans of showtunes and hardball had an unlikely ally in the Yankee announcer. Plus: Padres Pride, Anthony Bowens talks smack, and Thirst Trap of the Week.
By Ken Schultz | April 18, 2024
Time 100 includes only one LGBTQ athlete, no one under ‘leaders’ or ‘innovators’ categories
The Time 100 this year includes one LGBTQ athlete, a deserving Jenni Hermoso, who won the World Cup and stood up for women everywhere.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 18, 2024
Carl Nassib, NFL’s first out gay player, to announce Cleveland Browns draft pick
Nassib will team up with Peggy Rajski from The Trevor Project to announce Cleveland's second round pick.
By Jim Buzinski | April 18, 2024
Jakub Jankto says he won’t play at Euro 2024, but organizers are courting gay fans
Jakub Jankto featured for the Czech Republic at the last European Championship, but he won't be at UEFA Euro 2024.
By Jon Holmes | April 17, 2024