Denver and Seattle look super, but they are not the only surprises. A division-by-division look, plus hot player of the week.

The International Olympic Committee said that new anti-gay laws passed in Russia don't violate the Olympic charter and that there will be no discrimination, drawing condemnation from gay rights groups. The comments came during a site visit to Sochi, site of the Winter Olympics, by Jean-Claude Killy, chairman of the IOC's Co-ordination Commission. "The Olympic […]

The openly gay speed skater from New Zealand is taking the first of four concrete steps toward Olympic qualification

Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart says he's not gay. Stewart, who faced gay rumors for years with the Steelers in the 1990s, was responding to a promo clip for Bravo's "Real Housewives of Atlanta," where his estranged wife Porsha is a cast member. "Kordell didn't necessarily want me physically, and that made me wonder […]

The openly gay speed skater from New Zealand is taking the first of four concrete steps toward Olympic qualification

Out gay sports-media personality Jared Max catches up with Orlando Cruz at a workout as the boxer prepares for the biggest fight of his life

Having survived six months of conversion therapy, Josh Sanders is barred from coaching at the sports camp where he thrived for six years. Now he's coming out publicly and forging new dialogue with both Christian and LGBT organizations to open hearts and minds.

NBA training camps open Tuesday, Oct. 1, and with one week to go, Jason Collins still has not been signed by a team. Normally, few people would care about the job prospects of a 34-year-old backup center at the end of his career, but Collins is obviously much more than that. Since he came out […]

Longtime Outsports reader Mark Kari, aka Canmark, was diagnosed with ALS, associated by some with Lou Gherig, earlier this year. He shares his journey, what lies ahead, and why he's raising money for the ALS Society of Canada

As Fallon Fox prepares for her Oct. 12 championship fight, she receives an apology from Matt Mitrione for his anti-trans comments.

The push to have footballers wear rainbow-colored shoe laces this weekend hit resistance from players, LGBT activists and the Premier League itself. The issue at hand: Tactics and messaging used to launch the campaign.

We've become big fans of the rugby playing Burgess Brothers since George Burgess took nude selfies that wound up on Twitter. It was then that we discovered George has three other rugby-playing brothers –his twin brother Thomas, and Luke and Sam — who look as good as he does. The four, originally from England, are […]

Tony Parker of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, playing for his home country France, was caught on a microphone uttering a gay slur during the semifinals of the 2013 European basketball semifinals this weekend. "J'ai l'impression qu'on avait peur, qu'on jouait comme des 'tapettes,' " Parker said in the first half of what became an […]

Plus, why the Browns won the Trent Richardson trade. And some interesting dynamics that could lead to a great Eagles-Broncos game next week.

How small is the possibility that there are no gay footballers in the UK? It's as close to zero as you can get without being zero

Championship track & field and cross-country coach Micah Porter talks to Outsports about being a gay high school coach in Denver

The initiative is criticized by one gay group for playing into stereotypes, but it is drawing attention.

The trans MMA fighter finds hope and understanding in Mitrione's explanation and apology for his transphobic rant

“I made a fool of myself. I spoke really poorly and I had to answer for that," the heavyweight says. He also talks about his gay cousin and would support an openly gay fighter.

With Sochi closed to them, the Russian LGBT Sport Federation will hold Open Games event in Moscow. Co-chair Konstantin Yablotskiy criticizes the IOC for silencing LGBT supporters. "Human rights are not politics."