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Beefcake? What beefcake? The Village Voice's latest Pride issue features a piece by the indomitable Steve Weinstein about the golden age of beefcake. And with more and more athletes willing to strip down to their skivvies (or less), sports hold a growing role in that. Even the hyper-masculine world of professional sports has become a […]

AfterElton has unveiled their Hot 100 for the year, and not surprisingly there are very few athletes on the list. Only three sports figures made it this year: Ben Cohen (No. 64, right), David Beckham (No. 24) and Matthew Mitcham (No. 15). According to AfterElton’s Michael Jensen, Mitcham has the highest debut of anyone on […]

Thanks to International Jock for introducing us to Tomas Skoloudik, a Czech model who played soccer as a kid and now focuses his athletic endeavors on tennis. He’s lived in the U.S. for the last year, first in New York and now in Los Angeles. He also says he’s a “briefs” guy but wears boxers […]

Ausmus, left, and Williams The finals of the King of the Hardwood are set and they pit World champ David Williams (Aussie Rugby League) and Americas champ Brad Ausmus (Major League Baseball). Vote here. Check out photos of both contestants here. A huge thanks again to Layne for all his hard work in putting on […]

Clockwise, from top left: Youngquest, Williams, Wright, Ausmus. It is a guaranteed baseball vs. rugby final as two players from each sport are in the Final Four of the King of the Hardwood contest. In the World bracket, Aussie rugby players Nick Youngquest and David Williams go at it, while in the Americas bracket it […]

Kayne Lawton We are down to the Elite Eight in the King of the Hardwood contest. The four matchups are: David Wright (baseball) vs. Wes Welker (football); Ben Cohen (rugby) vs. David Williams (rugby); Kayne Lawton (rugby) vs. David Williams (rugby) and Brad Ausmus (baseball) vs. Colt Brennan (football). Vote here and check out the […]

Our friends at AfterElton.com are running what is now an annual Hot 100 contest and asking readers to submit their 10 hottest men. In looking at last year’s list, the contest might better be known as the Hottest White Actors poll, since that who made up the overwhelming number of winners. I could find only […]

Adidas is dubbing it a “Game for the Ladies,” but they’re not fooling us. They have a new online feature on their New Zealand site in which you pick two very attractive athletes to take off their jerseys and swap them. But seriously, how many women are going to be clicking on these fit, body-shaved […]

Colt Brennan Voting has begun in the North American bracket in the King of the Hardwood contest. Washington Redskins quarterback Colt Brennan is among the field of 16 in these two brackets in Round 2. Vote here and check out the winners to date. Check out the photos of the Americas North jocks and of […]

Fabiam Hambuechen Voting is almost over in the World South bracket in the annual King of the Hardwood contest. German gymnast Fabiam Hambuechen is among the field of 16 in this bracket that will close out Round 1. Vote here and check out the Round 1 winners to date. Check out the photos of the […]

Voting has begun in the Americas South bracket in the annual King of the Hardwood contest. Reggie, right (with wife Kim Kardashian), is among the field of 16 in this bracket; Bush faces fellow NFL player Matt Ryan. Vote here and check out the Round 1 winners to date. Check out the photos of the […]

Wednesday is the final day for voting in the World North bracket in the annual King of the Hardwood contest. Linus Thornblad, right, a track athlete, is among the field of 16 in this bracket. Vote here and check out the Round 1 winners from North America. Check out the photos of the World North […]

Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden (left), tennis player Andy Roddick and baseball player David Wright are three of the 16 North American athletes in Round 1 of the King of the Hardwood contest. Using an NCAA tournament-style format, the contest will pick one of 32 North American athletes and one of 32 athletes around the […]

This photo by Finneye of two decathletes at the end of their event is one of our 36 best images from Picture This 2008. Check out the entire gallery. This photo by Finneye of two decathletes at the end of their event is one of our 36 best images from Picture This 2008. Check out […]

We are down to the Final Four in King of the Hardwood and it’s dominated by rugby players. In one bracket, Ben Cohen takes on baseball’s Brad Ausmus, while Sean Lamont takes on fellow rugby player Dan Carter. Vote here to push your favorite to the finals. Speaking for myself, this is a rather lame […]

It’s crunch time in the King of the Hardwood as we are down to the Elite 8: Brady Quinn (NFL) vs. Ben Cohen (Rugby) Brad Ausmus (Baseball) vs. Robby Ginepri (Tennis) Sean Lamont (Rugby) vs. Brandon Templeton (Kickboxing) Dan Carter (Rugby) vs. Joe Mauer (Baseball) Check the pics and vote here! It’s crunch time in […]

German gymnast Fabian Hambuechen is in a tight battle with Minnesota Twins star Joe Mauer in the Sweet 16 of the King of the Hardwood contest. Vote here to get the field down to the Sweet 16, and check out a slideshow gallery of each athlete. German gymnast Fabian Hambuechen is in a tight battle […]

Australian rugby player Luke O’Donnell, who posed naked for a charity calendar, is one of the 16 athletes in eight brackets in the King of the Hardwood West and Southeast regionals. He faces Austrian swimmer Markus Rogan in his match. Vote here to get the field down to the Sweet 16, and check out a […]

Norwegian sprinter Lars Halvard Grimsrud (right) is the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Regional in the King of the Hardwood contest. His opponent is New York Mets star David Wright. The contest is now done to the field of 32. Go here to vote in the Midwest and check out the photo gallery of […]