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Today marks the two-year anniversary of "Macho Man" Randy Savage's tragic death. Here's a look back at his legendary career in pro wrestling.

What will happen when the Sixers face off against the most destructive force in the NBA: the Heat?

Just before the Olympic Games, You Can Play founder Patrick Burke wrote a reflective column after the movie-theater shooting in Colorado took the life of a YCP intern. Burke opened up about the...

Editor's note: Softball coach Mary Nutter died of heart failure on July 24 while on vacation in Colorado. She was a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame. No one loved...

One of the reasons we hear professional athletes don't come out is that they don't have a good reason. "They would risk too much," we hear. "They can just wait until after retirement." But of...

Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Brendan (left) and Patrick Burke Hockey, 2010. When...

The gay sports world lost a true legend last weekend when Chuck Dima, known as the "grandfather of gay softball," passed away on Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 81. Sam Lehman,...

CBS Sports has created a segment on the late Brendan Burke. They talked exclusively to members of the Miami (Ohio) hockey team that Brendan managed. This week marks the one-year anniversary of his...

GQ finishes 2010 with an in depth look at Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke, his gay son Brendan who died earlier this year, and his straight son Patrick who has become a strong advocate for...

Sad news came in this weekend about the apparent suicide of openly gay former pro wrestler Chris Kanyon on Friday. Kanyon was a former tagteam champion with the WCW and WWE and came out publicly...