Month: October 2008

For those wanting to spend $500 for the latest in swimsuit technology … or look at a lean, lanky swimmer contorting himself into the one piece. There is a funny note: "Briefs are worn for demonstration purposes only" (translation: We can't show this guy nekkid): For those wanting to spend $500 for the latest in […]

Forgive us if there are fewer entries on the blog over the next few days, but both Jim and I are headed to Salt Lake City for Gay Superbowl 8. We both play in the event; My team is the New York Warriors, and Jim’s team is the Los Angeles Motion. Several Outsporters will be […]

Matthew Mitcham, the gay Australian diver who made Olympic history, says he was surprised to be the only out male among the more than 10,000 Olympic athletes during the Beijing Games. He spoke out this week in his first press conference since leaving Beijing about his status, his vacation and the future. Matthew Mitcham, the […]

With the start of the NHL season, our new NHL columnist offers his predictions and highlights a rising Washington Capital By Dax Bauser There have been many great ambassadors for the sport of hockey, most notably Wayne Gretzky. “The Great One” did more for the recognition of the sport than any single athlete has done […]

Big Ben has been battered and bruised this season behind a makeshift offensive line. He is playing with an injured throwing shoulder, yet despite it all he threw for three touchdowns Sunday as the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) rallied for a 26-21 win over Jacksonville. Check out all our thoughts on Week 5, including an historic […]

Autumn came to the University of Michigan this weekend, and so did I. My partner’s 10th dental school reunion drew us back for homecoming. Ann Arbor is a lovely little town, especially with the light cool breeze that October brings. While we didn’t make it into the stadium for the 45-20 clobbering of Michigan at […]

The Colts pull out a miracle, the Giants keep dominating and four teams that have underachieved. How Cyd and Jim saw NFL Week 5 E-mail Cyd The Giants have looked good, no arguing with that. But consider their schedule. Their last three opponents are a combined 1-12 (barely beating the Bengals), so I’m not overly […]

Two games in, four baseball teams are already on the verge of having their playoff runs ended. But while each of the four Division Series stands at 2-0, they haven't been without some surprises. While it's not much of a surprise (even to an admittedly biased observer such as myself) that the Philadelphia Phillies are […]

There is no North American pro sports franchise that has gagged more than the Chicago Cubs, who will now have gone 101 years without winning a World Series. The Cubs lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, and were swept in the first round of the National League (3-0). The Cubs were only the second […]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog. This is the hardest week to pick against the spread since Week 5. Why? Public opinion has set in and is now backed up by four weeks of results. And with […]

The six-man Washington ‘Mo’s relay team won the Ultra Division in the 181-mile Ragnar Relay race. The team also finished third overall out of 109 teams. Obviously, given their name, all six runners are openly gay. Five of them swim with the gay-oriented District of Columbia Aquatics Club. More on the race and a team […]

San Diego Charger Jacques Cesaire (left) was a featured highlight yesterday at an anti-gay-marriage rally sponsored by iprotectmarriage.com, we have learned from Good As You blog. They have an audio recording of the event in which Cesaire and NFL free agent Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (right), brother of Packer Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (KGB), encourage everyone in attendance to […]

The WNBA Finals tipped off last night with a victory for the Detroit Shock over the San Antonio Silver Stars (I had to look that one up), 77-69. The League is touting an increase in ticket sales and TV viewership this season, which is nice. But then I looked at the numbers. The average rating […]

English soccer player Sol Campbell is under nasty verbal attack by fans of his former team who are hurling racial and homophobic slurs at him. The former [Tottenham] Spurs captain faced a barrage of abuse from Tottenham fans during a match with Portsmouth on Sunday. A large bunch of terrace thugs sang: “Sol, Sol, wherever […]

Out runner talks about running out of the closet in Ivy League track & field

This guy is named Adam, from Britain, and he's a junior 400-meter runner who also loves to show off his body on his YouTube videos. And he knows who his audience is since he addresses this one by saying, "Hi guys, gonna do some flexing for ya." Be our guest. This guy is named Adam, […]