Month: December 2008

And some people think you have to be a pansy to figure skate. No wonder so many of those guys have buns of steel . . . And some people think you have to be a pansy to figure skate. No wonder so many of those guys have buns of steel . . .

I guess it comes as no surprise that the Dallas Cowboys are on the road to being torn apart by Terrell Owens. After all, he's already left two teams after clashing with the starting quarterback. This time it's Tony Romo who's feeling the Wrath of Terrell, and this time some of the blame — in […]

Yes, I know Lubbock, Texas, isn’t exactly Milan or Manhattan when it comes to fashion. But star Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell should get his clothing tips from somewhere other than the local feed supply store. This is Harrell in a 2008 Christmas card unearthed first on a Texas Longhorn site that quickly found its […]

Now this recession thing is getting serious. The NFL announced it’s cutting staff, joining a recent announcement by the NBA that it’s firing folks, too. When a sour economy starts to impact the sports world, a place we go to escape the travails of the world spinning out of control around us, it’s time for […]

Our choices for the top photos we found this year. Picture This has long been one of the most popular features on Outsports. We provide a link to the best sports images as chosen by the editors or submitted by readers. We have picked our favorites. We also have a separate Best Of from the […]

Australian accents, really hot bodies, gay guys and the beach. Um, where can I sign up? Samesame.com.au has launched a new Web series of gay guys learning how to surf. And even if you don't learn to surf from it, there's nearly as much eye candy as the Minnesota Vikings locker room. Plus, each week […]

These Syracuse fans got creative at a recent football game. First there was this: Then this: These Syracuse fans got creative at a recent football game. First there was this: Then this:

We have written for years about the rumors surrounding NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia and his declaration that he is not gay. So, I found myself doing a double take when I heard ESPN’s Tony Kornheiser say this about Garcia, the Tampa starter, during Monday’s Panthers-Buccaneer’s game: "Jeff Garcia, who loves to date hot quarterbacks. Tried […]

Watch as Italian league player Cristiano Lucarelli, in the words of one soccer blog, "dry humps his shirt in front of 50,000 people." Hat tip to Deadspin. Watch as Italian league player Cristiano Lucarelli, in the words of one soccer blog, "dry humps his shirt in front of 50,000 people." Hat tip to Deadspin.

There are professional soccer players across Italy praying that Victory doesn’t name names. You see, he’s the the latest rent boy to come forward and claim that he beds down pro soccer players in Italy for cash. A lot of cash, actually. About $2,000 a pop, so to speak. "A lot of them are bisexual, […]

If you didn’t see the Army-Navy game this weekend — and judging from the ratings, you didn’t — you missed a friggin’ sweet set of alternate jerseys the Black Knights and Midshipmen wore. Dubbed the “Enforcer” jersey, this marketing ploy/fun idea made an otherwise boring game more entertaining. Navy's uniform is pretty standard 2008 uniform […]

Detroit on pace to go 0-16; Philly steps up; Packers fall down; Cowboys collapse By Cyd Zeigler jr. Trivia question for you. Only one team has beaten three teams that lead their division outright. Who is it? Answer at the end. The Steelers. Every time I’ve watched the Steelers, I have left the game scratching […]

If you were as surprised as I was by the Philadelphia Eagles' run to the NFC East title in 2006, winning their last 5 games with Jeff Garcia at quarterback in place of the injured Donovan McNabb, brace yourselves: an even more shocking sequel may be in store. As wretched as they looked two weeks […]

Damn, wish I hadn’t turned off Fox’s postgame show after the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Detroit Lions. The network accidentally showed tight end Visanthe Shiancoe displaying what he’s got underneath those compression shorts. Shiancoe was inadvertently shown naked on television while a FOX camera crew taped owner Zygi Wilf’s presentation of the game ball to […]

In our latest Podcast, Cyd and I discussed whether athletes wore cups or even needed to. We received this thoughtful response from a listener who provided some terrific information: I enjoyed listening to the podcast about cups and jocks. Who SHOULD wear a cup? As a former EMT who took care of many athletic injuries, […]

Openly gay former pro wrestler Chris Kanyon (right) has become well-known after his career for 1) being gay and 2) for not pulling punches when it comes to talkin about pro wrestling. The latest in Kanyon’s sites: Brock Lesnar, who a couple weeks ago won a big fight on UFC. On Myspace, Kanyon rips into […]

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. Sometimes things just don't go your way. It seems every season I have one week that I just get utterly, horribly wrong. That was last week, when I went 0-5 in […]

I won’t spend much time ranting about what a joke the Bowl Championship Series is, since the vast majority of fans would prefer a playoff and one won’t be coming for years. So we are left with another “championship” game that will not satisfy a large percentage of fans. If predictions hold, Florida and Oklahoma […]

Nigel Owens, the openly gay rugby referee, is releasing a new autobiography that reportedly reveals his fears of coming out and much of the support he’s experienced since doing so. He offered a great interview to the BBC in which, among other things, he talks about trying to kill himself before coming out. He’s now […]

OJ Simpson was sentenced to 15 years in prison today for his role in armed robbery of memorabilia (and NOT for anything else he was alleged to have done in June 1994). He’s not eligible for parole for nine years so that should be enough time for the Bills to build up the franchise to […]