Month: March 2008

An intrepid reporter at azcentral.com has uncovered the edgy and increasingly acceptable phenomenon known as bromance, defined in this article as “the complicated love and affection shared by two straight males.” I read this and thought, why does it have to be between straight males? I’d say I’ve been wrapped up in a few bromances, […]

Can’t get enough of Joe Alexander? We don’t get to see him in action again until Thursday when West Virginia, the team that sent Duke packing, will face Sweet 16 draw Xavier. In the meantime, the NY Times has profiled the intriguing, basketball-obsessed star who has caused many to take a second look. Last season, […]

Via Deadspin comes this image from a Duke college basketball message board. It was after Duke lost to West Virginia and was bounced from the NCAA men’s tournament. And all we hear is how classy the Duke fans are: Via Deadspin comes this image from a Duke college basketball message board. It was after Duke […]

So the first weekend wasn’t too bad: Took Thursday and Friday off, watched dozens of hours of hoops on my brother’s snazzy HD wide screen TV, saw my Xavier Musketeers roll through two games, enjoyed Western Kentucky and Davidson rolling to the Sweet 16, and yelled at Billy Packer more than any man should be […]

The 85,000 mile Olympic torch relay began today in Greece and is scheduled to pass through 134 cities on five continents, including stops on the summit of Mt. Everest and in the Himalayan town of Lhasa, where Chinese authorities used deadly force to break up pro-independence protests last week. The flame lighting ceremony was briefly […]

Chicago Bulls coach Jim Boylan had a novel way of showing player Andres Nocioni all was forgiven. Andres Nocioni was standing in front of a media throng after practice Monday, apologizing again for his outburst Saturday toward interim coach Jim Boylan, when Boylan snuck up from behind and planted a wet one on Nocioni’s cheek. […]

Yes, there are haters even in golf. Tiger Woods lost his first PGA match since September 3. That was almost seven months ago. He finished two shots back Monday morning in the rain-delayed completion of the final round at Doral. It seems there’s always some two-bit golfer ready to pile on when Woods loses (and, […]

The other day Jim Buzinski offered up an idea to speed up the end of college basketball games: limiting the number of timeouts a team can take at the end of the game. However, if Dick Vitale had his way, Jim's suggestion would likely do no good. Vitale was on ESPNews last night discussing the […]

Casper Landeweerd is a Dutch water polo player and one of 16 athletes in the Southeast Regional in the King of the Hardwood contest. In his bracket, Landeweerd faces high jumper sprinter Linus Thornblad, the jock who sometimes wishes he was gay. Go here to vote in the Midwest and check out the photo gallery […]

Kyle Hawkins enjoys his new life after turmoil in Missouri By Ross FormanOutsports.com Kyle Hawkins is back coaching lacrosse, but worlds away from his last gig as the head coach at the University of Missouri.And the fact he’s gay isn’t just a non-issue with his new team, but also the way they discovered him. Hawkins […]

American skater Johnny Weir won his first world figure skating medal by finishing third at the championships in Sweden. Canada’s Jeffrey Buttle took the gold and France’s Brian Joubert the silver. In a free skate where one top contender fell completely apart and two others had repeated flaws, Johnny Weir’s conservative but nearly error-free skating […]

The terrific last-second 3-pointer than lifted Western Kentucky over Drake, 101-99, in overtime: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tre8Xa04g8Q] The terrific last-second 3-pointer than lifted Western Kentucky over Drake, 101-99, in overtime: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tre8Xa04g8Q]

Longtime friend of Outsports (and speaker at our first convention many years ago) Helen Carroll (right) today let us know about a segment of ESPN’s Outside the Lines this Sunday that will tackle the issue of negative recruiting in women’s sports and how it hurts lesbians. From Helen’s email: In October 2006, NCLR co-hosted an […]

Some gay New Yorkers are fed up with a gay-themed chant that has erupted in the stands at Rangers games for years. What has upset them is a chant of “Ho-mo Lar-ry!” that rains down on a particular fan who does a particular dance at particular Rangers games. Out lesbian Speaker of the City Council […]

Here's a nice Associated Press article about how more and more teams are offering all-you-can-eat sections. The article states that nearly half of MLB teams, nine NHL teams, six NBA teams and many NASCAR tracks now have such sections. Of course, it's not news to readers of this blog, since I've written about this trend […]

Outsports fave Johnny Weir is second after the men’s short program at the world championships in Sweden, behind Canada’s Jeffrey Buttle. Weir is shooting for his first medal in international competition. Weir was absolutely brilliant in Friday’s short program. It was his best skating since 2006, when he made an Olympic bus molehill into a […]

Ok, I’ll come clean: I’m a message board junkie. And few are more entertaining than the one for the University of Kentucky, named aptly Cats Pause. You see, UK fans have had a tough year. After a mediocre start, the team finished 12-4 in the SEC and squeaked into the tournament. Suddenly, Lexington started romancing […]

One of the joys the NCAA tournament game is hearing Gus Johnson to do the play-by-play. Jim Allen and I don’t call him “The Screamer” for nothing: [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=sgeqrYxu_YM] One of the joys the NCAA tournament game is hearing Gus Johnson to do the play-by-play. Jim Allen and I don’t call him “The Screamer” for nothing: […]

Basketball is a terrific, fast-paced, up-and-down-the-court game … until the final minute. Then it degenerates into a flurry of timeouts that turn mercury into molasses. Duke beat No. 15-seed Belmont ($5 to anyone who knows what state it’s in without looking it up), 71-70, but the last minute seemed like it lasted an hour. Possession, […]

First of all, here's a nicely worded disclaimer that I found somewhere, with my own addition at the end: Please note that we do not now, nor have we ever, encouraged irresponsible use of alcohol. It is important to know your own limits and to act accordingly. We discourage improper use of alcohol. And do […]