Month: March 2008

The #6 ranked Andy Roddick sent more than just Rafael Nadal packing, 7-6 (5), 6-2, in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships Thursday. Roddick revealed in his post-match press conference that he’d parted ways with coach Jimmy Connors, who reportedly broke-up with Andy a week ago to “spend time with his family.” The AP […]

Keith Carney chases his dream of being an Olympian Keith Carney is a long track speedskater who is training with his goal to compete in the 2010 Olympics. At the U.S. Championships in December he set a personal record and finished 10th in the men’s 5,000 meters. He is also openly gay and wrote about […]

The King of the Hardwood qualifying round has not moved onto the NFL players. Miami Dolphins lineman Jason Taylor is drawing votes in early balloting, but the early leaders are mostly quarterbacks. Vote here and before you do check out the terrific slideshow of all the athletes and the winners of previous elimination rounds. The […]

Harvard has decided to ban men from certain gyms during some hours, catering to Muslim women who don’t feel comfortable exercising in front of men. The sexist policy certainly brings up fears of a slippery slope. If women can get men banned from gyms, why not ban blacks from gyms at certain times because some […]

I admit that the charms of NASCAR (or any auto racing) have always eluded me, but I did like the analogy of why one gay Atlanta drag queen, Betty Jack Devine, loves the sport. “Part of what I like about it is the same things I love about opera,” Devine told the Southern Voice. “I’ve […]

Outsports readers have always had a soft spot for quarterback Joey Harrington going back to his days at the University of Oregon. A lot had to do with the fact that he is considered pretty hot and a lot to what seemed like a great personality and his ability to play the piano. A lot […]

Video of a 26-year-old streaker getting decked by Australian cricket player Andrew Symonds during a match in Brisbane. [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vje4KhIoAAM] Video of a 26-year-old streaker getting decked by Australian cricket player Andrew Symonds during a match in Brisbane. [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vje4KhIoAAM]

The question has become an annual ritual: how long will Brett Favre keep playing? He's been nothing less than a diva about making the decision each year — I remember the year when, after weeks of speculation, the Packers quarterback held a press conference to say that he still hadn't made up his mind. However, […]

Some stories just write themselves, such as this pitch Outsports received for “Gods of Sport,” a 224-page pictorial featuring 24 stars of Australian Rules Football and Rugby League. Creatively inspired by the homoeroticism of tough guy movies such as Fight Club, in “Gods of Sport” [photographer] Pedro Virgil conceptually depicts the machismo and sporting combat […]

Oakland Athletics pitcher Lenny DiNardo showed off his pecs for charity during an annual spring training event where players participate as waiters, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Lenny DiNardo, who is known in the A's clubhouse for his chiseled upper body, was induced to do shirtless bare-knuckle pushups on the stage, and he earned […]

NFL reporters really should just follow the players and take the offseason off. Or go scoop ice cream on the Jersey shore. Or put on a Goofy suit in Orlando. Or go cover cricket in Australia. Any of that would be more of a contribution to us all than the job they do covering the […]

With two weeks left in qualifying, the next couple of days are devoted to the baseball elimination round in the King of the Hardwood contest to choose the hottest athlete. Cleveland Indians star Grady Sizemore (photo) is among those vying to reach the round of 64. Vote here and before you do check out the […]

"Choir-queer" enters the ring on MTV show By Ross FormanOutsports.com Chris Hendricks is being “made” into a professional wrestler, thanks to some fellow Detroit-area residents who also stars for Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling, the second-biggest wrestling company in the world. Hendricks, 15, of Highland, Mich., is a student at Milford High School, and a […]