Month: June 2008

Tiger Woods said last year at Oakmont, site of the 2007 US Open, that no 10-handicapper could break 100 at the course. I don't know what a 10-handicapper is, and I don't care. All I know is that this statement, like his comment this week that nobody watches hockey anymore, has effectively been proven wrong. […]

It’s always nice to see athletes get hot and heavy with each other. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxaVh4QZIGs] Hat tip to World of Wonder It’s always nice to see athletes get hot and heavy with each other. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxaVh4QZIGs] Hat tip to World of Wonder

New York Yankees first basemen Jason Giambi, who we all know loves a golden thong, has now decided to take another step towards being a porn star. He is now sporting a mustache, and following him along for the ride are Ross Ohlendorf and Johnny Damon. Giambi is now out of his super slump, what […]

The Irish are famous for betting on anything that breathes, so perhaps this is not a surprise, but it is noteworthy nonetheless: The largest Irish bookmaker has set odds on teams playing in the Bingham Cup gay rugby tournament, which starts June 12 in Dublin, Ireland. I have been closely involved in gay sports for […]

Fourth in a series. Broadcast: San Diego Padres on Cox Cable Ch. 4 San Diego, Chicago Cubs at Padres, 6/4/08; Announcers: Matt Vasgersian (play-by-play), Mark Grant (analyst) Technically this was mostly a good broadcast – the graphics were eye-catching without standing out too much, and mostly devoid of accompanying sound effects. The use of replays […]

The IOC announced Wednesday that Chicago is among four cities still in the running to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. The other cities in contention are Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. Only Tokyo has hosted a previous Olympics (1964). Ever since the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, Chicago has joined San Francisco and New York […]

The gay party to be at in Manhattan Thursday night was openly gay former high school football player Corey Johnson. Corey’s a good friend of Outsports and helped us win a gold medal in football at the Gay Games in 2006. I tease Corey that he is the true mayor of New York, and you […]

This being a sports blog, I figure at least some readers are into health and fitness. If so, I present what Men’s Health calls “America’s Unhealiest Drink.” Baskin Robbin’s Large Heath Bar Shake (32 oz)2,310 calories266 g sugar108 g fat (64 g saturated) 73: The number of ingredients that go into this milkshake.66: The number […]

Third in a series. Broadcast: New York Yankees on YES Network, Toronto at Yankees, 6/3/08; Announcers: Michael Kay (play-by-play), Al Leiter (analyst); Reporter: Kim Jones (hey, they’ve got a woman! I should keep count of how many women work these games – although I’m guessing none are doing play-by-play or color commentary.) What brought me […]

During a teleconference on Monday promoting the PGA Championship, which is being held at Oakland Hills in suburban Detroit in August, Tiger Woods was asked (perhaps by a Detroit-area reporter?) if he was rooting for Detroit or Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup finals. Woods laughed, then replied, "I don't really care. Let's talk about the […]

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2, to win Game 6 of their Stanley Cup playoff series and take the Cup for the first time since 2002. Detroit’s winning goal was kind of fluky and basically involved Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury sitting on a loose puck in the net area and then propelling […]

Gay-sports championship season started in earnest Memorial Day weekend with the NAGVA (volleyball) championships in Miami. Possibly the biggest of those championships is the Gay Softball World Series, of which Outsports is a proud media sponsor this year. This year the event is in Seattle, Aug. 22-30. They’ve got a great Web site for the […]

German decathlete Pascal Behrenbruch, center, and fellow athletes at a meet. Check out his website with tons of photos (click on “weiter” to see the images, like Pascal and his dog and heading into the pool). German decathlete Pascal Behrenbruch, center, and fellow athletes at a meet. Check out his website with tons of photos […]

John Amaechi, the former NBA player who came out as gay last year, is Amnesty International’s Olympics ambassador and he is urging athletes to speak out on behalf of human rights at this summer’s Beijing Games. "I would encourage athletes not to distract themselves by burying themselves in the nuance and facts and figures and […]

First, my new crush…even though this was against my beloved Colorado Rockies, Nick Evans, recently called up left fielder for the New York Mets, had three doubles in his first Major League game. (video after link) The Cleveland Indians amazing starting Pitcher, Cliff Lee, a man being talked about as a possible American League MVP, […]

The last American standing at the French Open has fallen. Robby Ginepri, the hottie who lives in Kennesaw, Ga., dropped his Fourth Round match against Fernando Gonzalez earlier today. Ginepri was the last male U.S. tennis player left in the tournament and the first to make it so far since 2003. Now there’s more time […]

When top jocks compete, they know how to accessorize. Tennis babe Maria Sharapova debuted at the French Open last week sporting a pair of Elsa Perretti Wave Earnings and a pearl button closure to fasten the back of her Nike dress. The earrings go for $1,150 on the company’s site. There’s more, according to the […]

[youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=FtnSuoew_1E] The Pittsburgh Penguins were done. Having blown a 2-0 lead in Game 5 of their Stanley Cup Finals to the Detroit Red Wings, the Penguins trailed 3-2 with under a minute to go and the Detroit fans getting ready to celebrate another title. But, stunningly, with 34 seconds to go in regulation, Maxime Talbot […]

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Re the ongoing thread of whether War Emblem is or isn’t gay: His Japanese stud-farm owners, the Shadai Stallion Station, continue to deal with his low libido. And their efforts are paying off — the horse has a growing list of progeny — 43 to date, with the oldest now racing as four-year-olds. Enough of […]