Month: July 2008

Both of the out swimmers we profiled last week competed in the Olympic Trials on July 4, with one getting a personal record. Purdue swimmer Andrew Langenfeld recorded a 54.80 in the 100-meter fly, which was his personal best (beating his old best by 0.30 seconds). He finished 55th out of 105 swimmers in the […]

The Williams sisters’ dominance of Wimbledon since 2000 is staggering. There has only been a single final this decade this did not include at least one of the sisters. On Saturday, for the third time, the final will feature both Williams girls as four-time winner and defending champion Venus takes on her younger sister Serena, […]

Yep, you knew he’d pull this bullshit at some point, and here he goes and does it. According to ESPN’s Chris Mortenson, Brett Favre has contacted the Green Bay Packers about coming out of retirement to play this season. With his family “tugging” on him to play, Brett Favre has an “itch” to come out […]

It’s the expected versus the unexpected in the 2008 Wimbledon semis. The pairings serve are an appropriate microcosm for the tournament as a whole, where early round chaos was followed by a return to order in the second week of the event. Men's Semifinal: Federer vs. Safin Looking for a sixth consecutive title, did anyone […]

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher, Aaron Cook went the full 9 (video) innings in last nights win over the San Diego Padres, throwing just 79 pitches to do so. He allowed only 5 hits and no runs as the Rockies shut out the Padres, ending a 7 game losing streak. He has ended Rockies losing streaks […]

It’s a great day for a gay journalist who loves sports when I can write about A-Rod and Madonna in a single post. Ah, yes. It seems the subject of my long-standing man crush, Alex Rodriguez, and a favorite crooner diva of mine, Madonna, are friends. And when I say friends, I mean it in […]

Thirteenth in a series. Broadcast: Cincinnati Reds on FSN Ohio, Pittsburgh at Reds, 6/30/08; Announcers: George Grande (play-by-play), Chris Welsh (analyst) Listening to George Grande, I expected to check his bio on the Reds’ website and find that he’s been with the Reds forever and that he, like Seattle’s Dave Niehaus (see my Mariners’ review), […]

You just can’t get away from the Red Sox when you’re in Massachusetts, and Provincetown is no exception. Whether it’s baseball caps, shorts, bumper stickers, you name it, the Red Sox are everywhere here. So I guess it shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise to find a Schilling Schardonnay in the liquor store […]

It's now official: the Seattle SuperSonics will move to Oklahoma City for the 2008-09 NBA season. A settlement between team owner Clay Bennett and the city was reached, which ends the city's lawsuit attempting to keep the team in Seattle until the team's lease with KeyArena ran out after the 2009-10 season. A judge was […]

Twelfth in a series. Broadcast: Fox Saturday Baseball, Yankees at Mets, 6/28/08; Announcers: Joe Buck (play-by-play), Tim McCarver (analyst), Ken Rosenthal (reporter) We interrupt our regular programming to bring you this Very Special Episode of Joe’s MLB On TV Report, or JMLBOTVR. Or should that be JMOTR since “Major League Baseball” and “Television” are already […]

12-team gay flag football event sees a thrilling ending in Chicago Related: Pride Bowl photo gallery By Ross FormanOutsports.com CHICAGO — The inaugural Pride Bowl flag football tournament in Chicago featured a thrilling, hail-filled championship game in the Competitive Division.The San Diego Bolts surprised tournament favorite Los Angeles BET, 39-35, in the finals of the […]

When my sister moved to London last year, I began planning my trip for Wimbledon, 2008. It had always been a dream of mine to have Fish n’ Chips on Henman Hill, and I was finally able to experience my dream. My sister and I arrived at the "queue" at 7am among over 6,000 people, […]

I spent a couple wonderful days in Nantucket this past weekend. It’s a beautiful place: So quiet, so charming, the weather’s perfect, the people are nice. You can’t go wrong. I’ve been to lots of towns in the Northeast, but I’ve never seen one that feels like old New England like Nantucket, with its cobblestone […]