Month: January 2009

On our Discussion Board, a man who says he is a closeted high school basketball coach, is seeking advice in dealing with his situation. I am a closeted high school basketball coach, but also a leader in the sports community. I serve as the president of the area coaches association and am also a state […]

Keyshawn Johnson, on the ESPN pregame show, said Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was “a bit of a drama queen.” This followed a report on Big Ben’s injury status two weeks after a concussion and whether he would be able to play (it seems as if he’s questionable to play with an injury every week). […]

About 16 months ago we brought the story of Zach Puchtel, a former Univ. of Minnesota basketball player who came out of the closet during a fashion show in the spring of 2007. Since then, he’s been hard to pin down on various levels: His sexuality is fluid and he says he’s not gay; He […]

The Cardinals to host NFC title game. That is not a misprint. Eagles, Ravens and Steelers round out Final 4. I am so over McNabb and Warner.By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com Who the hell knows who will win the conference title games? Certainly not me, after I went 1-3 in both playoff rounds for a grand 2-6 […]

Catching up on some items we’ve missed in recent weeks… Catching up on some items we’ve missed in recent weeks…

Fox spent so much time slurping Florida's Tim Tebow last night, that the blogs are hammering both (see here, here and here). So I found this cartoon via the Interception King to be spot on given how Fox genuflected at Tebow's every move: Fox spent so much time slurping Florida's Tim Tebow last night, that […]

A bunch of indy filmmakers have set out on a mission to show the mysteries and controversy behind the identity of God, as seen by our culture and society. The film is called God In The Box. One of those they talk to is Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, a devout Christian. One of them […]

Turner Sports announced today that Charles Barkley is taking a leave of absence from his TNT duties for at least a few weeks in the wake of Barkley's New Year's Eve arrest on suspicion of drunk driving in Scottsdale, Arizona. Barkley had a blood alcohol level of .149, almost twice the legal limit in Arizona. […]

Barack Obama continued his plea for change we (almost) all can believe in: A college football playoff. Following the Florida Gators’ win Thursday night, Obama was asked about the game. "If I'm Utah, or if I'm USC or if I'm Texas, I might still have some quibbles," Obama said. "That's why we need a playoff." […]

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. It certainly looks like I'm hedging my bets, I know. But when it comes to the playoffs, I have a mathematical system that has been very successful in recent years. Last […]

Dan is a true-blue Detroit Lions fan, so much so that he has a tattoo on his chest that reads “0-16 2008.” Fortunately, Dan is pretty hot and has a chest worthy of an A&F model, so we approve (the unveiling happens at the 30-second mark). Hat tip to Pro Football Talk. Dan is a […]

While most Americans have been fawning over Michael Phelps since the Olympics, the International Sports Press Association has named Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt their Athlete of the Year. Phelps finished second. Both athletes had tremendous years, but I would have personally given it to Bolt as well. His world-record sprint in Beijing in the 100-meter […]

Yawn. I don't have a whole lot to say after watching Florida's boring-as-hell 24-14 BCS title win over Oklahoma. The game was poorly played, the play calls were often baffling and Fox looked like it had the Z Team covering it (the Fox announcers couldn't even get the down right in a crucial goal-line sequence). […]

The San Diego Chargers beat the Indianapolis Colts, 23-17, in overtime Saturday. The Chargers scored on the opening possession and the Colts never got the ball. This reignited debate on whether the NFL should change its OT rules. What do you think? The San Diego Chargers beat the Indianapolis Colts, 23-17, in overtime Saturday. The […]

The coach of Italy’s national soccer team, Marcello Lippi, says there are no gay players in the Italian league, and haven’t been in his 40 years in the sport, the Italian news agency ANSA reports. ”I believe there aren’t any gays among soccer players,” Lippi told the gossip website KlausCondicio. In a career spanning 40 […]

Media personality Whitney Casey, formerly Mrs. Jason Sehorn, was on the Howard Stern Show yesterday to promote some new book called “The Man Plan: Drive Men Wild …Not Away.” While it’s intended for women, I imagine some of our readers could be interested. She told Howard that she and Sehorn didn’t have sex for the […]

I would have thought that wearing a nipple ring while playing football would be a wee bit dangerous, but that did not stop Brendon Ayanbadejo of the Baltimore Ravens this weekend at Miami. Does anyone know if this is common or a hazard? Thanks to a reader for this. Click here to see the full […]

ESPN columnist LZ Granderson gave an interview to Michigan-based online mag MLive.com and talked about being a gay sports journalist, gay athletes, Prop 8 and dissing Michael Jordan. He also spends several paragraphs talking about the lack of out gay athletes in the pros. The truth is, I'm not so sure that someone hasn't already […]

This story from Yahoo proves conclusively that college football’s BCS system sucks and that the two teams that get to play in the title game are there for reasons other than their on-field success. Some voters in the Harris Interactive Poll, which helps determine BCS rankings, NEVER WATCHED UTAH PLAY! The same Utah team that […]

A cool little contest has come down from ESPN and the Tribeca Film Festival. They’re calling all filmmakers, aspiring filmmakers, jocks, fans and the like to develop a short 30-second trailer to promote the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival. The challenge is this: Take a scene from Cool Runnings or Remember The Titans (they’ve chosen the […]