Month: October 2009

Magic and Isiah famously kissed before games. In an upcoming book, basketball's Magic Johnson blames Isiah Thomas for rumors that Johnson was gay at the time Johnson stunned the world by announcing he was HIV-positive. “Isiah kept questioning people about it,” Magic says in the book “When the Game Was Ours,” written by Johnson, Larry […]

For those of you looking for that special opportunity to have sex with David Beckham, your lucky chance is right around the corner! At a Rite-Aid. Well, not quite. The Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid is printing a photograph of Becks on condom packets available in Spain. The founder of the museum didn’t see anything scandalous […]

Oh how quickly the stars of two Outsports faves are fading in the NFL. I’ve written before about the demise of Brady Quinn in Cleveland. It seems he’s on the precipice of losing about $11 million this year because he couldn’t hang onto the starting job there. He’s also put his Cleveland-area house up for […]

Scene from a Ring of Honor match. Want to piss off some pro wrestling fans? Write that their sport is gay. In a "Best Of" list from the Village Voice, one of their writers was clearly having some fun when he voted the Ring of Honor pro wrestling circuit the "Best Place to Watch Straight […]

The Tennessee Titans are 0-6 and are coming off a 59-0 loss to New England, so Titans fans are not a happy bunch. They are less happy after Titans coach Jeff Fisher donned a Peyton Manning jersey at a fundraiser Tuesday because he “wanted to feel like a winner.” Manning plays for the arch-rival Indianapolis […]

We’re less than two weeks out from the election, so I wanted to give a quick update on the marriage fight in Maine. Depending on the poll you look at, it’s likely a dead heat right now. The No On 1 campaign (pro-gay-marriage) has gotten endorsements from the Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald, […]

It’s not as sexy as it sounds, but during practice Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Lightning players had a “strip shootout.” Basically, anytime you missed a shot you had to remove an article of clothing. But because hockey players wear so much gear, even the worst shooter — Martin St. Louis — never showed much skin. […]

Lots of talk today about Manny Ramirez being in the showers as his Dodgers lost to the Phillies. Some are chastising him for leaving his teammates as they fought on the field. Some (including manager Joe Torre!) are dismissing it as “Manny being Manny.” Is everyone else as tired of that line as I am? […]

For those looking for the ultimate rush of extreme sports, your adventure awaits on the edge of a cliff. Wingsuit base jumping (or wingsuit flying) puts you in the roll of flying squirrel, gliding through thousands of feet of altitude with no engine. While people have been attempting to build suits like this for decades, […]

Not that you needed it, but reason No. 384 to hate Duke basketball: They are NOT FUNNY! At least a few of them take their shirts off. I guess. Should I put this under the "humor" category? Eh, when they flame out in the second round of the tournament it'll be funny, so I might […]

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the American Football League, and to sell more jerseys, the NFL is having former AFL franchises wear their original uniforms. This has been done in the past several years with various teams, but the AFL focus has prompted a fierce debate on the fashion aesthetics […]

For those who like simple blue-and-white uniforms, shield your eyes now. The Memphis Grizzlies have introduced their third alternate uniform for the 2009-10 season. The new unis are supposed to reflect (and they do reflect) the shine and shimmer of Memphis’ famous Beale Street. When I drove across the country last December, we stopped in […]

Out former pop star Lance Bass is the subject of a new photo spread by Branden Summers. The shoot took place in a boxing ring at Trinity Boxing Club in New York City. Apparently, it’s meant to make Bass’ image a little tougher, more “badass.” Does the former N'Sync star look at home in a […]

In my daily Google searching today I stumbled across a column at The Anchor (powered in part by MTV) attacking the Gay Games on a couple levels. What he really does is attack all gay sports teams, leagues and events. Columnist Andrew Massey writes: …putting gay athletes in their own games does not garner them […]

Boxer Bernard Hopkins is tired of his sport being compared to MMA, mostly because the whole gay porn thing. Oh yeah, that… Everybody is different. I don't want to watch two grown men wrestling with panties on. I'm from the hood, we don't play that. To me, I'm not buying a ticket to watch two […]

Irish hurler Donal Og Cosack, one of the most goalkeepers in the history of the sport, has declared that he is gay in his new autobiography, Come What May. From the book: I tried to go out with women to make sure, to see what kind of feeling it gave me…. I went out with […]

I keep waiting for the Denver Broncos to wake up and realize they are supposed to be mediocre. But they keep surprising me and their 34-23 win at the San Diego Chargers on Monday night convinces me they are legit. Denver used two kick returns for touchdowns by Eddie Royal and a suffocating defense to […]

Yep, the headline is accurate. From a screen capture of the Yankees-Angels game sent on the Twitter feed of Bill Simmons of ESPN. Thanks to Druggy Bear for the link. Provide your own caption: Yep, the headline is accurate. From a screen capture of the Yankees-Angels game sent on the Twitter feed of Bill Simmons […]

Ravens, Jets go from 6-0 to 0-6; Titans now the worst team, Eagles the dumbest, and how about those Patriot uniforms? By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com After three weeks, many "experts" were calling the Jets and Ravens the two best teams in the AFC. Neither made much sense to me – the Jets had a rookie quarterback […]

ESPN the Magazine’s Body Issue is finally out, and there’s plenty of what they promised: Skin. Shockingly, the magazine seems to feature as many men as women. Yes, shocking. What’s unfortunate is that some of our advertisers tell us they will pull their advertising if we feature the same exact photos that ESPN is allowed […]