Month: February 2009

Four NHL teams started the 2008-09 regular season overseas. In Prague, the New York Rangers swept two games from the Tampa Bay Lightning, while in Stockholm, the Ottawa Senators went 1-0-1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. With today's firing of coach Tom Renney by the Rangers, all four of these teams have now changed coaches since […]

If you are lucky to have the NFL Network on your cable or satellite package, a real treat is the annual NFL combine in Indianapolis, running through Tuesday. Hours of hyper-athletic jocks in Under Armour running, jumping, throwing and bench-pressing all as NFL scouts evaluate them for the upcoming draft like so many head of […]

Outsports gets many requests from students and researchers delving into the subject of gays in sports. Out site has been of great value in hooking these researchers up with gay athletes, in and out of the closet. A student just posted a request on our Discussion Board after discovering Outsports through our book at his […]

George Mason University in Virginia elected Ryan Allen, a gay man and a drag queen, as its new homecoming queen. (Video below the jump). Allen ran as “Reann Ballslee” and won the vote conducted via e-mail and announced at halftime of last Sunday’s game. Allen, who is gay and performs as a popular drag queen […]

We have periodically posted videos of Adam Charlton, a former 400-meter runner with an amazing body who likes to show it off on YouTube. His latest defines what "being ripped" means, as you'll see when he takes off his shirt. We have periodically posted videos of Adam Charlton, a former 400-meter runner with an amazing […]

Anyone watching the 2008 British Open, won by Padraig Harrington with a 3-over, had to be wondering (as were some of the commentators): By how many strokes would Tiger Woods have won this tournament? Then when Harrington turned around a month later and one the PGA Championship as one of only two subpar performers, you […]

Meet 18-year-old Bojan Krkic, a Spanish soccer player who signed his first professional contract with FC Barcelona at the age of 17. In his three-season club career he’s scored 29 goals in 97 games; Not bad for 18. Some interesting tidbits have dotted his young career. Last February he should have become the youngest player […]

Earlier this week we brought you the story of Galáctico Pegaso, a Spanish soccer team whose players dropped their shorts on the field to protest their salaries or lack there-of. Their latest stunt is a picture of the team nude in the locker room holding up the digits of a bank account in front of […]

The men’s swimming and diving team of Leland Stanford Junior University has been a favorite of Outsports for years. From the photo, you could probably guess 33 reasons why that’s the case. They dominated men’s swimming in the 1990s, winning four titles in seven years, but they’ve played second fiddle to Auburn and Texas since; […]

The Wonderlic test is given to prospective NFL draftees to test how they process information. A single-digit score means you are not the brightest player out there (Vince Young scored a 6 the first time he took it), while 50 is considered perfect (Harvard grad and onetime Bengals punter Pat McInally has the only confirmed […]

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brian Bocock found a wonder drug for treating a circulation disorder in his hand: Viagra. “The doctors had me on baby aspirin, anti-inflammatories, blood thinners, and, well … Viagra,” Bocock told the San Jose Mercury News. … “It was a low dose – just 25 milligrams – but I had to […]

While the gossip and sex get lots of attention, We're going to try to bring you more stories like this on our blog: Incidents that show the wonder, courage and sportsmanship of sports and the athletes who play them. This one has it in spades. It's tough to sum up, but a high school basketball […]

Robert Ward, a USC student, hit a halfcourt shot at Tuesday's Lakers game in Los Angeles to win $165,000. Even the players were impressed. Robert Ward, a USC student, hit a halfcourt shot at Tuesday's Lakers game in Los Angeles to win $165,000. Even the players were impressed.

Out tennis legend Billie Jean King talked about her outing and today’s gays in tennis with Tennis.com. In addition to saying she knows a couple closeted gay men in tennis, King places the responsibility for opening the door to openly gay tennis players squarely on the shoulders of the best male players in the world, […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singltary, the guy who dropped his pants during a halftime locker room speech last season, is quickly becoming the most entertaining coach in the league. His latest gem will have English teachers everywhere cringing. He was trying to answer a question from the audience about his commitment to smash-mouth […]

Finally, a straight man who’s creeped out by Sports Illustrated‘s all-girl swimsuit issue. I say all-girl and not all-woman because that’s Jeff Pearlman‘s major beef with the sexy photo spread: Now, I just find the issue strange. The average SI reader is probably a male in his mid-40s. The average SI swimsuit model is a […]

Ellie Schafer has had big roles in women’s softball and golf, now Director of the White House Visitors Office By Cyd Zeigler jr. Ellie Schafer’s been a member of the Outsports community almost since we started the site. I first got to meet Ellie at the Gay Softball World Series in San Francisco in 2001. […]

I've been meaning to write recently about what I see as a disturbing trend: Philadelphia pro athletes being linked to "reality" television and its questionable participants in some way. It started in late 2006 when Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels married Heidi Strobel, a contestant during the sixth season of Survivor. On the program, Strobel and […]

Zach Randolph of the Los Angeles Clippers (photo top) was suspended two games by the NBA after punching Louis Amundson of the Phoenix Suns during their game Tuesday. Randolph detailed Amundson’s “crime”: "He hopped up and got in my face and almost kissed me in my mouth," Randolph said. "I just pushed him out of […]

Meet Aaron Neich, 19, openly gay and the first male cheerleader for the Penrith Panthers rugby team. He was selected at an audition this weekend. One Aussie tab has already dubbed him the “Pink Panther.” He is out, proud and doesn’t care what anyone thinks. “I have had it all my life, I have grown […]