Month: February 2009

It was one toke over the line for Michael Phelps as he was suspended from competition for three months by U.S. Swimming. Kellogg’s also announced it would not renew its endorsement contract with Phelps, which expires at the end of the month. “This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we […]

Choke. Gag. Vomit. That’s about all I could do after reading a statement from FINA praising Michael Phelps’ “apology” for smoking pot. As a citizen, Michael Phelps displayed inappropriate behaviour. But his sincere regret and the promise that such a situation will not happen again are sufficient guarantees that this great star will continue generating […]

Today President Obama is proposing a $500,000-a-year cap on executive salaries for corporations that get government help. Great idea. And while the government is at it, they should also consider capping sports salaries in higher education. After all, public colleges and universities, as well as private colleges, get federal funding along with state funding — […]

Yet still another in a growing line of rugby players to strip down for the cameras, some of the Six Nations stars have taken it all off for a Powerade promotional campaign that is supposed to stress the “inner gear” that athletes need to excel. Funny that they’d decide to almost show the outer gears […]

In proof that we in 2009 have progressed immeasurably in the last hundred or so years, the Montreal Canadiens wore some truly awful throwbacks Sunday night in their 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins. They wore uniforms inspired by their 1912-13 counterparts in what can only be some sort of test of Quebec-area HD televisions’ […]

Can you ever get enough of Matthew Mitcham? We thought so. The hunky Aussie swimmer and Olympic champion is the subject of a cover story in the Advocate. He captivated Olympic diving fans and became an instant gay hero with his come-from-behind win in diving gold last summer. But what does he do for an […]

In the uproar over the salaries of Wall Street CEOs getting millions in compensation as they lead their companies into the financial toilet, this little nugget escaped attention. Until now, that is. Bud Selig, the lukewarm baseball commish, got a $3 million raise that boosted his compensation to $18.35 million. That means he made more […]

Let's hope his career doesn't follow Sean Avery's path: Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Stewart Bradley has begun an internship at Elle magazine, the Philadelphia Daily News reported Monday. The item says Bradley wanted to learn more about the fashion industry and is one of a handful of NFL players who have interned at fashion magazines. The […]

Like a new baseball team trying to make a splash with a big free-agent signing, the new MLB Network has added Bob Costas to its on-air roster. Costas has signed a cable-exclusive deal with the network, which made its debut on January 1. This means Costas he will no longer appear on HBO (or CNN, […]

The Boston Globe has a terrific photo gallery from this weekend’s Tough Guy Challenge in England. It is an insane obstacle course of fire, water, mud and cold dubbed “the safest most dangerous taste of physical and mental endurance pain in the world.” All for charity. Check out the gallery. The Boston Globe has a […]

Courtesy of Deadspin comes this Sunday night headline from the website of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The JS story went on to say that President McCain called to congratulate the winners. Courtesy of Deadspin comes this Sunday night headline from the website of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The JS story went on to say that President McCain […]

Talk about a climax: Viewers watching the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl on Comcast cable in Tucson, Ariz., saw 10 seconds of porn that somehow made its way onto the broadcast following Larry Fitzgerald’s dramatic 64-yard touchdown catch late in the game. (Link to video after the jump). Immediately following the TD, instead of […]

I'm not a big fan of blind items prined by newspapers and mags; Whenever anything is unattributed and untraceable, I get a little suspicious. But this tidbit ran in the New York Daily News last week: Which baseball heart-throb may be playing for the other team? Word is he slips into bed with Florida fellas. […]

We’ve been big fans of the gay hockey all-star team GForce, and the Friendship Cup they host every year in Aspen, since we heard of them a few years ago. So we were thrilled to hear that, despite concerns late last year, their event found funding and the game was played at Aspen Gay Ski […]

Figure skating has long been the butt of gay jokes. An organization in Canada is now saying it’s likely one of the reasons that young male skaters in Canada have turned more and more to hockey instead of figure skating; Few boys want to be the targets of gay jokes. From the CBC now comes […]

Former Detroit Lions general manager Matt Millen, fired after the franchise went 31-97 in his eight years, popped up on NBC as a guest analyst during the Super Bowl pregame show. The NBC affiliate in Detroit, WDIV, did not take kindly to Millen's appearance and inserted a crawl across the screen. Talk about a station […]

ESPN has apologized for and stopped running an ad promoting its NBA coverage that some found homophobic (see background story here), and that GLAAD lobbied against. Ted Rybka at GLAAD sent us the network's apology. We have dozens of executions of the “NBA on ESPN RV Tour” online campaign and none are intended to be […]

Last week we announced our contest to find the “best” gay team or league of 2008. Today we’re really happy to announce that we’ll be offering a $250 prize to go along with it. We realize it’s not easy for gay-sports groups in this economic environment to raise money to run leagues and send athletes […]

I did not stay up to watch Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in a five-set thriller to win the Australian Open. What has gotten the most attention, though, is Federer crying after the match and his statements about how tough the loss was. Nadal is now 13-6 in matches against Federer, and has beaten him […]

Another case of "is it" or "isn't it." It's Mike Breen attempting a "fist kiss" with Shaq; Some people are calling it homophobic while others are defending it. Take a look, and then take into consideration some history: Shaq helping police chase down gay bashers, Shaq's reaction to questions about having a gay teammate, and […]