Month: March 2009

See complete bracket and vote on other matchups Online Surveys & Market Research Federal Triangles Soccer Clubfederaltriangles.org Washington, DC Soccer Founded: 1990 The Federal Triangles Soccer Club (FTSC) fields 12 soccer teams who compete in the Washington, DC, area men’s, women’s and coed outdoor and indoor leagues. Five FTSC teams won division championships in 2008! […]

See complete bracket and vote on other matchups Online Surveys & Market Research Northern California Rainbow Diversrainbowdivers.org San Francisco, California Scuba Diving Founded: 1991 Why we are the best: In 2008, the Rainbow Divers offered the GLBTQQY community of the greater bay area and Northern California the opportunity to adventure into an underwater world stranger […]

See complete bracket and vote on other matchups Online Surveys & Market Research Downtown Soccer Toronto downtownsoccertoronto.org Toronto, Ontario, Canada Soccer Founded: 2003 Our league is a soccer-based community of gay men, lesbians, trans people, bisexuals, and queers of all stripes (and friends). Men and women are not separate: we play, cheer, and socialize together. […]

See complete bracket and vote on other matchups Online Surveys & Market Research West Hollywood Aquaticswh2o.org West Hollywood, California Masters Swimming Founded: 1982 West Hollywood Aquatics (WH2O) provided a good source of athletic camaraderie in what is largely considered to be the epicenter of the current fight for equality: Los Angeles County. Whether representing the […]

See complete bracket and vote on other matchups Online Surveys & Market Research San Francisco Track & Field Clubsftrackandfield.com San Francisco, California Track & Field Founded: 1982 One of the oldest and most honored gay track and field teams in the Western Hemisphere. The San Francisco Track & Field Club formed immediately following the first […]

See complete bracket and vote on other matchups Online Surveys & Market Research North Coast Athletic Volleyballwww.northcoastathletics.org Cleveland, Ohio Volleyball Founded: 2005 In its growth over the past three seasons the group has enlisted a variety of strategies to make the game competitive but not hostile. I think music is the secret. The ranks go […]

See complete bracket and vote on other matchups Online Surveys & Market Research Twin Cities Goodtime Softball Leaguetcgsl.org Minneapolis, Minnesota Softball Founded: 1978 Founded by 12 gay men, we are today an open organization welcoming GLBT, straight, male and female players. We hold fundraisers and give annually to such charities as Minnesota AIDS Project, Camp […]

See complete bracket and vote on other matchups Online Surveys & Market Research Lambda Basketballlambdabasketball.com Los Angeles, California Basketball Founded: 1990 From a member: Lambda Basketball is simple and complex. On one hand I play basketball, the sport I love, with a diverse and friendly group of people. On the other hand I am using […]

See complete bracket and vote on other matchups Online Surveys & Market Research Long Beach Grunion Swim Teamlbgrunions.org Long Beach, California Swimming Founded: 2002 The Grunions are an all-inclusive masters swim team, formed to provide an opportunity to meet people and socialize outside the bar and party scene. We strive to embrace the values of […]

Voting is closed for Round 2, and we have the results here. TUAOLO BRACKET Cheer San Francisco vs. GForce hockey Cardiff Dragons Football Club vs. Federal Triangles Soccer Club Northern California Rainbow Divers vs. Ski Bums Downtown Toronto Soccer vs. Not So Strictly Ballroom AMAECHI BRACKET Long Beach Paradise Falcons Softball vs. Philadelphia Falcons Soccer […]

Mikk Pahapill Mikk Pahapill of Estonia won the heptathlon at the European indoor track and field championships this weekend in Turin, Italy. The heptathlon is a version of the decathlon modified for indoors, with fewer events. If you like tall (6-4), lean (185 pounds), blond decathletes, then Pahapill is for you. Larger photo and links […]

Few people in America know that Justin Fashanu was the first openly gay professional soccer player, playing for various British clubs and becoming Britain’s first £1 million soccer player. He committed suicide in 1998 after being charged with assaulting an American teenage boy (the charges were dropped). Now, a group called The Justin Campaign has […]

Chris Clemmow's teammates in England set him up with guys in a culture where same-sex attraction is no big deal. By Eric AndersonOutsports.com BATH, England — I stopped Chris after the conclusion of my sociology of sexualities lecture, telling him that I wanted to interview him. “What for,” he asked. I informed Chris that I […]

Mitcham on the lead gay parade float. Gold-medal Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham was the grand marshal of the annual gay Mardi Gras parade in Sydney, Australia, attended by an estimated 300,000 people. (See full-size image of Mitcham on parade). Mitcham took center stage on the first float, dressed in green shorts and gold singlet, his […]

The weirdest sports story this weekend was the news that Terrell Owens has signed a one-year, $6.5 million contract with the Buffalo Bills. Owens, who loves the limelight and attention, would have been the last player one would associate Buffalo, an NFL Siberia when compared to his other teams in San Francisco, Philadelphia and Dallas. […]

A breath of very good news from the Coors Cup hockey tournament: Despite the economic recession, they’ve been able to retain Coors as a sponsor. The event, which moves between Los Angeles and Denver, is hosted by the Colorado Gay Ice Hockey Association and the Los Angeles Blades hockey club. They even give cash prizes […]

As a lead-up to our Outsports Local Groups Challenge, we’ll be profiling the five first-round matchups on the blog. Voting is open now! These two groups are quite the contrast. Golden Gate Wrestling has been around since the very early days of organized gay sports, since even before the Gay Games, and has been one […]

The news.com in Australia wanted to talk to openly gay Australian celebrities about the hurdles of being gay, and had their angle when the only one who would talk to them was Olympic diving champion Matthew Mitcham. One celebrity talent manager, who did not wish to be named, told news.com.au he advised clients not to […]

Last week we brought you a German gymnast; this week it’s a German swimmer. Benjamin Starke is a 22-year-old who’s competed at the highest level for several years. He swam in the Beijing Olympics in three events – 4X100m freestyle, 4X200m freestyle and 100m butterfly – though he failed to get out of preliminary heats […]

Terrell Owens got his popcorn last night with a little surprise. His release from the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys decided a $9 million cap hit was worth getting rid of the future Hall of Famer (for ability in both football & inducing headaches). Sources are reporting that Owens finally just became too much of a […]