Month: March 2009

Former USF player Will Bleakley There's an incredible story developing now involving two NFL players (Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper of the Lions and Raiders) and two former college football players who were reported missing in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday. Sports Illustrated is reporting that the Coast Guard has found the overturned boat and […]

Today we announced the bracket for our 2008 Local Groups contest, showcasing 37 great gay sports teams and leagues around the world. We tried giving some storylines to the first couple rounds, creating potentially “interesting” matchups. Some we finally settled on: There are two matchups featuring teams from the same city: The Phoenix swimming and […]

Also: Full story about the brackets

If you’re an Apprentice fan, you know that this season is a treasure trove of sports hasbeens stars. Not only is one of the great running backs of all time, Herschel Walker, a part of the show, but Dennis Rodman is also on board. Scott Hamilton is also on the show, but he seems out […]

Matthew Mitcham, in his first competition since winning gold at the Olympics, won four diving titles at this weekend’s Australian diving championships. Mitcham won individual titles in the 10-meter platform and 1- and 3-meter springboard and teamed up with Grant Nel to win the 3-meter synchronized. Mitcham, who turned 21 on March 2, was phenomenal […]

As a lead-up to our Outsports Local Groups Challenge, we'll be profiling the five first-round matchups on the blog. Voting starts Thursday. One of our first-round matchups in the Outsports Local Groups Challenge is a Midwest affair pitting two groups still in the early stages of their development. The Minneapolis Mayhem RFC and Qrew Chicago […]

Jeff Van Gundy, please shut up. The former NBA coach and current ESPN and ABC analyst has ruined a perfectly good Sunday of hard-hitting basketball. All I wanted to do during this snowstorm in Atlanta (that's right, snowstorm in Atlanta!) was relax, stay warm and watch a trifecta of pro basketball. Jeff Van Gundy, please […]

Gay-friendly David Beckham was the subject of anti-gay slurs in Spain. A Spanish soccer club has become the first to officially welcome a gay and lesbian supporters club to its ranks. The Barcelona club has hundreds of fan groups, a tradition in soccer. The gay group (or peña as its known in Spanish) had its […]

We’re thrilled to unveil the brackets for the Outsports Team/League of the Year contest (get full bracket here)! Thirty-seven groups entered the contest this year, all of them worthy of the honor. We’re thrilled to unveil the brackets for the Outsports Team/League of the Year contest! Thirty-seven groups entered the contest this year, all of […]