Month: April 2009

He was the first pick in the 2007 Australian Rules Football League draft, but Matthew Kreuzer has stayed off the gay radar screens until now. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound ruck and forward plays for Carlton Football Club; Last year he was an AFL Rising Star nominee. If you're into tall and toned, look no further than […]

MLB’s pink bats coming back. Forget a Super Bowl matchup: Cardinals and Steelers latest victims of Madden curse. Don Banks‘ latest NFL mock draft. Todd McShay’s latest (even though he generally doesn’t know what he’s talking about). Did you bet on Toledo basketball or football from 2003-2006? You may have gotten scammed. Is a London-based […]

Talk about inflation — the Detroit Lions have signed Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford to a $70+ million contract with $41.7 million guaranteed. The Lions, 0-16 in 2008, will pick Stafford first in Saturday’s NFL Draft. In contrast, two years ago, the top pick, quarterback Jamrcus Russell by the Raiders, got “only” $29 million guaranteed. It […]

Alain Bernard in his Arena suit. France's Alain Bernard became the first man to swim the 100-meter freestyle in less than 47 seconds when he went 46.94 in the semifinals of the French championships. His time beat the old world record mark of 47.05 set by Australia's Eamon Sullivan. But Bernard's new swimsuit made by […]

Are they the newest tabloid-cover couple? Michael Phelps is apparently “dating” Miss California Carrie Prejean. Prejean is now best known for her answer to a question posed by Perez Hilton in the Miss USA competition about same-sex marriage. Said Prejean: We live in a land that you can choose same sex marriage or opposite marriage […]

North Carolina Tar Heels going from the penthouse to the outhouse. Boston Bruins win first playoff series in 10 years by sweeping their Canadien rivals. Quidditch continues to grow, now being played at Univ. of Wisconsin. Further evidence that Matt Millen is the scum of the NFL. Hawks mascot delays game; Hawks players blow homecourt […]

Tom Daley at the 2008 Olympics. Here is a story that made my blood boil: British diving sensation Tom Daley, 14, has been forced to stay home from school in Plymouth, England, after being constantly attacked by bullies at his school. His parents said that the bullying began when he started Year 10 in September, […]

Since 2000, many of the NFL players selected on the cover of the latest version of the Madden video game have suffered cruel fates like injury, retirement or subpar seasons (List here). So I wonder if the nine finalists for this year’s game cover have renewed their life insurance policies: Steelers S Troy Polamalu, Colts […]

Thanks to the guys at OhLaLa for highlighting the beautiful work of German photographer Rasmus Kaessmann. His water polo series is striking and revealing. Few people ever see the battle that goes on below the surface in a water polo match; While the match he captured was staged, the grabbing, tugging, pushing and near drowning […]

In an interview with the Telegraph of London, openly gay gold medal-winning diver Matthew Mitcham says he remains puzzled by his lack of endorsements and hopes that homophobia is not the cause. In February, Mitcham signed his only deal to date with an Australian telecom. Although he insists he has had nothing but positive feedback […]

After 18 years in the NBA, 42-year-old Dikembe Mutombo says his career is over. Why Wake Forest’s Aaron Curry wants to be picked by the Detroit Lions for a below-market contract is beyond me. Big guy William “The Refrigerator” Perry is in critical condition but expected to recover. Carolina Hurricanes score with 0.2 seconds left […]

Manchester United won its Premier League game Wednesday with a 2-0 win against Portsmouth. Wayne Rooney’s early marking on the game and a late goal from Michael Carrick (pictured) sent below-par United back to the top spot ahead of Liverpool in the Premier League by three points. Man UTD. has 74 points with six matches […]

In March, a group of Danish Greco-Roman wrestlers went to Iran to train and to spread a little diplomacy, wrestling-style. The Danish website Politiken has a great gallery of 16 images from the event. I love the contrast in many of the images. My favorite, below, is of the Ayatollah looking down as a couple […]

We run a weekly (though dumbass forgot here this past weekend) segment called Weekend Hot Jock. We’ve been talking about including some fitness models in the bunch. But doing some Web searching this morning, I realize there are so many semi-athletic fitness models out there, we’ll just start highlighting them on a non-regular basis. So […]

High schooler throws fourth consecutive no-hitter. “I never thought this would happen,” he said. “I’m just having so much right now.” Celtics stave off complete and utter meltdown and lose Powe for remainder of the playoffs. Torry Holt is a Jacksonville Jaguar. Top-seeded Sharks freaking out over 0-2 deficit? Africans again dominate Boston Marathon. High […]

The differences between Matt Ryan and Michael Vick are pretty apparent. But it never gets tiring to see the disparities play out for the current and former quarterbacks for the Atlanta Falcons. Consider this most recent example: Ryan spent Monday at the headquarters of ESPN shooting a new spot for the network's "This is SportsCenter" […]

Is it my imagination or am I writing more items lately about the Washington Nationals than the Phillies, the team I care about more than any other (and the defending World Series Champions)? What can I say? The odd tales that are coming out of DC just seem to intrigue me more. The latest involves […]

How great is it when reporters forget or don't realize they're live? This one from Roger Millions on Rogers Sportsnet trying to get the name of a Calgary defenseman right. Hat tip to Towleroad. How great is it when reporters forget or don't realize they're live? This one from Roger Millions on Rogers Sportsnet trying […]

The Detroit Lions, proud owners of an 0-16 record in 2008, unveiled a new logo today. The team has a new coach and a new general manager and the No. 1 pick in the draft, so tweaking the logo to make the lion a little fiercer looking is good for at least three wins. I […]

Former UConn defensive tackle Robert Lunn (No. 65) is now playing pro football in Portchach, Austria. He’s obviously got a sense of humor, with a blog called Thoughts From a Fat White Guy. He recently shared his European experiences with Deadspin and had this to say about a Greek bathhouse his teammates took him to: […]