Month: May 2009

Thanks to a reader for this head’s-up of an entertaining call on a Podcast (Episode 136) by Dan Savage (“Savage Love”). The caller: A self-described totally out high school swimmer and water polo player in California. His whole team knows he's gay and has no problem with it. The problem: He has no boyfriend and […]

Let me make it clear that I don't want to discuss in any way the political ramifications of today's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Barack Obama. However, there's a sports angle here. She played a major role in the end of the most disastrous work stoppage in the […]

In a Q&A, Aussie Rugby League player ‘speechless’ over winning hottest jock contest. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com David Williams, a Rugby League player from Australia, was the winner of the 2009 King of the Hardwood contest, voted on by Outsports readers as the hottest jock in the world. Run by Mariner Duck Guy, the contest mimics […]

Mr. T is getting lots of attention for his singing of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” at the Cubs game yesterday. He did a fine job singing. Not great, but fine. But that outfit, oh that outfit! But I got a little distracted by what some of the fans were (and weren’t) wearing in […]

SI columnist thinks Magic fans have reason to worry about potential favorable treatment of LeBron James from the refs. Ever hear of a guy named Michael Jordan? While relocated WWE event in L.A. mocks beating up the Nuggets, Nuggets beat up the Lakers. Peter King has an interesting column this week with tidbits on Tom […]

David Williams, the Australian Rugby Union player who won the 2009 King of the Hardwood contest, gave an e-mail Q&A to Outsports that is funny and endearing. He was “surprised and honored” that so many people voted for him and embraced his gay fans. Read the Q&A here. Below is a full-size image of the […]

Team takes its sixth straight title at national gay volleyball championships. A record number of teams take part in Chicago event. By Ross FormanOutsports.com The Hermosa Beaches dynasty just keeps rolling along. The eight-player team based in the Los Angeles area, which includes several former Division I college players, captured its sixth consecutive top-tiered AA-Division […]

With so many athletes and other sports figures jumping onto the Twitter bandwagon (and odd little stories popping up as a result), I think it's time for a new feature: Sports Tweet of the Week. I hate using the term "tweet" for the maximum-140-character messages, but I guess I'll have to go with the flow…and […]

Dana White Dana White, the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, says that fighters and fans of the sport would embrace an openly gay fighter. This is the same Dana White who apologized recently for using an anti-gay slur. In an interview (video below) following the May 23 UFC card, White was asked about how […]

Jason Rogers is a fencer for the United States. His specialty is sabre, and he won a team silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing; He also competed in Athens in 2004. Previously, he had won bronze medals in sabre at the NCAA Championships in 2002 and 2003. He’s also smart, having graduated summa […]

Denver Nuggets get win in L.A., still wrestling with the Iron Sheik. UConn and South Florida beat a five-hour rain delay with a dance-off. Will straight white guys dance to anything but Soulja Boy? Pittsburgh Penguins take 2-0 lead over Hurricanes. Virginia, Syracuse, Duke and Cornell play men’s lacrosse Final Four this weekend. Jets and […]

The NBA conference finals have been incredible so far — four games decided by a total of seven points. Lakers-Nuggets and Cavaliers-Magic each tied at 1-1. The best, though, was the astonishing end to Game 2 between the Cavs and Magic on Friday. Orlando led, 95-93, with one second left and was thisclose to taking […]

New doc about Johnny Weir delivers humor and drama on and off the ice By Cyd Zeigler jr. He may not be the most successful figure skater on the ice, but he is probably the most well-known. His antics at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games introduced the world to his unique style and wit, and […]

A win in Paris will give him five consecutive titles. By Rich RodriguezOutsports.comSpring has sprung and that means one thing: clay-court tennis and the season's second major, the French Open. It's a time when the ubiquitous power games on both the ATP World Tour and WTA Tour take a back seat to strategy, guile, and […]

Longtime gay-rights advocate and sports fan David Mixner yesterday issued a call for a National March on Washington for gay rights. It was followed up today by Cleve Jones, friend of Harvey Milk and creator of the National AIDS Quilt, who wants to see the march happen on National Coming Out Day, October 11. That […]

We're thrilled to announce that we have joined the NewFest team as a Community Partner, co-sponsoring the sports films they will be presenting June 4-11. NewFest is the annual gay film festival in New York city. They have a great lineup of five films including the fantastic Training Rules about the Penn State women's basketball […]

No, really. In just three years, the organizers of the Gay Games and Outgames have largely put aside their differences and are offering words of encouragement and genuine help to one another. Last week the Federation of Gay Games released this statement: On behalf of the international Federation of Gay Games, we would like to […]

Australian sprint champion Matt Shirvington cut a 3:30 video ad for Jockey that shows him running in nothing but his undies. The ad supposedly “demonstrates the fit, control and support of the Jockey Performance underwear.” Perhaps, but it’s hard to take your eyes off what’s bouncing slightly below the Jockey label and by the ripped […]

Michael Vick is released from prison. Lakers take Game 1 against the Nuggets, 105-103. This could be a good series. L.A. Clippers win NBA Draft Lottery; Criticism runs high, given that the worst team (Kings) only has a 25% chance of actually getting the first pick in the draft. Brawl at Kansas City Royals game […]