Month: May 2009

Mark Sanchez photo by Carter Smith Former USC quarterback Mark Sanchez was drafted by the New York Jets and it didn't take him long to wind up in the glamour game. GQ has a photo gallery called "Built for the Beach." There's nothing doughy about Sanchez. (Hat tip to Deadspin). Mark Sanchez photo by Carter […]

Houston Rocket Ron Artest has dabbled in rap, even releasing an album. But you have to call everything you’ve ever heard from him, including his music taste, into question with the revelation that he thinks the Subway “Five Dollar Footlong” jingle is one of the best songs he’s ever heard. Read it and weep: Five […]

Comcast Cable got the NFL to back down from demands for their NFL Network and got them to reduce their monthly rate to 15 cents per subscriber, which opens the door for the Network to show up on other cable operators. Speaking of the NFL Network, they’re mad at Jon Gruden because he skipped out […]

It’s not often that a pro jock — especially one from a storied family — goes shirtless in a commercial pitch. So it was with great interest when I caught the new TV spot for Gillette Fusion Razors over the weekend featuring Marco Andretti, the IndyCar star and grandson of the racing legend. To be […]

The gays seem to be all atwitter about the pilot for the new series Glee that Fox aired after American Idol tonight. It seems many of them are relating to the themes of being picked on by jocks and singing songs from Grease. I had been excited for it as the previews looked great, but […]

There's another chapter in the strange tale of my current favorite sad-sack team, the 2009 Washington Nationals. Tuesday night's 8-5, 10-inning loss to the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates marked the sixth consecutive game in which the Nats scored at least five runs and still lost. According to STATS, LLC such a streak has only happened three […]

Last month, Australian rugby league player David Williams was declared the winner of the 2009 King of the Hardwood contest after the competition's creator, friend of Outsports Layne (aka Mariner Duck Guy on the Discussion Board), threw out votes for LA Dodger Brad Ausmus due to an online ballot-stuffing campaign. It was unfortunate that the […]

This celebration might happen again, and at a reasonable hour. One of my sports pet peeves has been the starting time and length of postseason baseball games, particularly the World Series. It has always been baseball's showcase event and, in those olden days when games were played on weekday afternoons, kids of all ages and […]

The Belgium bodybuilding championships were canceled this weekend after all the bodybuilders fled the building where the competition was being held. Their reason? Anti-doping officials had shown up unannounced to administer drug tests. “I have never seen anything like it and hope never to see anything like it again,” doping official Hans Cooman told AP. […]

Our story a couple weeks ago about former openly gay college football captain Brian Sims received a lot of attention, and Sims himself got tons of reaction. He said he received hundreds of emails and they are still coming in. Brian has spent hours and hours responding to all of the messages, taking the opportunity […]

Super Bowl champ James Harrison, who had an eye-popping interception return for a touchdown to end the first half of the Super Bowl, said he won’t join the Pittsburgh Steelers when they make their trip to the White House to honor their title. If you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we […]

Tony Kornheiser has resigned his post as “analyst” for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” and will be replaced by Jon Gruden. I have no idea how good Gruden will be, but being better than Kornhieser will basically require him just to breathe. The week is off to a great start! Kornheiser said he was leaving because […]

Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal in the Madrid final…on clay! Injuries catch up to Rockets and Celtics as Lakers and Magic reach Conference Semifinals. Phelps loses again in Charlotte. Illinois head football coach Ron Zook is posting some odd Tweets at 2 A.M. Rachel Alexandra is the first filly to win the Preakness in 85 […]

I am always interested by the variety of different sports practiced throughout the world, so a big thanks to Finneye for this image and link to a photo gallery about Senegalese wrestling. Wrote photographer David Lacina: It is … the most popular sport in Senegal, also called Laamb in local language. Traditionally, young men used […]

In one of those quirky situations, it appears that Denver is supposed to host game 4 of the Western Conference Finals of the NBA on Monday the 25th. The only problem is, the venue is already sold out for another event the same night — WWE Monday Night Raw. Vince McMahon in typical understated, classy […]

Consider this part shameless plug, but mostly informational for the few fisherman on this site. My uncle, Norm Zeigler, has been a journalist and author for 30 years, focusing largely on hunting and fishing. Norm’s even the inventor of a very successful snook fly, Norm’s Crystal Schminnow. He recently opened a shop near his home […]

When the U.S. men’s water polo team made a surprise appearance in the gold-medal game in Beijing, team captain Tony Azevedo was a bright spot for the team, scoring four goals on five shots (they lost to Hungary, 14-10). The Stanford grad comes from a water polo powerhouse family, with his father and sister finding […]

By Ross FormanOutsports.com More than 1,100 LGBT volleyball players from around the world, including some former Division I college players, will be in Chicago May 22-24 for the 27th annual North American Gay Volleyball Association Championships. About 135 teams are expected, with about eight players per team, for play in four divisions. “The tournament is […]

A Turkish soccer referee forced from his job for being gay revealed his identity on national television Saturday in a plea for tolerance. While homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey, there are no nondiscrimination laws for sexual orientation and moves are afoot to ban LGBT groups. Halil İbrahim Dinçdağ, 33, was forced from his job […]

The fans of 30 teams in the NFL have just breathed a sigh of relief. EA Sports has revealed the cover athletes for Madden 10, and as you can see, we’re going to get two horrific injuries/derailed careers this year instead of just one! Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Larry Fitzgerald of the […]