Month: May 2009

It's gonna be an interesting race. Kentucky Derby upset winner Mine That Bird faces an out-of-left-field challenge from Rachel Alexandra. She's the super-filly who won the Kentucky Oaks the day before the Derby, by an astounding 20 lengths. Calvin Borel, who piloted Bird from way behind, rode Rachel to a similar tactical win on the […]

Paul Bockwoldt There is a terrific photo and audio essay on the New York Times.com profiling Paul Bockwoldt, a 28-year-old financial analyst who is straight but plays for the gay-oriented Gotham Knights Rugby club. Bockwoldt's brother John is gay and also plays on the team. Paul is very articulate in discussing how being on John's […]

Kristian Ipsen is a young man rising quickly up the world of diving. At a Bay Area meet yesterday, Ipsen received a perfect score: 10s from all five judges. He was recently named to the USA Diving roster, teamed up with Troy Dumais in the men’s 3-meter synchro. He recently beat Dumais for gold at […]

Both the Magic and the Rockets force Game 7s against the defending conference champs. Phelps finishes 2nd in his first race back, proof that marijuana does impede motor skills. University of North Dakota and NCAA cave to the demands of a minority of Native Americans and will change their mascot. Please oh PLEASE will some […]

I have no idea the point of this Japanese game for the Wii. But since it's from Japan, the promo video certainly is wacky enough to be entertaining. Hat tip to Queerty. I have no idea the point of this Japanese game for the Wii. But since it's from Japan, the promo video certainly is […]

Sorry, Wrigley Field is unavailable for the Western Conference finals. Besides, it’s a bit too warm. Sometimes, even the blind squirrel finds the acorn. That's one way of looking at the fact that I not only called all four conference semifinal series winners, but also correctly predicted that no series would go less than six […]

Former Canadian and Olympic skating star Elvis Stojko says he does not hate gays and blamed this perception on what he said was bad editing in a TV piece on efforts by Skate Canada to butch up the sport. Stojko made his case in a Toronto Star column. “There’s been such a backlash,” a stunned […]

Every blogger gets their little fascination topics, and one of mine is Michael Irvin. He was on Sean Hannity’s show last night talking about his upcoming TV series, 4th and Long on Spike TV, and the troubles from his past. It’s those troubles that opened Michael’s eyes to the struggles in life and that have […]

Pet peeve: Full-body swimsuits. In watching Game 5 of the Celtics-Magic NBA playoff series, it struck me again how basketball is a free-flowing, back-and-forth game for 47 minutes, and then grinds to a halt in the final minute. Foul. Timeout. Another foul. Another timeout, and so on. In Game 4, there was a five-minute stretch […]

An upcoming behind-the-scenes documentary of the life of Johnny Weir is making its world premier at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 24. The film is called Pop Star On Ice, and there’s no word if it will talk about Johnny being a gay man on ice: Johnny's complicated relationship with his longtime coach […]

Boston teams win big: Bruins extend series to game 7, Celtics take 3-2 lead. When Terrell Owens shows up for minicamp in Buffalo, VH-1 will be there to chronicle the whole thing. Yeah, he’s definitely leaving all his issues in Dallas. It’s a new T.O. Phillies’ Jayson Werth steals second, third and home against the […]

Matthew Johns Details of a 2002 group sex incident involving members of Australia's rugby league, aired on a New Zealand news program Monday, has caused a suspension and recriminations in the sport. Six Australian rugby league players were accused by a 19-year-old of taking advantage of her. The worst of the allegations, aired in the […]

Gary Dell'Abate (Baba Booey) from the "Howard Stern Show" threw out the first pitch at Saturday's Pirates-Mets game. He was there to raise awareness for autism, but all he did was raise awareness that he throws worst than any stereotypical girl. He said on the show Monday that at least his pitch stayed in the […]

Meet Sam Coy, a young model you probably haven’t seen much of. That’s because he is just now getting serious about modeling. We first met Sam a few months ago when we used this photo (right) of him on a soccer story. He kindly asked us to take it down, and we immediately wondered if […]

Ex-Red Sox player says the team taught them how to use steroids. Cleveland Cavaliers sweep the Hawks. Ilgauskas: “We have nothing to celebrate. What is there to celebrate? We have bigger goals than this.” Caps-Pens, the NHL’s answer to the Celts-Bulls series, is going to Game 7. Cincinnati Benglas tight end Ben Utecht drops an […]

Brenner Green being filmed for “Out for the Long Run.” Brenner Green, a freshman cross-country runner from Connecticut College, is among athletes featured in "Out for the Long Run," a documentary about high school and college gay athletes to be released next year. Connecticut College, a small liberal arts school, is so proud of Green […]

Skier’s coming out earns team’s respect: ‘I could not approach my potential as an athlete if pieces of myself were scattered.’ This article first appeared in 2003.By Ryan QuinnOutsports.comEvery athlete reaches a point when they realize that sport is no longer an external activity in which they merely participate, but an actual part of their […]

'I wasn't going to let some ignorant man mess with my dreams and tell me that I am not worth it.'

May 3 was the Will Rogers Polo Club's "Club Chukkers" day…and one of the clubs invited to play was the Gay Polo League. It was your typical relaxed Southern California polo-match scene. Several horse pullmans were parked in the shade. Dozens of loaner polo ponies stood around quietly, tacked up and tails knotted. Beside the […]

Life as an openly gay athlete: ‘Coming out often felt like jumping off a 30-foot cliff into a deep pool of water.’ (This article first appeared in 2003).By Jordan GoldwargOutsports.com When I look back over the past year, I’m amazed at how much my life has changed. Last year at this time, not only was […]