Month: May 2009

Indiana high school basketball star stays in the closet, but his secret carries a price (Editor's note: From Hoosiers like Wooden, Robertson, Plump, Bird and Bailey to the thousands of kids who dream of achieving their likes, Indiana and basketball seem indivisible. The state has such a profuse history, perhaps obsession, with the game that […]

AfterElton has unveiled their Hot 100 for the year, and not surprisingly there are very few athletes on the list. Only three sports figures made it this year: Ben Cohen (No. 64, right), David Beckham (No. 24) and Matthew Mitcham (No. 15). According to AfterElton’s Michael Jensen, Mitcham has the highest debut of anyone on […]

Stripper Theresa White has told News Of The World that swimmer Michael Phelps had his first threeway with her and another woman, and that the session lasted for hours. White says she met Phelps at a Baltimore strip club last November. While Phelps allegedly “was kind of mean and cocky to some of the girls,” […]

Celtics win on a last-second shot from Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis (right). Yes, you read that right. NBA admits referee mistake that lead to Nuggets win over Mavericks. Do these league announcements help or hurt? After Serena Williams’ announcement that she is the No. 1 player in the world, the actual No. 1, Dinara Safina, […]

I admit, I have a bit of a man crush on LeBron James. Even though he is single handedly dismantling my hometown Hawks in round two of the NBA playoffs, I can’t quite get past his charm, smile and pure athletic ability. The fact that he’s a 6-foot 8-inch, 250-pound mass of muscle doesn’t hurt, […]

The first-ever Stanley Cup playoff showdown between the NHL’s top two superstars has lived up to the hype. On Monday night Alexander Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals forced a seventh game in their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 5-4 overtime win at The Igloo (or, if you’re a stickler for corporate names, […]

When Cyd gave me this gig, he told me to write about whatever tickled my fancy. Well, maybe not those words exactly, but I have been thinking about what I want to bring to you fine readers of the Outsports’ Jock Talk Blog. So I thought I’d bring you a piece on an athlete you’ll […]

These 2 were at Winter Pride at Whistler. Gay athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will be able to relax and let their hair down at PRIDE house, a special area being set aside at the Pan Pacific Whistler Village Centre Hotel. Whistler, 76 miles from downtown Vancouver, will host some of the […]

French tennis player Richard Gasquet, known to our readers for his declaration that he is not gay, faces a two-year ban after testing positive for cocaine. Gasquest says he’s innocent and will fight the charge. Two urine samples given by Gasquet turned up positive for cocaine, though he said no traces were found on a […]

Thanks to International Jock for introducing us to Tomas Skoloudik, a Czech model who played soccer as a kid and now focuses his athletic endeavors on tennis. He’s lived in the U.S. for the last year, first in New York and now in Los Angeles. He also says he’s a “briefs” guy but wears boxers […]

Ten seconds of hilarity, courtesy of Comcast's Lisa Hillary during an on-ice segment prior to the Penguins-Capitals game. Watch the video. Ten seconds of hilarity, courtesy of Comcast's Lisa Hillary during an on-ice segment prior to the Penguins-Capitals game. Watch the video.

Johnson with his parents in 2000, and with his mom and safe schools advocate Jeff Perrotti in 2009. It was 10 years ago that high school football player Corey Johnson came out to his team in Massachusetts, and Corey marked that anniversary recently with an appearance at the GLSEN Boston conference. Bay Windows caught up […]

I’ve been waiting years to read this column: Kobe Bryant is a dirty player. Think the Dodgers will be fine without Manny Ramirez? They blew a 6-0 lead and suffered their first home loss of the season in their first game without him. David Beckham wants to return to AC Milan after another year in […]

The folks at Spike TV are having a sexy athlete contest, and I guess they assume that 100% of their male audience is straight the way the contest is billed: Back for its 3rd year, Spike’s Guys Choice is asking you once again to vote on all that’s important to men everywhere. The folks at […]

Manny being Manny…or Octomom…or Bob Dole… Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez was hit with a 50-game suspension by Major League Baseball because of a positive test for a banned substance. A statement by Ramirez, released through the players' union, says in part: "Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave […]

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Just add face paint and a big red nose… Last year, one or two of you may recall, I watched and reviewed for this blog a broadcast of every major league baseball team as well as ESPN, TBS and Fox. Generally, I was (and continue to be) disdainful of the "new-school" announcers who are too […]

I was ready to write about how these Davidson students were setting white rappers back even past Vanilla Ice, and then a minute into the video Stephen Curry appeared and executed the worst 12 seconds in rap history. It's so bad, you gotta see it. I was ready to write about how these Davidson students […]

Organizers raise $90,000 selling concessions at Brewers games Enterprising Milwaukee softball players raised $90,000 for the 2009 Gay Softball World Series by manning concession stands at Miller Park during Milwaukee Brewers games. Softball players from around North America will descend on Milwaukee this summer. "Saturday Softball Beer League (SSBL) is the name of our local […]

Colts offensive line coach Howard Mudd (right) is retiring due to a change in pension plans. Mudd has been a long-time friend of Dave Kopay and Jim got to meet him at the Colts’ lone playoff game in January. Tony Dungy fights against gay rights but helps a dog murderer. Eighth-seeded Ducks take 2-1 lead […]