Month: June 2009

Paul Donahoe as “Nash” on Fratmen. The porn career of Paul Donahoe, the star collegiate wrestler kicked off his team for appearing on a gay porn site, looks like it's not over. He is scheduled once again to bare all for the same site, Fratmen.tv. Donahoe appeared on Fratmen as "Nash," shown solo naked and […]

Dwight Howard The NBA Finals are all but over after the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the bumbling Orlando Magic, 99-91, in overtime in Game 4. The Lakers lead the best-of-seven series 3-1, and to win the series the Magic would need to win three in a row, including Games 6 and 7 on […]

Members of the University of British Columbia football team allowed themselves to be fake waterboarded as part of a provocative short film that deals with human rights and what the filmmaker sees as the conformist nature of Gay Pride events. (Film clip below). Xtra in Canada details the film by Noam Gonick, who contends that […]

Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo defended his wearing tight shorts and a pink flower behind his ear, saying he was comfortable with his sexuality. Ronaldo was seen outside a Hollywood nightclub this week sporting the pink look. “I can see why, if you weren’t comfortable with your sexuality, you might not wear it. But I’m […]

The surest sign yet that Mr. Annoying is about to become a Minnesota Viking: Favre's family and friends have booked 25 to 30 rooms at the Midway Motor Lodge near Lambeau Field for the weekend of the Nov. 1 Vikings game at Green Bay, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette. I hope Minnesota goes 0-16. […]

A couple months ago, we brought you a video of French pole vaulter Romain Mesnil running naked through the streets of Paris. Well there’s a new video of him, with a new sponsor, and now it seems everyone in the Roubaix Valley of France is naked. According to the video, it seems to be some […]

Magic have best shooting-percentage game in NBA Final history and beat the Lakers, bringing out the tired “It’s a series” cliche everywhere. Penguins force Game 7 of Stanley Cup Finals. So far, the home team is 6-0 in the series. Game 7 is at Detroit. The tea leaves this morning point to Brett Favre not […]

For those of you in New York City tomorrow night (June 11), do yourself a favor and go to NewFest’s closing night film, Pop Star On Ice. It’s a documentary about Johnny Weir and it goes way behind the scenes of one of the most flamboyant characters in sports today. The film runs a range […]

Carson and Chad: I wish I knew how to quit you. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco (formerly Johnson) described his relationship with quarterback Carson Palmer thusly: “I know people are trying to say we’re mad at each other and all that, but we’re good,” he told Bengals.com. “We’re like Brokeback Mountain. I’m going to […]

We’re all used to seeing soccer players flop on the ground to draw a card on an opposing player then pop up from the ground like nothing happened. So when I saw the headline, I figured that’s what this was. Nope. Apparently, Belgian player Anthony Van Loo (who is totally hot, if you like blondes) […]

I cringed when I started watching this video. But as it went along and I saw how much fun the players were having, I began laughing along with them and ultimately really enjoyed it. I mean, they're not even dribbling: How can you take it seriously? Hat tip to Deadspin. I cringed when I started […]

The tea leaves this morning point to Brett Favre wearing purple this season. Favre: “Yay, more attention for me me me!” A Vermont Hooters manager “sabotages” the Red Sox by “planting” Yankee Stadium grass in Fenway. Millions roll their eyes. Drew Carey wants soccer to become popular in the U.S. Carey owns part of the […]

An Aussie Rules Football fan is hoping to become the first transgender person to play competitive football Down Under. In an article Sunday with The Age, Will (doesn’t give his last name) said he’s spoken to a former captain of the Collingwood Football Club, Nathan Buckley, who supports Will’s attempt. Will has also met with […]

With major league ballplayer-turned-financial wizard Lenny Dykstra's financial woes making news recently, the sight of a Rolls-Royce owned by Dykstra seemingly being repossessed might seem like another sign of his money problems. So when photos of the car being towed from his work in Camarillo, California reached the folks at TMZ, they naturally contacted Dykstra […]

Before we get to my choices for this week's favorite messages, some Twitter news. This past week St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa quickly settled a lawsuit he filed against Twitter over a user that claimed to be LaRussa. I don't know why a lawsuit was necessary. Surely if he had merely asked, Twitter would […]

The 2009 World Outgames kick off with the Opening Ceremony in Copenhagen on Saturday, July 25. As the clock ticks down on training for the anticipated 5,000 sporting participants, writer Ross Forman This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it is profiling Outgames athletes in a continuing series. […]

After two months of “Tiger Woods is finished” talk, Woods comes back from 4 shots down to win the Memorial. Welcome to two weeks of “Tiger Woods is immortal” talk. Soon to be followed by “Tiger Woods is finished” talk. L.A. Lakers win NBA championship. Nadal’s coach claims the defending champ is doubtful for Wimbledon. […]

EPSN's "Outside the Lines" show addresses the dismissal of former Nebraska wrestlers Kenny Jordan and Paul Donahoe after they appeared nude on Fratmen.tv, a gay porn site (see our archive here). The show airs Sunday June 14 at 9 a.m. EDT on ESPN and noon EDT on ESPN News (see video preview above). The program […]

Roger Federer survived some rain, an idiot fan on the court and Sweden’s Robin Soderling to win the French Open in straight sets and become only the sixth men’s player to win all four Grand Slam titles in a career. The debate has been renewed as to whether Federer is the Greatest Of All Time. […]

It's becoming one of Outsports' rites of late spring — the annual Hypo decathlon gallery, shot for us by Trackpic.net. This year's winner was Michael Schrader, middle, being congratulated by fellow Germans Norman Muller, left, and Pascal Behrenbruch. Check out the entire gallery here. It's becoming one of Outsports' rites of late spring — the […]