Month: September 2009

There are few stories that come across my inbox that make me more mad than hazing stories. The latest comes from yet another sports franchise that “prides” itself on its hazing tradition: The Boston Red Sox. In the latest round, last Thursday they forced the rookies to dress up like characters from The Wizard Of […]

Count me among those who isn’t in lovew with Ben Cohen, but he is a consistent favorite with Outsports readers, as evidenced by his continual success in the King of the Hardwood contest. This month Cohen follows fellow rugger Nick Youngquest posing in next-to-nothing on the cover of Attitude, a gay men’s magazine in the […]

Every fan has thought about writing to their favorite team/school/coach and asking for a refund after a team's poor performance. University of Oregon fan Anthony Seminary did just that after witnessing his team's loss to Boise State (the one involving a much-publicized post-game punch). Shockingly, he got a response from Ducks head coach Chip Kelly. […]

A New England-based gay rights organization that helped win gay marriage rulings in Massachusetts and Connecticut is seeking to document cases of homophobia in sports as a precursor to possible action down the road. Gay and Lesbian Advocate Defenders, based in Boston, is conducting a survey on attitudes towards gays and lesbians in sports. From […]

We’ve reported in the past about the intense homophobia of many soccer fans in Serbia, and their hatred has claimed another victim. The gay-pride parade that was supposed to celebrate gay people in Belgrade on Sunday was canceled because so many groups of soccer fans had announced they would be attacking people in the parade […]

A group of Michiganders is forming a new organization in Ann Arbor specifically for gay student-athletes. The new Michigan Athletes and Allies Partnership aims to build a “new group at U of M working to raise awareness and give voice to the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied student-athlete.” Paul Farber, a former […]

How bizarre was the Indianapolis Colts’ 27-23 thriller over the Miami Dolphins on Monday? The Dolphins ran 84 plays, the Colts 35. The Dolphins had 49 rushes for 239 yards, the Colts 11 for 61. The Dolphins held the ball for 45:07, the Colts for 14:53. Yet the Colts improbably still won. It was the […]

When I first saw this video, I assumed it was yet another doctored video. Nope: This one’s for real and is from the Mark Eaton Celebrity Golf Classic. The reaction by the golfer, Jason Hargett (right, not a celebrity), is priceless. I’m assuming the event had insurance for just this kind of thing. See the […]

As Gay Bowl IX approaches in a couple weeks, the Los Angeles Motion (the team Jim and I play on) got an inspirational visit from a guest who knows something about winning Super Bowls: former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin. The Hall of Fame wide receiver took time between his rehearsal for Dancing With The Stars […]

Before the NFL season kicked off, four teams were collectively the prohibitive favorites to win the AFC. Since then, they have played a lackluster collective eight games. The Steelers barely beat the Titans then lost to the Bears; The Patriots got a miracle win against the Bills then looked out-of-sync on offense in a loss […]

The world’s economic recession is hitting all sports, but few may be hit harder than women’s golf. The LPGA has lost seven tournaments to sponsors pulling out since 2007. The latest is Anheuser-Busch dropping the popular Michelob Ultra Open, which fans and players have voted as their favorite tour event over the last two years. […]

Mark Sanchez plays like a veteran; Tony Romo flops again; Bengals lineman has five sacks; Tennessee in free fall. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.comHow I saw Week 2 of the NFL season: New sheriff in town: Rex Ryan of the New York Jets is my favorite among the new coaches. He is brash and chippy but not […]

Jake Locker USC saw its chances for a spot in the BCS title game take a major hit even before we officially reached autumn. The Trojans' 16-13 loss to Washington looked eerily familiar to losses in previous years to UCLA, Stanford and Oregon State — conference losses to weaker foes that hurt USC's national ranking. […]

I have heard people gay Angelenos talking about a gay sports bar in L.A. for years. On Oct. 2 those people will have to wait no longer as Gym Sportsbar will open it’s West Hollywood location. It’s a great spot they found: The former Normandie Room at 8737 Santa Monica Blvd. (between San Vicente and […]

Variety reports that Cleveland Cavalier (and probably future New York Knick) LeBron James is taking a shot at movie stardom. The good news: he's playing himself in "Fantasy Basketball Camp," a comedy about five guys from different backgrounds who go to Las Vegas to attend the LeBron James Adult Basketball Camp, and manage to pull […]

With figure skating season about to start, many eyes are on the big names of Johnny Weir and Evan Lysacek. But Jeremy Abbott holds potentially as much promise for the Americans. He’s the defending U.S. Champion and last year won the Grand Prix Final (he finished 11th at the World Championships, which Lysacek won). The […]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. visited Chelsea Lately to promote his upcoming fight and return to boxing. During the interview, Mayweather twice steered the conversation inexplicably toward his personal homophobia. The first time came when Chelsea told Mayweather to get comfy and put one of his legs on the chair (you gotta see the video to understand […]

I’ve never seen So You Think You Can Dance, but ballroom dancing is considered a sport by at least the Gay Games and Outgames. It was at the latter in Montreal that I first saw same-sex ballroom dancing, and I thought it was really wonderful. Last night on SYTYCD, America got a glimpse of two […]

I’ve moaned in the past that gay publications don’t cover sports enough, so here’s some recognition of one that did recently. The latest issue of Australian gay mag AXN features an article and full compliment of photos on Sydney-based gay sports teams. They have profiles of at least five sports: rugby, soccer, basketball, tennis and […]

Former Chicago Fire (of MLS) general manager Peter Wilt is now with Women’s Professional Soccer, the seven-team league you probably didn’t hear about when it kicked off its innaugural season in March. In an interview with ESPN.com, published yesterday, talked about the target market of WPS being suburban families. In talking about whether WPS could […]