Month: September 2009

The ideal body for gays and straights? Researchers in Australia, studying body image, found no significant difference in the way gay and straight men view themselves. Both want to be lean and muscular and are most frustrated with their stomachs. The research [at the University of Canberra] revealed that while women desire to be thin, […]

The Cleveland City Council on Monday pledged $700,000 to the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission to help the city’s bid to land the 2014 Gay Games. The news, first reported by Spangle Magazine, should provide a boost to Cleveland as it competes against Boston and Washington DC for the Games. The Federation of Gay Games will […]

It’s tough to forget what Tim Hardaway said a couple years ago (“I hate gay people“), but he is trying to make amends. This Sunday, the Tim Hardaway Foundation is co-sponsoring a South Beach event for The Trevor Project, which aims to fight suicide among gay teens. That’s great. Hardaway clearly wants to move well […]

Leodis McKelvin Buffalo Bills kick returner Leodis McKelvin was the goat in the Buffalo Bills' stunning collapse Monday night against the New England Patriots. His fumble of a kickoff set up the Patriots' game-winning score. Fans were understandably upset, but one (or more) took it way too far: Bills players are concerned with their privacy […]

I've written many times here about the travails of the Washington Nationals, the team with the worst record in baseball this season. Now, courtesy of Deadspin and the Washington Post, comes news that the Nationals' "W" logo has been construed as a symbol of terrorism. It seems that Tyler Allard, an aide to Rep. Jim […]

We’ve profiled fitness model Luke Guldan in the past, and now the young adonis is sharing his fitness secrets in online videos. He visits celebrity trainer Darrell Morris in his latest installment, which focuses on core strength. We’ll bring you other videos as Guldan releases them. See Guldan's latest fitness-tip video after the jump. We’ve […]

New England Patriots fans will extol the 11-point comeback by Tom Brady that led to a 25-24 win Monday in the NFL season opener for both teams. But an impartial observer will point out the obvious — the Buffalo Bills choked it away. They had an 11-point lead (24-13) with 5:30 to play, then played […]

For coaches looking to teach their athletes about the importance of sportsmanship, this weekend was a major step backward. Serena Williams lost her cool at the U.S. Open on Saturday, then on Monday Roger Federer did the same. Michael Jordan left a lasting blemish by speaking ill of former basketball players and executives in his […]

Stokley’s 87-yarder stuns the Bengals; Delhomme, Cutler stink, McNabb hurt; the Texans are lame. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.comHow I saw Week 1 in the NFL: Typical Bungals: Only the Cincinnati Bengals can lose a game with 11 seconds left when a pass is tipped by a defender into the waiting arms of a receiver, who runs […]

You might never see a more stunning ending to an NFL game — the Denver Broncos beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 12-7, on an 87-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds left. Thankfully, the game was called by Gus "The Screamer" Johnson for CBS. Video here. You might never see a more stunning ending to an NFL […]

It is never a good night for a tennis player when she is heard telling a line judge: “I swear to God, I’m fuckin’ takin’ this ball and shovin’ it in your fuckin’ throat … I swear to God.” Then has to deny that she threatened to kill the line judge. It was so bad […]

USC’s freshman quarterback Matt Barkley grabbed lots of headlines after beat the San Jose State School of the Blind Spartans last week. Stewart Mandel of SI even called him “the next Joe Montana” after his first college start. I’ll tell you this: I never found Joe Montana as hot as I find Barkley; and I’m […]

Boxing promoter Bob Arum criticized fans of mixed martial arts as being “skinhead white guys” and the athletes like “homosexuals” rolling around on the ground. Arum, 77, made these remarks in an interview with Fanhouse (video below). Said Arum: For me, and people like me, [MMA] is not something they ever care to see. They’ve […]

The first game of the NFL season looked a lot like the end of the last season — the Pittsburgh Steelers did enough to survive while the Tennessee Titans played well enough to win but blew several scoring chances. The Steelers’ 13-10 win in overtime wasn’t a thing of beauty, but I found it mostly […]

Stephon Marbury is the gift that keeps on giving. He’s back on YouTube with a crazy (yep, I said crazy, Stephon) little spot about his sexuality and his toenails. They said I'm gay? Ask your girl how gay I am. Yes I got my toenails painted. You wanna see? Check ‘em out. Lemme show you. […]

South African runner Caster Semenya, whose gender has come into question very publicly after her victory at the World Championships, is “glamming it up” on the cover of You magazine with the headline, “Wow, Look at Caster Now!” I don’t know what she usually looks like out of her running clothes, so maybe she usually […]

The young guy who ran onto the court to kiss Rafael Nadal is probably wishing he hadn't. Following his arrest at Arthur Ashe Stadium during the U.S. Open, kisser Noam U. Aorta is being hit with charges of third-degree criminal trespass and interfering with a professional sporting event. If he's convicted, the judge can hammer […]

In a classic example of “new media” at work, we learned today that Brady Quinn will start at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns this week. The Browns were being coy about the news, but Buffalo receiver Terrell Owens posted a congratulatory message on his Twitter account, that was then linked to by Pro Football Talk. […]

Cyd and I have made our picks for the 2009 NFL season, which starts Thursday in Pittsburgh. Surprisingly, we agree on a lot, especially in the NFC, where we both have the Packers beating the Eagles in the NFC title game. Of course, I have the Colts winning the Super Bowl and Cyd the Patriots. […]

The results are in from the Gay Softball World Series, and the winners are . . . A-Division: Phoenix Toros over Orlando Force.B-Division: Chicago Spin Cougars over Orlando Crush.C-Division: Ft. Lauderdale Cyclones over Seattle Maulers.D-Division: Nashville Players over Seattle Avengers Interesting little tidbit from the B-Division. Because it's double-elimination, the Cruisers and Crush had to […]