Month: January 2010

Tim Tebow has obviously been catching some heat for his taped Super Bowl ad for the anti-gay Focus on the Family, in which he talks (yet again) about how his mother was told she should abort him and didn’t. Tebow spoke out about it: "I know some people won't agree with it, but I think […]

Minnesota ABC affiliate KSTP this week featured a rare diehard Minnesota Vikings fan living in New Orleans, and he just happens to be our longtime friend, Steve Paster. He’s been in our fantasy league for 10 years, almost as long as he’s been with his wonderful partner Jerry (whose son, Adam, is also featured in […]

Colts rally from 11 back to beat Jets; Vikings stumble and bumble in crushing OT loss to the Saints; boo on the OT rule; hot player of the week. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw the AFC and NFC title games: After two weekends of mostly dull playoffs games, we had two first-rate games Sunday […]

In spite of a solid short program that landed her in 2nd place heading into Saturday’s free program, skating fans will not have the pleasure of watching Sasha Cohen compete in the Vancouver Olympics next month. Teenagers Rachael Flatt and Mirai Nagasu finished 1st and 2nd, respectively, to earn the two Olympic berths allotted to […]

An organization is looking for men and women to be a part of a second “gay” recreation of the famous Iwo Jima photo. You may have seen the first incarnation (right), and now The Gay State is updating it. Specifically, they’re looking for in-shape athletes. What they’re looking for: Given the nature of the shoot […]

The Artist Formerly — And Currently — Known as Prince has written a theme song for the Minnesota Vikings. The Minneapolis native was at the Vikings' 34-3 NFC Divisional Playoff rout of the Dallas Cowboys and, inspired, went home immediately after the game and wrote "Purple and Gold," which you can listen to in its […]

Wrestling fans of the last 30 years will know the name Ted DiBiase. For fans in the ’80s and ’90s, it means the Million Dollar Man, Money Inc., and bodyguard Virgil. To fans of this decade, Ted DiBiase Jr. is synonymous with nearly naked hotness! The 27-year-old son of the Million Dollar Man has been […]

While the IAAF has been backing and filling on the Caster Semenya case, many of us have been waiting for the IOC shoe to drop. Yesterday the shoe dropped. In Miami Beach, a panel of so-called "experts" convened by the IOC and the IAAF has announced from their imperial heights, "Athletes who identify themselves as […]

A Florida-based promoter has started a fundamentals-first men’s professional basketball league that will allow only U.S.-born white players. Don “Moose” Lewis is starting the All-American Basketball Alliance because he thinks there is a market for basketball that isn’t about fast-breaks and dunks. He also said he’s tired of hearing about the legal trouble NBA players […]

This week Playgirl revisited a 25-year-old photo spread of boxer Hector Camacho with a photo shoot of the 47-year-old that will appear in an up-coming issue of the magazine. Daniel Nardicio, who’s a down-and-dirty gay club promoter in New York City, is Playgirl.com’s director of marketing: Hector Camacho has everything our fans want. He's a […]

The first-ever International Gay Polo tournament will take place this spring in Wellington, Florida. Players from around the world will descend on the town, about 40 minutes north of Ft. Lauderdale, for a four-team tournament on April 3. Full press release after the jump. The first-ever International Gay Polo tournament will take place this spring […]

First up Sunday is the AFC title games (Jets at Colts), followed by the NFC (Vikings at Saints). I picked the Colts by 13 and the Saints by 7, and also want both teams to win. Take our poll below of who you think will win, and would love to hear why and what teams […]

The women's event in the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships kicks off in Spokane tonight, and if you don't follow the sport outside of the Olympic games you probably won't see as many familiar faces as you're accustomed to. The competitive lifespan of most skaters normally overlaps about 2 Olympic years, but this year in […]

Animal rights activists have criticized figure skater Johnny Weir for wearing fur during his performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Weir told his critics to shove it. I’m with the anti-fur people on this one. In an open letter to Weir, Friends of Animals reacted to the skater boasting how he looked "pretty" in […]

Passport magazine has released its 2010 annual list of gay cruises. While most of them are circuit parties on the sea, Undersea Expeditions caught my eye. They specialize in gay and lesbian SCUBA trips, and they’ve got seven trips planned for this year, and they’re all in the 7-10 day range. Having dived at Roatan […]

LGBT community remembers the transgender sportswriter By Cyd Zeigler jr. “A rose by any other name is still a rose. Christine, by any other name, is still the most caring, kindest, sweetest, most giving, most talented person I’ve ever known.”Those words began the eulogy for Christine Daniels last Saturday at the Metropolitan Community Church in […]

I am starting to see a big push for Wheaties Fuel, a new version of Wheaties geared to men. Ads featuring Peyton Manning and other sports stars are starting to air. As someone who is big on nutrition and an obsessive label-reader, one thing is obvious: Wheaties Fuel is basically Wheaties with more fat and […]

The men’s portion of the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships concluded in Spokane today with fierce drama but without any major upsets or surprises. *Jeremy Abbott (263.66) *Evan Lysacek (238.63) *Johnny Weir (232.09) Ryan Bradley (225.97) Adam Rippon (225.07) Brandon Mroz (201.27) *Granted Olympic Berth With Abbott (above), Lysacek and Weir named to the U.S. […]

After that miserable performance by the Cowboys on Sunday, there isn’t much to cheer about in Dallas today. But Dallas Pride Cheer is gearing up for a big gay-sports season, and they’re looking for new cheerleaders to join them. More info after the jump, or email them here. After that miserable performance by the Cowboys […]

Sundance Channel’s new series Be Good Johnny Weir premieres tonight with the airing of the documentary, Pop Star on Ice. It airs every Monday at 10:30pm, and the show’s new episodes start in earnest next week with a trip to Europe. Oh, and if there’s still anyone in America who doubts that Johnny is openly […]