Month: October 2010

You would have made a lot of money had you bet before the season that the World Series would pit the Texas Rangers against the San Francisco Giants. But that’s the reality after both teams won their league championship series in six games. On Friday, the Rangers beat the Yankees, 6-1, and on Saturday the […]

This week on our Outsports podcast we talk about the reaction to anti-gay chants at high school and professional sporting events. Plus, we discuss whether Drew Brees’ anti-bullying PSA on Ellen will have any impact: Jim and I disagree on the potential results…but that’s not why I have a total brain fade halfway through the […]

The German men’s gymnastics team finished third in the team competition at the world championships in the Netherlands. In looking at their roster, I came across the website for Matthias Fahrig. Fahrig has a terrific gallery that includes he and his teammates in all manner of poses. The gallery is all black and white and […]

How upset are some Pittsburgh Steelers fans about the new NFL rule regarding illegal hits? At least some of them are calling NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and the entire NFL 'gay' because of the new policy. You know, not allowing dangerous hits means you're weak, and if you're weak, you're gay! At least, according to […]

Akil Patterson felt he never fit in as a college football player, where he spent a lot of time partying and coping with his sexual identity. He is now blossoming as a gay man and competitive wrestler.

Students at North High School in East Lake, Ohio, face suspension after their anti-gay chant at a football game was caught on tape. The fans chanted “Powder blue faggots” at Willoughby South, whose uniform is light blue. “It is completely unacceptable and we will look at the video and see if we can identify students […]

The NFL has announced it will begin suspending players who perform illegal hits on other players, particularly those involving defenseless players and helmet-to-helmet contact. It couldn’t have come too soon. Earlier this week, Steeler James Harrison said he tries to hurt other players after he gave two Browns receivers concussions on Sunday. Other Pittsburgh players […]

The truly awful Monday Night Football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans still managed to attract more TV viewers than did Game 3 of the ALCS between the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. I know the NFL is king, but even I was surprised. New York (No. 1) and Dallas-Fort Worth (No. […]

A transgender golfer is suing two big women’s golf entities for the right to play as a woman. Lana Lawless won the 2009 Long Drivers of America title in 2009; The group then changed their rules to state that a player must have been born a biological woman to participate. The LPGA is also only […]

Former champion collegiate wrestler Hudson Taylor is a huge advocate for gay rights. Cyd and I interviewed him for our weekly podcast that is worth checking out. Taylor and his fiancee Lia Alexandra Mandaglio were also out in Los Angeles recently to appear in the NoH8 photo campaign to raise awareness of gay rights. He […]

No team stands out, but watch for the Patriots and Steelers; Jay Cutler, human pinata; hot player of the week; the Chargers continue to suck and there are way too many dirty hits. How I saw Week 6 in the NFL: Call it a season with no theme. There appear to be a lot of […]

Drew Brees is a hero in New Orleans and beyond.

The first BCS poll will be out Sunday and the big question is who the top two teams will be. It won’t be Ohio State, 31-18 losers to Wisconsin. The Buckeyes became the second straight No. 1 team to lose, following Alabama a week earlier. Oregon, which was idle, will almost certainly be one of […]

So much for the Y-M-C-Gay chants at Yankees games that got a lot of publicity this week. The New York Yankees have said they will stop the chants and eject any fans performing homophobic chants at their games. According to GLAAD… Yankees spokesperson Alice McGillion told us “the Yankees have zero tolerance for this and […]

Australian diver Matthew Mitcham wound up with four silver medals at the just-concluded Commonwealth Games in India. The Games feature athletes from the 54 nations of what was formerly the British Commonwealth. Mitcham lost the 10-meter platform event to Tom Daley of Britain, who had one dive that had perfect 10s. Australian diver Matthew Mitcham […]

Personally, I would prefer to face Ian Kinsler’s balls but he isn’t a pitcher so that is for a completely different forum. The American and National League Championship Series is about to begin and all of the pitching match ups are intriguing. The Bear vs. The Twink: What better drama than Roy Halladay, the seasoned […]

The Gay Center in New York is hosting a new exhibit featuring gay sports memorabilia called “We are the Champions.” The exhibit includes medals, jerseys, magazines, and even a copy of The Outsports Revolution. The exhibit kicked off Tuesday night featuring a conversation with former professional basketball players Sue Wicks and John Amaechi. The exhibit […]

Daniel Puder stands 6-3, weighs 235 pounds and has an 8-0 record as an MMA fighter (he was also a pro wrestler). It’s hard to believe, though, that he was once bullied. He is now reaching out and offering help to victims of bullies. As he told TMZ: Anybody that’s getting bullied in the whole […]

Towleroad has a disturbing report about a section of fans at Yankee Stadium who have been chanting for a decade about gays having a disease and being sinners. The group claims they will be meeting with Yankee management this week. The chant is done to the playing of the Village People’s YMCA… Gay man, get […]

University of Michigan student body president Chris Armstrong has come under attack recently from Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell simply for being gay (Shirvell’s hateful blog is now readable by invitation only). But athletes from football, baseball, hockey, gymnastics, rowing, softball and many other sports aren’t standing for it. Instead, they have posed for […]