Month: December 2010

Another sports-themed "It Gets Better" video, this one from the great guys of the D.C. Gay Flag Football League: Another sports-themed "It Gets Better" video, this one from the great guys of the D.C. Gay Flag Football League:

It’s hard to see anybody in the AFC beating the Patriots; Colts-Jaguars set up for a showdown; Steelers with another unimpressive win; Aaron Rodgers need to slide; hot player of the week. How I saw Week 14 in the NFL: In the driver’s seat: All season it looked like the race for the Super Bowl […]

Must-see footage from Fox of the Metrodome collapsing following a major snowstorm in Minneapolis. It caused the postponement of the Giants-Vikings game. It would have been chaos had this happened during a game: Must-see footage from Fox of the Metrodome collapsing following a major snowstorm in Minneapolis. It caused the postponement of the Giants-Vikings game. […]

The story of Massachusetts high school football captain Corey Johnson captured the imagination of many in 2000. His was one of the first big stories Outsports covered in our infancy, and it was a story that showed us the potential for what we were doing. Johnson has since moved to New York City. He's a […]

Another in a series of our favorite articles from 10 years of Outsports is a 2002 profile of Dave Kopay, the gay sports pioneer who came out in the mid-1970s after a long NFL career. The story showed that Kopay is still as relevant as ever. The story also was the catalyst for Dave and […]

Documentary film producer Seth Greenleaf (who also produces theater on and off Broadway) set about documenting the 2010 Gay Bowl in October. He spent months and lots of money following two gay football teams from New York, one from Phoenix and the team that Jim and I are on in Los Angeles. He has just […]

Outsports is 10 years old and we are highlighting some stories that are personal favorites. Today is our most viewed story ever, from 2005 — when the NFL banned the word "gay" on personalized jerseys saying it was a "naughty" word. The absurdity was that "gay" was not OK, but "gay nazi" was. It was […]

If you like a firm butt on a fit jock, then you could do worse than that of Salomon Kalou, the Chelsea player who had his pants pulled down in a recent game: If you like a firm butt on a fit jock, then you could do worse than that of Salomon Kalou, the Chelsea […]

The hottest photos from a visually appealing year Whether it be well-known jocks like Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham or Ben Cohen, or little known swimmers or gymnasts, 2010 was a very visual year. Picture This has long been one of the most popular features on Outsports. We provide a link to top sports images as […]

I got an email today from Columbia wrestling coach Hudson Taylor sharing a YouTube video of Harvey Milk’s famous “Hope” speech. He said the speech “always fires me up to get stuff done!” Hudson is an incredibly unique guy: Straight, engaged, and inspired by the gay movement. Check out the video that gets him going […]

At Outsports we are huge fans of the awesome sports photo site Trackpic. When I peruse the galleries I always stumble across some new hot jock. The latest is Janis Leitis, a 21-year-old long jumper from Latvia. These photos were taken at the European track and field championships this summer in Barcelona. At Outsports we […]

Students, faculty and trustees continue to show their displeasure with the homophobic firing of lesbian soccer coach Lisa Howe at Belmont University. Total Sports Mag has been there working with Belmont's Bridge Builders organization and has a couple great video reports. Listening to the students talk about the discrimination brings great hope for the future […]

Since Belmont University fired soccer coach Lisa Howe for being lesbian there has been an outpouring of support for the fired coach from students, faculty and the media. SI’s Jeff Pearlman wrote a scathing column lambasting the college and its decision. Here's the good news: In the traditionally conservative, Bible Belt city of Nashville, people […]

The hot 2011 calendars are hitting the shelves and none are hotter than the calendar featuring the men of the Greater Los Angeles Softball Association. We have three photos from the calendar after the jump; You can order the calendar on their site. If you and your team or league have a 2011 calendar you'd […]

Outsports is 10 years old. It’s been an incredible journey for both Jim and me. The most fulfilling aspects of the first decade of Outsports has been meeting some incredible people and telling some incredible stories. For the rest of 2010 we’ll revisit some of the stories that touched us and that had an impact […]

The latest sports entrant to the “It’s Gets Better” project comes from Tommy “The Spider Baby” Saturday, a pro wrestler based in Minneapolis. Saturday’s real name is Terrance Griep and he is openly gay. In his video, Saturday talks about his thoughts about committing suicide while younger and how his life became better: The latest […]

TNA Wrestling is putting their money where their mouth is and pumping tons of resources into their Eliminate The Hate campaign aimed at stopping name-calling and bullying. Their new PSA features many of TNA’s biggest stars and even includes pro wrestling legend Ric Flair saying “it’s time” to eliminate the hate. Spike TV will air […]

A high school wrestler in the Fresno, Calif., suburb of Clovis has been charged with sexual assault on a teammate for using a move that his coaches taught him and that has been around for decades. The “butt drag” involves grabbing the buttocks of an opponent and sticking a finger in his anus. It is […]

Last week I headed to New York City for the first meeting of the advisory board for GLSEN’s new sports project, Changing the Game. The initiative, headed by Pat Griffin, will battle homophobia in sports at the K-12 level. The advisory board meeting included some great people from across the LGBT sports spectrum: Transgender former […]

Kye Allums missed his team’s previous three games with a concussion, but he came back Sunday with a vengeance, shooting 3-for-5 from the field scoring 10 points and pulling in two rebounds as George Washington beat George Mason, 67-58. The GWU Colonials trailed the George Mason Bulldogs, 30-17, at halftime before roaring back for the […]