Month: February 2010

What were they thinking? The Focus on the Family ad that aired during the Super Bowl aimed at fighting abortion instead promoted domestic violence with Tim Tebow tackling his mother. When it aired, everyone at the party looked at each other with a "what in hell did I just see" look. You can see it […]

While Tim Tebow helps Focus on the Family attack abortion rights during the Super Bowl, we figured you’d rather watch him walk around in his underwear while doing some working out for Gatorade. Thanks to the Sun Sentinel for being on-hand for the workout session. Check out the video after the jump. While Tim Tebow […]

By Cyd ZeiglerI never met Brendan Burke save for a “way to go” note I sent him after he came out publicly in November. To be honest, when the story came out I wondered what impact it would have. We’d seen former athletes come out, we’d met gay kids who quit sports because of their […]

Saints spot Colts 10-0 lead, then roar back for first Super Bowl title. The recap from a bummed-out Colts fan. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw the Super Bowl: I hear there was a sporting event played Sunday but I decided to go antiques shopping, catch a chick flick and have dinner instead. Had a […]

Saints-Colts in the Super Bowl. Two great offenses, two great quarterbacks. But will it be a great game? Sometimes, the games we most anticipate fall flat, while ones that seem ho-hum going in are great. I already made my pick: Colts by 7. Who do you have? And why? Take our poll: Saints-Colts in the […]

Reaction to the death of Brendan Burke has been strong from many corners of North America. People in sports, the mass media, and from gay communities have shown an outpouring of emotion for the young gay son of Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke. The Leafs observed a moment of silence and dedicated their 5-0 […]

For the last 18 months I’ve appeared regularly on one of radio’s gay-friendliest sports talk shows, The Michael Irvin Show. I called the show’s producer this morning to find out when we were going on, and he told me the show had not been picked up; And while the show was supposed to air today […]

Brendan Burke. What a tragic story — Brendan Burke, 21, was killed in a crash on a snow-covered road in Indiana on Friday. Burke came into national prominence from an ESPN.com piece about him in November. The story detailed the love and acceptance Burke got from his dad, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, […]

A gay, mentally challenged, biracial high school student in Eastern Washington, Benjamin Grundy, is being told he cannot perform all of the routines with the girls on the squad. Instead, he’s only allowed to stand there waving his arms. Ben’s mom wrong a very long letter to the Seattle Weekly outlining all of the issues. […]

Outspoken advertising maven Donny Deutsch has weighed in on the rejected Mancrunch ad for the Super Bowl saying not enough gays watch football to warrant the ad buy. He told Larry King: It's hard to argue that it makes sense to reach a very targeted audience of gay males in America by advertising to this […]

There will a ton of hot players to watch Sunday in the Saints-Colts Super Bowl, but reserve Colts receiver Sam Giguere probably won’t be among them. The 24-year-old, 5-11, 215-pounder from Canada will likely be one of the team’s inactives. Giguere was active for only one game but the Colts like his potential as a […]

Former Belmont University basketball standout Sheika Taylor is turning her eye to fashion and releasing a clothing line specifically designed for more masculine women. “It is inspired by my own masculine style, but features a lot of my creative personality,” she said. “I strive to display elements of art in my garments by using different […]

Not only has CBS agreed to break its policy against political advocacy ads, but they helped the anti-gay Focus on the Family craft their anti-abortion commercial starring Tim Tebow! Gary Schneeberger, spokesperson for Focus on the Family, told the Daily Beast: We've worked with [CBS] almost since the beginning. Our senior vice presidents talked to […]

In my Super Bowl for the Clueless column, I wrote about New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, an outspoken advocate of gay rights, including marriage. Fujita, a Cal Berkeley grad, is very passionate about social issues and at Super Bowl media day, he did not back down from his views, addressing gay rights and also […]

Gay Welsh rugger Gareth Thomas held a coming-out party last Thursday at London’s club Movida. He was joined at the party by teammates and some gay celebrities. “Everybody here tonight is celebrating that the world is changing,” he said. “We are here to send the message that it’s OK to be a sportsman and it […]

The above is the headline on a debate at The League, the NFL blog of the Washington Post. I was asked to weigh in and wrote my piece with the angle that fans have every right to root for against a player based on their views. I also detailed the conflict I had with being […]

Johnny Weir caused a stir when he wore real fox fur during the U.S. men nationals figure skating. He told the anti-fur critics to shove it and delighted in tweaking PETA. Now Weir has changed his mind and will wear fake fur during the Vancouver Olympics. Weir said he made his decision since he does […]

On January 24, leading professional bowler Chris Barnes went down in flames to a woman — Kelly Kulick — in the 2010 PBA's Tournament of Champions. And David Whitley over at FanHouse couldn't contain himself as he pooh-poohed Kulick's performance. He started by crowing that "bowling is not an athletic event." Then he alleged that […]

It was coincidental irony that within 24 hours of posting our interview with Neil Giuliano talking about the success of GLAAD’s sports initiatives under his direction that GLAAD closed its sports desk and laid off their sports director, Ted Rybka. When reached for comment, GLAAD spokesperson Rich Ferraro would not offer any insights on the […]

When Roger Federer lost to Rafael Nadal in excruciating fashion in the 2008 Wimbledon Finals, the words being used to describe Federer were “Done” and “Finished.” The experts weighed in that “Roger wouldn’t win another Grand Slam title.” Since that match there have been six Grand Slam tournaments: Federer has won four of them and […]