Month: March 2010

We are thrilled to announce a partnership between Outsports and the Gay Games in Cologne that will run from now through the quadrennial event in early August. The deal makes it possible for us to offer every bit of exposure for the Gay Games we can, and it gives Outsports the ability to cover the […]

Illustration from Dime. I always find it interesting when non-gay sites write about the subject of gays in sports. It's often a splash of cold water to the face when I allow myself to think that most everyone might be starting to be accepting. I'm especially intrigued by the comments, since their anonymity allows people […]

Daisuke Takahashi With only two of the top six finishers from last month’s Olympics competing at the world championships in Torino, Italy, the door was left wide open for a new era of men to move up the food chain heading towards 2014. The short program belonged to 24-year-old Daisuke Takahashi from Japan. Coming off […]

As a public service, we are posting this after being contacted by the UCLA School of Medicine: Researchers at the UCLA School of Medicine are exploring gay men’s experience with gender roles. To participate, you will be asked to complete several psychological questionnaires online. It will take approximately 25–30 minutes to participate. All will be […]

Seems some soon-to-be NFL players don’t share Tim Tebow’s obsession with religion. From Pro Football Talk: We’re told that (Tim) Tebow already has gotten a taste of the resistance he might face at the next level. At the Scouting Combine, the Wonderlic exam is administered to players in groups. The 12-minute test is preceded by […]

NFL overtime rules are changing. And various games over the years have had an impact on the decision, including the New Oreans Saints.

Sundance Channel’s original show “Be Good Johnny Weir” covered the U.S. Championship in January tonight. Shortly after Johnny won the bronze and was named to the U.S. Olympic team, Johnny’s best friend Paris made a comment the likes of which I haven’t heard from Johnny’s inner circle: I think it's great that he made the […]

It’s a small sorority, only a handful strong. But the number of women coaching high school football increased by one two weeks ago when Natalie Randolph was named the head football coach of a high school team in Washington D.C. It brought to mind a question I remember asking some fraternity brothers of mine who […]

Evgeny Korolev Matt Coin wrote one of our most popular coming out stories about his time as a tennis player at UC Santa Barbara. He still is an avid tennis follower and sent this report about his trip to Indian Wells for the BNP Open. By Matt Coin When I arrived to Indian Wells, my […]

Hudson Taylor Saturday update: Hudson Taylor wound up fourth in the 197-pound class. He won his first match Saturday, 10-0, then lost in the third-place final, 4-2. Friday update: Hudson Taylor lost, 1-0, to Craig Brester of Nebraska in the semifinals. Taylor will wrestle for third place Saturday. Hudson Taylor Saturday update: Hudson Taylor wound […]

Jeremy Abbott Don't expect the World Figure Skating Championships, which start Monday, to have the same media attention as the Olympics. I have often wondered why we continue to have the world's a month after crowning Olympic champions. Who cares if the Olympic champions lose at this competition? I'd rather lose my chance at being […]

Last week I attended a preview of a local production of "Take Me Out," the story of a major league baseball player who suddenly comes out of the closet. This particular night also promoted local gay-supportive theater groups. To my pleasant surprise, along with the Playbill-style program was an insert for the Camden (NJ) Riversharks' […]

Well, so much for the Kansas-Villanova final I picked in the Outsports NCAA pool. Villanova, a No. 2 seed, lost to St. Mary’s, but the even bigger stunner was Kansas losing, 69-67, to Northern Iowa. I had not watched college basketball in the regular season, so when the pairings were announced it was interesting how […]

Crossfit is a fitness regimen that combines weightlifting, sprinting and gymnastics. It’s a very intense workout and I have a good friend who is really into it and studying to be a trainer. Crossfit held it’s Southern California sectionals for its crossfit games last weekend at UCLA. Thanks to photographer Matthew Finley, we have some […]

There is a nice feature in the Seattle Times about Portland State women’s basketball coach Sherri Murrell, who has taken her team to its first appearance in the NCAA tournament. They are seeded 15th and are a tourney longshot (update: Portland State lost, 84-53 to Texas A&M). She had been the coach at Washington State […]

German soccer-player agent Rudi Assauer couldn’t be more appropriately named. Last week he said that not only does he think gays shouldn’t be in soccer, but he once told a gay team masseur to find another job. Perhaps [gays] are okay in other sports but not in football. If a player came to me and […]

Thanks to reader submissions and some I found, here are more hot jocks from the upcoming NCAA men’s basketball tourney. We would like to add to this gallery as the event goes on, so suggest a player and if we can find a good photo, we will add him. The only criteria is your definition […]

In the run-up to Gay Games VIII in Cologne, Germany, July 31-Aug. 7, we will be running releases from Gay Games organizers. This one deals with the various parties on tap for the event. If you watched any of the Vancouver Winter Games, you know that serious sports competition was followed by big celebrations. The […]

The Gay Games organizing committee has announced a U.S. tour to promote registration for the big event in Cologne, Germany this summer! The tour will bring them to New York, Denver, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas and Phoenix (dates and locations are listed after the jump). Jim and I will be attending […]

After we featured Purdue’s Chris Kramer, a reader suggested Duke guard Jordan Davidson. Love or hate the Dookies, you have to admit that Davidson looks great in a suit (below). Post some of your other NCAA hotties. After we featured Purdue’s Chris Kramer, a reader suggested Duke guard Jordan Davidson. Love or hate the Dookies, […]