Month: March 2010

Vancouver's final medal count shows the unhappy Russians way down the list, with just 15 medals. But there's more to their grumbling than sour grapes — way more. A little analysis shows an interesting picture of wins leveraged by political shifts. The Russian government is unhappy because it is remembering the "good old days" of […]

It’s always fun for us to look at our stats and see what drove people to our site. Sometimes it’s very revealing. Over the last two weeks, the top search term that drove people to Outsports: ‘Scott Lago.’ He’s the American snowboarder who was sent home after some racy pics (right) surfaced of him, a […]

The Winter Olympic games have come to a close, and I got to thinking about Pride House today. How was it? How did they do? Did it have the impact the organizers said it would? We heard bits and pieces about “great parties” and a “fun space,” but we heard of only one Winter Olympian […]

Whether you think Canada (14 golds) or the USA (37 total) gets the moral victory in the final medal count, there is one thing we can all agree on: Russia did not own the podium. And Russia's president is pretty bitter about it. A day after the Vancouver Games, and four years before the Winter […]

Thanks to a reader for this shot of members of the U.S. bobsled team shirtless and flexing. I notice that some of the gold-medal four-man team are pictured. I am not sure when or where the photo was taken, by the photographer has our thanks. The full photo: Thanks to a reader for this shot […]

ABC has announced the celebrity lineup for the new season of Dancing With The Stars. As usual, it includes people with connections to the world of sports. I have no idea how this will play out on the dance floor (and don't really care) but I have a couple of observations: It makes perfect sense […]