Month: April 2010

The National Hockey League once again gears up for the Stanley Cup playoffs. A major factor in the greatness of the NHL postseason is sudden-death overtime. Now that the NFL has done away with it for their playoffs (and perhaps for the regular season as well) by giving a team that gives up a field […]

Darren Chiacchia, 45, an Olympic bronze medalist in equestrian, faces 30 years in a Florida prison after being charged with not revealing his HIV status to a former boyfriend after they had multiple sexual encounters. The case, which goes to trial in June, stems from laws selectively used in 32 states that make it a […]

The Miami (Ohio) hockey team was hoping to pull off the feel-good story of the year in the Frozen Four by winning the national championship in memory of Brendan Burke. In the end, it was Boston College beating Wisconsin, 5-0, in the finals; Miami lost to BC, 7-1, in the semifinals. Unfortunately, the Maple Leafs […]

Our annual Local Groups contest is down to the Final Four. Congratulations to the teams that have made it this far! DC Aquatics is now up against Milwaukee Gay Volleyball; and the Muffin Tops Softball Team from Seattle faces off against Cheer Los Angeles. Good luck to these four teams! Voting is on now and […]

Liberia is a West African country that has a tropical climate, no electricity grid and where half of the people live on less than $1 a day. It also a place where the concept of ice hockey is totally foreign. Which is why it’s strange that among the most coveted items are NHL jerseys. Bonnie […]

AFL’s Daniel Jackson Players and coaches of the AFL, the Australian rules football league, have launched a campaign against homophobia (photos below), a hugely positive step in a sport seen by gay men in a recent survey as being hostile and threatening. The campaign is timed to the May 17 International Day Against Homophobia. Almost […]

Not surprisingly, one of the all-time most popular posts on our blog is the one that links to Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes naked in the shower. Every time Holmes does something newsworthy — like catch the winning TD in last year’s Super Bowl or be accused of throwing a drink in a woman’s […]

The NFL Draft will take place starting April 22, and the past few months have been spent with teams evaluating players, both physically and emotionally. As for the physical part, thanks to our readers, we have found shirtless shots of five expected draftees. They are: Eric Decker (receiver, Minnesota); Tim Tebow (quarterback, Florida) inside a […]

Tennis great Martina Navratilova has a noninvasive form of breast cancer and will undergo radiation treatments. She called the diagnosis her “personal 9/11.” Reports the New York Times: The early form of cancer for which Navratilova is being treated is known as D.C.I.S., or ductal carcinoma in situ. It is not a tumor and is […]

Jordan talks about his proud sexuality and his hope to help troubled teenagers By Ross Forman Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling is running full speed ahead with Orlando Jordan, the real-life bisexual who now showcases his sexual orientation and eccentric persona every Monday night in front millions on Spike TV (8-10 p.m. ET).TNA unveiled a […]

Justin, who writes the blog A Gay College Guy in Virginia, lists his eight hottest baseball players, in time for the start of the season. His top hottie is David Wright of the New York Mets (right). And for my number one, David Wright! Dude is amazing looking and is a great ball player. … […]

It was one of the most anticipated women’s basketball games in the last couple years: Connecticut trying to complete a perfect season, and Stanford, the last team to beat UConn, hoping to do it again. What we got was dreadful. The halftime score of 20-12 (and Stanford was up!) doesn't begin to demonstrate the bad […]

The latest in what is becoming a mini-trend — closeted jocks blogging — has a new and worthy entrant, One in Eleven, Thoughts of a Gay Footballer Exposed. That’s football, as in soccer. The author, Craig, is a semipro soccer player in England, who has hopes of one day turning pro. His writing is both […]

Tiger Woods and Nike have released a new commercial featuring the voice of Tiger’s father, Earl Woods: Tiger, I am more prone to be inquisitive, to promote discussion. I want to find out what your thinking was, I want to find out what your feelings are, and did you learn anything. While some have criticized […]

The First Annual International Gay Polo Tournament was held near West Palm Beach, Florida, this past Saturday, and all reports point to a big success. Apparently, there were 20 players and 1,500 fans at the tournament, which is fantastic for an event like this. In the end, team Equestrian Life edged team Bluehorse, 4-3, in […]

KCRW in Santa Monica is having a half-hour show devoted to homophobia in sports on its “Politics of Culture” show, airing live online Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Eastern. It sounds like an interesting show and a terrific panel, with host Diana Nyad and her guests Billy Bean (out ex-big leaguer), Pat Griffin (one of our […]

The Los Angeles Times has published what is the best chronicling to date of the birth and death of Christine Daniels. What I found most interesting in the piece was the description of the "turning point" for Christine, when the seeds were obviously planted to return to her life as Mike Penner, even though she […]

Tennis player Novak Djokovic loves showing his lighter side. He’s obviously got a great sense of humor and isn’t afraid to show it. He’s done a mocking video, stripped to his briefs, and the latest is a strange “science experiment.” Watch it after the jump. Tennis player Novak Djokovic loves showing his lighter side. He’s […]

I was like millions of Americans hoping that Gordon Hayward’s desperation, last-second shot would drop and give Butler an improbable NCAA men’s college basketball title. But the ball caromed off the backboard and hit the front of the rim and out and Duke held on for a dramatic 61-59 win. It was the closest NCAA […]

Sad news came in this weekend about the apparent suicide of openly gay former pro wrestler Chris Kanyon on Friday. Kanyon was a former tagteam champion with the WCW and WWE and came out publicly soon after he left the WWE in 2004. He was a popular guest on the Howard Stern Show, but he […]