Month: July 2010

Paul, the octopus from a German aquarium who is 7 for 7 in picking World Cup matches, says Spain will beat the Netherlands in Sunday's final. Just award the trophy to the Spanish now. Paul, the octopus from a German aquarium who is 7 for 7 in picking World Cup matches, says Spain will beat […]

And this is just one of a collection of 25! I know he's European, but it does make me wonder just a little. Hat tip to Carlton B. And this is just one of a collection of 25! I know he's European, but it does make me wonder just a little. Hat tip to Carlton […]

Outsports received a tip earlier this week that Cleveland Synergy Foundation, the group that won the right to host the 2014 Gay Games, had left or been removed from their role as organizers of the Games. Reached on Wednesday, Federation of Gay Games spokesman Kelly Stevens said, “No comment.” Attempts to reach Stevens later in […]

Equality California is on their summer tour to support their September Swim For Equality in Malibu, and the next stop is Wine Country. The event will be held Saturday, July 31, in Yountville (an hour north of San Francisco). Tickets are $30 in advance, $40 at the door. And you can get a discount on […]

Less than a month after a surrogate bore his child and two weeks after his team was bounced from the World Cup, Portuguese soccer star Cristinao Ronaldo was in New York City to shop and hang out by the pool. Ronaldo shopped at Gucci, Armani and Prada on a trip that was more productive than […]

This is what greeted readers today on Deadspin.You can thank Deadspin contributor Drew Magary for this sophomoric comment. Magary has said he's OK with gay people, but that "Jimmy Clausen eats cock." If Magary hasn't tried it yet, maybe he should: Then he'd have a finer appreciation for why so many people do it. Hat […]

This Saturday, July 10, is “Pride in the Park Day” at the Houston Astros’ home game against the St. Louis Cardinals; And the City of Houston has even issued a proclamation declaring it! From organizer Trevor Eade: At this time we know we have more than 400 tickets sold, specific to the URL provided by […]

While Outsports will be providing unprecedented coverage of the Gay Games, including video reports, photo galleries and daily notebooks, the organizers in Cologne are also now offering an iPhone application to stay on top of the games as well! The App “GayGames2010” is NOW available as a free download in the App-Store. No notice on […]

Lots of mainstream sports writers covered Brian Burke’s appearance at Gay Pride last weekend. If nothing else, that will be a huge part of his contributions to our fight. From the Biz of Hockey blog: Burke said he didn’t think there was anything heroic about being there for then and honoring his son now. Indeed. […]

Good for LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. We watch owners, leagues, coaches and general managers maintain so much control over the careers of athletes, it’s nice to see a bunch of guys get together, make decisions for themselves, and grab some control from the powers that be. These three guys have set a […]

Bobbi Eden There are 49,000 f0llowers of porn star Bobbi Eden rooting for the Netherlands to beat Spain in the World Cup final. If the Dutch win, Eden has promised them all blow jobs. They would be joined by the combined 62,000 followers of Vicky Vette, Missy Hybrid and Gabby Quniteros, porn stars who have […]

Never doubt the predictive powers of an octopus. Paul the Octopus lives in a German aquarium and was 5 for 5 in picking Germany’s World Cup matches (he even got their 1-0 loss to Serbia correct). Prior to the semifinal match against Spain, Paul snagged the clam from the tank marked “Spain,” and he was […]

Out magazine has the latest interview with Johnny Weir. He still doesn’t like Evan Lysacek (can’t blame him). He still thinks wearing fur is OK (and doesn’t care how animals are tortured). And he is still not talking about his sexuality (but will in an upcoming book). One interesting tidbit did jump out at me; […]

When the Boston delegates went to the Federation of Gay Games meeting to bring the 2014 games to their city, they thought they had it all locked up. But, like the undefeated 2007 Patriots heading into the Super Bowl, they got a rude awakening when the final decision came down: Cleveland was selected as the […]

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, which start July 31. Mark EbingerDenver My partner of 19 years (married for 16 years) is very supportive and traveling with me, but he will not be competing in the Gay Games. James has been doing the cardio […]

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, which start July 31. Mark EbingerDenver My partner of 19 years (married for 16 years) is very supportive and traveling with me, but he will not be competing in the Gay Games. James has been doing the cardio […]

I just love this headline: Kyle Boller and Carrie Prejean Get Married, Give Middle Finger to America’s Gay Couples. The newest Oakland Raider wedded the anti-gay disgraced beauty queen over the weekend. Adding fuel to the fire is that Boller and Prejean chose to have the wedding at a hotel owned by a huge Prop […]

We have speculated for years that the first out active athlete might not announce he’s gay…as much as a jilted lover might. We saw an episode like that with Ovie Mughelli. And now it’s happening in British soccer. Pink News is reporting on a reality TV star who claimed to have a year-long affair with […]

South African track champion Caster Semenya has been cleared by the International Association of Athletics Federations (track & field’s governing body) to return to competition immediately. Semenya has been the subject of gender-identity tests for the last year; Finally, that episode is over. “I am thrilled to enter the global athletics arena once again and […]

The London 2012 Olympics committee is selling rainbow pins to supports gay rights, in what might be a first for an Olympics. The pins have the stamp of approval from openly gay pro rugby player Gareth Thomas: "It's great to see Locog (the London 2012 organizing committee) reaching out to all communities and making sure […]