Month: August 2010

Two-time NFL MVP Kurt Warner is one of the big names announced for the next season of Dancing with the Stars. Arizona Cardinals fans still holding out hope that Warner will come back to the team this season are crying today! Former Boston Celtic and Los Angeles Laker Rick Fox will also hit the dance […]

One more reason rugby player Ben Cohen is one of the coolest athletes in the world: He donated a signed jockstrap for use in a fund-raiser for GMFA, a British gay men’s health charity. It was auctioned off at the annual Gay Sports Day in London on Monday and fetched $460 (300 British pounds), according […]

Believe it or not, the men’s basketball world championships are taking place right now and the American team has already played three games! After slipping by Brazil yesterday, 3-0, Team USA is poised for a run at a medal. But gold isn’t a given, because this is not the “Dream Team” of some past Olympics: […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hates the New York Jets and refuses to watch them on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series. That’s fine with Jets coach Rex Ryan, who doesn’t like Brady and hate the Patriots. But Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez says of Brady, “I love you Tom.” It's all part of an NFL rivalry […]

With college football starting this week, the Wall Street Journal looks at what it terms “college beefcake photos,” which have become more widespread thanks to the Internet (see gallery below). What’s missing is any discussion of the homoerotic aspects of the photos, though there is some discussion about “sending the wrong message.” At some schools, […]

Longtime Outsporter Layne (aka Mariner Duck Guy) has put together a college football pick-em, and he wants you to join! Many other Outsporters are playing, and we’d love to see you be a part of it! It’s the closest thing to a gay BCS championship we have! We’ll have ocassional updates on the pick-em standings […]

For many Americans, the start of college football and the NFL signals the the beginning of autumn. But for many others, it’s the U.S. Open that ushers in the changing of the seasons. On the men’s side, Rafael Nadal will try for the second year to complete a career Grand Slam; But Roger Federer won […]

Equality California will host a Malibu-based swim event on Sept. 25, and to kick off the final month of fundraising for the event they are hosting a pool party this Labor Day Weekend! The event is Saturday, Sept. 4, from 12noon-4pm at a gorgeous private home in Palm Springs. Tickets are $40 if purchased in […]

The Milwaukee Bucks star pays off a bet by dancing to Lady Gaga (video below), but lest anyone even wonder if he's gay, he tweets this: @SHANCIEE NAw A bet is a bet……… I’M A MAN ABOUT IT!!!! I STILL GOT MORE GIRLIES THEN U The Milwaukee Bucks star pays off a bet by dancing […]

In the last week we’ve heard of male athlete characters coming out of the closet on three shows: Degrassi, Glee and 90210. All of these shows target teens and twentysomethings. Why is this new trend taking hold now, and what effect can it have on our culture? We talk about the growing presence of these […]

Thanks to Trackpic for these superb shots of Thorkildsen of Norway, the best javelin thrower in the world. They were taken at the European track and field championships, where Thorkildsen won the event. Wrote Trackpic: This was my first opportunity to photograph him, and I was very pleasantly surprised by his helpfulness. Even when concentrating […]

Three days, three TV shows we feature that have or will have new openly gay athletes on the show. 90210‘s Teddy, the womanizing tennis pro (played by Trevor Donovan), will come out of the closet this season and embark on a relationship with another man this season. Executive producer Rebecca Sinclair explained how the story […]

Gotta love The Onion: Across the NFL, gay players are shaking off the rust of a long offseason, contending with the rigors of learning the playbook, and competing with their teammates—some of whom are younger, some of whom are stronger, some of whom are also gay—for a spot on a 53-man roster. Gotta love The […]

We mentioned yesterday that the show “Glee” will have a character who is a gay quarterback. We now hear from a reader that the show “Degrassi” already has introduced a character, Riley, who is a gay football player. “Degrassi” is a Canadian show that can be seen on Teen Nick in the U.S. Never having […]

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald has had enough of in-camp fighting between his team members, and the Chicago Tribune’s Teddy Greenstein reported on Fitzgerald’s unique way of dealing with it. Via Twitter: Funniest moment from #Northwestern practice: Two players scuffle, take some swings at each other’s helmets … You guys are idiots!” Fitz (head coach Pat […]

Billy Van Raaphorst, the openly gay umpire who was the subject of a homophobic tirade by a manager who has since lost his job, spoke in Edmonton last weekend. What is cool is that Van Raaphorst was invited to Edmonton by the company that owns the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers and the Edmonton Capitals, the minor […]

It looks like a gay (or at least curious) athlete will soon be a part of the hit show GLEE. The uber-gay Kurt Hummel is about to get a boyfriend, and it’s going to be the quarterback of the football team. According to E!: Rumors that new cast member Chord Overstreet [right] will play Chris […]

There is a terrific feature from Chicago Tribune writer Brian Hamilton today about new Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist. The guy gets involved in a lot of causes and is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in. Ending homophobia appears to be one of those causes. On a July afternoon, Crist, a […]

Tiger Woods will quite possibly look back at 2010 as the worst year of his life. No Major titles. A scandal that rocked his image. And now Woods’ attorneys have announced that Tiger and his wife, Elin Nordegren Woods, have finalized their divorce. While details weren’t released, Elin’s settlement was likely over $100 million; And […]

New York Magazine recently ran an article about Johnny Weir that has some fans upset. The article followed Weir through one of his fabulous evenings, complete with fake eyelashes, champagne cocktail, his plan on how to become a star, and talks of dick pics. This did not sit well with some fans, including Lynn V. […]