Month: February 2011

Last week, I introduced you to Craig Cassey Jr., a Philadelphia area openly gay high school athlete who started a blog, Craig’s Gay Word. Craig is now asking for advice on how teachers can assist in the fight against bullying. Craig posted this: Whether you went to school in the 1950s or are a current […]

Last month we brought you the story of gay-sports pioneer Roger Brigham, a sports journalist, wrestler and wrestling coach. In that story Roger talked about one young man he felt particularly proud of having coached. This month Roger brings us the story of that kid, Jaime Loo. It’s an inspiring story of a kid who […]

On his continued road to rehabilitation, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will sit down with Oprah Winfrey on her daytime talk show this Thursday. According to the Associated Press: Officials with Chicago-based Harpo Productions say the interview will cover Vick's time in prison, his work with the Humane Society and his return to the NFL. […]

I have been surprised by what seems like overwhelming disapproval of actor Mickey Rourke playing openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas in an upcoming film. Rourke is in Wales now preparing for the role. The complaints center around the 58-year-old Rourke playing an elite-level athlete who is 36. When Outsports interviewed Thomas in January, he […]

Last Sunday Christina Aguilera slipped up a line of the national anthem. A week later at last night’s Grammy Awards, she actually slipped and nearly fell during a tribute to Aretha Franklin. And fresh off his Super Bowl win, Green Bay Packer Clay Matthews appeared with GLEE’s very own Lea Michele to introduce Lady Antebellum. […]

Men’s NCAA gymnastics will take another hit next year when the University of California at Berkeley eliminates the sport. As it is, only a dozen NCAA teams exist, thanks in large part to the implementation of Title IX. Cal is axing men’s gymnastics (but keeping women’s gymnastics) as a cost-cutting measure; their men’s baseball team […]

Publications create lists to generate the “who’s on and who’s off” buzz. Gentleman Quarterly’s list of the 25 coolest athletes of all time shouldn’t disappoint. For starters, they only considered athletes post-1957 because “all time” began when GQ did. Most on the list are good picks; In fact, I can’t quibble with any of the […]

No matter how much his fans want him to be the same old Tiger Woods, he’s not. This weekend he blew a great shot at winning the Dubai Desert Classic when he shot a 3-over on Sunday’s final round against a weak field. Woods trailed by just one shot when he took the first tee […]

We’re thrilled to offer a pair of Baskit underwear to two lucky people. The company is rolling out a fantastic new promotion with Aussie rugger Nick Youngquest – and you can see 10 shots from the new campaign after the jump! To win one of the free pairs of underwear, simply Tweet on Twitter (Twitter-friendly […]

Mickey Rourke in Wales (from Wales Online) Actor Mickey Rourke is creating a stir in Cardiff, Wales, where he is visiting to do research into the life of openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas. Filming is expected to start later this year. Reports Wales Online: Rourke, 58, arrived with a massive entourage and insiders said […]

What are the odds that an active pro athlete will come out? Technically, the times are definitely a-changing. After all, we’re in the beginning stages of 2011. That’s just a fact. But when you say or hear that the times are changing, the implication is always attitude – people’s attitudes change, the way they live […]

Legendary Swedish tennis player Bjorn Borg won 11 grand slams during his career, but is now known more in his home country and much of Europe for his fashion label. One popular item is Bjorn Borg underwear. The firm’s website has a cool contest where they ask fans of the Borg underwear to send in […]

Kenneth Faried is an emerging player in the Ohio Valley Conference for Morehead State. In an article on ESPN.com, Faried talks about his mother, who is a lesbian. He talks beautifully about his mother’s wife and their relationship. “I think people have an aura about them and the first time I met her, I thought, […]

What do you do when you’re a gay high school track athlete and members of an opposing relay team say that “fags can’t race track”? Or when your coach says to a teammate, “You wouldn’t want to get beaten by some random homo”? These happened to Craig Cassey Jr. and he decided to write about […]

Germany’s World Cup soccer goalie Manuel Neuer, who also plays professionally in Germany, says gay athletes should come out of the closet. According to Sport24: “Yes, those who are homosexual should say so. That would take a load off their minds,” said Neuer, who had an outstanding World Cup last year which saw the Germans […]

If only everyone who came out in sports could come to the same revelations that Boston Herald sports columnist Steve Buckley has concluded. Just a month after announcing he’s gay, Buckley is talking not about how horrible it would be to be an out player in pro sports, but how much support that person would […]

Australian rugby player Nick Youngquest, now playing in England, is enjoying his second career as a model, and is comfortable being popular with gays. He has posed for the cover of gay magazines and had what we called a Twitter bromance last year with openly gay rugger Gareth Thomas. Youngquest, 27, first took up modeling […]

CBS Sports has created a segment on the late Brendan Burke. They talked exclusively to members of the Miami (Ohio) hockey team that Brendan managed. This week marks the one-year anniversary of his accidental death. Check out the video after the jump. Thanks to Hudson Taylor for pointing us to it. CBS Sports has created […]

The San Francisco Gay Basketball Association is teaming up with the Golden State Warriors to bring another gay community night to the NBA. This event is next Tuesday, Feb. 15, as the Warriors take on the New Orleans Hornets. Tickets range from $25-$60. So if you’re in the Bay Area next Tuesday, check it out! […]

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual LGBT Executive Networking Night on Feb. 23 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. From the Boston Herald: “It’s groundbreaking, absolutely groundbreaking,” said David Zimmerman, whose Boston Spirit maggie is putting on the fourth annual LGBT Executive Networking Night later this […]