Month: April 2012

Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen got a five-game suspension for singing the praises of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Miami has a strong Cuban community and many of them are not big fans of Castro, having fled the country at some point since his family’s rule began. Guillen claims his words were “misinterpreted” and that he […]

Some of the cast of ‘Glee’ went “Inside the Actors Studio” last night. Show creator Ryan Murphy went along with them and dropped an interesting lines about how popular he was in high school, and his inspiration for the football pieces of the show: I was an odd creature in high school because I was […]

Texas A&M hosted an LGBT sports conference last week that featured a strategy session with academics and activists focused on working more closely together to end homophobia in sports. The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Sport Conference was organized by George Cunningham (right), associate dean for academic affairs, professor of sports management and director […]

Jay Hayes Jay Hayes, captain of the men’s volleyball team at New York University, is openly gay and he wanted to share his story. He thought about doing a personal video for the It Gets Better Project. He then had a better idea — involve all of NYU athletics to make a video, showing support […]

Three Colorado State freshman claim they were brutally attacked by three Colorado State football players amid a bevy of homophobic slurs. The suspects in the case seem to be Colorado State football players Mike Orakpo, Nordly Capi and Colton Paulhus. According to 9News, the school has not linked the three athletes to the beatings, though […]

Don McPherson didn’t get much playing time in the NFL, spending only three seasons there (1988-’90) before going to the CFL. Since then he’s been committed to ending sexism and homophobia in sports. He previously teamed up with NCLR on a training for the University of Florida athletic department, after lesbian Andrea Zimbardi was kicked […]

Andreas Derleth (Photo from Mr. Gay World) Andreas Derleth, a German now living in New Zealand, has been crowned the 2012 Mr. Gay World, a gay beauty pageant that took on a more serious side this year for being held for the first time in Africa. The event in South Africa, which includes a sports […]

We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. This week's offerings include baseball's opening day, college basketball, track and field, Aussie Rules Football, swimming and soccer. We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. This week’s offerings include baseball’s opening day, college basketball, track and field, Aussie Rules Football, swimming and […]

Lance Parker of FC Edmonton is something like Clark Kent, with two “professional identities.” One is that of professional soccer player; Formerly with Major League Soccer, Parker now plays in the North American Soccer League. His season debut with FC Edmonton is April 7. Parker is also a burgeoning model whose face and body can […]

Mike McKenna Add goalie Mike McKenna of the Binghamton (N.Y.) Senators to the growing list of straight allies in hockey, spurred on by the "You Can Play" campaign. McKenna tweeted this is reaction to a story about two other teammates supporting "You Can Play": Mike McKenna Add goalie Mike McKenna of the Binghamton (N.Y.) Senators […]

Cypress Ranch High School students and athletes rallied together to produce a fantastic anti-bullying music video. The song, “Who Do U Think U R?” was written by Cypress Ranch student Kaitlyn K, and the video was created and produced by students. Given sports’ long history of bullying, it’s cool to see so many athletes in […]

The Baylor Lady Bears women’s basketball team became the first college basketball team to record a 40-0 record, crushing Notre Dame for the national championship Tuesday night, 80-61. Their run through the 2011-12 season was as impressive as any in college sports history. They had only four games decided by single digits. They knocked off […]

It may now be called the Kraft Nabisco Championship, but to the thousands of women who flocked to Palm Springs last weekend, it’s still “The Dinah.” The annual pro golf tournament dropped “Dinah” from its name in 1999, even as it was becoming of the largest (some claim the largest) annual lesbian party in the […]

Two weeks after calling for the firing of anti-gay Nebraska assistant football coach Ron Brown, many voices have joined the chorus. Athlete Ally’s change.org petition has received over 1,000 signatures from people concerned with the intolerant direction Brown is leading the Cornhuskers; An openly gay member of the Lincoln Board of Education has called for […]

Matthew Mitcham will get a chance to defend his 10-meter platform title at the Olympics after qualifying at the Australian diving trials in Adelaide. He scored a perfect 10 from all seven judges during his fifth dive. “It’s nice to be back,” said Mitcham, 24. It looks like everything I’m doing is starting to work […]

Jake Dalton (Photo: Joe Nicholson-US PRESSWIRE) Voting is underway in the round of 64 for the King of the Hardwood, where fans choose the hottest male athlete. The contest, run by Mariner Duck Guy from our Discussion Board, is an annual favorite. Gymnast Jake Dalton (photo right) is handily defeating baseball's Dan Uggla in this […]

Nike is now the official supplier of NFL uniforms and they unveiled the new look for all 32 teams. As Paul Lukas of Uniwatch.com notes, there is very little change for 31 of the teams — the Seattle Seahawks are the only team in for a major overhaul of their look. The first reactions to […]

Cameron Kenney, Oklahoma The NFL Draft will be held April 26-28 and in the past month, colleges everywhere held their pro days. These events give a chance for sure-fire draft picks and those hoping to be selected to show NFL scouts and coaches what they've got. This year, there is little doubt that the top […]

Fighting homophobia in European soccer has been stuck in neutral — one step forward, one step back — for years. The latest step forward is action taken by German soccer club Borussia Dortmund to ban fans who held a homophobic sign at the club’s March 17 match against Werder Bremen. The club handed out the […]

Brian Sims, the former college football captain who came out publicly on Outsports in 2009, is running for State Representative in Pennsylvania’s District 182. That district encompasses the city’s “Gayborhood.” If elected, he would be the first out LGBT legislator in Pennsylvania history. With the Democratic primary on April 24, he’s knee-deep in his final […]