Month: April 2012

The NCAA makes a big deal touting its commitment to “student-athletes,” even though they don’t let them share in the millions and millions they make for the organization and their universities. It’s too bad they can’t find someone at NCAA who can spell. The court signage at the men's Final Four had a series of […]

This letter was written by openly gay Lincoln Board of Education member Barbara Baier. She copied Outsports on the letter. She paints a sad, dire state of affairs for LGBT athletes at the University of Nebraska, which corroborates what I have heard from others there. You can support Ron Brown’s removal by signing this change.org […]

Out pro Swedish soccer player Anton Hysen took the stage for Just Dance, Sweden’s version of Dancing With The Stars. While the routine wasn’t super complicated, Hysen showed a real knack for dance. In the video below, he cha-chas his booty to Maroon 5’s Moves Like Jagger. Too bad they didn’t give him a male […]

Players from the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs and others show their support for gay athletes

Corey Johnson (1) celebrates Gay Games gold Corey Johnson, the former high school football player who famously came out of the closet in 1999, has opened a campaign committee to explore a run for New York City Council in 2013. He seeks to replace current City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who faces term limits next […]

Tebow at his Jets press conference (Photo: Ed Mulholland-US PRESSWIRE) And excited Tim Tebow says he is excited to be part of the exciting New York Jets. At an exciting press conference last week to introduce the exciting wunderkind to an excited press corps, excitement was high as he excitingly took the podium to answer […]

With the NCAA women's Final Four underway, ESPN has produced an exhaustive story that looks at the dwindling number of women coaching women's college teams.

Photo: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE Kentucky won the NCAA men's basketball title over Kansas, 67-59, in a boring, sloppy game that capped the worst tournament I can remember. The Wildcats were just too good and Monday's result was not much in doubt despite Kansas making a bit of a late run. This was a totally […]