Month: May 2012

I simply have no understanding of this. None. Zip. Zilch. We see it over and over again: A team wins a big championship…and the fans try to burn down the city. To Oklahoma City’s credit, this is the first time I can remember seeing “eight people shot” in the headline of a celebration story, so […]

Ahman Green talks publicly for the first time to Outsports about his gay brother and lesbian sister.

What I like most about the 30-second video done for the You Can Play project by Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik is that it’s just him speaking into the camera. The result is a simple but powerful message about inclusion in the sport. Says Orpik in the video: What matters to me and my teammates? […]

With the Olympics in London this summer, it’s only fitting that portraits and photos of gold medal diver Matthew Mitcham will be featured as part of an exhibit in the city for Australian artist Ross Watson. As part of the run-up to the Sept. 25 exhibit opening, actor Sir Ian McKellen has signed a print […]

Sean Dempster We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. This week’s offerings include Aussie Rules Football players playing the surf as part of a recovery session, a Chipper Jones sighting, diving from Fort Lauderdale, NFL minicamps, track and field and triathlon. Click image for larger, full-sized view: Sean Dempster We present our […]

Jonathan Vilma isn’t a nice guy. Recently he tweeted a couple items that some perceived to be homophobic messages; His response was to lash out at anyone who questioned him. When he was implicated in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, he sued NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (despite reports that say eye witnesses saw him […]

Boxer Floyd Mayweather does not like Manny Pacquiao. The two have sparred for years. So it’s no surprise that Mayweather would take a shot at Manny Pacquiao‘s position against same-sex marriage, tweeting his support for President Obama’s position on the subject: Boxer Floyd Mayweather does not like Manny Pacquiao. The two have sparred for years. […]

“The same thing that was a sin 2,000 years ago is a sin today. The thing that was right 2,000 years ago is right today.” –Nebraska assistant football coach Ron Brown. Brown has made headlines with his fierce opposition to gay rights, righteously citing the Bible as the source of his views. As he wrote […]

Trey Hardee Top medal hopefuls from the U.S. Olympic team were on hand in Dallas this weekend for a media meet-and-greet. US PRESSWIRE sent photographers to get some terrific portraits of some of the athletes. The male Olympians there were swimmers Michael Phelps and Alex Meyer, sprinter Wallace Spearmon, taekwondo's Steven Lopez, fencer Alexander Massiaias, […]

Avery Stone, an out lesbian hockey player at Amherst College, tells the story of visiting Bryant University recently to speak about her participation in Jeff Sheng’s Fearless campaign photo series. Before she got to her speaking engagement, someone at the school had stolen all of Sheng’s photos from the exhibit. Stone writes about her feelings […]

On Wednesday the Courage Campaign asked Nike to end their relationship with Manny Pacquiao after the boxer made statements against same-sex marriage. Nike spokeswoman Mary Remuzzi told Outsports: Any recent remarks made by Manny Pacquiao reflect his personal views. Nike is strongly opposed to discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting […]

The Advocate has a great piece on out lesbian Minnesota Lynx star Seimone Augustus, who will be part of Team USA basketball this summer in London. What makes Michelle Garcia’s article so great is how much it focuses on Augustus the athlete, not Augustus the lesbian. Garcia touches on that, as we learn about the […]

Boxer Manny Pacquiao, one of the most influential athletes in America, had some harsh words after President Obama announced his personal support for same-sex marriage. The boxing champ, who is also an elected congressman in the Philippines, bases his opposition to same-sex marriage on the Bible. Pacquiao, bearing a conservative stance on the Reproductive Bill […]

Jordan Eberle (Photo: Jean-Yves Ahern/US PRESSWIRE) Brian Elliott of the St. Louis Blues and Jordan Eberle of the Edmonton Oilers are the latest in a series of National Hockey League players to endorse the You Can Play project to fight homophobia in sports. "I support LGBT athletes everywhere," says Elliott in the video. The project, […]

Tennis great Billie Jean King threw out the first pitch at today’s game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros. King has owned the Philadelphia Freedoms of World Team Tennis since 1974. (Elton John’s song “Philadelphia Freedom” was written in honor of King, his friend). King was introduced to the crowd as "one of America's […]

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What city has won the most LGBT national and world championships? We’ve been combing the records for the last few weeks, and on June 1 we will name one city “LGBTitletown.” Our countdown of the top 10 starts next Monday, May 21, and we’ll continue the countdown every weekday until we reach No. 1. How […]

9 We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. This week’s offerings include Canada Cup diving, the NCAA men's volleyball championships, world rowing, mixed martial arts, NFL minicamps and the funky hair of Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals. Click image for larger, full-sized view (and that image for the largest view): 9 […]

This is your big chance to snag a date with an NFL star…or Jeremy Bloom. Patriot Rob Gronkowski and Lion Ndamukong Suh both headline the cast of celebrities enlisted to find dates on the new reality show The Choice. It would be fun if the producers trotted out a man (he might like Tim Tebow) […]

Our story earlier this week about Olympic gymnastics hopeful Josh Dixon got lots of attention, but he told the San Jose Mercury News that’s not why he came out publicly. Headed into the national championships in a few weeks, he is focused on being a great athlete first and foremost. Dixon, of San Jose, has […]