Month: May 2012

Tom Waddell started the Gay Games in 1982. The groups that run the Gay Games and the Outgames are meeting in Montreal this weekend with a goal of organizing a unified worldwide sports and cultural event in 2018. This would end a schism that began in 2003 and it's about time. There have been Outgames […]

Alexander Dale Oen (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) The swimming world is stunned by the death today of Norwegian swimmer Alexander Dale Oen, 26, who died suddenly from cardiac arrest in his room at a pre-Olympic training camp in Flagstaff, Ariz. Oen was the world champion in the 100-meter breaststroke and a favorite to medal […]

South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya has qualified for the London Olympics in the 800m. In doing so, she clocked the first sub-2-minute time in South Africa in 21 years. After the historic race, Semenya thanked God: I feel very special to run it after 21-years. I know in 2009 I was nearly there, but […]

While this may look like just another hot beefcake photo, there’s quite a bit of significance to it for me. It’s a beautiful shot by New York photographer Christopher Logan of NBA player Kris Humphries (for WestEast magazine, via HollywoodLife.com, which has more photos). Sure, Humphries has gotten a certain reputation, but he’s still a […]

Campus Pride has released its list of the 10 most LGBT-friendly colleges for athletes. The schools that made the list are: Bates College (who hosted Hudson Taylor, left), Bowdoin College, Bucknell University, Columbia University, Indiana University, Ithaca College, Kennesaw State University, New York University, Stanford University and Whitman College. Campus Pride founder Shane Windmeyer is […]

There is one day left to vote in the 2012 King of the Hardwood contest, run by Mariner Duck Guy from our Discussion Board, which crowns our readers’ choice as the hottest athlete in the world. In early voting, defending champion and Denver Broncos receiver Eric Decker has a slight lead over U.S. gymnast Jake […]