Month: February 2014

After USA's big hockey win over the Russians, Ryan was told to stay off the streets -- and not go to the Russian gay bar in Sochi.

49ers and Panthers star quarterbacks say that a player's sexual orientation is not important to winning.

Fans cheer openly gay college football star after they formed a human chain to keep the hate-mongers from Westboro Baptist away from the campus.

The NBC commentator had a ball calling the men's long skate. Take our poll and pick your favorite costume.

One of the coolest traditions is handing flowers to the medalists and which guy doesn't look good carrying flowers? Here are some of our favorite Olympic images from Week. 1 More from Outsports Follow @outsports Follow @SBNation Women make history in ski jumping If your Sonos system doesn’t work, don’t blame the 1920s wiring Howard […]

The Miami Dolphin implicated in the Wells report points people to a top LGBT college resource.

Cyd Zeigler Sr. relates his experiences with his gay son in hopes of reassuring other fathers about their gay sons.

Former New England Patriot Tedy Bruschi made some really crazy claims on ESPN this week in regards to Michael Sam and a gay athlete: "I think they can. I think it will be more difficult for some than others," he said. "I think so. Because you are talking about a locker room where there is […]

This is not a strong American team. Who's hot and not and medal predictions for Sochi.

Thurday's medals ceremony for the first-in-history women's ski jump marks the end of a 90-year battle by women to break into this sport at Olympic levels. It was a day of upsets that saw the favorite, Japan's Sara Takanashi, not making the podium. No American made the podium either. Germany's Carina Vogt soared to the […]

Some institutions -- like the NFL -- need some re-wiring to work in today's culture.

"I am the rep for Michael Sam, I am. He would not like to chat with the press, In a suit or in a dress."

The diver persevered and wound up earning the respect of teammates and coaches.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell today spoke. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello posted the comments in a tweet: Good for him. He's proud of who he is & had the courage to say it. Now he wants to play football. We have a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. We will have further training & make […]

"My experience went from being a very scared and somewhat shy gay person on the team to a very welcomed and loved teammate of many," he says.

There I am standing on the roof of our hotel, watching rainbow light shows all around me, listening to THAT song ... and I'm in Russia?! It was surreal.

Locker rooms are smelly, dirty and anything but erotic, writes Scott Cooper, who played linebacker in college as an openly gay man. Fear of having a gay teammate comes from lack of experience and insecurity.

"And they're the kinds of questions where you have to think carefully about how you phrase things."

Disqualified from Grenoble amid a huge scandal, 20-year-old Erik Schinegger was devastated but undaunted.

Bruce Silverman says Michael Sam made the right choice. Will the NFL?