Month: May 2014

Move over Tom Brady. Your reign as the hottest quarterback on the New England Patriots is over. The Pats selected Eastern Illinois' Jimmy Garoppolo in the second round, perhaps as the heir apparent to Brady. Brady is by far the better quarterback, but Garoppolo has him beat in the looks department, though not by much. […]

Michael Sam's draft position depends in part on how fast other defensive ends are selected. Sam is rated by "experts" generally in the mid-teens at his position. Certainly selections are made according to experts' rankings. For example, the New England Patriots selected defensive tackle Dominique Easley in the first round, yet he was NFL.com's 10th-rated […]

Will it matter what team drafts Michael Sam as the first openly gay NFL player?

We had a bunch of guesses as to when Michael Sam will be drafted in our contest. The average guess was pick No. 159, and the most-guessed team was the New England Patriots. We'll track how people are doing with their guesses throughout the draft… 26 Eagles jennieflower7248 Ravens Matman15861 49ers PugsRule76 Giants chillforce81 Jets […]

Where will Michael Sam get drafted? Is this week's chatter about his draft stock dropping common? Is it because he's gay? Judy Battista shares her thoughts.

The on-again off-again gay couple of Johnny Weir and Victor Voronov are back together, according to Weir's tweets.

Michael Sam is the first openly gay player eligible for the NFL Draft, which starts Thursday and ends Saturday.

Michael Sam Visa commercial reflects the character of a hard-working, driven future NFL player.

Olympic diver calls out columnist for her twisted logic in defending player calling an opponent "gay" during match.

We fully support Fruit of the Loom's new baseball field crew uniform.

Gay NFL prospect Michael Sam will accept the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPN's broadcast of the ESPYs in July.

While various experts claim Michael Sam may not be drafted in the NFL Draft this week, the gay NFL prospect faces nearly a 100% chance of being selected.

In the latest episode of 'From The Bench,' Wade Davis and Cyd Zeigler talk about the potential storylines after Michael Sam is drafted into the NFL, and the repercussions if somehow he isn't drafted.

See update below.TV microphones caught a player calling an opponent a "fucking gay cunt" during a heated Under-20 match in the Australian National Rugby League State of Origin tournament on Saturday. The incident came a month after the NRL joined other major sports leagues in a campaign against homophobia. The slur came from Mitchell Moses […]

Brian 'Bru' Amerlynck said the "jock culture" leads to dismissing gay men as athletes.

Out gay high school coach Anthony Nicodemo teams up with the You Can Play project and GO! Athletes for the first project funded by the LGBT Sports Coalition and Nike's #BeTrue campaign.

The NFL Draft is May 8-10. It will be an historic moment of celebration for the LGBT community when openly gay player Michael Sam is drafted by an NFL team.

Barry Sanders, Harry Carson, Bobby Mitchell and Michael Haynes talked about Michael Sam and the acceptance of a gay NFL player.

While predictions range from the second round to the very end of the draft, most "experts" project openly gay NFL prospect Michael Sam will be selected in the fourth or fifth round of the NFL Draft this week.

Win a custom shirt if you can correctly guess what pick Michael Sam will be in the 2014 NFL Draft, and what team will select the openly gay NFL player.