Month: September 2014

Ray Rice is a much bigger distraction than Michael Sam ever was.

We have allowed people in the NFL to hide behind X's and O's for too long. The Ray Rice incident has made it clear: It's time they all took a stand on the very key societal issues they are helping shape.

The Patriots quarterback has a new look and it's a miss.

"That would not be something that I have ever done," Jerry Jones says. Plus, Pats start 0-1 for first time in 11 years; bonehead plays; hot player of the week.

Players team up for campaign the same week soccer reporter comes out as gay.

DirecTV aired the commercial featuring a gay couple during the Packers-Seahawks game on NBC.

How to make a sidecar and what to expect this NFL season.

The English lads show more -- or less -- of what they've got to launch 2015 calendar.

With the NFL season upon us, Michael Sam's story will take a backseat.

The Sydney Convicts have won their fourth Bingham Cup, doing it in blow-out fashion in the final.

One Seattle Seahawks fan taunted the Green Bay Packers with a penis.

Had Sam not made a practice squad, it would have showed that homophobia trumps performance.

Michael Sam played in AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, earlier this year and made a monster play.

Michael Sam's No. 46 for the Dallas Cowboys - intentionally or not - is the year the NFL's Rams signed Kenny Washington and Woody Strode and MLB broke the color barrier in the minor leagues.

Michael Sam signed with the Dallas Cowboys today. He will be on the practice squad this week.

David Sweeney came out to his Univ. of Michigan track & field teammates, but he regrets not being able to help another teammate do the same.

Michael Sam signed with the Dallas Cowboys. He will be on the practice squad to start, with an opportunity to make the active roster.

Michael Sam will visit the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday. If his physical goes well, he will be signed to the practice squad.

The "domino effect" of NFL teams not signing Michael Sam in the first 48 hours after he was cut will push some gay athletes deeper into the closet.

News items: GM tells me: “Teams want to sign Michael Sam but fear the media attention.” To me, that’s cowardice. But that’s just me. — mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) September 1, 2014 Peter King of Sports Illustrated: “I talked to three [NFL] team architects over the weekend. They’re concerned about the circus coming to town with […]