Month: December 2007

Happy New Year, everybody! Unlike other sports, not much auto-racing happens during the holidays, so yesterday the Speed Channel livened things up with a re-run of the World of Outlaws World Finals. I was glued to it because I missed it the first time! WOO roared into history at the dirt track belonging to Lowe’s […]

David Bekcham told the Daily Mail that he’s “very honoured to have the tag of gay icon,” credits Posh with choosing his clothes. Says he can’t go to bed without knowing what he’s going to wear the next day. Wow. (Via Towleroad) David Bekcham told the Daily Mail that he’s “very honoured to have the […]

– Hot young European hockey studs soon to be staying home instead of heading to the U.S.? – Fashion police aren't allowed to hand out tickets to NHL goalies, prompting some uniquely designed face masks. – Ryan Parker's got a great site where he debuts a new song every few days singing about some issue […]

The NFL scored big with Saturday night’s New England Patriots-New York Giants game that was shown on CBS, NBC and the NFL Network. How big? It was the most-watched show of the season and the most-watched NFL regular season game since Thanksgiving 1995. Being unbeaten has made the Patriots mandatory viewing for sports fans. Here […]

Bring on the playoffs How Cyd saw the weekE-mail Cyd 16 down, 3 to go. I’ve been counting down to 19-0 on this site for quite a number of weeks. I’ve been counting down to 19 because 16 is barely an exit this team is passing on the highway to perfection. I was glad to […]

The Baltimore Ravens have slumped badly after a 4-2 start. With a 7-game losing streak sending their season down the drain, on December 11 a fan identified by the media as Ron Stack, a 41-year-old part-time construction worker, went up to the roof of a Baltimore bar and declared that he wasn't coming down until […]

As 2007 ends, we will be looking back at some people and stories that dominated the sports world and our coverage at Outsports this year. Our six “Jerks of the Year” nominees represent some of the worst memories of the year for many gay sports fans. VOTE for your choice here Tony Dungy The Super […]

Olympic pole vaulter Yvonne Buschbaum, who finished sixth in 2000, has said on her Web site that she is beginning the process to become a man. “I feel as if I am a man and have to live my life in the body of a woman,” Buschbaum said in a statement on her Web site, […]

As 2007 ends, we will be looking back at some people and stories that dominated the sports world and our coverage at Outsports this year. Our six “Sportspeople of the Year” nominees represent athletes and nonatheltes, gay, straight and otherwise, who left a mark on Outsports. VOTE for your choice here John Amaechi The first […]

The NFL had a problem: The Patriots-Giants game Saturday, where New England is trying to go 16-0 is on the NFL Network, available in only a fraction of homes with TV. What if they showed a game and nobody could watch? The NFL announced a solution today: The NFL has arranged with broadcast television partners […]

For most of us, losing our jobs around the holidays would be particularly difficult. It seems to be a trend in the world of professional sports, though. The NHL's Washington Capitals fired head coach Glen Hanlon on Thanksgiving. Just a month later, on Christmas Eve, the NBA's Chicago Bulls lowered the boom on coach Scott […]

Last week, in the hopes of seeing firsthand the New England Patriots become the first team to go 16-0, I looked around Craigslist for some tickets to the Pats-Giants game at the Meadowlands this Saturday. I was at their first game of the season at the Meadowlands (against the Jets), so I thought it would […]

The verdict is in: It'll be LSU By Rob Rochholz E-mail Rob BCS championship – Jan. 7 Ohio State (11-1) vs. LSU (11-2) 8 p.m. Fox I really hate waiting four days following the Orange Bowl to get a national championship game. It used to be nice to have everything wrapped up by Jan. 2, […]

This is not sports-related but in this holiday season I came across a cool website that is trying to help feed the world’s hungry: FreeRice.com It’s pretty simple: Give the correct definition to a word and 20 grains of rice get donated to the United Nations to help end world hunger. FreeRice went online in […]

As 2007 ends, we will be looking back at some people and stories that dominated the sports world and our coverage at Outsports this year. Our seven “Sports Story of the Year” nominees represent the good, the bad and the ugly of a year that was as marred by major sports controversy as any before […]

The Titans and Redskins control playoff chances; Patriots four away from history How Cyd saw the weekE-mail Cyd 15 down, 4 to go I’ve been counting down for months now until the Patriots are 19-0 and officially dubbed as having had the greatest season in the history of the NFL. I’ve been hearing lots of […]

Most straight guys won’t put on Speedos on a beach in the middle of July, but apparently every year they’ll wear them when running through the streets of Boston in December. Now they’re doing it all over America. Merry Christmas! – Boston Globe’s Santa Speedo Run 2007 photo gallery – 2006 Boston photo gallery – […]

Next week the January issue of Philadelphia magazine hits newsstands. It will feature Eagles coach Andy Reid and wife Tammy as their cover story, discussing their five-year ordeal dealing with the drug problems of their now-jailed sons Garrett and Britt. The timing is odd in that, after months of Reid asking the media to respect […]

– LA Vikings: BoifromTroy has unearthed a story about bringing the Minnesota Vikings to the L.A. Coliseum. There have been plenty of rumblings in recent years about the Vikings, Saints, Cardinals and Chargers moving to L.A.; but the Coliseum still sits empty on Sundays. Says Outsports Vikes expert George Twins Fan: “LA fans seem to […]

ESPN the Magazine has its list of the top sports stories of 2007v(Barry Bonds is No. 1). No. 3 was the season and aftermath of the Indianapolis Colts winning the Super Bowl. Here is what was said about Colts coach Tony Dungy: DUNGY LOW: In March, Outsports.com protests Dungy’s appearance at a fund-raiser for the […]