Month: October 2009

Chad “Johnson” Ochocinco caught my eye this week making the rounds on ESPN, promoting his new book, Ocho Cinco: What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way. I’ve seen Ochocinco plenty of times, but I’d never really admired his handsome good looks. He’s got great bone structure in his face and doe-like eyes. And coming […]

Tony Dungy, who retired from the NFL last season but just won’t go away, has now thrown his endorsement to Florida quarterback Tim Tebow (right), calling the Gator star a “franchise quarterback.” He claims the run-first QB is a better NFL prospect than Sam Bradford, Jake Locker and every other college signal-caller. Given how much […]

Larry Johnson has issued the clearest statement yet that he doesn’t regret using the word faggot, and that his apologies were truly hollow: He is appealing his one-game suspension. Agent Peter Schaffer told Pro Football Talk: We will be filing an appeal tomorrow. It is our belief that the action did not warrant the discipline […]

What’s the worst slap in the face you’ve seen in a high school football game? Mine is now the behind-the-back 2-point conversion pass that took place in Baton Rouge a couple weeks ago. What was the coach thinking? Up 13-0 (en route to 58-0), why is the coach letting these kids go for 2…and throwing […]

MTV is looking for LGBT athletes who want to tell their coming out stories for its “True Life” show. Here is the pitch we received: TRUE LIFE: I’M COMING OUT TO MY TEAMAre you planning to come out to your teammates? Have you been afraid or hesitant to come out to your sports team as […]

I am scheduled to appear on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" program Thursday at 3 p.m. Eastern. The subject is gays in sports in conjunction with October being gay and lesbian history month. Former lacrosse player Andrew Goldstein is also scheduled to appear. I am not sure what their angle is yet. I am scheduled to […]

Larry Johnson The Kansas City Chiefs suspended running back Larry Johnson until Nov. 9, which covers one game (the Chiefs are off this week) and two game checks after he made disparaging remarks about his coach and used three anti-gay slurs towards fans and reporters. (Background here and here). A statement from the Chiefs via […]

Andre Agassi drops a bombshell in his new autobiography, Open: An Autobiography. In the book, he says he used crystal meth while he was still on the Tour. He also admits to lying to the ATP when he tested positive for the drug. Some people are saying this undermines Agassi's legacy. I don't see how. […]

Bob Griese ESPN college football analyst and NFL Hall of Famer Bob Griese has been suspended one week by the network after a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. During Saturday's Ohio State-Minnesota game, ESPN ran a NASCAR graphic and co-analyst Chris Spielman wondered where Montoya was, since his name was not […]

Kansas City Chiefs running back has issued a statement about his verbal attacks in the last 36 hours on his coach and for “words” he used. His written statement: First of all, I want to apologize to the fans of the Kansas City Chiefs and the rest of the NFL, Commissioner Goodell, the Chiefs organization, […]

I'd love to know who thought this was a good idea. Ronaldo's manager? Ronaldo himself? Did someone tell him, "Listen, you're cute and you're a very good soccer player, but you can't sing. At all." Or did his Yes-Men just keep telling him yes? The raw footage is after the jump. Wow… I'd love to […]

We've got quite a matchup for the 2009 World Series: the New York Yankees vs. the Philadelphia Phillies. Broadway vs. Broad Street. The Bronx vs. South Philly. The City That Never Sleeps vs. The City Of Brotherly Love. The Big Apple vs. The Big Scrapple. (I thought of that last one myself, although I'm pretty […]

Larry Johnson Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has used three anti-gay slurs in the past 24 hours after he was confronted about using his Twitter account to rip his head coach Todd Haley. When reporters entered the Chiefs locker room on Monday, Johnson said he was not answering any questions until Thursday. He […]

My partner walked in on me watching the Falcons-Cowboys game Sunday afternoon, and I was surprised to see him stop in his tracks and watch for a few seconds. Then came what’s on the minds of lots of gay guys after yesterday’s game: “Who’s No. 19?” That would be Cowboys receiver Miles Austin, who’s on […]

If the Vikings are looking for a scapegoat for their loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday (and they wouldn’t dream of calling out No. 4), they may want to look to a female flight attendant with a mustache. On their flight from Minnesota to Pittsburgh, Vikings head coach Brad Childress reportedly donned a wig, nylons and […]

The World Series starts Wednesday in New York featuring the Yankees against the Phillies. I take the Yankees in six. Takw our World Series poll: The World Series starts Wednesday in New York featuring the Yankees against the Phillies. I take the Yankees in six. Takw our World Series poll:

We used to hand out a weekly NFL bonehead coach of the week award. This week, college football’s bonehead coach is easy; And the NFL’s wasn’t much harder. In a road game at Alabama Saturday, Tennessee were within 2 points with about 40 seconds left in the game (this just moments after a successful onsides […]

AFC goes 6-2 vs. NFC to show it’s the best conference; a kicker’s small butt and someone’s rubbing their balls. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Week 7 of the NFL: The AFC has won seven of the nine Super Bowls played this decade and has clearly been the dominant conference. This was shown again […]

For sheer sports hotness, it’s hard to go wrong with decathletes, who must train in multiple disciplines. A big tip of the hat to Finneye for pointing us to this Belgian decathlon site. They have extensive photo galleries, and here are some examples: For sheer sports hotness, it’s hard to go wrong with decathletes, who […]

I am not the biggest fan of Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Stevens. When the Flyers fired Ken Hitchcock and replaced him with Stevens after a terrible start to the 2006-07 season, I thought it was a panic move. Although Stevens won a championship in the minors, and the Flyers had a fine 2007-08 playoff […]