Month: November 2009

Rocky. The Natural. Hoosiers. Field of Dreams. Million Dollar Baby. Remember the Titans. Sports have given us great movies. Some have been uplifting, others depressing. But whether they’ve been about boxing or baseball or football or basketball, these sports films that have broken through have resonated because they’ve shown how sports teaches us about life. […]

Some very revealing self-portraits of Cleveland Indian Grady Sizemore are catching up to him. At least, it's allegedly him and I haven't heard much to say it's not. Heck, if I were him and had that body, I'd be perfectly happy about it. With Jeremy Bloom out of football, I may have a new favorite […]

Colts spot Texans 17, yet rally to stay unbeaten; homophobe rushes for 107 yards; drive of the year; hot player is a stud safety. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Week 12 in the NFL: The Indianapolis Colts' 35-27 win over the Houston Texans perfectly encapsulated these teams. One knows how to win and never […]

As we talked about on our last podcast, one of the big benefits of people in sports coming out of the closet is the excuse it gives the media to talk about gays in sports and ask athletes questions about the issue. Brendan Burke’s coming out is no different. Since the son of the Toronto […]

Girl power was aiming to strike again at the Japan Cup yesterday evening. This is Japan's most prestigious horse race, and 100,000 fans packed the Tokyo stands to watch their popular favorite, the big black superfilly Vodka, make her 3rd try at beating the boyz. They call her the "Japanese Zenyatta." As with the Breeders […]

Christine Daniels in 2007. Sportswriter Mike Penner of the Los Angeles Times has died at 52. His body was found at his home and suicide was the suspected cause of death, the paper reported. Penner, a very gifted writer, made headlines in 2007 when he announced he was transsexual and changed his name to Christine […]

Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels was not happy that his offense committed three false start penalties on one series in their 26-6 win Thanksgiving night against the New York Giants. So he let them have it and the NFL Network ran it for some reason, since it appeared to be a segment recorded during a […]

Doh! Someone took the 2012 Olympics logo, added a splash of color, and voila! You clearly see Lisa Simpson giving someone a blowjob. The logo (after the jump), like most Olympics logos, was crappy to start with. But now that people think it’s kiddie incest, and with the new logo’s Facebook page registering over 150,000 […]

FSU player Chasity Clayton. The increased use of using fashion and glamor to market women's college basketball has raised the issue again of homophobia in the sport. Jayda Evans, writing for the Seattle Times basketball blog, does a terrific job in laying out the trend and tying it into homophobia by presenting female players as […]

Brendan Burke with the Stanley Cup won by his dad’s Anaheim Ducks in 2007. There is a very touching and affirming story on ESPN.com about Brendan Burke, how he came out as gay and was accepted by his father, Brian Burke, the president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Brendan Burke, 20, is […]

Chicago Bears receiver Devin Hester was de-pantsed Sunday during the nationally televised Bears-Eagles NFL game on NBC. Bearsgoggleson was kind enough to get two screen caps. What’s funny is that announcers Cris Collinsworth and Al Michaels say nothing about what their video showed in a slow-motion replay. Pics and video below on the full moon […]

While most of the sports media is falling over themselves to say how stupid Bill Belichick is to go for it on 4th and 2, Time Magazine came out last week with their 50 Best Inventions of 2009. Number 31: The No-Punt Offense… As Sports Illustrated explained in a recent story, Kevin Kelley, coach of […]

Cal celebrates Big Game win. Did New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick start a trend with questionable decisions to go for it on fourth down instead of punt? Not in the NFL, but maybe in college football if two calls from Saturday are an indication. And like Belichick's call, these two also flopped and helped […]

Nine games come down to the final quarter and the Colts and Saints stay perfect. Brady Quinn and the last player drafted are the day’s two hottest. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Week 11 in the NFL: Great games galore: Sunday was the best week so far for close games, as nine games were […]

And you thought there was controversy over Bill Belichick going for it on 4th-and-2. That’s nothing compared to the outcry in the soccer world after France qualified for next year’s World Cup by beating Ireland, 2-1, in an elimination game when Thierry Henry used his hand to help score the winning goal. For you soccer […]

Are you as tired of Brett Favre’s Wrangler commercials as I am? Well Funny Or Die brings the perfect cure for Favre-Wrangler blues (produced by The Midnight Show, a sketch comedy show in L.A.). Oh. My. God. You’ll never watch those commercials the same way again. Video after the jump. Are you as tired of […]

I stumbled across a review for the film Big Fan today. I remember hearing about it when The Wrestler came out, as Robert Siegel wrote both scripts. The film‘s been out since August, but it barely made a blip on any radar screens; It broke the top 50 in box office receipts just one weekend. […]

Warning: The visions this story conjurs up aren’t safe for work. Or home. Injured Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie is going to try an unorthodox treatment for his injured ankle. He’s flying to the Serbian home of Mariana Kovacevic. Once there, the housewife will (close your eyes) rub placenta on the injured area to help […]

Do you believe in karma? If you do and you’re a Cincinnati Bengals fan, you may want to shield your eyes from the rest of the season. The Bengals have signed running back Larry Johnson as an “insurance” policy against injuries to their other running backs, including Cedric Benson who’s nursing a hip injury. On […]

This was supposed to be his third chance. His big breakout. Brady Quinn was being named the starter of the Cleveland Browns for the third time in the last two seasons, and we were finally going to see the player who earned first-round draft status. And then he had to play a game…and had one […]