Month: May 2009

In a shock of all shocks in recent Grand Slam history, both defending champions at Roland Garros were knocked out of the tourney’s fourth round today. The biggest shock of 'em all came via Robin Soderling who played some uber-aggressive ball during his stunning 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(2) upset of Rafael Nadal. It was Rafa's […]

A reader sent me this picture that supposedly shows Pittsburgh Penguin Jordan Staal kissing teammate Evgeni Malkin. It is mentioned on this site and this site. It’s from 2007 and while it could be them, who knows? It all looks like a big goof anyway. But want to ask our hockey mavens if you think […]

I am not a big tennis follower but even I know this is huge — Rafael Nadal lost in the fourth round of the French Open, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-6 (2), to Robin Soderling of Sweden. Nadal had won fourth straight French Opens and was the heavy favorite to win again. With Novak Djokovic […]

Hardee is an elite decathlete from the University of Texas, who finished second in the major Hypo decathlon in Austria this weekend. Hardee led going into the final event, the 1,500-meter run, but he finished 14th and wound up behind Germany’s Michael Schrader. Finneye, an excellent track photographer who has shot many events for Outsports, […]

Thanks to Finneye for this shot of Michael Schrader of Germany, who won the decathlon at the Hypo Meeting in Austria by six points over Trey Hardee of the United States. The photo shows Schrader being hoisted on the shoulders of two fellow decathletes. We will have a complete gallery from the meet soon.

Guess who isn’t celebrating now. Duke basketball great Christian Laettner seems to be struggling a bit with the economic downturn, as his Venture Capital company is the target of a couple lawsuits for allegedly being in default on loans. One of the people suing him and his firm is San Diego Charger Shawne Merriman, whose […]

Olympic gold medalist has taped a video encouraging people to participate in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, Germany. Not much to it, but Mitcham has not shied away from working with the gay sports movement. Olympic gold medalist has taped a video encouraging people to participate in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, Germany. […]

Cavaliers blow big first-quarter lead, then LeBron takes over in the second half. A nasty fight between Kentucky basketball and their fired head coach Billy Gillespie is brewing. Where can I sign up to be the worst coach at Kentucky in 80 years and expect a $6M payoff? Lance Armstrong (right) falls in his latest […]

Buy ‘Out of the Pocket’ Congratulations to lontime Outsports friend Bill Konigsberg, who won a Lambda Literary Award last night for his book about a gay high school football player, Out of the Pocket. The award was for LGBT Children’s/Young Adult. Bill’s been on the forefront of gay visibility in the sports media since he […]

In the clash of rugby titans that unfolds on Saturday to determine who wins the championship of the USA Rugby Super League, one thing is clear: Life University’s gay-friendly team from Atlanta wins hands down when it comes to the hunk factor. In the clash of rugby titans that unfolds on Saturday to determine who […]

A day after saving a match point in her previous match, Venus Williams was knocked out of the Roland Garros third round by Hungarian Agnes Szavay 6-0, 6-4. The 7-time Grand Slammer was unable to find the game that got her past Lucie Safarova the day before, spraying balls and hitting 23 errors to Agnes' […]

The more things change, the more they stay the same. For the second consecutive year the NHL season wraps up with a Detroit Red Wings-Pittsburgh Penguins final. Let the battle between Motown and the Steel City commence! Last year the Red Wings won in 6 games. Despite the addition of Marian Hossa near the end […]

So you guys all peeked when the Redskins’ Chris Cooley ‘accidentally’ showed his wang. Well, I wanted to bring you news of a new athelete’s package readily available for all to see. The WWE’s Matt Striker sent some nude shots to someone who then sent them over to someone else…. and so on and so […]

This is what I'm talking about. The Detroit Red Wings against the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Stanley Cup Finals. It doesn't get better than this. The Penguins Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are on fire with 28 points a piece in the playoffs so far. But don't ever count out the Red Wings, even if […]

Tomas Tatar Tomas Tatar, a Slovakian hockey player with NHL skills, described the interview process he underwent during the league's draft combine. He was asked one question that seemed rather odd. Tatar: The interviews are in English with a wide range of questions. Q. Such as? Tatar. The usual things so that I would talk […]

It seems with every NBA playoff comes more talk about the corruption of the league’s officials. Criticism this weekend was levied by Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who has manipulated referees over the years more than anyone else, and who has benefited more than any other human being from bad calls by the refs. We reported […]

Red Wings beat Blackhawks to reach Stanley Cup finals. Lakers beat Nuggets for 3-2 lead. Peter King continues the Tom Brady love affair. Peyton Manning is still upset about coaching changes. Venus Williams saves match point, advances to French Open third round. All told, only eight seeded men have been ousted while 13 seeded women […]

Body shaving is one of those things that a lot of people do, but few really talk about. Athletes like swimmers, bodybuilders and triathletes do it for competitive reasons. The rest of mankind does it for aesthetic reasons. It has long been popular among gay men and has made its mark among straight guys trying […]

It's a road less-traveled that the hair of Denver's Chris "Birdman" Andersen has taken, from shoulder-length to spikey to 4-inch mohawk. But if it wasn't for his hair, few people would be talking about him despite his decent season (averaging 2.5 blocks in just 20 minutes per game). Which Chris Andersen do you prefer to […]

The Orlando Magic have taken a 3-1 series lead over the heavily favored Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs aren’t out of it yet, with two home games remaining. But they’ve lost 6 of their last 8 games against the Magic. Pittsburgh Penguins sweep Carolina Hurricanezzzzzzzzzzzzz. Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin will fire agent Drew Rosenhaus (right). ManU […]