Month: October 2010

Wade Phillips’ time is up for Dallas; the Jets flop; the Patriots keep winning; hot player of the week; who’s tops in the NFC? By Jim Buzinski How I saw Week 8 in the NFL: Fire sale: The scariest performance on a Halloween Sunday was Dallas’ 35-17 embarrassing loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. This is […]

The Big Ten school will welcome gay fans at their game against Northwestern By Ross FormanAlso check out Ross’ blog Jon Kitto with Senior Assistant Athletic Director Dr. Pat Kraft. Photo credit Mike Dickbernd, IU Athletics. Indiana University is taking yet another ground-breaking step forward with its athletic department’s strong pro-LGBT stance. The Hoosiers play […]

Thanks to Brent for these shots of Connaughton, a Canadian who runs track for the University of Texas-Arlington. Connaughton, 25, ran this month at the Commonwealth Games in India for Canada and finished fourth in the 200 meters. Photos: Thanks to Brent for these shots of Connaughton, a Canadian who runs track for the University […]

For your viewing pleasure, New Zealand rugby players perform the haka dance after winning a rugby 7's tourney this month: For your viewing pleasure, New Zealand rugby players perform the haka dance after winning a rugby 7's tourney this month:

Think out NCAA athletes are still rare? That’s changing fast. There’s a fantastic article in the Yale Daily News about gay athletes on campus there, and they name names of a half-dozen out athletes at the school, including diver Colton Staab ’12 (right). The best story of the bunch involves a swimmer (the one out […]

Drew over at Kissing Suzy Kolber has a terrific send-up of the “It Gets Better” campaign, that is very pro-gay in its own twisted way. Tony Dungy appears as the devil, and Rex Ryan of all people as the angel. It’s hard to explain and quite profane but funny, so just go ahead and read […]

Kat Cressida is another gay-friendly voice in the world of sports By Cyd Zeigler There was something noticeably different about the NFL Draft this year. Sure, it was held in primetime and yes it started on a Thursday. But on top of that was an interesting choice ESPN made to be the voice of the […]

We wrote yesterday about Eastern Michigan starting a group for gay athletes and their allies. One of the board members is Austin Hendrix, 21, a runner on the school’s cross-country team. Hendrix also has done a video for "It Gets Better," the online project started in reaction to suicides by gay teens who have been […]

Just a week or so ago, most people were probably imagining a rematch of last year's Fall Classic participants, the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. Alas, both teams failed to win there respective leagues and instead the uncanny San Francisco Giants and the resilient Texas Rangers are facing off in the 2010 World […]

A lot of people picked the Texas Rangers to win the World Series over the San Francisco Giants based on Cliff Lee starting and winning two games. So much for that theory. Lee lasted only five innings and gave up five runs as the Giants blasted the Rangers, 11-7, in Game 1 of the World […]

Fran Crippen Fran Crippen was a 26-year-old competitive swimmer who died off the coast of the United Arab Emirates this weekend during a 10-kilometer open water swim. The exact cause of his death is still unknown, but Crippen apparently said he was not feeling well prior to the race, which was held in very hot […]

The French Ministry of Sport has presented its Charter Against Homophobia in Sport, and the French Rugby League Federation has become the first national sports federation to sign the charter. Gareth Thomas was on hand at the signing ceremony. The charter includes six commitments, including: Repudiate and take appropriate sanctions against any homophobic attitude, whether […]

Red Card Homophobia is a new organization aimed to bring attention to the fight against homophobia in soccer. The group doesn’t focus on a particular country or league, but rather is focusing on the worldwide soccer culture as a whole. They have a regularly updated blog and have created a number of fliers in 15 […]

Gotta love sports groups getting creative to raise money. In Nashville, Tenn., the Grizzlies Rugby Football Club held its Red Dress Rampage and raised over $4,000 for the group. The event features teammates and supporters wearing red dresses as they run from bar to bar, supported by many local businesses. Check out Total Sports' video […]

Dave Pallone has penned a short piece for the gay professionals site dot429 comparing DADT to the state of gays in sports. It’s a comparison we’ve seen made before, but few people know it better than Pallone. Ever since Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball there have been players who are gay. That is […]

A new group supporting gay athletes has popped up at Eastern Michigan University this semester. The group, called Student Alliance for Gay Athletes, was founded by Maggie Manville, the former starting goalkeeper of the women’s soccer team. The group has 75 Facebook members and includes gay athletes and straight allies. Via the school’s student newspaper, […]

Just in time for the World Series, Kenneth in the 212 has unearthed a fun video from San Francisco Giants reliever Brian Wilson. It seems Wilson has a friend he affectionately calls “The Machine,” and he introduced him to the world in a video a couple weeks ago. Meet “The Machine” 43 seconds into the […]

Terrible referee decision kills the Dolphins; total incompetence in San Diego; “He grabbed my crotch;” hot player of the week; Favre loses in Lambeau; and Jay Cutler’s favorite target. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Week 7 of the NFL: “Screw job:” That’s how Miami coach Tony Sprano described the horrible officiating at the end […]

Every Sunday during the NFL season, our Jock Talk Blog sees a bump in traffic. People watch the games, then scurry to their computers to type in various search terms. In the case of many Web surfers, it’s the nude stuff then want. "Brett Favre naked." "Chris Cooley penis." 'Santonio Holmes naked" (photo right) were […]

Hot NFL player of the week It was a wild Week 7 in the NFL. The biggest upset came in New Orleans, where the Browns clobbered the Saints. Afterward, Browns' players said the Saints played dirty, with one saying a Saint player "grabbed my crotch." Elsewhere, our hot player of the week is a stud […]