Month: November 2010

Eric “Coach Gumby” Anderson, the cross-country-coach-turned-sociologist, recently released a fascinating study showing that homophobia among British teenage boys has become so mellow in many areas that straight boys think nothing of making out with one another. The trend toward male same-sex smooches has skyrocketed in recent years, Anderson said. It began on the professional soccer […]

A group of employees at the University of Colorado are opposed to the school hiring Bill McCartney as its football coach because of his past actions that they deem homophobic and sexist. From a CU podium in 1992, McCartney referred to homosexuality as “an abomination against almighty God” in support of Amendment 2, which prohibited […]

Regardless of your thoughts about PETA, the animal rights group really knows how to get attention. And regardless of your thoughts about Bengals wideout Chad Ochocinco, he really has a rocking body. Put the two together and you get Ochocinco going nude (with a football strategically placed) in a PETA anti-fur campaign, "Ink Not Mink." […]

The Bills blow a golden chance to knock off the Steelers; Falcons continue home streak; Bears frustrate Vick, Eagles; Chargers roll Colts; hot player of the week and two players really go after each other. By Jim Buzinski How I saw Week 12 in the NFL: Drop dead: It’s not a stretch to call Buffalo […]

As a Thanksgiving treat, our awesome photographer friend Brent shared with us some more of the photos he took at another, sexier holiday — Halloween. This follows on the heels of his popular gallery from earlier this month from Halloween in West Hollywood. Not everyone is a jock but some of the costumes are very […]

Derek & Romaine, the top show on Sirius XM’s OutQ, have started a campaign showcasing top-level athletes taking stands against bullying. “Standing Tough” came from a brainstorm with professional wrestler Mick Foley. So far they have various pro wrestlers taking a stand, but some non-pro-wrestlers are coming soon. Romaine knows a thing or two about […]

Flavien Basson The French rugby club Stade Francais is out with its 2011 calendar, another in the annual flesh fest of hot rugby players and other jocks baring all for our entertainment. The calendar is now for sale and costs $41. For some reasons, horses are one theme this year and it's simply odd. Seeing […]

Richard Simmons was once the king of Slimmons, his fitness studio in Beverly Hills. He always made working out a lot of fun.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association is considering a change to its gender policy that would open the door to trans golfers playing on the women’s tour. Currently a member of the LPGA has to be born a biological female. The change would put the LPGA more in line with the International Olympic Committee. The change, […]

Bills rookie running back CJ Spiller doesn’t just need English lessons, he needs some sensitivity training too. He directed the f-bomb on Twitter at a former teammate last week and then quickly “apologized.” See if you can understand what he’s talking about. First he posted this at Eagles defensive end Ricky Sapp: Keep my name […]

Continuing our list of athletes or sports groups doing "It Gets Better" videos, here is one from the Boston gay flag football league: Continuing our list of athletes or sports groups doing "It Gets Better" videos, here is one from the Boston gay flag football league:

For the second straight year, Patriots build a 17-point fourth-quarter lead, but this time hold on. Jets find a way to keep winning, Vince Young may be done in Tennessee and hot player of the week is a Mike Alstott clone. By Jim Buzinski How I saw Week 11 of the NFL: New England’s 31-28 […]

It took until the third game of the season, but openly transgender George Washington University point guard Kye Allums finally gave his fans a game to remember. Playing just 15 minutes, Allums racked up a game-high 12 points and hauled in 7 rebounds in the Colonials’ 63-42 victory over Coppin State. Seven of Allums’ points […]

College basketball has started its regular season, a good time to turn our attention to new players. One of them, suggested by a reader, is Louisville University freshman Elisha Justice. What stands out is his rocking body, which prompted the Louisville website Cardinal Connect to exclaim: “Just want to make sure you take a closer […]

Forgive me for not writing about this earlier. I heard it on the Howard Stern Show on Monday and forgot about it…until today. Howard’s producer Gary Dell’Abate, aka Baba Booey, threw out an historically terrible opening pitch at a New York Mets game. Gary even put a photo of it on the back of his […]

Corey Hanson of Sheffield Players from the Sheffield Eagles of the Rugby Football League in Britain will wear jerseys at a game in February that read: "Homophobia, Tackle It." It's part of the RFL's campaign against homophobia that was kicked off with a reception in parliament. “The Government is committed to stamping out homophobia wherever […]

Another Croatian soccer chief has joined Vlatko Markovic, the president of Croatian Football Federation, in spewing homophobic comments meant to drive gay people away from soccer. Zdravko Mamic, the executive vice president of the Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb, says gays have no business in soccer. According to the Croatian Times: “I would not have Gay […]

The Cedar Springs strip in the gay section of Dallas will be the site of a block party planned for the night of Feb. 5, 2011, a day before the Super Bowl. It’s being billed as the world’s first Gay Super Bowl party, according to the Dallas Voice: Scott Whittall, president of the Cedar Springs […]

Today, no one is talking about dog fighting. They’re not talking about jail sentences. No, today they’re talking about the MVP-like performance that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick put on last night on Monday Night Football. His stats were record-breaking: 333 passing yards, 80 rushing yards, 4 TD passes, 2 TD runs. In our standard-scoring […]

Jeff Thomae, a graduate student at Minnesota State University in Mankato, and himself a diving coach, is seeking gay male college coaches for his thesis. He said he has three coaches already but needs more to be able to do the research. All respondents are promised confidentiality. Thomae describes what he is looking for: I’m […]