Month: December 2013

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, responding to a rumor that he was boyfriends with his personal assistant, told a radio station today that he is not gay. From Pro Football Talk: On Tuesday, Rodgers tackled the topic during his weekly appearance on ESPN Milwaukee. We know this because one of the ESPN Milwaukee on-air […]

The coming out of NBA player Jason Collins is among the most memorable moments of 2013 featured in the Google TV ad. I saw the ad on an ESPN college football bowl telecast and it is also online. "When you finally get to that point of acceptance, nothing's more beautiful," Collins says in a clip […]

LGBT issues are set to dominate the Olympics...until the competitions start. And a slew of comings out in sports dominated the year.

A look at the 12-team field and their strengths and weaknesses. Plus, Week 17 notes and our hot player of the week is a champion for gay rights.

Cameras caught Lupfer calling Washington State's quarterback a "faggot" during the New Mexico Bowl

Teammates and team executives knew about the gay players and everyone got along just fine.

From the coming outs to the controversies to the hot jocks, 2013 was quite a year.

Gay athletes came out, and straight athletes stripped down, in our most popular stories of 2013

For your holiday and New Year's viewing pleasure, some of our favorite photos from 2013. More from Outsports Follow @outsports Follow @SBNation 77 people who came out publicly in sports in 2013 Students and athletes at 10 British universities get naked for various charities Brian Boitano confirms he’s gay Billie Jean King named to U.S. […]

It's apparently the in thing for college students in Britain — get naked for a charity calendar. The list of 10 by the website The Tab includes several sports teams, including our friends at Warwick rowing. The Warwick rowers have a thriving concern going as they raise money to fight homophobia. The list of charities […]

We will in fact have at least three out LGBT athletes as part of the White House delegation in Sochi

The openly gay tennis legend is sent against backdrop of anti-gay Russian laws. Neither the president, first lady, nor vice president will attend.

If you watched Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker single-handily outscoring the Detroit Lions, 18-16, Monday night, you might have heard his post-game comments where he talked about fantasy football. Must Reads College football’s most telegenic player Jim Buzinski Must Reads College football’s most telegenic player "I've been getting hit up quite a bit on the […]

Robbie Rogers joins various Belgian sports groups to end homophobia in soccer in one of the world's current hotbeds for the sport

From high school coaches to professional athletes to sportswriters, 2013 saw the most-ever stories on publicly out people in sports.

GQ Deutschland, the German edition of the magazine, has taken a stand against homophobia in a unique way — getting straight male celebrities to kiss. Among them are 2012 Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Jonas Reckermann and Julius Brink. "This shouldn't be happening in sports or in other areas of life," Brink said. "It's totally […]

Today's news roundup is heavy on Olympics news as the Sochi Games are less than two months away. Our lead item is not specifically gay, but deals with bullying, a subject we care about. And it concerns a great gesture by some elementary school kids towards a teammate, with as assist from Tom Brady of […]

Anthony Nicodemo gets his first win as an openly gay coach with a 55-53 victory over Nanuet in stunning fasion

Tar Heels from a bunch of sports -- including football and men's basketball -- make it clear that Chapel Hill is a place where LGBT athletes can shine

The Nashville Grizzlies gay rugby team is selling a calendar featuring some of its players to raise money for next year's Bingham Cup in Sydney, Australia. Here is release from the team followed by some more calendar photos: The Nashville Grizzlies RFC is a USA Rugby Division III club. We are a socially and ethnically […]