Month: January 2015

I've talked to dozens of fans here in Phoenix, and I just can't find a single one who would care if Michael Sam or any gay athlete were on their favorite team.

Rysheed Jordan will not start today's game for St. John's basketball after Tweeting a gay slur.

Roger Goodell started his remarks today with a comment on the "real progress" of the League. This is what I would have asked him about said "progress."

Rysheen Jordan apologizes for anti-gay slur on Twitter, removes the Tweet. St. John's spokesman says "offensive messages in any form are unacceptable."

Openly gay football player is featured in a campaign targeting online hate.

Seattle Seahawks defensive line coach Travis Jones, and his counterpart for the New England Patriots, Brendan Daly, both think Michael Sam or any gay player could be welcomed by the players and coaches on their Super Bowl teams.

Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson join TLC's 'Say Yes to the Dress' Jan. 30 on their hunt for Johnson's wedding gown.

Katy Perry had fun with Deflategate, Marshawn Lynch, Rob Gronkowski, and just about anything else you could think of in her NFL Super Bowl press conference.

The number of female coaches in college sports is dwindling as programs replace them with men. In the case of the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Shannon Miller will take five national titles with her.

Our man in Phoenix tells us what people are saying about Michael Sam and the gay issue.

Dinamo Minsk in Belarus axes new hire after fans complain on social media.

Nora Cothren was an out lesbian ice hockey player at Smith College. Yet after she graduated she went back in the closet to become a coach, even denying her engagement to be married. Now she's finding the strength to be her true self.

The NFL, USA Network and Cox have put the "End Bullying" message front-and-center for the NFL Experience at the Super Bowl.

We have our first gay reference of Super Bowl week when Seahawks lineman Michael Bennett, discussing Deflategate and balls, had this to say: Hat tip: Larry Brown Sports

White evangelical Protestants are least accepting, but even there it's a minority, survey finds.

Pat Patriot can't top the winking Bucco Bruce.

Conner Mertens came out to his team Jan. 27, 2014, and to the public the next day. A year later he looks back at two moments that helped shape his incredible year.

Hines Ward talks about welcoming a gay teammate and the teasing he experienced in the locker room as a biracial man.

Outsports will be at Super Bowl XLIX and is believed to be the first gay publication credentialed by the NFL for the Super Bowl.

The New England Patriots play the Seattle Seahawks in Super bowl XLIX in Arizona on Feb. 1.