Cyd Zeigler

Gay tournaments should be able to limit straight players, but grey areas are presenting a problem By Cyd Zeigler jr. There's a bit of a hubbub brewing over the disqualification of a team in the Gay Softball World Series because the team had too many straight players on it. From Edge Magazine: "D2, a team […]

Not: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show, and I’m putting them on our blog. Well, my picks last week were a predictable 1-4 against the spread; but that’s what week 1 is made for. And Michael Irvin made me pay for it, especially for going against his beloved […]

Every year since 2002, the national gay flag football championship has been held. This year, Gay Bowl 8 will take place Oct. 9-12 in Salt Lake City. I’ve heard a few players say they’re psyched to go to the tournament because there’s a notion that Mormon guys in Utah are hot. The local organizers offer […]

I certainly understand the quiet, internal relief a fan might feel when a player they just can’t beat gets knocked out for the season, but this is pretty sad. A Pittsburgh fan Web site is selling a t-shirt celebrating Tom Brady’s torn ACL. Seriously, that is just totally classless. I’d say it if it was […]

After a week of action featuring more than 700 games, the gay softball World Series wrapped this August 30 in Seattle. Jointly sanctioned by the Amateur Sports Association of North America (ASANA) and the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Association (NAGAAA), the series featured some 3,000 players, coaches and fans on 175 teams from 41 […]

Randy Boyd has been a contributor at Outsports seemingly since the day we started. He’s a former cheerleader at UCLA and is an author and outspoken advocate for gay and HIV rights. He’s also a huge sports fan, and he offers his thoughts on a blog called Randy Boyd’s Blocks. A recent post by him […]

So much for 32-0. I’ve gotten at least 15 emails and text messages of condolences from friends figuring I must be crying in my apartment at the thought of a Patriots season without Tom Brady. I’d certainly love him to be there, with a legit shot of winning a fourth Lombardi Trophy and a chance […]

New TV series featuring a gay basketball team breaks out of reality show mold By Cyd Zeigler jr. When I first heard about Logo’s new series titled 'Shirts & Skins,' I was worried that it would be thrust into the MTV reality show cookie-cutter, and that Logo would trivialize sports into focusing on shirtless jocks, […]

One of the oldest gay-football groups in the world, Greater Boston’s Friends, Lesbians and Gays (FLAG) Flag Football League is celebrating a decade of existence. The group was started by Robert Saurer, whom we met at the first Gay Superbowl in Los Angeles in the spring 2002. Saurer actualy has the distinction of being the […]

It's good to see Logo taking their stated interest in gay sports seriously. Along with the gay-basketball show Shirts & Skins, they've launched a section of their Web site that has various gay-sports videos, movies, docs, etc…. There isn't much on there now, but they're promising more. It's good to see Logo taking their stated […]

The gap between the "haves" and "have nots" in college football continues to shrink. Around the country on Saturday, teams from smaller conferences played big against the big guys and played them well! East Carolina toppled their second straight top-25 team, dominating No. 8 West Virginia, 24-3. Ohio State needed a dropped punt to beat […]

My old pal Kevin Kiley, a sports radio host who’s had me as a guest on his shows on Fox Sports Radio and ESPN Radio, is now the co-host of the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio in Dallas. He’s been trying to get me to come on the show for a couple months, and […]

I noticed a cool bracelet on the wrist of a friend I had drinks with last night. With so many issues-oriented groups opting for plastic bands of solid colors with inspirational words inscribed on it, this one stood out as it looked like the stitchings of a baseball. He said it’s for the Tug McGraw […]

Welcome to our annual NFL season preview picks. We'll be the first to admit that we don't have a lot of confidence in many of these picks. How can we (or anyone else)? The NFL has become such a competitive league that the difference between 10-6 and a Super Bowl win, and 6-10 and a […]

Series on Logo will follow gay basketball team the Rock Dogs as they chase a championship By Cyd Zeigler jr. Bill Kendall has been a good friend of Outsports for many years. I first met him heading to a Stanford-USC game about a decade ago. I found him them, as I do today, to be […]

With college football season approaching, I figured we’d revisit a couple fun pics from May of 2007, in which some college football players getting touchy-feely with other guys, including Tim Tebow. Yep, that’s apparently the Florida quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner going to lick the ear of some other guy. Tebow’s been caught on […]

Fantasy football season has been underway with drafts for a couple weeks now. Someone in a league that Jim and I are in sent us a link to a Web site that highlights some of the best and most popular fantasy team names this year. Atop their list: Romosexual Tendencies. Some of the others are […]

Several non-BCS-conference teams make early Top 25; only Oklahoma makes both Top 3 Richie Weldon has been following college football since 1995, his freshman year at Virginia Tech. An avid Hokies fan, Richie tries not to let that influence his opinions on other teams (most of the time). Seattle is the place he calls home […]

Our college football analysts answer a dozen burning questions Every year, we ask our two resident college football experts to look out at the season and point to some high and low points. They rarely agree, and this year is no different. Richie Weldon has been following college football since 1995, his freshman year at […]

Outsports got some prominent featuring on today’s Dan Patrick radio show. He had me on for about 15 minutes to talk about NBC not mentioning Mitcham’ sexuality. I found DP very engaging (duh) and thoughtful on the topic. The discussion went on for another 20 to 30 minutes after I got off the phone between […]