Jim Buzinski

The most e-mailed story on the New York Times website Thursday dealt with the declining popularity of golf among the masses. Fewer people are playing, citing money and the time it takes to play a round. Jim Kass, the research director of the National Golf Foundation, an industry group, said the gradual but prolonged slump […]

Hours after writing the post below about Spanish soccer star Jose Maria Gutierrez Hernandez being caught by a tabloid kissing a man outside a restaurant, I came across evidence that he might have been kissing a woman with a very short haircut. Some reports on various soccer websites say that “Guti” was kissing the daughter […]

(Update note: Read this followup that suggests he might have been kissing a woman). Original report: Jose Maria Gutierrez Hernandez, a soccer player for the elite Real Madrid team in Spain, is in the news after being caught by a tabloid kissing another man outside a restaurant (“Guti” is the guy on the left in […]

For many New York Giants, there are advantages to winning a Super Bowl. From Rush & Malloy in the New York Daily News: The ladies at Scores West danced adoringly for big-tipping Ahmad Bradshaw. … Meanwhile, the strippers at Rick's Cabaret are offering free lap dances to all Giants. "They've spent a fortune here," says […]

On July 13, 2007, French long jumper Salim Sdiri was warming up near the infield at a meet in Rome when Finnish javelin thrower Tero Pitkamaki let one fly. His toss was errant and hit Sdiri in the back. Sdiri shouted and twisted. He grabbed at the javelin protruding from his body, then released his […]

→ The Oxford Swim Club gets down in a charity video for Oxfam → Charles Barkley on “fake Christians” and supporting gay marriage → Dan Carter: “The hottest rugby player” → One guy’s amazing abs → Billy Bean: Ex-gay sports therapy is ludicrous → Water polo’s Wolf Wigo in a Mikasa ad → The Oxford […]

Layne, aka Mariner Duck Guy, has put together the 2008 King of the Hardwood contest, a tournament where readers select from the 64 hottest athletes. Past winners have included Jeremy Bloom, Brad Ausmus and Sean Lamont. Layne has so many worthy nominees, that “American Idol” style, he is trimming the field via reader votes to […]

Philadelphia Phillies player Kyle Kendrick is the victim of an elaborate practical joke where he is told he has been traded to Japan for a player named Kobyashi. –Jim Buzinski [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=BPz3KY6H16g] Philadelphia Phillies player Kyle Kendrick is the victim of an elaborate practical joke where he is told he has been traded to Japan for […]

Somewhere in a poor part of Nicaragua or Romania, a man, woman or child is wearing a piece of clothing unavailable in the U.S. It says, “19-0: World Champion New England Patriots.” Elsewhere in the developing world, someone still has a snazzy shirt from the 2006 Super Bowl champion Bears, 1991 Buffalo Bills or the […]

This is not sports-specific, but fascinating nonetheless. “In just a fraction of a second, people can accurately judge the sexual orientation of other individuals by glancing at their faces, according to new research,” Science reports. Researchers showed men and women photos of 90 faces belonging to homosexual men and heterosexual men for intervals ranging from […]

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The all-body swimsuit is one of the great abominations ever invented by man. I understand their use in a competitive sense, but in a visual sense it’s just all wrong. Speedo is unveiling its line of ultra-sleek suits to be worn by U.S. swimmers at the Olympics and Michael Phelps is jazzed by his, according […]

Linus Thornblad, 22, is a Swedish high jumper with a great bod who doesn’t mind showing it off. Though straight, Thornblad had no reservations about being the cover boy for QX, the leading Swedish gay magazine. He’s also a bit of a tease, saying, “I have always been sure about my thing. So I’m just […]

With the Olympics in China this summer, the U.S. team is shipping over tons of food to feed its athletes, the New York Times reports. When a caterer working for the United States Olympic Committee went to a supermarket in China last year, he encountered a piece of chicken — half of a breast — […]

English star answers questions about issues on and off the field By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com English rugby star Ben Cohen, now playing professionally in France, made news late last year when he announced plans for a night in London to honor his gay fans. The event will be held at the Dorchester on May 28. Ben […]

It’s not one of those stories you want to read over breakfast, but the New York Times has an article on the time-honored hockey tactic of sticking a smelly glove in an opponent’s face to piss him off: The face wash is a baiting tactic that has been around since gloves were invented, or, as […]

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The perils of celebrating too soon: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwXThquznA0] The perils of celebrating too soon: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwXThquznA0]

St. Bonaventure swimmer Scott Jordan wrote a terrific first-person account of coming out to his team. Scott’s story touched a nerve and he has received loads of responses. He shared some of the reactions that touched him the most and he plans on writing about them in depth. These responses prove the adage that the […]

Racism is rearing its ugly head in auto racing after Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, who is black, was jeered by fans in Spain, some of who dressed up in blackface (photo here). "The truth is that I feel somewhat sad, I am in love with this country, and especially the city of Barcelona and […]