Jim Buzinski

We often getting letters of praise or criticism for what we write. I am posting this one because it is the most vitriolic I have ever received since Outsports began. It concerned my Super Bowl recap, which also ran on Gay.com. You can read it here, but in short I basically wrote about how happy […]

To me, the only downside to the Patriots losing. —Jim Buzinski Reebok’s “Perfectville” commercial. To me, the only downside to the Patriots losing. —Jim Buzinski Reebok’s “Perfectville” commercial.

I realize these things are always planned ahead of time, but still, the karma is something. I love the disclaimer; no duh! You can also see the trademark application made by the Patriots on Jan. 23 for “19-0.” From the marketing department of the Boston Globe —Jim Buzinski: I realize these things are always planned […]

We have our Super Bowl notes here. We have our Super Bowl notes here.

For the Patriots, 1 is the lonliest number By Cyd Zeigler jr. 19 down, 1 to go In August, I decided I was going to write this column based entirely on the Patriots every week. “I’ll be the obnoxious Patriots fan and play it to the hilt,” I decided. It was actually quite fun. It’s […]

I was thrilled to hear Saturday that former New England Patriots linebacker Andre Tippett was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I had always been a fan of Tippett for his tremendous play for New England in the 1980s, but he cemented his reputation when he tossed the coin to open the 2003 […]

This is Pina Swissa, and he’s Tom Brady’s barber. He even has a Super Bowl ring. The Boston Globe has an article and video on Swissa, who will be in Arizona to give Brady a special pregame cut. Swissa, who operates the creatively titled Salon Pini Swissa on Newbury St., is in Arizona this week […]

I am a huge fan of Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. I have defended him from people who criticize his play, his looks (I think thought he’s pretty handsome), his playoff record and even his commercials. But this is indefensible: Peyton Manning has grown a mustache and facial hair. Thus ending his chance of ever making […]

Patriot and Giant fans who get wrapped up in Sunday’s Super Bowl beware – taking it too seriously could cause a heart attack. Doctors have long suspected a link between sports-watching and heart trouble, but the new report in the New England Journal of Medicine provides some of the most solid evidence to date. An […]

This had disappeared and is now back on YouTube. A brilliant mixing of the World War II film “Downfall” (one of my all-time faves) with the Cowboys’ playoff loss to the Giants. —Jim Buzinski [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=K2triiYXSY8] This had disappeared and is now back on YouTube. A brilliant mixing of the World War II film “Downfall” (one […]

There is a nice article in the New York Times about the bond Giants quarterback Eli Manning has with him mom, Olivia. While dad Archie was off watching his older sons Cooper and Peyton play sports, young Eli developed a taste for … antiques! Manning was dragged to so many of his brothers’ athletic events […]

Don’t say you weren’t warned: Video Don’t say you weren’t warned: Video

Outsports' annual guide to the big game By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com The Super Bowl is again upon us, and like death and taxes there is no escaping it. The teams were off last week and we still heard about Tom Brady and his model girlfriend in addition to a lineman who used to castrate lambs with […]

If New England loses the Super Bowl, this is destined to become a collector’s item. If New England loses the Super Bowl, this is destined to become a collector’s item.

Johnny Weir and Evan Lysacek had a finish at the United State Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minn., that was unbelievably close. Defending champion Evan Lysacek and former three-time champion Johnny Weir did the near impossible: they finished the competition with exactly 244.77 points each. The tie was broken and the championship awarded to […]

By NDRSpecial to Outsports Dylan “NDR” Edwards is a writer, artist, and cartoonist currently living in Massachusetts. His cartoons have been featured in Sojourner: The Women’s Forum, The Antioch Record, FTM International, Transhealth and various other publications. His illustrations have graced the Boston Phoenix, as well as items ranging from T-shirts to greeting cards to […]

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UCLA men’s basketball coach Ben Howland condemned the behavior of fans at the University of Oregon after his Bruins beat the Ducks in a key Pac-10 game on Thursday. "I thought there was some really vile, inappropriate, disgusting innuendo," Howland said. "They wrote in one of the local papers that it wasn't the worst ever […]

It has been amusing to see mainstream reaction to the 2007 All-NFL Hot team posted this week, and featuring the likes of Tampa Bay safety Sabby Piscitelli (right). Deadspin, the most popular sports blog and a friend of Outsports, ran a small mention and got some amusing comments: “I'd root for this team.”“Warren Sapp is […]

I learned this rather “interesting” tidbit from New York Giants offensive lineman Grey Ruegamer: Castrating a lamb with your teeth is a pretty simple procedure, really. Grey Ruegamer knows. “You grab the forelegs and pin them to the ground, and then you grab the back legs and throw them on their back,” Ruegamer said. And […]