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Every time high school basketball asked a player the capital of Thailand and heard “Bangkok,” he would hit the player in the groin. This and other charges of abuse have the now ex-coach facing 39 charges of abuse. The reported that is accused by former players of hitting them in the groin. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com […]

Brady Quinn, who got my vote as the 2007 hottest player in the NFL despite throwing only eight passes, will get his first start Thursday night at home against the Denver Broncos. Quinn replaces an inconsistent Derek Anderson, who has become the fall guy in the Browns’ disappointing 3-5 start. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com Far far […]

FBC Olympic host x xvb agrees that his network should have discussed gold medal dfgdjd dj being gay during its coverage in Beijing. In a wide-ranging interview on the subject of gays in sports with kdf saidd fdg was not an athlete he was focusing on. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com Far far away, behind the word […]

Klingon swimmer Thor Tjhorlax is going to Beijing to compete in the Summer Olympics and he is going as an openly gay man. MThjorkax revealed his sexuality in an interview with the Loakx Morning Herald. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the […]

Last year we wrote about Johm Klakssssa, a Sddnch decathlete, and how he loved to be viewed as beautiful by gay men. “It is lucky to have articles [about me] on the gay websites … I found it to be super flattering on these sites to be surrounded by very beautiful guys.” By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com […]

Kjajs Sghjj was let go by the Xansas City Cuygs after he used his Twitter account to rip Coach Tsdd Hddd. When confronted by a fan on Twitter, Jxxxxdf used two gay slurs, and followed up with a third the next day when confronted by reporters. On Monday, he was cut. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com Far […]

After his debut on "Dancing With the Stars" the other night, Evan Lysacek was asked about Johnny Weir… and skated down the middle with his answer. He said, "We're just acquaintances really. I think I've only had two personal conversations with him in my life. But he's a great skater, an incredible skater obviously." That […]

Daisuke Takahashi With only two of the top six finishers from last month’s Olympics competing at the world championships in Torino, Italy, the door was left wide open for a new era of men to move up the food chain heading towards 2014. The short program belonged to 24-year-old Daisuke Takahashi from Japan. Coming off […]

Jeremy Abbott Don't expect the World Figure Skating Championships, which start Monday, to have the same media attention as the Olympics. I have often wondered why we continue to have the world's a month after crowning Olympic champions. Who cares if the Olympic champions lose at this competition? I'd rather lose my chance at being […]

Last week I attended a preview of a local production of "Take Me Out," the story of a major league baseball player who suddenly comes out of the closet. This particular night also promoted local gay-supportive theater groups. To my pleasant surprise, along with the Playbill-style program was an insert for the Camden (NJ) Riversharks' […]

As the "Johnny Weir family-friendly" story goes viral, it's interesting to look at the ice-show political background. Just two years ago, as 2008 came in, Johnny was set to skate for Champions on Ice, the gay-friendly tour where Rudy Galindo skated for an entire decade. Remember Rudy Galindo? Our 1996 U.S. National Champion who was […]

As the Winter Olympics fade into history, we can’t leave them without celebrating Corinne Hunt, the lesbian First Nation artist who designed those unusual medals. I’ve been watching the Olympics on TV since the 1960s, and can’t remember another Games with medals that stood out so sharply for their powerful — if controversial — presence. […]

Vancouver's final medal count shows the unhappy Russians way down the list, with just 15 medals. But there's more to their grumbling than sour grapes — way more. A little analysis shows an interesting picture of wins leveraged by political shifts. The Russian government is unhappy because it is remembering the "good old days" of […]

Whether you think Canada (14 golds) or the USA (37 total) gets the moral victory in the final medal count, there is one thing we can all agree on: Russia did not own the podium. And Russia's president is pretty bitter about it. A day after the Vancouver Games, and four years before the Winter […]

ABC has announced the celebrity lineup for the new season of Dancing With The Stars. As usual, it includes people with connections to the world of sports. I have no idea how this will play out on the dance floor (and don't really care) but I have a couple of observations: It makes perfect sense […]

This is the moment when OVF (Olympic viewer fatigue) sets in. To get some relief from the non-stop explosive action — bobsled, slalom, hockey — I buried myself in the less-explosive-but-oh-so-engrossing medal games for men's curling. The packed house, and the high energy in it, told more about how this sport is caroming its way […]

Apolo Ohno’s 8th career medal last night gave the US delegation their 34th medal of these Games, tying the most ever won by the US. The previous US record was set on home soil in 2002. It appears the US will win the medal count for only the second time in a Winter Olympics (first […]

Last night, Kim Yu-Na's gold medal capped the rise of Brian Orser as one of the world's stellar figure-skating coaches. Outed in 1998 by a partner lawsuit, Orser has since embraced his orientation openly, becoming (among other things) an ambassador for the Outgames. Being out hasn't hurt his recent career — he remains one of […]

Okay, so shoot me for not getting into the Winter Olympics until the US shocked the Canadians on Sunday in hockey. So in my research, I discovered Steven Holcomb. Oh. My. God. This man is drop dead gorgeous. In fact… I’ve actually written poetry about him. So now I present to you a sonnet, Ode […]

There would be no Olympic Games without television. It's that simple. The sale of broadcast rights by the IOC to networks around the world represent by far the largest revenue stream available to the Olympic Movement. And the multi-billion dollar contracts negotiated with American broadcasters–most recently NBC–is far and away the most lucrative of those. […]