Game evolved from 'muscular Christianity' to one embraced by all, including gays and lesbiansBy Patricia Nell WarrenSpecial to Outsports.com Certain sports seem to be a tougher nut to crack than others – they are more homophobic, more fiercely resistant to change. In the United States, basketball makes the short list of “tough nuts,” along with […]

The London Daily Mail has an article about a photo shoot from a new Armani campaign that suggests that certain body parts might be, uh, digitally enhanced: The former England captain stares sternly from the poster as if defying anyone to suggest a little computer enhancement might have contributed to the chiselled six-pack or, indeed, […]

Former major leaguer Mark Littell has created a new athletic cup that’s supposed to be hard as a rock. The cup is called the Nutty Buddy (I kid you not). To show how strong the cup is, Littell had baseballs shot at his protected crotch. From the AP: In case their kids need encouraging, Mr. […]

I'd like to apologize in advance to Sister Kathy Avery. She's the principal of St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. Last month, she had fifth- through eighth-grade students stay after a Mass in order to inform them that she wanted them to stop using foul language on the school playground. […]

Patriots QB Bridges the Gap By Evan Pohl Even if you don’t follow the National Football League, you must be living under a rock if you haven’t noticed New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady and his recent cavalcade of homoerotic publicity. The oversight is somewhat understandable, though. For most gay men, gridiron stud-buckets of the […]

– Want to party like it’s 2008 with Jeremy Shockey in New York City? Just send your head and body shots to Shockey’s Craig’s List ad and he might pick you to hang out at his New Year’s Eve party! It says “If you think you can dress, dance, and drink the part, then please […]

Most of us love to see the underdog moving to the top of the pile of dogs. The final round of qualifying for the ISU figure-skating world championship finals just came off, and it was great to see Carolina Kostner of Italy make it this far for the first time. She’s now 20, which is […]

Forgive me if you're a Mike Vick sympathizer, but I'm glad the judge wasn't lenient. While I loved watching Vick, I'm a bleeding-heart for animal rights, and what he was involved in is one of the most disgusting affairs I could conceive. His NFL career is likely over. He'll be in jail next season; and […]

Ben Cohen, the English rugby player who will be holding a gay appreciation day next spring, is back on the pitch. This from his publicist, Jill: The latest pics for you from the Barbarians Match on 1st December. Barbarians is an invitation squad which has players from all over the world. It was a great […]

Washington congressman Jay Inslee supported the Employment and Nondiscrimination Act that passed the House in November and would offer job protection based on sexual orientation. In arguing for the bill’s passage, Inslee, a Democrat, talked about David Kopay, a former star for the University of Washington who came out as gay after a nine-year NFL […]

In what might be a precursor to the Heisman Trophy vote, Florida’s Tim Tebow won the Davey O’Brien Award, symbolizing the top quarterback in college football. He also won the Maxwell Award as the game’s top player.The Gator stud is the first major college player to run for 20 touchdowns and throw for 20 in […]

Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy finally answered some questions about his views on gays, which has been an issue since he helped raise $75,000 for an anti-gay political group in Indiana. In a profile on HBO’s “Costas Now,” Bob Costas asked Dungy questions about religion and then this: Costas: What if you had a player […]

– Steelers RB Willie Parker is not going to wear rubber sleeves against the Patriots on Sunday, at the request of some kid, according to AP; those sleeves are blamed for Parker’s fumbles last week. I remember when Roethlisberger was a rookie, hadn’t lost a game as a starter and was urged by Steelers fans […]

Despite being available in just 38 percent of the country, the NFL Network scored a big rating for last week's NFC showdown between Green Bay and Dallas. The game earned a rating of 14.6, the highest rating for any cable program since Al Gore and Ross Perot debated on CNN's Larry King Live in 1993. […]

Wonder what a ball kicked by Becks goes for? t’d be more than $81. That’s how much a corn cob that sat on a plate in front of David Beckham in New Zealand is going for on an ebay auction, according to Towleroad. You can also find a Coke bottle he drank from and a […]

According to PTI personality Mike Wilbon, you’re not a man unless you like women in lingerie. The Washington Post-columnist-turned-TV-star encouraged viewers, during the daily “what to watch” bit on the Dec. 4 episode of ESPN’s Pardon The Interuption, to tune into “Boston Legal, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in HD, and most importantly, Victoria Secret Fashion […]

One of the stranger moments in Monday’s weird and wild New England-Baltimore NFL game came when ESPN’s cameras caught Ravens coach Brian Billick blowing kisses to Patriots safety Rodney Harrison. We saw Harrison gesture wildly in front of Billick, saying something, then Billick blowing him a kiss. (Here it is on YouTube, though the NFL […]

Who’s No. 1 in college football? Beats me, and the BCS title game pitting Ohio State vs. LSU won’t settle it either. But we do know that if LSU wins, Azusa Pacific can brag; the same goes for Dakota State if Ohio State wins. It's part of the fun of the College Football Victory Chain […]

With four weeks left in the regular season, there are still nine teams thinking they have a chance to take one of the two NFC Wild Card slots. With an 8-4 record the New York Giants would seem to have the inside track for one of them, but they're good at late-season fades and weren't […]

There is an easy winner for NFL Bonehead Move of the Year, regardless of what happens the rest of the season: Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, whose insane timeout cost his team an upset of unbeaten New England. The Patriots faced a 4th-and-1 at the Ravens' 40 inside two minutes, down 24-20. A stop […]