One of the United States’ top distance runners died just under six miles into the Olympic trials in Manhattan, the day before the New York City Marathon. Ryan Shay has been one of the top distance prospects for years according to the AP, missing the Olympics in 2004 due to an injury before the trials. […]

From Friend of Outsports Deadspin comes this bizarre tale of of blowjobs, tennis and sleep. Short version: Dejon Bevins of the North Carolina State Wolfpack tennis team was arrested this week for performing oral sex on a guy. Who was asleep. There was a team party at one of the players apartment, the party broke […]

We’ve long been disappointed by the lack of sports names and faces in the annual Out 100, the monthly magazine’s annual list of gay men and lesbians to remember from the year. We’ve been saying for a while that 2007 will be in part remembered as the year that gays in sports took a great […]

When rumors began to swirl that Martina Hingis was set to end her two-year return to professional tennis, few who know the game were surprised. After a brilliant comeback in 2006 that saw her rocket back into the women’s top ten, Hingis’s results began to slip in 2007 as power players adjusted to her cerebral […]

The Reid brothers were sentenced today on charges related to their separate traffic incidents in January. Britt Reid was sentenced to 8 to 23 months in jail plus 5 years' probation. Garrett Reid got 2 to 23 months in jail plus 1 year of probation. Both of them could apply for a special drug court […]

Who is the hottest Boston Red Sox? That’s not me asking the question, but rather Boston’s stud relief pitcher Jonathan Papelbon, last seen (right) in a jockstrap spraying champagne after the Sox swept the Colorado Rockies in the World Series. In a series of online videos for Comcast New England, Papelbon asks various players who […]

We haven’t yet heard from Zach Puchtel, the former Minnesota basketball standout who publicly “came out” a couple weeks ago. But he’s been writing on his blog. In his latest two posts, he talks about his sexuality and the support he’s seen since his revelation; and yesterday, as he was dressing up for Halloween, he […]

My Christmas present to Jim last year was a ticket to an NFL game of his choice this year. He chose the Colts-Panthers game this past weekend, so we spent about 60 hours in Charlotte, N.C. I was pleasantly surprised. It was more built-up, more cosmopolitan than I had anticipated (though you should know I […]

On Wednesday Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold extended a midnight deadline for local investors, trying to buy the Predators and keep them in Nashville, to finalize the sale or lose exclusive negotiating rights. The local group is negotiating with Nashville city officials on more favorable arena lease terms they deem necessary for the sale to […]

A self-published book by a Kentucky writer makes the claim that some University of Kentucky players in the 1960s played gay for pay. According to a report in today’s Lexington Herald-Leader, “The Thin Thirty” by Shannon Ragland has this to say: According to Ragland's account, some UK players in the early 1960s became involved with […]

That’s the assertion that openly gay sociologist Eric Anderson, whom most of us affectionately know as Coach Gumby (right), makes in a new study. He talked to 47 (apparently masculine) cheerleaders at American universities, all of whom played football in high school. Nineteen of them said they had had sexual contact with another man. All […]

In case you missed it, the stunning 15-lateral play that won the Div. III college game for Trinity over Millsaps. The announcer is a college student whose mom dropped him off at the stadium so he could do the play by play: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrI52_2GaZI] In case you missed it, the stunning 15-lateral play that won the […]

When last we checked in on Eagles coach Andy Reid's two jailbirds, Garrett Reid was jailed after failing to show up for a mandatory drug test. Well, a week ago, Garrett was let out on bail again after a negative test. He got chastised by the judge, though, as his excuses were lame. To summarize: […]

There’s a great event with photographer Jeff Sheng at USC next week if you’re in the area. And if not, be sure to go to his Web site to see when he will be near you. I haven’t seen the exhibit, but I hear it’s great: The next Ally Discussion: Gays and Lesbians in College […]

An afternoon of watching the Eagles beat the Vikings at the Metrodome followed by dinner and lots of beer at the Minneapolis bar known as the Eagle prevented me from actually seeing much of the New England Patriots' 52-7 destruction of the Washington Redskins yesterday. However, I was shocked to learn later that when the […]

Thank you Boston Red Sox for doing your job and sweeping the Colorado Rockies to win the 2007 World Series. Their 4-3 win in Colorado on Sunday night meant a four game sweep of the previously hot Rockies. After Game 1 ended 13-1, the writing was on the wall and despite some nervous moments in […]

At Monmouth Park today, as rain fell straight down, the 2007 Breeders Cup got off to a sentimental start with one of those rags-to-riches stories so loved by this mostly-riches sport. In the opener, a Canadian-bred 6-year-old longshot, Maryfield, made a churning late charge through the mud, past all the famous favorites, to win the […]

This past Wednesday night, I visited the Barnes & Noble in Philadelphia for my second book signing for The Outsports Revolution. It was great to see three of our most revered members there: Scottie, Joe In Philly and Phillyrunner. It was also great to see Anh, a triathlete in Philly whom I had met at […]

A fun story from Towleroad has Ben Roethlisberger getting crushed by an elephant at the Cincinnati Zoo. Apparently, the Bengals on hand weren’t up to the task. -Cyd Zeigler jr. A fun story from Towleroad has Ben Roethlisberger getting crushed by an elephant at the Cincinnati Zoo. Apparently, the Bengals on hand weren’t up to […]

What a shock — people in London actually speak English! Why, you could knock Miami Dolphina linebacker Channing Crowder over with a feather. This MENSA member told this to the Palm Beach Post: Maybe he was joking, but gregarious Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder confessed today he didn’t know until Tuesday that people spoke English in […]