As the 2007 season nears its end, the two New York baseball teams have headed in opposite directions lately. The Yankees started this year 21-29, tied for last place in the AL East with Tampa Bay. After play on July 7 they were 41-43 and 9 ½ games behind in the AL Wild Card race. […]

We are big fans of AussieBum and have been for quite a while. They’ve been supporters of Outsports for a while, and they’re sponsoring the Gay Superbowl that I’m organizing here in NYC next weekend. While those might serve as disclaimers, my affection for AussieBum goes beyond that. They’ve just got great products. I went […]

Steven Millard is a cross-country runner at Willamette College in Oregon and among the new breed of gay jocks who are out and not afraid to tell their stories. Cyd did a terrific Q&A with the 21-year-old, who talks about reconciling his sexuality with his Christianity. Based on who has come out, it is easier […]

In auto racing: Transgender driver Terri O'Connell just formally announced her NASCAR comeback, and a hot date with tests and qualifying at Memphis Motorsports Park on October 27. Next comes the ARCA Series in Daytona in February. She has a seat with a top racing team, and growing support from old fans who cheered her […]

Just some random observations from the Eagles' 56-21 rout of the Detroit Lions, and not really about the game itself… Plenty of tailgaters were taking up multiple spaces in the parking lot. Prior to the home opener a week ago the Philadelphia Daily News reported on new parking regulations banning taking up more than one […]

The NFC continues to show it’s the JV of the NFL, which is a good thing for teams that want to make a Super Bowl run (Carolina, Chicago, Seattle are three recent examples). But teams in the conference fall as quickly as they rise. Case in point: Chicago and New Orleans, the two conference finalists […]

The NFL is having many teams wear a “throwback” jersey, a historic uniform from the team’s past. Some are done well and some want to make you gag. Good retro: The Washington Redskins looked good Sunday in uniforms they wore into the 1970s. I was watching the Sunday night Bears-Cowboys game at former player Dave […]

You may recall my previous discussion regarding annoying comedian/film "actor" Dane Cook's annoying ads for baseball's postseason. At the time I had just witnessed his message touting the New York Mets, they had a comfortable lead in the NL East over the Philadelphia Phillies. It's down to a game and a half going into play […]

Even though a win is never a sure thing, there were many who predicated that Germany and the U.S. would roll over Korea and England. They did — but it wasn't easy. Judging by the FIFA reports, the Koreans fought and clawed every inch of the way. The English fought and clawed through a scoreless […]

Our Discussion Board has an interesting thread started by a Div. I collegiate wrestler who is (no pun intended) also grappling with his sexuality and sharing his story. But he also highlights some of the bizarre things in a sport with high stress and where making weight is paramount. Our wrestler told this tale that […]

Since I'm sitting here watching the Mariners v. Angels game, listening to music (wait, there's such a thing as announcers?), I figured this would be a good time to do a roundup of the baseball pennant races as we head in to the penultimate weekend of the regular season. The American league is pretty much […]

Who knew the boxing champ liked dressing up in a wig with a fishnet body suit? X17 has the goods. Update: De la Hoya, through his attorney, says the photos are fakes, but X17 stands by them. Who knew the boxing champ liked dressing up in a wig with a fishnet body suit? X17 has […]

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9fcjR-d-7M] I must have been living on the Moon the past few days but I was not aware that Florida safety Tony Joiner kissing quarterback Tim Tebow Saturday was as big of a deal as it is. The gay blog Towleroad linked to at least three Florida papers that talked about it. The Kiss has […]

Yesterday was rainy, with a typhoon bearing down on the China coast. The U.S. and Nigeria faced off in Shanghai, while Korea and Sweden clashed in Tianjin. Both matches were rebroadcast today. Even on TV, you could see that the grass and the ball were slippery. There were slips and falls, trips and leg-tangles, glares […]

Rope climbing as a sport? Who knew? But it is apparently big in Czech as this video shows. It really takes a lot of strength to pull your body weight up the way this guy does so it’s an impressive feat (and visually appealing!) —Jim Buzinski [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_HBCdERWEQ] More rope climbing videos here. Rope climbing as […]

Late soccer bulletin from China, by way of my media room: To everybody’s surprise, the powerhouse German team failed to score against the English. Result: another in a growing list of draws among these hard-fighting teams. Japan thumped Argentina 1-0. So the Argentine team were the first to fly home. This week, things are shaping […]

The Philadelphia Eagles, my NFC Super Bowl pick, are now 0-2 after dropping a desultory 20-12 game to the Washington Redskins. For the second week in a row, the Philadelphia offense was offensive. Donovan McNabb looks like he’s on the downside of his career, the “receivers” are that in name only and the Eagles have […]

Notre Dame is so bad –they'll forever, or at least for the next few weeks, be the team that got shut out by a team that lost to a minor league team– I can't be bothered much with gloating over their losses any more. So, no HA HA! from Nelson, just this: Nelson is bored […]

In celebration of the Advocate’s 40th anniversary, they asked their readers to submit their top 40 openly gay heroes. It was great to see four from sports make it: Billie Jean King (#6), Martina Navratilova (#11), Greg Louganis (#13), and John Amaechi (#38). What’s really sad (both for the person and as a commentary on […]