Condolences to New Orleans Saints fans — Sports Illustrated picks the Saints to win the Super Bowl, a sure sign the team is destined for a lousy season. Last year, the SI braintrust picked Miami and Carolina to be in the Super Bowl and neither team made the playoffs. SI tabs San Diego to lose […]

The “hottest athlete” elections are with us once again. One that I’ve been following is on AOL Sports. AOL has worked men and women through tournament eliminations, and now dragster Ashley Force and NFL star Tom Brady are going neck and neck for “hottest athlete” overall. Voting ended yesterday. It seems unfair to make us […]

BoifromTroy has his Top 25 hot college football players, as (partially) voted by his readers. Top honors goes to Notre Dame tight end John Carlson (right). It’s no big surprise that USC occupies six of the 25 spots, including Pete Carroll. The blog is one of the most popular Trojan blogs out there, and USC […]

Although we’re ultimately all waiting to see who will hold the championship trophies at the close of two weeks in Flushing Meadows, there are always smaller victories in major tournaments that refuse to be ignored. These moments are unexpected yet undeniable. And so it was that Britain’s Tim Henman came into this U.S. Open with […]

Our Discussion Board is often a place for jocks and coaches, closeted or not, to express themselves and feel part of a community. As witness this new post today: “I wrestle in college. I go to a small school, but it is at the D1 level, where I have a winning record and have had […]

Australia’s DNA magazine is asking its readers who is the hottest male competitor at the U.S. Open. Right now, Andy Roddick is leading with 27% of the vote, followed closely by Tommy Haas with 21%. Of their 10 nominees, Feliciano Lopez and James Blaker are – ahem – bringing up the rear. Cast your vote […]

Two-time King of the Hardwood Jeremy Bloom might have a lot more time to ski, according to Eagles coach Andy Reid. The speedy kick returner has, according to Reid, been doing “just OK” in his attempt to play in his first NFL game. The Eagles drafted him last year, but an injury kept him sidelined […]

In the early days of Outsports, the first message board had a running joke: the number of (popup) Gabe Kapler threads. We now have the successor to Gabe The Alleged Babe Who Is, Like, So EWWWW: Brady Quinn. I must have seen that picture of him and his buzzcut on at least a dozen sites […]

While Serena Williams is aiming for her ninth Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, we’re all getting a look at how she’s been training for the tournament. HP has just released their new ad campaign, which includes a match between the queen of the cat suit and Wee Man of “Jackass” fame. To see […]

Doug Flutie won a Heisman Trophy. He played for over a dozen years in the NFL and CFL. Now, the player I once dubbed “The Chump” is bringing new meaning to that nickname with a dye job that makes Britney Spears’ chop job look like the work of Vidal Sassoon. You’d think after 21 years […]

Today, I spent the entire day roaming the grounds of the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center. It’s such a thrill. Not only can you see excellent matches in the early rounds, when plenty of top names are still alive, but the players and their entourages wander through the crowd. You never know what […]

The Cleveland Browns QB has decided to go the buzz-cut route. He looks hotter with longer hair. —Jim Buzinski Update: Quinn did not cut his hair by choice — it was part of a hazing ritual: “Just an involuntary haircut,” Quinn said, referring to rookie hazing. “I don’t know if it’s ever been this short.” […]

Tennis great Martina Navratilova wrote a column for Visible Vote about her thoughts on politics, next year’s election and gay rights. It’s interesting to me to see Martina labeled an “activist,” as that’s not how I’ve ever seen her. Yes, she’s a strong, positive voice for gay rights; but she’s always been a tennis player […]

As expected, Michael Vick has pleaded guilty, but it’s to only one federal charge in connection with a dog fighting ring he allegedly financed. He’s still claiming that he never gambled on dog fighting and that he never helped kill any of the dogs. In other news, Michael Vick has just announced he has a […]

Saturday was races all day on TV. First, Saratoga and some grade 1 stakes. It was a steaming hot day in New York State. In the 138th running of the Travers, my favorite colt, Street Sense, did his usual killer charge. Maybe the heat got to him — over the last furlong, he looked a […]

The U.S. Open kicks off today and I couldn’t be more excited. The final Grand Slam tournament of the year is my favorite major championship for a variety of reasons: the crowd is knowledgeable and passionate, particularly at the night matches; it’s held in New York, my home town and a city with energy like […]

So much for the Boston Red Sox collapse. The New York Yankees had pulled to within four games a week ago, but Boston is now ahead by 7 1/2 as we head into the season’s final five weeks. The Red Sox swept the White Sox in four games. AP sums up how dominant Boston was: […]

Our College Football preview is up and it is no surprise that USC is the pick to win it all. What is also not much of a surprise is that Hawaii QB Colt Brennan was named by both our writers as one of the game’s three hottest players. Brennan, who threw an absurd 58 touchdown […]

A pretty funny entry in The Onion features everyone’s favorite Super Bowl MVP, Peyton Manning, having to show eternal backup Jim Sorgi how to hold a clipboard. “Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning interrupted an intrasquad scrimmage Tuesday for approximately 45 minutes in order to show backup quarterback Jim Sorgi how to properly hold his clipboard.” […]

I had the great fortune of visiting Atlanta for the last 24 hours for a book signing at Outwrite Books. The event was co-presented by the Atlanta Gay Sports Alliance, a great group that combines the resources of a bunch of gay-sports groups in Atlanta to promote gay sports. Mike Horton, the commissioner who plays […]