Forbes.com reports that a market researcher, The Marketing Arm, has come up with a list of America's top sports mascots, based on its' Davie-Brown Index — used by marketers to determine a celebrity's ability to influence brand identity with the public. It comes as no surprise to those of us who have watched him since […]

Jack Mackenroth excels in the pool and on reality TV By Ross FormanFor Outsports.com It was his mom, Bonnie, who got him into swimming.She didn’t know how to swim and was paranoid that Jack Mackenroth and his younger siblings – brother Adam and sister Sarah – would drown, but she got him started at age […]

By Chip McKenney One of the oldest sports in the world is a new favorite for some gay men and lesbians, at least in Los Angeles. Polo has all the ingredients to become a great sport for gay people to participate in. It has a vast history, innate beauty, requires teamwork, athleticism and is played […]

According to a report in the Times Union of Albany, recording artists Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Timbaland and Wyclef Jean, as well as filmmaker Tyler Perry, were all named in an Albany, N.Y.-based steroids probe. The paper cited unidentified law enforcement officials who said the entertainers may have received or used performance-enhancing drugs. My […]

It’s a sad day in Dallas after the Cowboys’ latest playoff failure, a 21-17 loss to the visiting New York Giants. (That automatically makes it a very good day in Philadelphia.) It was so sad that Terrell Owens was driven to tears. Why? If you believe this column in Monday’s Philadelphia Daily News — and […]

Laughing heartily at the fools who picked the Jags; God sends Dungy packing How Cyd Say the WeekEmail Cyd 17 down, 2 to go Thank you Jesus! It’s very weird that I’ve now heard this kinda thing from three different people in the last 48 hours, including my old pal Brendan Lemon. It’s official. God […]

Hockey game, gay-sports discussion, highlight Aspen's big event DENVER, Colo. — Promoting a rivalry seems like an odd way to bring two parties together, but in the case of this event, it is the perfect way to illustrate similarities rather than differences. The Fifth Annual Aspen Friendship Cup 2008 will take place in Aspen, Colo., […]

There was a hot moment late in Saturday’s Green Bay-Seattle NFL playoff game, won easily by the Packers 42-20. As Fox came back from commercial they showed a quick scene of Packers defensive back Atari Bigby going up to the stands to greet a totally buff fan (the guy was built!) wearing green face paint. […]

ESPN’s promos always have a great sense of humor, but this use of everyone’s favorite health guru in the shortest of shorts just might take the cake (don’t eat that!). -Cyd Zeigler jr. [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=xIr6GLBj_jc] ESPN’s promos always have a great sense of humor, but this use of everyone’s favorite health guru in the shortest of […]

Australian Open kicks off potentially historic 2008 By Wyman MeersOutsports.com In a world saturated by pop singers’ breakdowns and politicians’ pasts, a communal cliché tells us that there is “no such thing as bad publicity” and “any press is good press.” Yet, somehow, this flawed philosophy doesn’t translate to the world of sports. Although many […]

This week’s Sports Illustrated ran a list of the more “memorable moments” in the career of NFL defensive lineman Warren Sapp, who announced his retirement. There was this gem from Dec. 23, 2006 (first reported by Phil Barber of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat): Sapp throws a sideline tantrum because the [Oakland Raiders’] ugly play. “It […]

Last month the Atlanta Hawks edged the Miami Heat in overtime, 117-111. However, the victory now doesn't count thanks to a screwup by the official scorer in Atlanta. With 3:42 left in the 4th quarter a foul was called on Miami's Udonis Haslem. However, the scorer recorded it as a foul on Shaquille O'Neal. So, […]

Dear Abby, I read this news item from the Associated Press in the paper today: Heisman Trophy runner-up Darren McFadden was handcuffed by police and then released without charges after being involved in a "pretty rowdy scene" at a piano bar early Thursday. Arkansas' All-American running back and at least four others were at the […]

It’s been great to see and hear the reaction to Scott Jordan’s story we have been running since earlier this week. I found Scott because he had been entered in a contest on Gay.com to find the best (or something like that) gay athlete. I emailed him and asked him to write his story. He […]

– It’s been a bad year for Jason Kidd. Maybe he thinks he’s a Detroit Piston and it’s 1989. – I don't know what's worse about this story: That the Oregon State women's basketball team needed double overtime to beat an Arizona team with only four players, that Arizona finished with only two players on […]

GLAAD has announced its list of worst anti-gay defamation of 2007, which includes two incidents from the sports world: Snickers’ Super Bowl ad featuring two men kissing and Tim Hardaway’s infamous “I hate gay people” comment after John Amaechi came out. -Cyd Zeigler jr. GLAAD has announced its list of worst anti-gay defamation of 2007, […]

Cyd, Jim Allen and myself have always had a soft spot for former San Diego, Kansas City, Cleveland and Washington coach Marty Schottenheimer. This goes back to the days the three of us met in the mid-‘90s and started watching the NFL together while Marty was riding high (at least in the regular season) as […]

The Go-Go's hit song "Vacation" was stuck in my head for awhile today. You know, "Vacation, all I ever wanted/Vacation, had to get away/Vacation, meant to be spent alone…" The last line of that chorus apparently didn't connect with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. As the Cowboys enjoyed their bye week before Sunday's NFC Divisional […]

Jenny Fulle: Pioneer blazed a trail in Little League By Kaki Flynn For Outsports.com I love this story, because it is, at its heart, about kid courage. The kind where a kid finds herself surrounded by adults that keep telling her no, no, no, and she just keeps pounding patiently on doors until finally she […]

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