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Super Bowl XLIV:
Saints go marching in
Jim, a Colts fan, has the painful task of writing a recap on the Saints' 31-17 Super Bowl win. The better team won as the Saints outcoached and outplayed the Colts. Story

Super Bowl ads, nudity

CBS rejects gay SB ads

Tebow Super Bowl ad airs

Weekend Hot Jock

February 8, 2010

Jock Talk Blog

Portland gay sports leader goes to Haiti

CBS: No gays. Violence, sex, drugs OK.

Tim Tebow works out in his underwear

Deutsch: Not enough gays watch SB

Athlete's clothes for masculine women

CBS helped write 'Family' script

Saints' Scott Fujita is pro-gay rights

Neil Giuliano's sports work

Johnny Weir to wear fake fur in Olympics

GLAAD closes its sports desk

Gareth Thomas holds coming out party

Picture This: Super Bowl champion

Super Bowl for the clueless
Jim hits all the key angles in the Super Bowl between the Saints and Colts.
Poll: Pick the winner

Saying goodbye
Transgender sports reporter Christine Daniels was the life of the party. So when she returned to being Mike Penner and he killed himself, we lost a great woman.

Closeted rugby player blogs
Poppy is the pseudonym of a closeted pro rugby player in South Africa and the latest example of jocks who are using blogs to share their lives.

Gay hockey player's blog
Mikey is the pseudonym of a 17-year-old in Minnesota who is captain of his high school hockey team. He's gay but closeted and his blog mixes humor and observations.

Johnny Weir interview
The Olympic figure skater talks about his sport. But you can’t escape an interview with Outsports without answering some questions about sexual orientation.

The death of Brendan Burke
Brendan Burke, 21, was killed in a crash on a snow-covered road on Feb. 5. He was a rare gay voice in hockey, with the highest aspirations. Column
Friday: First reports of Burke's death
Sunday: Outpouring of reaction
Also: NHL G.M. and his gay son

Outsports coming out stories
Over the years we have run many profiles of out athletes, yet still hear from people who are unaware of how many stories we have told. This list of 44 coming out stories should provide inspiration for readers old and new.

NFL player takes action against gay story
An attorney for Atlanta Falcon Ovie Mughelli sent cease-and-desist letters to sites that published allegations of a man who claims he had a sexual relationship with Mughelli.

College soccer player out to team
St. Ambrose University soccer stud Nils Sundin came out to his team last autumn and found incredible support from his teammates and coaches.

College football captain was out
In 2000, Brian Sims was the captain of the Bloomsburg University football team. And in the middle of the season, he came out to them.
Related: Overwhelmed by response

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