Mixed martial artist Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (right) hates his upcoming opponent Jamie Varner so much that ke called him a “fag” and said he hopes he literally kills him during their Sept. 30 WEC fight. He said this on Tapout radio: “This is real, this isn’t like the WEC trying to get us to you [...]
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Straight cricket player poses nude for gay mag
Jimmy Anderson, a cricket star in England who is married with a child and another one due, has posed naked for the British gay magazine Attitude. Reports the Daily Mail: The October issue, published on September 27, features the fast bowler in numerous naked poses in a London car park chosen to give a gritty [...]
Anti-gay slur costs Stephanie Rice her Jag
Jaguar wasted no time in dropping Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice as a spokeswoman for the car maker after she tweeted “Suck on that faggots!” in response to the results of a rugby match. It’s not known whether the Jaguar agreement involved any financial payment, but Rice will be without a car after the company confirmed [...]
Jock: Cowboys more Brokeback than Eastwood
Add former Chicago Bears lineman Dan Hampton to the list of people making anti-gay comments in sports. In a segment on the “Pro Football Weekly” cable show, Hampton said this of the Dallas Cowboys while previewing the NFC East (video below): “The Cowboys think they are Clint Eastwood; they’re more of the ‘Brokeback’ variety if [...]
Swimmer Stephanie Rice: ‘Suck on that faggots!’
Australian gold medal swimmer Stephanie Rice has apologized for a Twitter post in which she gloated over Australia’s rugby win over South Africa this weekend by writing: “Suck on that faggots!” Ian Roberts, a former Aussie rugby star who is openly gay, responded by calling Rice an “idiot.” “I did not mean to cause offense [...]
Andy Roddick whines his way to loss
Andy Roddick did his best John McEnroe impression Thursday en route to a second-round exit at the U.S. Open, losing to 44th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (4). The whining came in the third set when an official called a foot fault on the 9th seeded Roddick. Roddick protested, complaining that the [...]
Northwestern coach makes players hold hands
Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald has had enough of in-camp fighting between his team members, and the Chicago Tribune’s Teddy Greenstein reported on Fitzgerald’s unique way of dealing with it. Via Twitter: Funniest moment from #Northwestern practice: Two players scuffle, take some swings at each other’s helmets … You guys are idiots!” Fitz (head coach Pat [...]
Eagle player apologizes for gay vampire tweet
Todd Herremans, an offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles, has apologized for tweeting about the “barrage of homosexuality” on the HBO show “True Blood.” After hearing from the Eagles management, he “deeply apologized.” Here, courtesy of Where’s Weems via Deadspin, are the tweets in question: Share on Facebook
Evan Lysacek questions Johnny Weir’s gender
Olympic gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek questioned the gender of rival Johnny Weir on his Twitter feed, then tried to cover it up by claiming his account was hacked. Here is what a fan tweeted Lysacek and here is his reply: Fan: “Hey Evan, is Johnny Weir really a guy? hard to tell from [...]
Manager out after anti-gay rant against umpire
The manager of the minor league baseball team Edmonton Capitals is out of a job after a homophobic rant against an openly gay umpire, where he repeatedly used the term “faggot.” Brent Bowers resigned, the team said Saturday, after the league had decided to suspend him for the rest of the season for his verbal [...]
Martellus Bennett has his penis exposed
From the ongoing annals of jocks exposing themselves, comes the heartwarming story of Dallas Cowbots tight end Martellus Bennett. From Media Takeout: NFL baller, and Dallas Cowboy, Martellus Bennett apparently has been doing his girlfriend dirty. So she is getting him back the only way she can . . . by releasing NEKKID PICS of [...]
Homophobe Larry Johnson pisses off judge
Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, who used three homophobic slurs last year, angered a judge Friday by failing to meet the terms of his probation for two nightclub incidents where he shoved and spitted on women. From the Kansas City Star: Johnson, 30, was supposed to work with children at the Kansas [...]
Algerian Player Slaps Female Reporter After Loss
The USA’s victory left a bitter taste of defeat in many Algerians yesterday. However, Algerian player Rafik Saifi took his frustrations out on a reporter for an Algerian newspaper, Asma Halimi. Spotting her during the postgame interview sessions, Saifi walked up to her and slapped her face. Halimi then returned the favor and smacked Saifi [...]
Chiefs’ Dwayne Bowe: ‘No Homo’
Even though Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe referred to quarterback Matt Cassell as like a girlfriend, he wants us to know he doesn’t mean it in the gay way. Bowe told Nick Wright of 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City about starting his second season playing with Cassell: It’s like an extra year [...]
Hockey Kid Mikey: Anatomy of a deception
Mikey, the teenage hockey blogger from Minnesota, seems beyond a reasonable doubt a late-fortysomething man from a Minneapolis suburb who likes travel, food, was married and has sex profiles on two gay hookup sites. His deceit was discovered when he fell in love with Jimmy, a contributor to his blog, and his story started to [...]
Ben Roethlisberger suspended for 6 games
The NFL has rendered its verdict on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, accused but not charged with sexual assault in Georgia: A six-game suspension that can be reduced to four if he meets certain conditions. “I recognize that the allegations in Georgia were disputed and that they did not result in criminal charges being filed [...]
Roethlisberger and the “gay” “sausage party”
The headline is a mashup of two terms used by Willie Colon, a Pittsburgh Steelers teammate of Ben Roethlisberger, who was with the quarterback in Milledgeville, Ga., the March night he was accused of sexual assault by a 20-year-old in a bathroom of a bar. Roethlisberger was not charged. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation report, [...]
Ben Roethlisberger and his penis in Georgia
A prosecutor in Georgia this week did not charge Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with the sexual assault of a 20-year-old woman, saying he could not prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. But the 572 pages of records into the investigation will convict him in the eyes of many. It’s never a good thing [...]
Howard Stern’s Tiger Woods mistress pageant
Since Artie Lange took a leave of absence from The Howard Stern Show, Howard has been better than ever. And the latest is a doozy. He’s been talking about this for weeks, and finally the Tiger Woods Mistress Beauty Pageant is just around the corner; Already many in the media are launching their predictable “holier-than-thou” [...]
Tiger Woods press conference statement
A teary-eyed Tiger Woods held his much-anticipated press conference this morning. He offered a heart-felt apology to his family, his friends and his fans. He didn’t hold back, recognizing the specific mistakes he made, acknowledging the requests of the media, answering some of the questions people have. He said specifically, looking straight into the camera, [...]