I don’t want to pile on to the Colts’ loss in the Super Bowl, but when other people have avoided post-loss handshakes it’s made headlines so I think this deserves some comment. It seems Colts quarterback Peyton Manning wasn’t interested in sticking around to shake the hands of the New Orleans Saints after he blew [...]
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Tiger Woods on lesbians, gays and black guys
Vanity Fair has released a bombshell issue that features Tiger Woods on the cover and in its crosshairs. Wearing a black skull cap and lifting a couple barbells, the picture of Woods conjures images of Allen Iverson, not the grand-champion family man we thought Woods to be two months ago. And the article inside the [...]
Sports Tweet: Jay Feely on Chris Henry
The subject of today’s Twitter lesson: when to keep your mouth shut. New York Jets’ kicker Jay Feely describes himself, on his Twitter page, as “Christian, with political aspirations.” In a profile for the online Sporting News Today, the number one item on his Bucket List: “Be elected president.” None of this stopped him from [...]
Petty Don Shula roots against Colts, Saints
One of the more annoying “traditions” in the NFL is the 1972 Miami Dolphins popping champagne corks as soon as the last team loses each year. This way, the Dolphins can keep their distinction of being the only team to have gone through a season unbeaten (17-0). The coach of that team, Don Shula, admits [...]
NBA’s Tim Thomas accused of anti-gay slur
A partron at a Dallas Denny’s told police and the Dallas Morning News that Dallas Mavericks forward Tim Thomas called he and his friends “faggots” during an incident that escalated into chair throwing. Accounts of the incident are confusing, but do involve punches being thrown and chairs tossed inside the Denny’s at 3 a.m. when [...]
Why do women-chasing jocks get married?
Now that as many as 10 women have claimed to have had sex with Tiger Woods, it makes me wonder even more why rich jocks who like having multiple sex partners get married in the first place, especially so young. Kobe Bryant was 23 when he married, Tiger Woods was 29. Both have had reputations [...]
Taiwanese news reenacts Tiger Woods crash
This is a bizarrely hilarious video taken from a Taiwanese tabloid news story that uses CGI to reenact the Tiger Woods car crash, complete with Mrs. Tiger whacking hubby in the face and chasing him with a golf club. Comedy gold. Video: Share on Facebook
First Church of Tiger Woods closes
The transgressions of Tiger Woods have claimed another victim. John Ziegler (I spell it “ei”) has decided he must close the church he started in 1996: The First Church of Tiger Woods. The church’s site includes 27 pieces of evidence of Tiger’s divinity. What is the purpose of the church, you may ask? This website [...]
Tiger Woods’ statement and transgressions
I talked to my sister today about Tiger Woods. If you have read Outsports for the full 10 years we’ve been around, you may remember that she’s dabbled with pro athletes more than once. She told me all the talk about Woods is ridiculous. “Of course he cheats. Ninety-five percent of pro athletes cheat.” It’s [...]
Tiger Woods needs to talk
To paraphrase an old quote, sometimes it’s not the action itself but the cover-up that gets you in trouble. There are two versions of events surrounding the Tiger Woods SUV accident early Friday morning. At least, there will be two versions once Tiger and his wife Elin get their stories straight and decide to make [...]
Sizemore targets gay site in witch hunt
Outsports is the latest target in Grady Sizemore’s witch hunt over his leaked and very sexy photos. We received a letter this afternoon from Sizemore’s representative, Terence B. Prince at CAA, demanding that we remove the photos from Outsports. You can read the PDF of the letter we received here. Despite how the photos were [...]
France cheats to qualify for World Cup
And you thought there was controversy over Bill Belichick going for it on 4th-and-2. That’s nothing compared to the outcry in the soccer world after France qualified for next year’s World Cup by beating Ireland, 2-1, in an elimination game when Thierry Henry used his hand to help score the winning goal. For you soccer [...]
Middle finger salute costs Titans owner $250,000
Buffoonish Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams flipped the middle finger to Buffalo Bills fans during Sunday’s Bills-Titans game in Nashville. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was in attendance. Adams later apologized and was fined $250,000 Monday by the NFL. Video: Share on Facebook
Can Larry Johnson come back?
The Washington Post’s NFL blog, The League, has a panel discussion up as to whether ex-Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson (he of the “faggot” slurs) can hook up with another team. I was invited to share my views and we all pretty much agree on this: If teams think LJ can still play, [...]
Kansas City Chiefs cut Larry Johnson
Looks like Larry Johnson won’t be getting paid this week afterall: The Kansas City Chiefs cut the disappointing running back. Johnson started a firestorm last week when he used the words “fag” and “faggot” directed at the press and fans. But make no mistake: His release isn’t because of that. No team would release a [...]
NFL wanted weaker Larry Johnson fine
The NFL wanted the Kansas City Chiefs to go much easier than the team did after Johnson used three anti-gay slurs two weeks ago. The Chiefs suspended Johnson for two weeks and one paycheck that totals $330,000. But the NFL suggested the Chiefs not suspend Johnson and fine him only $10,000, reports Nancy Gay of [...]
Should we celebrate Manu Ginobili killing a bat?
It seems everyone on ESPN has been celebrating Manu Ginobli’s killing of a bat during his game earlier this week. If you haven’t seen it, he swatted a flying bat out of the air (video after the jump). But every time I see it I can’t help but get angry. I understand humans think they [...]
Chiefs suspend Larry Johnson for two weeks
The Kansas City Chiefs suspended running back Larry Johnson until Nov. 9, which covers one game (the Chiefs are off this week) and two game checks after he made disparaging remarks about his coach and used three anti-gay slurs towards fans and reporters. (Background here and here). A statement from the Chiefs via Pro Football [...]
NFL player Larry Johnson uses homophobic slurs
Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has used three anti-gay slurs in the past 24 hours after he was confronted about using his Twitter account to rip his head coach Todd Haley. When reporters entered the Chiefs locker room on Monday, Johnson said he was not answering any questions until Thursday. He then uttered [...]
Why does Manny get to be Manny?
Lots of talk today about Manny Ramirez being in the showers as his Dodgers lost to the Phillies. Some are chastising him for leaving his teammates as they fought on the field. Some (including manager Joe Torre!) are dismissing it as “Manny being Manny.” Is everyone else as tired of that line as I am? [...]