It’s not as sexy as it sounds, but during practice Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Lightning players had a “strip shootout.” Basically, anytime you missed a shot you had to remove an article of clothing. But because hockey players wear so much gear, even the worst shooter — Martin St. Louis — never showed much skin.
St. [...]
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ESPN’s Body Issue bares (almost) all
ESPN the Magazine’s Body Issue is finally out, and there’s plenty of what they promised: Skin. Shockingly, the magazine seems to feature as many men as women. Yes, shocking. What’s unfortunate is that some of our advertisers tell us they will pull their advertising if we feature the same exact photos that ESPN is allowed [...]
N.Y. Rangers do Letterman’s Top 10 list
Members of the New York Rangers presented the “Top 10 Things Never Spoken Before by a Hockey Player.” They also carried Madonna into the studio on their shoulders. “Have you ever ridden hockey players before?” Letterman asked later. Videos:
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The most adorable college football team pic
Deadspin has been running various college football team photos leading up to the 2009 season. They posted two from the Division II Colorado School of Mines Orediggers. In one of them it’s hard to tell if two of the players were posing for a team photo or for a casting call of “High School Musical: [...]
Photos: Aussie ruggers against homophobia
The Wallabies, Australia’s national rugby union team, have teamed up with the Sydney Convicts, a gay-oriented rugby union club, in a campaign to promote diversity and combat homophobia. The players posed for a series of photos for This Is Oz, a combination photo and human rights site designed to fight homophobia.
The photos of the players [...]
Virginia Tech football is tres fabulous!
In the past week, we’ve had the University of Tennessee football team shirtless, then Georgia Tech shirtless. Now it’s Virginia Tech’s turn to try for something totally different in team photos. Deadspin says it best:
Virginia Tech appears to have eschewed typical action photos for some glamour shots they took at a Blacksburg Kohl’s. Because nothing [...]
Video: Tennessee football team poses shirtless
This is how Deadspin described the video below of University of Tennessee players posing shirtless in front of an orange Lamborghini to the song “I’m Too Sexy.”
Yes, that photo is exactly what it looks like. The Tennessee Volunteers turning Deadspin into OutSports. It seems Lane Kiffin rewarded those players who kept in shape over the [...]
Up to the second Brett Favre update!
We’re almost at decision day, so we at Outsports are committed to updating you on the absolute latest on the Favre saga. So here it is:
Yeah. (thanks to SASWiki)
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Weekend Hot Jock: Romain Barras
French decathlete Romain Barras has been an Outsports favorite since his webmaster asked permission to run some of our photos of Barras on his website. Unlike many jocks, Barras (29, 6-4 and 187 pounds) doesn’t run away from the gays. In fact, he is flattered to be considered hot since we have such good taste [...]
Video: Tony Romo, product endorser
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo shows a nice sense of humor in this online ad for Starter where he discusses the 50,000 products he endorses, including protein pickles.
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Sports Tweet of the Week: NBA’s lifesaver
My award this week doesn’t go to the best tweet but to the athlete himself. More on that in a moment. Here are some other gems:
Texas Rangers pitcher C. J. Wilson needed to vent on a writer-turned-ESPN personality:
why anyone listens or cares about what skip bayless says is beyond me, and every athlete I know. [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo: I look pretty in pink
Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo defended his wearing tight shorts and a pink flower behind his ear, saying he was comfortable with his sexuality. Ronaldo was seen outside a Hollywood nightclub this week sporting the pink look.
“I can see why, if you weren’t comfortable with your sexuality, you might not wear it. But I’m very [...]
Photos: Fullerton baseball players’ facial hair
Brent, a longtime photographer for Outsports, went to the NCAA baseball regionals last week and submitted these three cool shots of Cal State Fullerton players showing off their attempts at growing facial hair. Some guys call themselves the “Mustache Riding Club” and then there are the guys who go the goatee route. Fullerton is playing [...]
Forget Chris Cooley. Here’s Matt Striker, nude!
So you guys all peeked when the Redskins’ Chris Cooley ‘accidentally’ showed his wang. Well, I wanted to bring you news of a new athelete’s package readily available for all to see. The WWE’s Matt Striker sent some nude shots to someone who then sent them over to someone else…. and so on and so [...]
The hunks of rugby’s Super League title match
In the clash of rugby titans that unfolds on Saturday to determine who wins the championship of the USA Rugby Super League, one thing is clear: Life University’s gay-friendly team from Atlanta wins hands down when it comes to the hunk factor.
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