If you’re going to be in New York City over the next week, be sure to check out some of the gay-sports films showing at NewFest: Off And Running, June 6: Adopted children often face the dilemma of how much of their parents’ identities they can or should take on as their own. For Avery, [...]
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Quick Hits: Thome, Yanks, Danica, WNBA
Jim “The Anaconda” Thome (right) hit home run No. 550 last night. He’s presently in 13th place on the all-time home run list. Yankees set an MLB record with their 17th straight error-free game in win over the Indians. U.S. Anti-Doping Agency calls Danica Patrick’s joke about performance-enhancing drugs “totally irresponsible.” Is anyone else tired [...]
The Lakers Aren’t Denver’s Only Opponent
In one of those quirky situations, it appears that Denver is supposed to host game 4 of the Western Conference Finals of the NBA on Monday the 25th. The only problem is, the venue is already sold out for another event the same night — WWE Monday Night Raw. Vince McMahon in typical understated, classy [...]
LeBron James is the object of my man crush
I admit, I have a bit of a man crush on LeBron James. Even though he is single handedly dismantling my hometown Hawks in round two of the NBA playoffs, I can’t quite get past his charm, smile and pure athletic ability. The fact that he’s a 6-foot 8-inch, 250-pound mass of muscle doesn’t hurt, [...]
Phil Hendrie: Coach molests Dooleys’ son
Jim and I are huge fans of the Phil Hendrie Show, which is a syndicated radio show. He has done some classic interviews over the years, and they are being replayed via podcast (available through iTunes) every week day. The latest was a classic from 2002 that featured Bobby and Steve Dooley (regulars on the [...]
Bulls-Celtics awesome, Sixers far from it
Last night’s NBA playoff action featured a tremendous display in which the Chicago Bulls forced a seventh and deciding game in their first-round series against the Boston Celtics with a 128-127 triple-overtime win. Of the six games, four have gone to OT, with a total of seven extra periods. Absolutely classic. And then there was [...]
Ben Gordon hits a 3, grabs a bulge
Here’s a clip you need to see: Ben Gordon’s crotch-grabbing strut up the court after hitting a 3-pointer today that put Game 4 of the Bulls-Celtics series into a second overtime (video below; crotch-grab replay at 43 seconds). You had to see the replay to catch all of that glory, but you only had one [...]
How special is 30-0 in women’s basketball?
The UConn women’s basketball team completed a perfect regular season at 30-0. How special is it? It’s better than losing a game, I suppose. Though some may argue that losing a game in the regular season helps a team focus, given they’ve won two by winning them all already, I don’t think that applies. But [...]
Please fire Jeff Van Gundy again
Jeff Van Gundy, please shut up. The former NBA coach and current ESPN and ABC analyst has ruined a perfectly good Sunday of hard-hitting basketball. All I wanted to do during this snowstorm in Atlanta (that’s right, snowstorm in Atlanta!) was relax, stay warm and watch a trifecta of pro basketball. Share on Facebook
Fifteen worst basketball uniforms ever
A guy over at FanIQ searched the globe to compile his list of the 15 worst basketball uniforms ever. Not surprisingly, they’re almost entirely from the United States. Only two college — Oregon and Syracuse — made the list. Charles Barkley wore two of the uniforms in his NBA career. The biggest surprise has to [...]
Drag queen wins homecoming queen crown
George Mason University in Virginia elected Ryan Allen, a gay man and a drag queen, as its new homecoming queen. (Video below the jump). Allen ran as “Reann Ballslee” and won the vote conducted via e-mail and announced at halftime of last Sunday’s game. Allen, who is gay and performs as a popular drag queen [...]
Sportsmanship cheers amidst the tears
While the gossip and sex get lots of attention, We’re going to try to bring you more stories like this on our blog: Incidents that show the wonder, courage and sportsmanship of sports and the athletes who play them. This one has it in spades. It’s tough to sum up, but a high school basketball [...]
Autistic basketball hero
One of the greatest aspects of sports is stories like this. Just watch. Share on Facebook
Player says she’s off team for being straight
Now, here’s a twist — Brooke Heike (right), a former women’s basketball player at Central Michigan University is suing the school and coach Sue Guevara, claiming she was kicked off the team for being heterosexual and not the “type” the coach wanted. The lawsuit states in April 2007, when Guevara was hired as head coach, [...]
Is 100-0 running up the score?
There’s a long-running debate on Outsports as to when “running up the score” is OK and when it’s wrong. I think it’s dependent on the level of play (in college sports dependent on polls and in the pros it’s OK, in high school it’s not). Others think it’s never OK. Some think it’s always OK. [...]