I’ve seen quite a few news items — AP and others — about The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez by Selena Roberts becoming a book-business case of “three strikes, you’re out.” In spite of a nationwide retail slump in bookstores, Harper Collins was evidently hoping to pull off the old magic trick that has [...]
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Tewksbury tweaks the media
Canada’s Olympic gold medalist Mark Tewksbury (1992, 100-meter backstroke) recently found a new niche as a sports commentator on the Canadian Broadcasting Centre. He’s doing a series called “Top of Your Game,” appearing every Wednesday on CBC News Morning with Heather Hiscox. Not only is the show newsy and chatty, but Mark shares inside tips on [...]
Oscar De La Hoya retires
LGBT boxing fans (myself included) will miss the charismatic presence of boxing great Oscar De La Hoya, who announced his retirement from the ring on Tuesday. At age 36, the Golden Boy had to confess, “I don’t have it any more.” His most recent fight left him on the receiving end of a resounding TKO, preceded by losses [...]
David Beckham exposes himself — again
For fans of metrosexual soccer stud David Beckham, it’s going to be a long, hot, sultry summer. The famed midfielder and underwear model has played 11 games so far this year. Add 12 more if he finishes up his schedule with AC Milan as expected, 13 more if he returns to the Los Angeles Galaxy [...]
Things that make Joe sorta happy today
The title is self-explanatory, I think. Some news items caught my eye today that aren’t exactly as wonderful as, say, a World Series victory, but they put a little jump in my step:
No more annoying Frank TV ads during postseason baseball! According to this story promoting Frank Caliendo’s appearance in Atlantic City this weekend, the [...]
Hamels outshine other Philly ‘reality’ couples
I’ve been meaning to write recently about what I see as a disturbing trend: Philadelphia pro athletes being linked to “reality” television and its questionable participants in some way.
It started in late 2006 when Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels married Heidi Strobel, a contestant during the sixth season of Survivor. On the program, Strobel and another [...]
Granderson chats about Dungy today
Our good friend LZ Granderson of ESPN wrote a column praising now-retired Tony Dungy for his work with black men. To me, LZ glossed over Dungy’s anti-gay record too much in his column; And I took Dungy to task for his actions in a column of mine. No matter where you fall on the topic, [...]
Barkley off TNT after DUI for BJ
Turner Sports announced today that Charles Barkley is taking a leave of absence from his TNT duties for at least a few weeks in the wake of Barkley’s New Year’s Eve arrest on suspicion of drunk driving in Scottsdale, Arizona. Barkley had a blood alcohol level of .149, almost twice the legal limit in Arizona.
There [...]
Tom Brady is off the market
Sad news for those of you in love/lust with injured New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady — unless you’re supermodel Gisele Bundchen, that is. TMZ reports that Brady proposed on Christmas Eve, and Gisele accepted. According to TMZ’s sources, he proposed in front of her parents as they were flying to Boston from Teterboro Airport [...]
A-Rod wears a cup
In a recent podcast, Jim and Cyd discussed athletes’ use of cups and Jim followed up on this blog by asking the immortal question, “Who should wear a cup?” Thanks to the ever-enterprising paparazzi, we now have photographic evidence that at least one pro athlete wears one. Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankee and Madonna’s latest [...]
Ashton Kutcher a football coach??
I know this story was first written in early November, but I just caught wind of it listening to Howard Stern today. And no, it’s not a Punk’d joke. It seems Ashton Kutcher, he of Jackass and Demi Moore fame, is an assistant coach at a high school in North Hollywood. At one point, he [...]
Is Avery suspension warranted?
The National Hockey League has suspended Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery indefinitely. Avery has been blogged about a number of times here for both his on-ice antics (causing a rule change during the playoffs by waving his stick near the face of a goalie) and off-ice interests (interning at Vogue magazine).
The reason for the suspension, [...]
Michael Phelps tops Anderson Cooper
That Anderson Cooper, the newly muscular and somewhat openly closeted CNN anchor and “60 Minutes” contributor, would get topped by an Olympic athlete isn’t much of a surprise. But that it was Michael Phelps and it unfolded on TV last night in a pool with both in bathing suits and shirtless, provided a nice perk [...]
Out actor’s NBA trash talk
In 2003, Out magazine named Eric Millegan “Hottest Up-and-Coming Openly Gay Actor of 2003.” He’s best known for playing Zack Addy, a regular character during the first three seasons on the Fox TV series Bones. Millegan is now indulging his passion for the NBA — and his beloved Portland Trail Blazers — with “Eric Millegan’s [...]
Andy Roddick’s ‘full Monty’ a hot item
Andy Roddick can sell sexy. But strip off his shirt and things get hotter. Promise a “full Monty” and, well, that can drive a crowd wild.
Roddick was in Atlanta on Sunday for the 16th annual Advanta WTT Smash Hits, an event hosted by Elton John to raise funds for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the [...]
