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 [...]
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Why would students fake-rape a boy?
“Dude, I’m bored. Let’s go fake-rape that kid over there.” Is that how the conversation starts? Because I just can’t figure out how this stuff happens. Two high school students in Jupiter, Fla., are being charged with assault after they admitted to repeatedly fake-raping a younger fellow student in the gym locker room. The two [...]
Autistic basketball hero
One of the greatest aspects of sports is stories like this. Just watch.
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Gay jocks on MTV’s old ‘Undressed’
From 1999 to 2002 there was a sexy after-dark show on MTV called “Undressed.” It featured sex-based storylines and from time to time had two guys jumping in the sack with each other. I recently stumbled across one such episode on YouTube, and it brought back memories of the redundant storylines, terrible acting and fun-loving [...]
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. [...]
Is 94-1 ‘running up the score’?
I’m all for playing hard for every minute and respecting your opponents by not treating them like children. But, when they ARE children and you’re leading a basketball game 48-0 at halftime, don’t you let up a little? I guess the coach of the Greeley, Colo., girls basketball team did let up a little; His [...]
Closeted high school coach seeks advice
On our Discussion Board, a man who says he is a closeted high school basketball coach, is seeking advice in dealing with his situation.
I am a closeted high school basketball coach, but also a leader in the sports community. I serve as the president of the area coaches association and am also a state and [...]
