Tennis player Novak Djokovic is having an amazing year, starting 2011 with a 37-0 record, winning all seven events he’s entered. His sights are set on the upcoming French Open, dominated in recent years by Rafael Nadal. Vogue has taken notice with a story and photos (including one in a swimsuit) documenting his rise. One [...]
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Eric Decker wins King of the Hardwood, thanks fans for voting for him
Eric Decker of the Denver Broncos withstood a late surge from rugby’s Nick Youngquest to win the 2011 King of the Hardwood contest, 50.5% to 49.5%. I imagine it’s the only thing a Bronco will win this year. Both men were very deserving, and I wonder if these Eric Decker stripping photos made the difference. [...]
Nick Youngquest wants your vote to be King of the Hardwood
In a first, an athlete in the King of the Hardwood is soliciting votes. The voting ends Thursday and rugby player Nick Youngquest trails the NFL’s Eric Decker, 55% to 45%. Youngquest just heard about the contest and sent us messages via Twitter, including this one: I think its cool the Youngquest gets the spirit [...]
KOTH final: Eric Decker vs. Nick Youngquest
Thursday is the deadline to vote in the final round in the 2011 King of the Hardwood contest, pitting Eric Decker of the Denver Broncos (top) and rugby player Nick Youngquest. In voting so far, Decker has a 54.5% to 45.5% lead. If the lead holds, it would break a three-year run by rugby players. [...]
King of the Hardwood: Vote for the Final Four
Voting is now open in the Final Four of the King of the Hardwood contest, and the winner will either be a soccer player, a football player, a hockey player or a rugby player. In one bracket, soccer’s Cristiano Ronaldo faces off against rugger Nick Youngquest and in the other, Eric Decker of the Denver [...]
Photo: Studs of steel
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Bruce Weber shoots Nick Youngquest for A&F
Nick Youngquest really has gotten into this whole male model thing. The gay-friendly Aussie rugby player with the smoldering looks and smoking body has been photographed by Bruce Weber for Abercrombie & Fitch. These shots don’t do much for me. It’s almost as if they’ve prettified and homogenized Youngquest; in some shots they have airbrushed [...]
King of the Hardwood: Round 2 voting
Baseball, basketball, hockey and tennis take the stage as Round 2 begins in the 2011 King of the Hardwood contest, run by longtime Outsports poster Mariner Duck Guy. The field of 64 is now down to 32 ad we will reach the Sweet 16 after this weekend. Vote here for the eight matchups featuring 16 [...]
Just how unpredictable was this Final Four? And will you be cheering for Brad Stevens?
Only two of the Final Four teams were supposed to be in the Sweet 16, and none were supposed to make it to the Elite 8. But here we are, with the most upside-down Final Four I can think of. 11-seed Virginia Commonwealth; 8-seed Butler; 4-seed Kentucky; 3-seed Connecticut. It’s such a shocking Final Four [...]
Gareth Thomas losing in King of the Hardwood hot jock voting
The King of the Hardwood hot jock voting continues in Round 1 and I am surprised to see openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas trailing with one day left in the voting. Thomas is losing to U.S. decathlete Trey Hardee. Update: Hardee won by the narrowest of margins: Hardee 50.1% – Thomas 49.9%. I had [...]
Voting starts in the 2011 King of the Hardwood hot jock contest
Voting has started in the 2011 King of the Hardwood contest, run by longtime Outsports poster Mariner Duck Guy. The premise is simple: 64 jocks in eight brackets similar to the NCAA tournament. Pick your favorite each round until we have a winner. This year, the “regions” are being divided by sport. In Round 1, [...]
King of the Hardwood contest to decided the hottest jock in sports
After a year hiatus, the King of the Hardwood contest makes its reappearance on Outsports. David Williams, an Australian rugby player, is the defending champion from 2009. After winning, he said this to Outsports: “I’m speechless! And very honored! It’s most definitely better than being crowned ‘King of the Softwood!’ ” The contest is the [...]
Mike Holtz and other athletes make it to the Mr. Gay World finals
The finalists for Mr. Gay World have been announced, and among them are a ton of athletes. Now they’re asking gays everywhere to vote for their favorites online. Mike Holtz, who has organized swim events for gay charities and co-hosted Equality Night with the Clippers with Outsports earlier this month, is the United States’ representative! [...]
Weekend hot jocks: Men in their Bjorn Borgs
Legendary Swedish tennis player Bjorn Borg won 11 grand slams during his career, but is now known more in his home country and much of Europe for his fashion label. One popular item is Bjorn Borg underwear. The firm’s website has a cool contest where they ask fans of the Borg underwear to send in [...]
Kickette: A site if you like hot soccer players
With articles like “Player Stalking: A User’s Guide” and “The Sizzle Query: The Tuesday Torso Trifecta,” the soccer (or “football” for their readers) site Kickette does not concern itself with on-field strategy or player transfers. Instead its mission is hell of a lot more entertaining: “all things fun, fluffy and footie-related. Multi-millionaire football star shenanigans, [...]
BCS hot jocks: Cam Newton, Jeff Maehl
The college football season ends tonight with the BCS title game between Oregon and Auburn. My pick is Oregon, 38-30, but one bonus will be to see some good eye candy on both teams. My picks for the hottest on each team are: Cam Newton (Auburn quarterback) and Jeff Maehl (Oregon receiver). Since we are [...]
Separated at birth: Aaron Rodgers, porn star
Aaron Rodgers is the sensational quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, who plays the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL playoff game on Sunday. Jack Ryan is a porn actor who apparently is quite well endowed, measuring in at … oh, Google it yourself. I did not know until a reader sent these photos in, that [...]
Gallery: NFL hot players of the year
Every week except two this season I have written NFL game notes (check out Week 17, which includes my picks for wild card week). And every week I have picked a personal hot player. It’s totally subjective and based on something I saw that week. I tended to generally favor relative unknowns over guys everyone [...]
Gallery: Best of Gay Games 2010
Gay Games VIII in Cologne was my favorite event of the year to cover. Cologne was a fantastic host city, the people and athletes were all friendly and the competition was great. Cyd and I had the pleasure of covering the event (check out our Gay Games blog), not only with words but with photos [...]
Hot jocks: Best of Picture This 2010
Picture This is one of Outsports’ longest-running and most-popular features. It’s a simple concept — link to a hot sports photo each day, many selected by readers. For the fourth straight year, I have combed the year’s choices and come up with I think are the best of. You can check out all 48 picks [...]