Towleroad stumbled across this video of the Harvard baseball team passing time on a road trip, lip syncing in their van to Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe. Sorry, no hot shirtless guy mowing a lawn in this one…but there is a same-sex crush. Or two. I’m not quite sure. Either way, kudos to Harvard [...]
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“Check out our cox” shirt lands Tufts rowing team in hot water
Members of the Tufts University crew team were suspended, then reinstated for a race this weekend after they wore tank tops at a school social event that read “check out our cox.” The athletes at the Boston-area school were suspended by their coach, then reinstated by the school’s president, who cited free expression. From the [...]
Coby Fleener gets more good Luck with the Indianapolis Colts…as he requested on Grindr
Stanford tight end Coby Fleener is reunited with Andrew Luck as the Indianapolis Colts selected the two former teammates with their first two picks in the NFL Draft. Our Grindr preview of the NFL Draft had Fleener looking for “More Good Luck,” and that’s exactly what he got. With Dallas Clark and Jacob Tamme gone [...]
Frisbees dominate a strange ‘Presidential’ political ad for Fred Karger
I put ‘Presidential’ in quotes because Fred Karger has no chance of becoming the proverbial dog catcher, let along President. The openly gay ‘Presidential’ candidate has released a soft-porn campaign video highlighting shirtless twenty-somethings throwing a Frisbee on a beach. We’re always thrilled to see sports and athletes make their way into the political arena, [...]
The NFL Draft on Grindr
With the NFL Draft this week, we decided to check out the prospects via the best way for a guy to find the relationship he’s looking for: Grindr. Profiles for some of this week’s draftees highlight everything they have to bring to a relationship, no matter what somebody’s looking for. Soft hands? We’ve got those. [...]
Brandon McCarthy, Oakland A’s pitcher, against gay Kiss Cam ‘jokes’
Oakland A’s pitcher Brandon McCarthy tweeted that he’s tired of Kiss Cams focusing on two guys kissing. At first blush, it might look like Brandon McCarthy is homophobic; In reality, he’s tired of society laughing at gay men and is fighting against the subversive homophobia that locks the Kiss Cam on two (presumably) straight men [...]
Rob Gronkowski wants to take Tim Tebow’s virginity
Rob Gronkowski is the honey badger of the NFL. He’s hot, he’s funny, he’s a helluva football player, and he don’t give a shit. Appearing at the University of Rhode Island, he was asked to play the F-Marry-Kill game with these three celebrities: New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, nonagenarian actress Betty White…and Tim Tebow. [...]
It Gets Bigger – video
My friend and fellow writer Josh Staman produced this great, “inspirational” video for all those young guys struggling with the size of their…bats. Staman’s a straight guy, a big fan of the “It Gets Better” campaign, and was so cute in writing me today to make sure he wasn’t being offensive. Personally, I find the [...]
“Texts From Hillary” Internet meme started by two guys in a gay sports bar
If you have been on Facebook for even a minute this past week, it’s been impossible not to see the latest Internet meme — Texts From Hillary — a Tumblr filled with imaginary texts from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The site was created by Stacy Lambe and Adam Smith, two gay guys, who had [...]
An excited Tim Tebow is excited to be part of the exciting New York Jets
And excited Tim Tebow says he is excited to be part of the exciting New York Jets. At an exciting press conference last week to introduce the exciting wunderkind to an excited press corps, excitement was high as he excitingly took the podium to answer some excited questions about being the last, most exciting part [...]
Charles Barkley in a dress for Weight Watchers
Charles Barkley, the venerable Round Mound of Rebound, decided to drop some of his mound and slim down. He lost 42 pounds with Weight Watchers, and now he wants other guys to join him. So he put on a dress (video below). It’s a nice dress, maybe a little modest. But nice. Though I’m not [...]
A gay golf fan tells why he loves the sport
Outsports reader Kenneth Burns has a fun, breezy article in the Isthmus, a Madison, Wisc., weekly, on how he became hooked on golf. Part of it is the nature of the sport, part of it is the clothes and part of it is how the golfers look in those clothes. With the Masters coming up [...]
Dr. Phil’s relationship advice for Peyton Manning-less NFL teams
Several NFL teams that lost the Peyton Manning sweepstakes were left mending broken hearts and hurt feelings. NFL.com asked Dr. Phil to share his relationship insights for those teams. For the Arizona Cardinals: Now coach Whisenhunt, you’re going to have to take the first step here. … Remind yourself what it was that drew you [...]
Kevin Love’s sexual ‘reading’ of Dr. Seuss’ ‘The Cat in the Hat.’ Tebow: Green Eggssss and Ham
On Tuesday, Twin Cities Public Television posted a YouTube video of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love reading Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat. The video is part of Read Across America Day, which also happens to be Dr. Seuss’ birthday, March 2. The guys at Manhunt Daily found the 11-minute reading a bit long, [...]
Football Player Butt takes YouTube by storm
A faceless torso claiming to be a college football player is making the rounds on YouTube with a bunch of videos of him shaking his butt to various R&B hits. That’s it. Nothing more. Just video after video of him shaking his money-maker. It falls into our “Hot” and “Humor” categories at the same time. [...]
Richard Simmons should host Saturday Night Live
Every once in a while I go to Richard Simmons’ work-out class at his Slimmons Studio in Beverly Hills. I’ve noticed over the last year that more and more gay men are showing up. When I first went a couple years ago, it was 95% women; Now it’s probably 80-20. It’s a great workout no [...]
Video: Phil Mickelson’s ball gets lost in guy’s shorts
Phil Mickelson hit a drive into the last place you’d expect to find the golf pro’s ball: Another guy’s shorts. What did the guy get out of it? A few minutes of national attention and a ball signed by Mickelson. Not the guy’s ball, Mickelson’s ball. In his shorts. Anyhow, Mickelson lost Northern Trust Open [...]
Saturday Night Live spoofs Jeremy Lin racism controversy
Saturday Night Live did a send-up of the controversy surrounding various racially sensitive comments about Jeremy Lin late last week (video here). The skit reflects what we’ve heard from various comments on Outsports and other sites: The ‘chink in the armor’ and other comments would have been handled with more ferocity if they were about [...]
New York Giants owner Steve Tisch had toenails painted for good luck
For those of you tired of hearing about the Super Bowl, we’re sorry – but there are just too many great storylines that make it the gayest ever. The latest comes from gay-friendly New York Giants owner Steve Tisch, who had his toenails painted red and blue over the last few weeks (including the Super [...]
Watch Toyota’s gay-positive Super Bowl ad
I seldom watch Super Bowl commercials, since I watch every play of the game and use the breaks to get food, socialize or run to the bathroom. So I missed the ad for the Toyota Camry, but advertising columnist Stuart Elliott of the New York Times gave it a thumbs up: A commercial for the [...]