We can count hundreds of gay-sports leagues all around the world today, but we should never take for granted the work that a few people did 30 and 40 years ago to set the stage for this explosion. One of those people was Jack McGowan, who died of heart ailments last month at the age [...]
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$250 for one lucky gay team or league
Last week we announced our contest to find the “best” gay team or league of 2008. Today we’re really happy to announce that we’ll be offering a $250 prize to go along with it. We realize it’s not easy for gay-sports groups in this economic environment to raise money to run leagues and send athletes [...]
Friendship Cup goes off, straights win
We’ve been big fans of the gay hockey all-star team GForce, and the Friendship Cup they host every year in Aspen, since we heard of them a few years ago. So we were thrilled to hear that, despite concerns late last year, their event found funding and the game was played at Aspen Gay Ski [...]
Best gay team or league in the world?
It is so important to us at Outsports to recognize the hard work that gay-sports organizers put forth every year. The results of those efforts affect hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, and we want to recognize that. To that end, we’re not just relaunching an Outsports award that has been dead for a couple [...]
Beer pints hurt your play
Grabbing a pint after a game is a time-honored tradition for many, from weekend warriors to professional athletes. No big surprise here that consuming alcohol before a game can impair your ability to play. But how about this new not remotely surprising conclusion from a Kiwi study: Drinking alcohol after your match can compromise your [...]
VLOG: The recession and gay sports
With the economic downturn, gay-sports groups are suffering. Events are being canceled and teams and athletes are scaling back their travel plans. But, it doesn’t have to be that way: We offer some ideas on how to raise money for your gay-sports group. We also go behind the scenes of the “revealing” New York Gay [...]
VLOG: Gay Bowl, football upsets, the Chases
Cyd reminisces about his team’s victory in the Gay Bowl in Salt Lake City. Also, upsets in the NFL and college football and QBs on the cover of ESPN the Magazine.
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Gay Bowl 8 this weekend
Forgive us if there are fewer entries on the blog over the next few days, but both Jim and I are headed to Salt Lake City for Gay Superbowl 8. We both play in the event; My team is the New York Warriors, and Jim’s team is the Los Angeles Motion. Several Outsporters will be [...]
Boston gay football celebrates 10 years
One of the oldest gay-football groups in the world, Greater Boston’s Friends, Lesbians and Gays (FLAG) Flag Football League is celebrating a decade of existence. The group was started by Robert Saurer, whom we met at the first Gay Superbowl in Los Angeles in the spring 2002. Saurer actualy has the distinction of being the [...]
