The Denver Broncos beat an injury-depleted Pittsburgh Steelers team Sunday night, forcing the rest of the country to suffer through another week of watching and listening to Tim Tebow pray. The game unfolded in the only way the Broncos can win with Tebow at quarterback. The Steelers drove the ball in the first quarter but [...]
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Jonathan Vilma’s ‘asshole tendencies’
Last week, New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma Tweeted that grown men shouldn’t act feminine. He denied being homophobic and sexist, and in doing so he proved he’s just an asshole. I don’t intend to call names; I mean “asshole” in the most technical terms. “Asshole” is in the dictionary as “a stupid, incompetent, or [...]
Vote: Who is Outsports’ Jerk of the Year?
Last day to vote! Every year we crown our annual ‘Jerk of the Year,’ honoring those in sports who were, well, jerks. Last year’s ‘Jerk of the Year’ was the Belmont University administration, who fired soccer coach Lisa Howe after she came out of the closet. This year we have many worthy candidates from football, [...]
Tim Tebow stinks, but his Denver Broncos back into the playoffs
The Broncos can’t score a touchdown, but win the division; Patriots and Packers the top seeds; Colts snag top pick; wild card picks; hot player of the week. How I saw Week 17 of the NFL: I can’t remember a lamer group of wild card games than what’s coming up next weekend, especially in the [...]
Eagles players would not know how to deal with a gay teammate
“Which Phillies and Eagles are gay?” is the provocative, if somewhat misleading, headline on a story in Philadelphia magazine by Robert Huber. The story does not play a guessing game (though it does mention a bisexual Phillies player) but simply asks the question of Eagles players, along with some from the Flyers, about whether they [...]
Jonathan Vilma, Vonta Leach say men ‘should not hav female tendencies’
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma caught some fire on Wednesday night when he Tweeted about how grown men should behave, and many say he’s making a comment on sexual orientation. If he wasn’t, it’s hard to imagine what exactly he was referring to, given the emphatic period… Share on Facebook
Michael Irvin’s favorite Madonna songs are like Tim Tebow’s: ‘Like a Virgin’ and ‘Like a Prayer’
With the announcement that Madonna will stage the halftime performance for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, Marshall Faulk asked Michael Irvin what is his favorite Material Girl song. Well probably the same one Tebow has, you know. Probably ‘Like a Virgin’ and ‘Like a Prayer.’ Share on Facebook
Denver Broncos refuse to say ‘It Gets Better’
Over 8,000 people have signed a Change.org petition for the Denver Broncos to record an ‘It Gets Better’ video. But it’s not enough, as the team has said they will not record a video in support of LGBT and bullied youth. From the Huffington Post: “The Denver Broncos are committed to tolerance, acceptance and respect [...]
Joe Flacco of the Ravens has the NFL’s ugliest mustache
My friend Brent had the best reaction to that growth sprouting from the face of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, on display before a national TV audience Sunday night: As soon as I saw Flacco with his attempt to go all gay butch in the 70′s – I knew the Ravens were doomed. Share on [...]
NFL Week 15: The Patriots slow down Tebowmania
Tebow and Broncos go down; the Packers lose, the Colts win; New York teams suck; hot player of the week. How I saw Week 15 of the NFL: Sunday was a weird day in the NFL, with the unbeaten losing and the winless winning. But all eyes were on Denver and the battle of Good [...]
Dear God: Please choose the Patriots to beat the Broncos this Sunday
Dear God, I know you’ll be kicking back in your big pearly throne this Sunday afternoon to watch the New England Patriots take on the Denver Broncos. And who can blame you? Sure, there’s poverty in Africa. Yes, there are floods in the Philippines. Wars in the Middle East? Who cares! You’ve got Tebowmania! But [...]
Will Tim Tebow appear in a Denver Broncos ‘It Gets Better’ video?
The latest Change.org effort to pick up some steam is a petition asking the Denver Broncos to create an ‘It Gets Better’ video. No professional team in Colorado has made one, and Denver resident Andy Szekeres wants the Orange Crush to be the first. The big question I have, and I know it’s on the [...]
Tim Tebow believes God is helping the Broncos to win
I am trying to resist the urge to write again on Tim Tebow, even though he is the most compelling story in sports. We know he really, really believes in God and wastes no opportunity, again, to remind us. But even I never thought he really believed God took sides in a football game, until [...]
NFL Week 14: God must be a Denver Tebows fan, but He hates the Cowboys
The Broncos win again in bizarre fashion; the Cowboys lose again bizarre fashion; Packers closing in on perfection; four wild endings; hot player of the week. How I saw Week 14 of the NFL: This is getting ridiculous – now the opposing team has bought into Tebowmania. How else to explain Denver’s 13-10 overtime win [...]
Opposing player: God is showing himself through Tim Tebow
I have resisted writing again on Tim Tebow, but then along comes Miami Dolphins linebacker Karlos Dansby, uttering some stupid comments. Dansby’s Dolphins lost to Tebow in the Denver quarterback’s first start and he says divine intervention was the reason. As he told Jim Rome: “I think us losing to Tim Tebow the way we [...]