News is heating up that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will soon be a model for Calvin Klein. Reports Page Six of the New York Post: MOVE over, David Beckham – Tom Brady may soon strip to his skivvies. Calvin Klein Inc. is in talks to turn the hunky Patriots quarterback into an underwear [...]
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In baseball, greed never gets old
Two items that caught my eye today struck me as examples, in their own way, of how money, the “root of all evil,” has truly taken a toll on baseball. First up: a cretin named Sam Zell, the current CEO of the Tribune Co., the conglomerate that owns the Chicago Cubs. Zell told CNBC in [...]
Was soccer player kissing a woman?
Hours after writing the post below about Spanish soccer star Jose Maria Gutierrez Hernandez being caught by a tabloid kissing a man outside a restaurant, I came across evidence that he might have been kissing a woman with a very short haircut. Some reports on various soccer websites say that “Guti” was kissing the daughter [...]
A Spanish soccer star’s kiss
(Update note: Read this followup that suggests he might have been kissing a woman). Original report: Jose Maria Gutierrez Hernandez, a soccer player for the elite Real Madrid team in Spain, is in the news after being caught by a tabloid kissing another man outside a restaurant (“Guti” is the guy on the left in [...]
Gay-friendly TNA hits New York
Total Nonstop Action wrestling is making a tour of New York this weekend. It might not seem like a big deal, but it’s of interest to me for a couple reasons, not the least of which is how incredibly gay-friendly TNA and the TNA wrestlers have been in recent years. I did an interview with [...]
Gaydar is amazingly accurate
This is not sports-specific, but fascinating nonetheless. “In just a fraction of a second, people can accurately judge the sexual orientation of other individuals by glancing at their faces, according to new research,” Science reports. Researchers showed men and women photos of 90 faces belonging to homosexual men and heterosexual men for intervals ranging from [...]
Rugby makeout session
Thanks to a reader for this amusing clip: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt-XaNOi1Cs] Share on Facebook
More crying about Super Bowl ads
Here we go again. Last year it was the Snickers commercial that some gays got into an uproar about. Now Richard Simmons has some of them upset. Bridgestone released an ad for the game that features a driver trying to avoid a deer and Alice Cooper (odd, but whatever) standing in the middle of the [...]
Amaechi on candidates of change
We don’t want to venture into politics here on Outsports, but John Amaechi is certainly going there so we’ll follow him into the shallow water. As I wrote in a recap of a panel discussion in Aspen last month, John’s big into the distinction between progress and change. For Keith Boykin’s new Web site, he [...]
Being a fan can be hazardous to health
Patriot and Giant fans who get wrapped up in Sunday’s Super Bowl beware – taking it too seriously could cause a heart attack. Doctors have long suspected a link between sports-watching and heart trouble, but the new report in the New England Journal of Medicine provides some of the most solid evidence to date. An [...]
Is it all Jessica’s fault?
It’s a sad day in Dallas after the Cowboys’ latest playoff failure, a 21-17 loss to the visiting New York Giants. (That automatically makes it a very good day in Philadelphia.) It was so sad that Terrell Owens was driven to tears. Why? If you believe this column in Monday’s Philadelphia Daily News — and [...]
More cheating performers?
According to a report in the Times Union of Albany, recording artists Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Timbaland and Wyclef Jean, as well as filmmaker Tyler Perry, were all named in an Albany, N.Y.-based steroids probe. The paper cited unidentified law enforcement officials who said the entertainers may have received or used performance-enhancing drugs. My [...]
Romo’s love life in the news again
The Go-Go’s hit song “Vacation” was stuck in my head for awhile today. You know, “Vacation, all I ever wanted/Vacation, had to get away/Vacation, meant to be spent alone…” The last line of that chorus apparently didn’t connect with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. As the Cowboys enjoyed their bye week before Sunday’s NFC Divisional [...]
Jessica jinxes Tony
The Philadelphia Eagles need to give a game ball to Jessica Simpson, the girlfriend of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. He was pathetic in the Eagles’ 10-6 upset win in Dallas. Romo was 13 for 36 with three interceptions and no touchdowns, the first time in three years the Cowboys have failed to score a [...]
Enjoying the moment
Value of the six-year contract extension recently signed by Dallas quarterback Tony Romo: $67.5 million. Estimated divorce settlement if Romo’s stupid enough to marry his current flame, the skanky, stupid Jessica Simpson : $33.75 million. Any day the Eagles beat the Cowboys no matter how poorly the season is going: priceless. – Joe Guckin Share [...]
’90210′ star implicated in Mitchell report!
The most shocking name yet has surfaced, as reported by ESPN legal analyst Roger Cossack. Will this madness never end? – Joe Guckin Share on Facebook
More hockey nudity!
If you’re in New York between now and December 15th, an art aficionado, a hockey fan and/or a fan of nudity, you may want to check out the Deitch Projects gallery. They’re currently featuring an exhibition of paintings by Kurt Kauper, “Everybody Knew That Canadians Were The Best Hockey Players.” Among the portraits of hockey [...]
Meet the mascots
The Vancouver 2010 Olympics unveiled its mascots and my first response was: what the hell is that? Their names are Sumi, Quatchi and Miga. The organizers say that: “All three are mythical creatures with roots in local legend. One is a sasquatch. One is a sea-bear. And one is an animal guardian spirit.” The sea [...]
Quidditch enters the “Is this a sport” debate
In a long line of dumb sports to come along, this very well may be the dumbest. Some bad athletes at Northeast liberal arts colleges have decided to try to bring quidditch (popularized by the Harry Potter books) to the muggles, sans flying broom sticks (but with broom sticks). Below, some Vassar students ride brooms [...]
Romo’s inner gay cowboy
Sports Out Loud this month has a story about former NFL bad boy Bill Romanowski, who plays a gay cowboy in the unreleased movie Wieners (whether it will ever be released is a 50-50 proposition). Says Romo in the interview: “I’m driving my pick-up truck and I get stopped by Kenan [Thompson] on the side [...]