Thanks to a reader for this head’s-up of an entertaining call on a Podcast (Episode 136) by Dan Savage (”Savage Love”).
The caller: A self-described totally out high school swimmer and water polo player in California. His whole team knows he’s gay and has no problem with it.
The problem: He has no boyfriend and his hormones [...]
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Gay high school swimmer’s lust for teammate
Quick hits: Federer, Phelps, Lakers, Magic
Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal in the Madrid final…on clay!
Injuries catch up to Rockets and Celtics as Lakers and Magic reach Conference Semifinals.
Phelps loses again in Charlotte.
Illinois head football coach Ron Zook is posting some odd Tweets at 2 A.M.
Rachel Alexandra is the first filly to win the Preakness in 85 years.
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Quick hits: Magic, Rockets, Phelps, Queers
Both the Magic and the Rockets force Game 7s against the defending conference champs.
Phelps finishes 2nd in his first race back, proof that marijuana does impede motor skills.
University of North Dakota and NCAA cave to the demands of a minority of Native Americans and will change their mascot. Please oh PLEASE will some school make [...]
Phelps is a marathon love-maker?
Stripper Theresa White has told News Of The World that swimmer Michael Phelps had his first threeway with her and another woman, and that the session lasted for hours. White says she met Phelps at a Baltimore strip club last November. While Phelps allegedly “was kind of mean and cocky to some of the girls,” [...]
Tewksbury tweaks the media
Canada’s Olympic gold medalist Mark Tewksbury (1992, 100-meter backstroke) recently found a new niche as a sports commentator on the Canadian Broadcasting Centre. He’s doing a series called “Top of Your Game,” appearing every Wednesday on CBC News Morning with Heather Hiscox. Not only is the show newsy and chatty, but Mark shares inside tips on [...]
Another swimsuit controversy after record set
France’s Alain Bernard became the first man to swim the 100-meter freestyle in less than 47 seconds when he went 46.94 in the semifinals of the French championships. His time beat the old world record mark of 47.05 set by Australia’s Eamon Sullivan.
But Bernard’s new swimsuit made by Arena has not yet been approved by [...]
Michael Phelps dating Miss California
Are they the newest tabloid-cover couple? Michael Phelps is apparently “dating” Miss California Carrie Prejean. Prejean is now best known for her answer to a question posed by Perez Hilton in the Miss USA competition about same-sex marriage. Said Prejean:
We live in a land that you can choose same sex marriage or opposite marriage and, [...]
Photo: Trio of sleek swimmers
Thanks to a reader for this awesome shot of these three swimmers looking very acrobatic. Photo after the jump. And they are not wearing those hideous full-body suits.
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The great swimsuit debate rages in the NCAA
The battle between the haves and the have-nots has reached a fever pitch in the buildup to the NCAA Division I Men’s Championship Swim Meet, which opens Thursday in College Station, Texas. Those teams with it face far better odds of winning and setting new records than those without it.
Practice? Supplements? Training? Luck? Nah, nothing [...]
Deep Thoughts, by Michael Phelps
From his interview with NBC:
I mean, we all know what, you know, what you and I are talking about. It’s a stupid mistake. You know, bad judgment. And it’s something that, you know, I have to, and I want to teach other people not to make that mistake. … So, you know, the contract side [...]
Phelps’ bong hit helps food bank in San Francisco
When Kellogg’s did not renew the contract of swimmer Michael Phelps as a pitchman after he was photographed smoking from a bong, little did the hungry in San Francisco know it would be all to their benefit. More than 3,800 pounds of corn flakes and frosted flakes have wound up at one food bank, though [...]
Weekend Hot Jock: Benjamin Starke
Last week we brought you a German gymnast; this week it’s a German swimmer. Benjamin Starke is a 22-year-old who’s competed at the highest level for several years. He swam in the Beijing Olympics in three events - 4X100m freestyle, 4X200m freestyle and 100m butterfly - though he failed to get out of preliminary heats [...]
Local Groups Challenge: Desert Storm
As a lead-up to our Outsports Local Groups Challenge, we’ll be profiling the five first-round matchups on the blog. Voting starts Thursday.
Phoenix is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, and their gay-sports groups have followed that lead. The softball group hosted the 2007 Gay Softball World Series, the football group was one of [...]
Andrew Langenfeld wins Big Ten swim title
Andrew Langenfeld of Purdue University set a conference record in winning the 50-yard freestyle at Thursday’s Big Ten men’s swimming and diving championships at Purdue’s aquatic center. Langenfeld, who is openly gay, won in a conference-record time of 19.34, beating the old mark of 19.35 set in 2005 by Matt Grevers.
“It was a great day,” [...]
Speedo’s LZR Racer creeps into college ranks
While international swim officials struggle to deal with the high-tech swimsuits made popular during the Olympics, Georgia Tech’s men’s swimming team is going to great lengths to make sure they are packed firmly inside them. With the ACC Men’s Championships opening today, Tech swimmers want any advantage they can get, even if means sleeping three [...]
