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Gay Bowl XI notes: Rain-out, referees, second teams, Hall of Fame, poetry

Gay Bowl XI was held in Houston Oct. 7-9, the second time it took place in Texas. These are just a few thoughts from a super dry…then super wet weekend. Championships. The final day of the tournament was rained and thundered out. Seventeen games were scheduled to take place on Sunday, so a bunch of [...]

Gay flag football, not Rick Perry, brings much-needed rain to Houston

Maybe God does listen to the gays. Houston — like the rest of Texas — is in the middle of a terrible drought and in April, Gov. Rick Perry issued a proclamation officially praying for rain. His prayers were ignored, the drought continued and then Gay Bowl XI came to town this weekend. Sunday saw [...]

Lucas Glover wins rain-drenched U.S. Open

Congratulations to Lucas Glover, who notched his second tour victory today that happened to come at the U.S. Open on one of the toughest courses around: Bethpage Black. His 4-under final score was enough to hold off Phil Mickelson (who has now finished second in the tournament more than anyone else) and David Duval, both [...]

Rain extends Philly’s drought

So now we know. This whole championship drought in Philadelphia was an act of God. And this World Series proves it. He has thrown everything at Major League Baseball to get them to end this Series before Philadelphia wins it. With the Phillies just 12 outs from the title, the Rays tied the game and [...]