A documentary film crew followed several teams heading into the 2010 Gay Bowl in Phoenix, Ariz. The crew was headed up by NYGFL player Seth Greenleaf, a theater and documentary film producer. Recently they released an extended 5-minute trailer highlighting some of the themes of the movie and introducing some of the main characters. It’s [...]
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Phoenix Hellraisers win Pride Bowl in Chicago
The Phoenix Hellraisers (right) won their third straight Pride Bowl last weekend, beating the San Diego Bolts in the final, 41-33. The Pride Bowl is the annual gay flag football tournament in Chicago held the two days before the city’s pride celebration. In the third-place game, the New York Warriors avenged their loss in the [...]
Gay Bowl X this weekend in Phoenix
The blog may be a little light on updating the rest of the week as Jim and I prepare for Gay Bowl X in Phoenix, Ariz. We’re both part of the Los Angeles Motion team that won the tournament last year in D.C. We’re also both on the national board of the NGFFL, and Jim [...]
Phoenix Hellraisers win Pride Bowl III
The Phoenix Hellraisers repeated as the top-tiered A-Division champions of Pride Bowl III, held June 25-26 in Chicago. The Hellraisers defeated the Chicago United, 24-13, in the championship game. Phoenix quarterback Kenny White was named the Offensive MVP in the title tilt, while Jared Garduno was named Defensive MVP. In the B-Division finals, the Denver [...]
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 [...]