Visitors to Outsports recently may have thought they had stumbled across the Focus on the Family website by accident, given all the comments by anti-gay religious zealots. I expect this whenever we write about Tim Tebow — he has a passionate fundamentalist fan base, which takes umbrage to anything negative written about him, even if [...]
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Rob Gronkowski wants to take Tim Tebow’s virginity
Rob Gronkowski is the honey badger of the NFL. He’s hot, he’s funny, he’s a helluva football player, and he don’t give a shit. Appearing at the University of Rhode Island, he was asked to play the F-Marry-Kill game with these three celebrities: New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, nonagenarian actress Betty White…and Tim Tebow. [...]
An excited Tim Tebow is excited to be part of the exciting New York Jets
And excited Tim Tebow says he is excited to be part of the exciting New York Jets. At an exciting press conference last week to introduce the exciting wunderkind to an excited press corps, excitement was high as he excitingly took the podium to answer some excited questions about being the last, most exciting part [...]
Does it matter what Tim Tebow thinks about gay issues?
The New York Times has a terrific piece on Tim Tebow and religion, headlined “Tebow, a Careful Evangelical.” The story by Mary Pilon and our friend John Branch discusses how careful Tebow is to sidestep almost any question on a controversial issue. He did a pro-life Super Bowl ad that generated a lot of controversy, [...]
Tebow playing in New York: We’ll see if religion and sports do mix
The biggest beneficiaries of the Tim Tebow trade to the New York Jets are the media, specifically the tabloids. In the two days since the trade, the New York Post has used “God him,” “Halo, New York” and “Love Thy Backup” in headlines. The New York Daily News had the Statue of Liberty Tebowing (right). [...]
Tim Tebow traded to Soddom and Gomora, i.e. New York
Men of Chelsea get ready — Tim Tebow is coming to town. The Denver Broncos traded the quarterback to the New York Jets today for some draft picks. Talk about a culture clash — a home-schooled virgin who talks God in every other sentence going to a city where gay marriage is legal. Tebow will [...]
Kevin Love’s sexual ‘reading’ of Dr. Seuss’ ‘The Cat in the Hat.’ Tebow: Green Eggssss and Ham
On Tuesday, Twin Cities Public Television posted a YouTube video of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love reading Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat. The video is part of Read Across America Day, which also happens to be Dr. Seuss’ birthday, March 2. The guys at Manhunt Daily found the 11-minute reading a bit long, [...]
Religious Brady Quinn wishes religious Tim Tebow would be more humble on religion
Denver Broncos backup quarterback Brady Quinn is backtracking from comments made to GQ about his teammate Tim Tebow. Quinn was among a bunch of NFL players and observers quoted by Michael Silver about the meteoric rise of Tebow this season. Here is the Quinn quote that has gotten a lot of attention: “If you look [...]
NBC: Tim Tebow didn’t snub Rosie…who likes Tebow’s eyes
12:40pmPT: Rosie O’Donnell has finally tweeted about meeting Tim Tebow: And apparently she tried to set up the Broncos back-up starting back-up starting quarterback with Jenny McCarthy: 11:21amPT: NBC Sports says the rumor is not true, and that Tebow talked to Rosie for about 30 seconds. We’ve heard from at least one person who heard [...]
NFL Playoffs: Say bye-bye to the Packers, Saints, Texans and Tebows/Broncos
The conference title games look even; Packers fall apart; Ravens get lucky; Tebow still stinks; Alex Smith shines; homoerotic quote of the week; hot player of the week. How I saw the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. In the upcoming championship games, the home Patriots are favored by 7 ½ over the Ravens and [...]
CBS airs Focus on the Family ad during Tim Tebow game
I was sitting down to watch the Patriots-Broncos AFC playoff game, and I was not expecting an ad from the anti-gay group Focus on the Family. The ad featured a bunch of a adorable kids quoting the Biblical verse John 3:16, closing with “life … wow.” Focus is not a religious organization but rather a [...]
Is Tim Tebow gay?
Before you roll your eyes and dismiss this as another anti-Tebow snark piece, it isn’t. In fact, it’s honestly made me rethink everything I’ve said about him. There is no denying that Tim Tebow is one of the top sports stories of the year, in part because of the Broncos’ turnaround, in part because of [...]
Tim Tebow, Tom Brady together at last
I saw this on someone’s Facebook page and thought it was funny with the Broncos and Patriots meeting this weekend: Share on Facebook
Jesus Christ refers to John 3:16 through Tim Tebow’s stats
For all of those non-believers out there, Jesus Christ has given us unshakable evidence that he was at the Steelers-Broncos game and personally decided the outcome. A famous Bible passage that Tebow has endorsed through his eye black in the past is John 3:16, which reads (in my New International Version): For God so loved the [...]
Jesus answers Tim Tebow’s prayers. Broncos now face old coach Josh McDaniels
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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 [...]