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April 30, 2009
The Braylon Edwards-is-gay rumors
We've heard rumors in the past that NFL wide
receiver Braylon Edwards is gay, but we'd never
written about it until Deadspin reported a couple
rumors they had heard. Cyd and Jim talk about
whether they should be adding new stories to the
fire or if reporting on the stories others unveil is
all they should do.
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April 23, 2009
NFL Draft, Madden curse, Lacrosse epithets &
Mitcham's money
It's the NFL Draft, the most over-hyped sports event
of the year. There are a couple things we're
interested to see, but not enough to watch 12 hours
of coverage. Also, is the Madden curse real? UCLA
lacrosse players use some gay-unfriendly language.
And Matthew Mitcham still wonders why he has few
endorsement deals.
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April 16, 2009
Out actor Eric Millegan talks NBA Playoffs
Eric Millegan ("Bones") is one of those rare out
actors in Hollywood who's a series regular. He's
also an NBA fanatic (with
his own vlog), and he drops by our podcast to
talk about the first round of the Playoffs. He loves
the Portland Trail Blazers and has high expectations
for them; And he has his eyes on a couple series
upsets, too.
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April 10, 2009
NFL teams check out potential draft picks on
social networking sites
Some NFL teams are looking to avoid potential P.R.
disasters and have started fake MySpace pages to see
if they can get NFL prospects to send them revealing
photos and see what the potential draftees have been
up to. Is it ethical? Legal?
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April 3, 2009
Anonymous college football kicker. Local groups
challenge gets competitive
Our story about an
anonymous gay college football kicker shows the
life of one young man in elite sports in the Bible
Belt. Also, a
friendly competition at Outsports leads to some
cheating and mud-slinging. And we fall victim to
April Fool's Day.
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March 26, 2009
Effeminate gay men in a sports bar, and ethnic
preference
This week we talk about
King of the Hardwood and the questions being
raised about why white athletes always do better in
the competition than black or Asian athletes. Also,
ABC placed two less-than-uber-masculine
gay men in a sports bar to gauge reaction, and
some of our readers are up in arms.
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March 19, 2009
NCAA tournament and a porn actor wrestling in
college championships
Our brief thoughts on the NCAA men's basketball
championship, including our finals picks and
reaction to Obama's picks. Plus, Paul Donahoe was
kicked off the Nebraska wrestling team for being in
a porn shoot. Now, he's
poised to win a national championship.
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March 12, 2009
Tom Brady, body image and gay sensitivity
Last week we
posted some comments about pictures of Patriots
quarterback Tom Brady shirtless. The pictures have
gotten plenty of "hot" comments, but our opinions
have roiled some who think gay people are too
obsessed with looks and body image.
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March 5, 2009
Swimsuit controversy, Gay sports group contest
Skip Bayless reignited the Troy Aikman gay rumors
with a defense of his book about the 1990s Cowboys.
Terrell Owens was cut, and likely for good reason.
Plus, gay athletes Matthew Mitcham and Andrew
Langenfeld win big.
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February
26, 2009
Swimsuit controversy, Gay sports group contest
Competitive swimming is injecting itself into the
swimsuit debate. Should full body suits be allowed,
and are Michael Phelps accomplishments tainted.
Outsports contest to find the best gay sports group
of 2008.
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February
19, 2009
A gay athlete says no to effeminate gay men, and
Billie Jean King asks top tennis players for help
Quick, which of these two 'Survivor' gay athletes
looks gayer? One of them says the
media pays attention to effeminate gay men too
much. Cyd and Jim just like people who are
authentically themselves. Billie Jean King says she
knows closeted gay men in pro tennis, and she's
asking the likes of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer
to pave the way for them to come out.
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February 6, 2009
Matthew Mitcham probably is not the victim of
homophobia; Michael Phelps' bong hit heard 'round
the world
Two Olympic champs both having sponsor trouble.
While some are quick to blame homophobia for Matthew
Mitchams' inability to secure endorsement deals, we
look at several other reasons he hasn't cashed in
yet. And will Michael Phelps lose more endorsement
deals himself as his marijuana scandal plays out?
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January 29, 2009
Ian Thorpe and his friend; homo comments in
sports; Super Bowl picks
There's a hubbub brewing about a Brazilian friend of
Olympic gold medal swimmer Ian Thorpe, and questions
about the swimmer's sexuality are bubbling over.
Again. Martellus Bennett, Mike Milbury and John
Rocker have some off-color comments. And we pick the
Super Bowl.
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January 21, 2009
We're back! Our NFL All-Hot team and thoughts on
the Super Bowl.
After a hiatus for the holidays and Cyd's move to
Los Angeles, we're back and talking about the
hottest guys in the NFL who made our NFL All-Hot
team. Does Brady Quinn deserve to be our starting QB?
And whom did we miss who should have made the list?
Also, both Jim and Cyd are picking a lopsided win
for one team in the Super Bowl.
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December
11, 2008
Why was this not a very gay year in sports? A
Viking's penis. BCS crap.
For the first time in a long time, this just didn't
feel like a very gay year in sports. Why is that,
for good and bad? A local news show airs a shot with
a Minnesota Viking tight end's penis. By the way,
how do you say Visanthe Shiancoe? And the crappy end
to the college football season that is the BCS
strikes again.
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December 4, 2008
Who uses athletic cups? Race for Outsports' Hero
of the Year. NFL update.
Today we're talking cups and jockstraps. If NFL
players don't wear cups, who are they making them
for? Plus, we talk about the year in review and our
annual Hero of the Year contest. Plus, who's got the
inside track on the Super Bowl?
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November 20, 2008
Do NFL overtime rules suck? The near future of
Outgames and Gay Games.
Jim has long hated the NFL overtime rule that often
gives only one team the ball; both Jim and Cyd offer
their solutions. How bad was it that Donovan McNabb
and other NFL players didn't know that only one
overtime period is played? The Outgames and Gay
Games seem to be playing nice. Does this, and the
impending world economic recession, present the
possibility that these two events will eventually
merge?
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November 12, 2008
Titans or Lions headed for history? Gay sports
award. Racist footballer.
What are the chances
that the Lions go 0-16 or the Titans go 16-0? We
think one of them has a very good chance. A British
gay group gave an award to a gay soccer group,
passing up Matthew Mitcham in the process. And a
Texas Longhorn was kicked off the team for a racist
Facebook post; would he have been kicked off if it
was homophobic?
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November 6, 2008
Brady Quinn, gay punchline; Prop. 8; The doom of the
BCS
With Brady Quinn's first
NFL start comes even more mocking of Quinn's
sexuality, and this time it's from straight sites.
We lament the passing of Proposition 8. And what
disaster will hit the BCS this year?
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October 24, 2008
Vote No on Prop 8; Christine Daniels is Mike Penner
again; World Series
We take a first-ever
detour from sports into politics for us talking
about the fight against Proposition 8 in California
and encouraging all of our listeners and readers to
support the fight AGAINST the proposition. We also
talk about transgender sportswriter Christine
Daniels' transition back to Mike Penner.
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October 17, 2008
Gay Bowl roundup, Cowboys falling, Phillies and
MMA's 'Goofy Homo'
We're back from the Gay
Bowl in Salt Lake City, where both Cyd's and Jim's
teams did well. The Dallas Cowboys have a whole heap
of trouble on their doorstep and no leadership to
deal with it. Plus, the Phillies are the Outsports
favorites to win it all and a 'Goofy Homo' TKOs
Kimbo Slice.
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October 1, 2008
MLB playoff forecast from Joe In Philly; Baseball
broadcast ratings
Outsports' most prolific
contributor, Joe In Philly, joins us for his MLB
playoff preview (yes, he's biased toward the
Phillies). Plus, he tells us which playoff team has
virtually no chance of winning it all. He also
shares his insights after watching the local
broadcasts of every MLB team.
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September
25, 2008
Favre failing; Patriots play poorly; Grabbing
genitals in the NFL
This wasn't the way
Brett Favre wanted his return to the NFL to go. He's
one lucky lob pass away from being 0-3 with the Jets
and has looked worse each week. Cyd is ready to
declare the Jets' Favre experiment a failure; Jim
might be headed that way. Speaking of failures, the
Patriots laid an egg against the Dolphins and Ronnie
Brown. Plus, NFL players grabbing genitals, the MLB
playoff picture, the U.S. wins the Ryder Cup and the
latest on Matthew Mitcham.
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September
19, 2008
Straights in gay tournaments; Cooley's penis;
Aikman's sexuality; Hochuli's call
There is still a hubbub
over the standard disqualification of a gay team for
having too many straight players; but Jim and Cyd
are both very OK with it. NFL tight end Chris Cooley
showed his penis, but the Redskins were upset that
he showed his playbook! Plus, more talk from an
author about Troy Aikman's sexuality, and referee Ed
Hochuli still paying for his bad call in the
Chargers-Broncos game.
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September
10, 2008
A gay icon knocked out; Vince Young gay rumors;
Mitcham's vacation
Our reaction to the
NFL's week 1 including a slew of big names getting
injured in the NFL's first week of the regular
season, including gay icon Tom Brady who won't
return to the field until next year. Vince Young is
also injured and, after a photo and a call to the
police, the subject of gay rumors. Plus, Matthew
Mitcham is on vacation and not getting sponsorship
deals.
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September 3, 2008
NFL 2008 Season
Preview
In this year's preview,
Cyd and Jim see some divisions as going by the
chalk; others as topsy turvy. While the Cowboys are
getting plenty of pub, it's another team they both
see challenging for the division. Plus, some, shall
we say, "different" picks atop a couple divisions
and for potential playoff teams.
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August
26, 2008
Matthew Mitcham
and out Olympians; NBC; Bolt and Phelps
Former NCAA champion
skier Ryan Quinn joins us, fresh off his stint as
Outsports Olympics blogger. He shares his thoughts
on Matthew Mitcham's accomplishment and the
accomplishments of out lesbians in the games. Plus,
why so few out athletes in Beijing? And great
moments from the games like Bolt's times and
celebrations, the U.S. men's gymnasts and Phelps.
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August
19, 2008
Olympics Track &
Field; Usain Bolt; Hot athletes; NBC coverage
Openly gay former UCLA
track star and NCAA champion Brian Fell (right)
chats with us about track & field in Beijing and his
impressions of the breathtaking 100m race of Usain
Bolt. Plus, is elite track & field homophobic or
gay-friendly? Also, some quibbles with NBC's
coverage in the U.S.
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August
14, 2008
Swimming at the
Olympics; full-body suits; Phelps
Openly gay former
Rutgers swimmer Sean Smith stops by to talk Olympic
swimming. He gives us perspective on the difficulty
of Michael Phelps' accomplishments in Beijing. Also,
why do some swimmers wear full-body suits and others
wear just legs?
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August 6, 2008
Olympics are
here; NFL Preview; Coach on trial
We give a preview of our
Olympics 2008 blog and share some of the sports
we're most excited to see. Matthew Mitcham doesn't
want to be "the gay diver." A quick NFL preview with
some love for the Bills, Saints, Browns, Eagles and
Bears; and Favre won't have a big impact. The story
of two Univ. of Virginia football players in a gay
bar. And a closeted high school coach on trial.
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July
30, 2008
Former Olympic
staffer Dave Lohse joins us to talk swimming,
Beijing, Louganis and gay athletes
Dave Lohse, associate
athletic communications director at the University
of North Carolina and a longtime Outsports member,
talks with us about working with Greg Louganis at
the '88 Olympics, what he's hearing from Beijing,
what to watch for in swimming, and gay Olympians.
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July 24, 2008
Is Nike ad
homophobic? Why gays like the Olympics: NFL training
camps
Nike has released an ad
that some gays are calling homophobic; others say
it's just basketball. Why are the Olympics so
popular with gay people? It's more than just the
guys in Speedos. And what to be looking for in NFL
training camps and what teams are on the rise and
decline.
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July 17, 2008
Gay rumors
continue to follow Ian Thorpe and Kordell Stewart
Few high-profile
athletes have had gay rumors follow them as long as
Ian Thorpe and Kordell Stewart, and statements by
Thorpe and one of Stewart's former teammates have
brought them back up again. Plus, what we can expect
from the 2008 Olympics and our very own upcoming
Olympic blog.
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July 11, 2008
Out Olympians;
Favre's Packers drama
Matthew Mitcham, a diver
in Australia, is the only out Olympian we know of
right now; how many more will we discover? And why
aren't more out? Also, Brett Favre's drama is
getting old; U.S. track & field's system is a bad
one; and baseball hits midseason.
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May 20, 2008
Outsports Coaches
Hall of Fame; story of closeted pro athlete
With Logo and NewNowNext,
we've created a Coaches
Hall of Fame Award, with four nominees this
year. A former gay hip-hop exec tells a tawdry tale
of sex with a closeted pro athlete. Jim gets into
trouble calling cross-dressers transvestites. And
Lakers flags are flying in LA.
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Mar. 30, 2008
Soccer to gay for
America? Speedo too fast for swimming?
One soccer columnist
thinks the sport is too gay for America. Is Speedo's
new swimsuit bad for the world record book? And it's
an historic day at the L.A. Coliseum as the Red Sox
take on the Dodgers.
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Mar. 21, 2008
March Madness,
King of the Hardwood, and Johnny Weir
The sports world is
glued to CBS for the next few weeks for the college
basketball tournament; we give our picks. But gay
sports fans are glued to the annual King of the
Hardwood; can Sean Lamont repeat as champ? And
skater Johnny Weir is coming out again, this time
with hand moisturizer.
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Feb. 13, 2008
Gay college
athletes and Ben Cohen
Out college swimmer
Scott Jordan told his story to Outsports last month,
and the story has really hit a chord with a lot of
people including other gay athletes. Plus, rugger
Ben Cohen talks about gay fans and gays in rugby.
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Dec. 28, 2007
The good and bad
of 2007
Outsports looks back at
the good and bad of 2007, including John Amaechi
coming out, college athletes knocking down the
closet doors, and athletes taking steroids.
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Podcast 22
Phil Jackson's
Brokeback comment; NHL player strips
- November 16, 2007
Phil Jackson got into
some hot water because of a comment he made about
penetration in the Oscar-nominated film, Brokeback
Mountain; was the comment offense, or was there an
over-reaction? Also, the kissing NHL player gets
naked.
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Podcast 21
Ben Cohen's gay
party, an NHL player gives a friend tongue
- November 9, 2007
Rugger Ben Cohen is
going to have a party in March to honor his gay
fans; does this mean he's definitely NOT gay?
Meanwhile, an NHL player was caught on camera giving
tongue to another guy, and a blogger is trying to
claim that means he is gay. And is Tom Brady ready
to model Calvin Klein underwear?
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Podcast 20
Gay sex all over the sports news
- November 2, 2007
The last couple weeks
have featured several stories revealing an
underbelly of sports that involves a former
Minnesota basketball player coming out, the Kentucky
football team engaged in gay sex for pay, a study
showing high school footballers experimenting, and a
college wrestler ventures into his first gay bar.
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Podcast 19
Women's sports reporting, Aikman gay, and Ben
Cohen's gay fans
- October 18, 2007
The reason women's
sports aren't as well-covered as men's sports,
Brandon Lloyd speculates that Troy Aikman is gay,
Ben Cohen acknowledges his gay fans, Sean Avery is
gay-acting, and hits from college football, baseball
and the NFL.
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Podcast 18
"The closet doors of the NFL," Michael Strahan and
gay rumors, and Gay Superbowl 7
- October 10, 2007
On Oct. 4, Cyd put
together, and Jim moderated, a great discussion
panel on gays and the NFL. Among other things
discussed was if and when a gay player would ever
come out. Also, Michael Strahan talks gay in his new
book, the MLB playoffs, and memories from Gay
Superbowl 7.
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Podcast 17
Oscar in a dress, a college runner comes out,
baseball heats up, and more Colts-Pats
- September 21, 2007
Is the picture floating
around the internet really of Oscar de la Hoya in
fishnets? A collegiate runner at Willamette
University comes out. Despite Jim's prediction,
baseball is heating up in the final 10 games. Who's
better, the Colts or the Pats?
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Podcast 16
Out former NFL player makes a big donation, our NFL
preview, and the Gay Superbowl and Gay World Series
- September 7, 2007
How big was the upset of
Michigan? Out former NFL player Dave Kopay makes a
$1 million contribution. Our season-long NFL picks.
The Gay Superbowl and the Gay Softball World Series.
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Podcast 15
Gay fans welcome Joey; Gay vs. Straight fantasy
football challenge
- August 31, 2007
This is what Joey
Harrington looked like the last time Joey Harrington
was winning games: In an Oregon Ducks uniform. But
now that Michael Vick will be spending time behind
bars and D.J. Shockley's season is over thanks to an
injury, Harrington is the starting quarterback of
the Atlanta Falcons - and gay fans love it! Plus,
Gay vs. Straight Fantasy Football Challenge.
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Podcast 14
USC brings respect to Pac-10; Quinn's debut; U.S.
Open
- August 22, 2007
College football kicks
off and Jim says the Pac-10 is perenially
disrespected, but this year they're getting their ;
Brady Quinn's debut wasn't so hot says Cyd; and the
U.S. Open is one of New York's great events.
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Podcast 13
Romain Barras, NFL fantasy preview & Tiger's
dominance
- August 16, 2007
A straight decathlete
looks being looked at by gay guys. Our NFL fantasy
preview has (shocker) Jim in love with the entire
Colts offense and Cyd high on Willis McGahee. Tiger Woods' dominance
continues to build. And some top stories from
baseball including Rick Ankiel.
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Podcast 12
Barry Bonds, Bill Walsh & an NFL pre-preview
- August 2, 2007
Jim went to the
Giants-Dodgers game last Tuesday with Dave Kopay and
talks about Kopay nearly getting kicked out. Cyd
shares his experience meeting Bill Walsh. And both
talk about their early thoughts on the upcoming NFL
season involving the Niners, Eagles, Saints, Rams,
Colts, Chargers, Patriots and others.
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Podcast 11
'The Outsports Revolution' hits bookstores
- July 12, 2007
It was almost two years
in the making, but Outsports' first book has finally
been released. Authors Cyd Zeigler and Jim Buzinski
talk about why Jim's name comes first on the cover;
what they learned writing the book; Brendan Lemon's
insightful comments that are highlighted; and how
you can get a copy.
Buy the book here.
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Podcast 10
Are Laurence Maroney and Brady Quinn gay?
- June 28, 2007
A picture of Pats
running back Laurence Maroney seemingly kissing a
guy showed up on Facebook last week. We doubt that
means he's gay, but at least one of us thinks Brady
Quinn is family.
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An NBA dynasty is born, one ends in gay h2o polo
- June 13, 2007
The Spurs are now a
dynasty, but should the playoffs be seeded
differently? Also, QUAC gay water polo hands West
Hollywood its first loss in seven years, and any
doubters can kiss their quacs; and Matt Leinart has
some pro-gay things to say.
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Podcast 8
A closeted coach in the rural South
- June 6, 2007
"Matthew," a 24-year-old
closeted high school soccer coach in the rural
South, joins us to talk about going back in the
closet, his rough 2007 season, his non-existent
dating life and what the future holds for him.
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Podcast
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Athletes who love and push away attention
- May 31, 2007
Our featured discussion
revolves around two athletes - a female high school
pole vaulter and a Swiss triathlete - who have a
problem with some attention they are getting for their
looks. Plus, why do whiners like Kobe Bryant get so
much attention, Duke lacrosse falls just short, and
our upcoming 30 jocks in 30 days Pride special.
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Podcast 6
Patricia Nell Warren chats
- May 23, 2007
We welcome award-winning
author of "The Front Runner" and "The Lavender
Locker Room" Patricia Nell Warren to the podcast.
She talks about the Preakness, her upcoming stories
for Outsports and a Writers Guild of America (WGA)
panel on gay movies. Also, a Sooner's ring and a gay
ref in rugby.
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Podcast
5
Are gay sports necessary?
- May 16, 2007
The main discussion
revolves around the age-old claim that gay sports
are divisive and exclusive. We also talk at length
about Brian Urlacher's jock strap that appeared on
ebay, should an amputee be allowed in the Olympics,
and the suspensions in the NBA.
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Podcast 4
Gay coaches and the progress of gays in sports
- May 9, 2007
Cyd and Jim discuss John
Amaechi's comments to the Log Cabin Republicans that
there has been little progress for gay athletes.
Plus, two gay coaches in the South, Rafael Nadal on
clay, Barry Bonds' pursuit, and the Kentucky Derby.
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Podcast 3
Joe in Philly; Brady Quinn; Transgender writer
- May 2, 2007
Our special guest this week is the all-time
Outsports poster, Joe in Philly, who discusses the
NFL draft, the NHL playoffs and whether Brady Quinn
is hot. Jim and Cyd also discuss a transgender
sportswriter.
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Podcast 2
Are out athletes opening the floodgates?
- April 25, 2007
2007 is already shaping up as the opening of the
floodgates of athletes coming out. Are more athletes
coming out now, or are we just noticing it? Plus,
Jim & Cyd talk about the suspensions in the NFL, the
rumor about a gay NFC player, Bill Romanowski
playing a gay cowboy, the NBA playoffs, and Rutgers
women's basketball.
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Podcast 1
King of the Hardwood - April 18, 2007
The King of the Hardwood competition comes to a
close this weekend. Should anyone be surprised that
the likely winner is a Scottish rugby player who
bares all? Plus, Cyd & Jim talk about why Americans afraid to
wear Speedos.
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