Jim Buzinski

Former rugby star Gareth Thomas is nervous about performing later this year before schoolchildren in his native Wales dressed as the genie that comes out of the bottle in “Aladdin.” “Standing in front of 400 children and their parents in a genie outfit is a lot more nerve-wracking than running out against the [New Zealand] […]

Rick Welts (Photo: Kyle Terada-US PRESSWIRE) A year ago, Rick Welts was known only in the NBA world as an executive with the Phoenix Suns. Then came a front-page story in the New York Times in May, where he came out as a gay man and his world changed. He suddenly was seen as a […]

Jay Hayes Jay Hayes, captain of the men’s volleyball team at New York University, is openly gay and he wanted to share his story. He thought about doing a personal video for the It Gets Better Project. He then had a better idea — involve all of NYU athletics to make a video, showing support […]

Andreas Derleth (Photo from Mr. Gay World) Andreas Derleth, a German now living in New Zealand, has been crowned the 2012 Mr. Gay World, a gay beauty pageant that took on a more serious side this year for being held for the first time in Africa. The event in South Africa, which includes a sports […]

We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. This week's offerings include baseball's opening day, college basketball, track and field, Aussie Rules Football, swimming and soccer. We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. This week’s offerings include baseball’s opening day, college basketball, track and field, Aussie Rules Football, swimming and […]

Mike McKenna Add goalie Mike McKenna of the Binghamton (N.Y.) Senators to the growing list of straight allies in hockey, spurred on by the "You Can Play" campaign. McKenna tweeted this is reaction to a story about two other teammates supporting "You Can Play": Mike McKenna Add goalie Mike McKenna of the Binghamton (N.Y.) Senators […]

Matthew Mitcham will get a chance to defend his 10-meter platform title at the Olympics after qualifying at the Australian diving trials in Adelaide. He scored a perfect 10 from all seven judges during his fifth dive. “It’s nice to be back,” said Mitcham, 24. It looks like everything I’m doing is starting to work […]

Jake Dalton (Photo: Joe Nicholson-US PRESSWIRE) Voting is underway in the round of 64 for the King of the Hardwood, where fans choose the hottest male athlete. The contest, run by Mariner Duck Guy from our Discussion Board, is an annual favorite. Gymnast Jake Dalton (photo right) is handily defeating baseball's Dan Uggla in this […]

Nike is now the official supplier of NFL uniforms and they unveiled the new look for all 32 teams. As Paul Lukas of Uniwatch.com notes, there is very little change for 31 of the teams — the Seattle Seahawks are the only team in for a major overhaul of their look. The first reactions to […]

Cameron Kenney, Oklahoma The NFL Draft will be held April 26-28 and in the past month, colleges everywhere held their pro days. These events give a chance for sure-fire draft picks and those hoping to be selected to show NFL scouts and coaches what they've got. This year, there is little doubt that the top […]

The NCAA makes a big deal touting its commitment to “student-athletes,” even though they don’t let them share in the millions and millions they make for the organization and their universities. It’s too bad they can’t find someone at NCAA who can spell. The court signage at the men's Final Four had a series of […]

With the NCAA women's Final Four underway, ESPN has produced an exhaustive story that looks at the dwindling number of women coaching women's college teams.

Photo: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE Kentucky won the NCAA men's basketball title over Kansas, 67-59, in a boring, sloppy game that capped the worst tournament I can remember. The Wildcats were just too good and Monday's result was not much in doubt despite Kansas making a bit of a late run. This was a totally […]

John-Michael-Liles Xtra, the Canadian gay and lesbian wesbite, has a video with three members of the Toronto Maple Leafs discussing how they would deal with having a gay teammate. Luke Schenn, Mike Komisarek and John-Michael Liles don't have anything groundbreaking to say, but that they're discussing it at all is cool. We have heard countless […]

Martin Kaymer is one reason to watch golf Outsports reader Kenneth Burns has a fun, breezy article in the Isthmus, a Madison, Wisc., weekly, on how he became hooked on golf. Part of it is the nature of the sport, part of it is the clothes and part of it is how the golfers look […]

Colin Clark (Photo: Kelvin Kuo-US PRESSWIRE) Major League Soccer has handed down the punishment to Colin Clark of the Houston Dynamo for calling a ball boy a "faggot" — a three-game suspension with pay, a fine and he must undergo sensitivity training. From MLSoccer.com: “Major League Soccer will not tolerate this type of behavior from […]

Tebow at his Jets press conference (Photo: Ed Mulholland-US PRESSWIRE) 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 […]

Abercrombie & Fitch has cut out the heterosexual pretense with two sports-themed ads from Bruce Weber that show guys and nothing but guys. These guys are — of course — young, shirtless (and all white), and they are wrestling around. One of the ads says, “Other sports require one ball, wrestling requires two.” There is […]

The Team Britain Olympic uniforms, designed by Stella McCartney, were unveiled to some critical reviews. The chief complaint — there was not enough red in them and they were so blue they looked too Scottish. And sports psychologists said the lack of red was a competitive mistake. Professor Robert Barton co-authored a report in 2005, […]

Colin Clark (Photo: Kelvin Kuo-US PRESSWIRE) Major League Soccer is investigating Friday's incident where Houston Dynamo player Colin Clark called a ball boy a "faggot" during a game in Seattle. Clark was mad that the ball boy threw in a ball low, forcing him to bend down to pick it up. Via Twitter, Clark said […]