Jim Buzinski

Homophobia is alive and well in English soccer, where only 16 of 160 clubs in seven divisions reacted positively to an initiative to support gays in the sport, the Independent reports. This comes at the start of a weeklong international imitative, Football vs. Homophobia. The campaign wrote to every professional English club asking them to […]

We first wrote about Paul Tagliabue, then the NFL commissioner, and his support for gay rights in 2005. Then he was honored by PFLAG with a leadership award (Tagliabue has a gay son, Drew). This pat week, Tagliabue was at Bowdoin College in Maine to participate in the third annual “Anything But Straight in Athletics” […]

AFL’s Daniel Jackson was part of a campaign against homophobia Jeff Kennett, former Australian political official and also past president of an Australian Rules Football club, says 5% of AFL players are gay but afraid to come out. “Not only am I not surprised at the number of players in the AFL who are suffering […]

You have to hand it to aussieBum for their liberal use of hot jocks in their ad campaigns. A prime example is this “making of” video for Rugby’s Finest 2012 Calendar. It features English rugby players, who spend a lot of time comparing their abs or rating themselves on a scale of 1-10. It ends […]

Mark Sanchez How cute — in the aftermath of a dysfunctional 2011 season that saw the New York Jets fight more with each other than on the field, quarterback Mark Sanchez wants to kiss and make up. Here is what Sanchez tweeted on Valentine's Day to wide receiver Santonio Holmes, with whom he reportedly clashed […]

Photo by Anthony White Patricia Manuel of Long Beach, Calif., is competing this week in the first Olympic boxing trials for women. The 2012 Games in London will feature women boxers in three weight classes. Manuel (49-14) competes in the lightweight division (132 pounds). She is part Irish, Mexican and black. And as the Long […]

Now that Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a bill allowing for same-sex marriage in the state, the battle there turns to a referendum that opponents are trying to get on the November ballot. One of the leaders in the fight against same-sex marriage there is Ken Hutcherson, a pastor and former player for the Seattle […]

Matt Cecchin, a top referee in Australia’s National Rugby League, has publicly come out, inspired by reading a book by former Aussie rugby star Ian Roberts. “Like a lot of people, I thought to be gay you had to be feminine, you had to go to nightclubs and you had to be in the scene […]

Dirk Nowitzki I am a fan of Deadspin, read it daily and often find stories for this site on stuff they've run. But they are really reaching with an item today with the headline: "Did Dirk Nowitzki Shout A Homophobic Slur After Hitting The Shot That Locked Up Tonight’s Mavericks Win?" Here is the item […]

Former English soccer player Graeme Le Saux, who says his career was damaged by false rumors that he is gay, tells the BBC that gay players need support that is not there now. “The important thing isn’t whether or not there are gay players in professional football,” Le Saux told BBC Radio Jersey. “The point […]

Jordan Rodgers Jordan Rodgers, quarterback at Vanderbilt University and the brother of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, was among students speaking out against the school's nondiscrimination policy as it applies to student groups, especially religious ones. Rodgers is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which is opposed to homosexuality and whose website […]

New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs is the early leader in the race for Male Sexist Pig of the Year award after saying this about supermodel Gisele Bundchen, the wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady: “She just needs to continue to stay cute and shut up.” New York Giants running back Brandon […]

Soccer player Ravel Morrison, formerly of Manchester United and now with West Ham of the English Premier League, is in hot water after sending a homophobic tweet to a fan. From Goal.com: Morrison’s tweet, which has since been deleted, read: “crack head ? Go suck out u little faggot your a guy that talks if […]

Andrew is a 17-year-old high school senior in Minnesota and captain of his swim team. I have written before about his terrific blog the Transpiration of Andrew. He has an awesome post up now that has him writing to his 11-year-old self, a scared boy coming to terms with his sexual orientation. It is moving […]

Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots … Your team has just lost the Super Bowl … What are you going to do next? “I’m going to dance shirtless on stage during a LMFAO set at a party!” Gronkowski, who played with a high ankle sprain, danced at the Patriots postgame party, along with a […]

Gisele Bundchen, the supermodel and wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ripped his receivers for dropping passes after the Pats lost the Super Bowl to the New York Giants, 21-17. She was heard saying this by Insider.com: “You (have) to catch the ball when you’re supposed to catch the ball. My husband cannot […]

I seldom watch Super Bowl commercials, since I watch every play of the game and use the breaks to get food, socialize or run to the bathroom. So I missed the ad for the Toyota Camry, but advertising columnist Stuart Elliott of the New York Times gave it a thumbs up: A commercial for the […]

How I saw Super Bowl XLVI, including my hot players of the game: They did it again. The Giants are the Patriots' Kryptonite, their daddy, their master, their tops, choose your word. For the second time in five seasons, the Giants have beaten the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Sunday it was 21-17 on a […]

Dallas “Sherry” Clark This is pretty funny — Five members of the Indianapolis Colts dressed in drag for a skit on Jimmy Fallon's NBC show spoofing the "Real Housewives" franchise (video below). How rare to see any American pro athlete do something like this. And there was even a Tim Tebow reference. Dallas Clark was […]

Former Indianapolis Colts coach and now NBC analyst Tony Dungy is part of a three-minute video for a Christian adoption agency that is billed as a “pro-family” alternative to Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show. Dungy has raised money for groups fighting gay marriage. From One News Now, which runs news from a Christian perspective: Most […]