Jim Buzinski

Grant Turner Swimmers James Goddard, Ross Davenport and Grant Turner were among 28 British celebrities to pose naked for Cosmo UK in a June centerfold spread designed to raise awareness of male cancers like prostate and testicular cancer through the Everyman campaign. Said Davenport: “I feel so comfortable in my swimming trunks but, without that […]

The NBA fined Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls $50,000 for saying, “F**k you, faggot” to a Miami Heat fan. It was only half of what the league fined Kobe Bryant for a similar slur hurled at a referee last month. The league fined Noah “for using a derogatory and offensive term from the bench.” […]

Photo by Josh Maready Former Villanova basketball player Will Sheridan came out publicly as gay last week, and in his Outsports interview he talked about the passion he has for his music. His recent video "Welcome to the Jungle" has gotten a lot of YouTube play. Sheridan has released his latest music vide, "302," named […]

The teaching moment of Kobe Bryant being fined $100,000 for calling a ref a “faggot” lasted a month since it happened again. This time the culprit is Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls, who said this to a Miami Heat fan during Sunday’s Game 3 on TNT: “F**k you, faggot.” Noah had just been called […]

Tennis player Novak Djokovic is having an amazing year, starting 2011 with a 37-0 record, winning all seven events he’s entered. His sights are set on the upcoming French Open, dominated in recent years by Rafael Nadal. Vogue has taken notice with a story and photos (including one in a swimsuit) documenting his rise. One […]

Will Sheridan / Photo by Josh Maready I had a chance to talk today with Will Sheridan, the former Villanova basketball player who came out publicly this week in an ESPN.com article. We spoke for more than an hour and he was engaging, articulate, funny and passionate. I have written a Q&A where he touches […]

The past month has been amazing in terms of the number of stories the mainstream media have devoted to gays in sports. Outsports was profiled in the New York Times on April 8 and it seemed like foreshadowing. We had Kobe Bryant saying "faggot"; Sean Avery defending gay marriage; Peter Vidmar losing his Olympics gig […]

While at Villanova, Will Sheridan was openly gay to his teammates and now has come out publicly. He talks about wanting to make a difference; the chord his story struck; the homophobic taunts he received from fans and his big plans as a recording artist. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com Will Sheridan was a forward on the […]

Charles Barkley gives an awesome interview to Mike Wise of the Washington Post, reacting to the news that Phoenix Suns President Rick Welts is gay. Barkley said he has played with gay players while he was in the NBA and their presence had zero negative impact. All he cared about was whether a guy could […]

Hats off to Sean Chapin, an openly gay man and fan of the San Francisco Giants, who convinced the World Series champs to film a video for the “It Gets Better” project. The team responded to Chapin’s video (view below) and a petition by Change.org signed by 6,500 people and announced the move. From the […]

We’ve written about the very gay-friendly rugby player Ben Cohen for years, and now that his career is over, it’s great to see him devote his energies into making sports a safe haven for gays and lesbians. He is now touring the U.S., visiting four cities that have gay-oriented rugby teams. Our friend John Branch […]

Leave it to the unique Charles Barkley to distill the gays in sports debate to its essence: The only thing that matters is whether a guy can play or not. From Michael Hiestand at USA Today: Barkley, on SiriusXM Radio, was asked about New York Ranger Sean Avery supporting same-sex marriage and whether openly gays […]

Update: This post now includes the video of Craig’s interview. Programming note: Craig Cassey, the openly gay high school track athlete from suburban Philadelphia we have featured on Outsports,was interviewed by MSNBC's Thomas Roberts on his show Friday. Roberts is openly gay. Craig got a lot of attention this week after he was named prom […]

Carolina Panthers linebacker Nic Harris has become the second NFL player to do a photo shoot for the NoH8 campaign (the other was New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie). I wrote Harris via Twitter to see what motivated him to do the shoot, but have not heard back yet. Here is the photo taken by […]

Damian Goddard Damian Goddard, an anchor with Rogers Sportsnet in Toronto, decided to weigh into the gay marriage debate prompted by Sean Avery's support for same-sex couples and his tweet got him fired. The tweet: “I completely and whole-heartedly support Todd Reynolds and his support for the traditional and TRUE meaning of marriage,” Goddard wrote […]

Prom queen Molly and king Craig Here's a story to warm the heart: Craig Cassey, an openly gay high school track athlete in Pennsylvania, was crowned his high school's prom king this weekend. He then had his own special prom moment with his boyfriend. I have written several times about Craig and his awesome blog, […]

The "It Gets Better" ad done by Google for its Chrome browser, which received a lot of attention when it aired during "Glee" last week, is being shown during the NBA playoffs. I just saw it at halftime of the Chicago-Atlanta game on TNT. The video, which advocates against bullying, is reaching a demographic heavy […]

Peter Vidmar has resigned at chief of mission for the U.S. Olympic team in 2012 after controversy erupted over his vigorous opposition to gay marriage. Said Vidmar in a statement: “I wish that my personal religious beliefs would not have become a distraction from the amazing things that are happening in the Olympic movement in […]

Johnny Weir Openly gay figure skater Johnny Weir has condemned the choice of Peter Vidmar to be chief of mission for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team in London. Vidmar is a strong opponent of gay marriage. Weir told Phil Hersh of the Chicago Tribune: “I certainly wouldn’t want to be represented by someone who is […]

Dave Kopay, a great friend of both Cyd and myself, needs no introduction to Outsports readers. He is simply one of the great trailblazers in the fight for equal rights for gays and lesbians. For those, though, who aren't as familiar with his story, KCTS in Seattle did an excellent profile of Kopay in a […]