Jim Buzinski

Last week I wrote about how an openly gay track athlete in Pennsylvania needed some tips on how to address teachers at an anti-bullying seminar at his high school. The athlete, Craig Cassey Jr., has now blogged about the presentation he made with other students. It moved many teachers to tears. “I’m proud of you, […]

The Central Hockey League has suspended Colorado Eagles assistant coach Greg Pankewicz for 14 games after he did a partial striptease in anger over officiating. Pankewicz took off his tie, jacket, shirt and shoes, but left on his pants. The stripping begins at the 1:15 mark (thanks to a reader for the tip): The Central […]

A group of fans calling themselves the first gay soccer fan club in Poland wants separate seating for themselves at next year’s Euro 2012 tournament, fearing discrimination. From the London Daily Mail: Teczowa Trybuna 2012 – Rainbow Stand 2012 … claims members fear hostility from other fans and want to feel safe during the tournament […]

This video is making the rounds and is pretty funny. Tom Shaw runs a camp in Florida that helps prospective NFL draftees work on their skills. The camp is next to Disney's Animal Kingdom. Shaw told the players that a gorilla had escaped. The players get very macho with a sort of "bring it on" […]

Morgan with Gay Games medals Heavily decorated openly gay powerlifter Chris Morgan won the best lifter title at this year's British championships. Lifting in the 180-pound class at the "single event" championships, he made lifts of 462 pounds, 526 pounds and 550 pounds. This is Morgan's sixth British championship win during his career, with him […]

Eric Decker of the Denver Broncos gets my vote as the NFL’s hottest player. His selection as Weekend Hot Jock in 2009 while he played for the University of Minnesota got more comments than any we’ve run (no surprise if you saw the photos). Last fall, GQ did a small photo spread of him modeling […]

Last week, I introduced you to Craig Cassey Jr., a Philadelphia area openly gay high school athlete who started a blog, Craig’s Gay Word. Craig is now asking for advice on how teachers can assist in the fight against bullying. Craig posted this: Whether you went to school in the 1950s or are a current […]

I have been surprised by what seems like overwhelming disapproval of actor Mickey Rourke playing openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas in an upcoming film. Rourke is in Wales now preparing for the role. The complaints center around the 58-year-old Rourke playing an elite-level athlete who is 36. When Outsports interviewed Thomas in January, he […]

Mickey Rourke in Wales (from Wales Online) Actor Mickey Rourke is creating a stir in Cardiff, Wales, where he is visiting to do research into the life of openly gay rugby player Gareth Thomas. Filming is expected to start later this year. Reports Wales Online: Rourke, 58, arrived with a massive entourage and insiders said […]

Legendary Swedish tennis player Bjorn Borg won 11 grand slams during his career, but is now known more in his home country and much of Europe for his fashion label. One popular item is Bjorn Borg underwear. The firm’s website has a cool contest where they ask fans of the Borg underwear to send in […]

What do you do when you’re a gay high school track athlete and members of an opposing relay team say that “fags can’t race track”? Or when your coach says to a teammate, “You wouldn’t want to get beaten by some random homo”? These happened to Craig Cassey Jr. and he decided to write about […]

Australian rugby player Nick Youngquest, now playing in England, is enjoying his second career as a model, and is comfortable being popular with gays. He has posed for the cover of gay magazines and had what we called a Twitter bromance last year with openly gay rugger Gareth Thomas. Youngquest, 27, first took up modeling […]

A majority of athletic trainers at NCAA college and universities hold a positive view of of gay and lesbian student-athletes, a first-of-its-kind survey has found. Trainers also dealt with a much higher percentage of lesbian athletes than gay athletes. The conclusion of the survey of 964 heterosexual athletic trainers, published in the current issue of […]

Marty Brennaman, Cincinnati Reds broadcaster, uses a homophobic attack to go after a softball supporter

Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers The Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25, to win the Super Bowl. I wrote a recap of the contest, along with presenting my hot players of the game. I also briefly mention the commercials, which were as uninteresting as usual. But the one by Groupon that made light […]

Packers jump out early and hang on to beat Steelers, 31-25, in the Super Bowl. Aaron Rodgers is on, Ben Roethlisberger is off; hot players and butts; bad play calling and an offensive commercial. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Super Bowl XLV: The Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25. My pregame pick […]

Hudson Taylor is being honored by the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays with its Straight for Equality award, given to an ally of gay rights. Taylor, a former collegiate wrestler and now wrestling coach whom we written about many times for his amazing work, has most recently founded Athlete Ally. In its first […]

Sean Avery of the New York Rangers is one of the more contentious players in the National Hockey League (“despised” would be a better word for many), but he made the most forceful gay-positive comments I have ever heard from a pro athlete in an interview with the Toronto Sun. “If there’s a kid in […]

If you know your football, you can win a copy of a two-CD resissue of George Michael’s 1987 album “Faith.” Outsports has 10 copies of the "Faith" reissue to give away as part of a Super Bowl contest. To win, just pick the winner of the game between the Packers and Steelers and come closest […]

Cycling champion Graeme Obree, 45, has revealed he is gay and told the Scottish Sun he even pondered suicide because of his sexuality. "I was brought up by a war generation; they grew up when gay people were put in jail. Being homosexual was so unthinkable that you just wouldn't be gay. I'd no inkling […]