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The gone fishing celebration by Stjarnan in Iceland. Brilliant and well-conceived: Deadspin has video of the same team with other celebrations. The gone fishing celebration by Stjarnan in Iceland. Brilliant and well-conceived: Deadspin has video of the same team with other celebrations.

From the ongoing annals of jocks exposing themselves, comes the heartwarming story of Dallas Cowbots tight end Martellus Bennett. From Media Takeout: NFL baller, and Dallas Cowboy, Martellus Bennett apparently has been doing his girlfriend dirty. So she is getting him back the only way she can . . . by releasing NEKKID PICS of […]

Pop singer Taylor Dayne will perform the official anthem “Facing a Miracle” at the Gay Games Opening Ceremony Saturday in Cologne. “Facing a Miracle” was written by a team of composers from Sweden and The Netherlands; Peter Hägeras, Bruce R.F. Smith, Dan Sundquist and Ralph van Manen. The song writers won the international composer competition […]

To get you in the mood for what to expect from Cologne, we invite you to check out our coverage from the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago. To get you in the mood for what to expect from Cologne, we invite you to check out our coverage from the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago.

Tom Reynolds is a decathlete from Northern Ireland who also models on the side. Reynolds, 25, stands about 5-11 and weighs 178 pounds. A big thanks to Trackpic, who sent us these photos he took of Reynolds at a meet in Finland. Tom Reynolds is a decathlete from Northern Ireland who also models on the […]

Hudson Taylor When I profiled University of Maryland wrestler Hudson Taylor and his fight for gay rights in February, he was overwhelmed by the reaction he received. Having a champion straight athlete make a public stand on such as issue struck a chord with a lot of people. From the 400 e-mails and countless stories […]

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, which start July 31. Sami HoltzSilver Spring, MD "Carry out your dream, no matter how unlikely it may seem." – Terry A. O'Neal Hi, my name is Sami Holtz and I am a 29-year-old soccer player from the […]

Over the next two weeks, Outsports will be bringing you the latest from Gay Games VIII in Cologne, Germany. We'll feature news and notes, photo galleries and video updates from registration to the opening ceremonies and all of the sporting venues (well, almost all: sailing is a couple hours away, so we may have to […]

Jason Akermanis, the controversial Australian Football League player who created a storm of controversy by telling gay players to stay in the closet, had his contract terminated by the Western Bulldogs six weeks before the end of the season. “He hasn’t earnt the trust of the group,” a source told The Age. “It’s a pattern […]

Gary N. Reese has reported over the years on the issues of sports and sexuality for many publications, including The New York Time and the Village Voice, among others. Fluent in German, he is a soccer fanatic and an avid cyclist. He wrote this piece in reaction to the allegations over gays on the German […]

Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, who used three homophobic slurs last year, angered a judge Friday by failing to meet the terms of his probation for two nightclub incidents where he shoved and spitted on women. From the Kansas City Star: Johnson, 30, was supposed to work with children at the Kansas […]

Henry Belanger Henry P. Belanger, associate editor of the Good Men Project magazine, has written an entertaining and spot-on column about his experiences as a straight guy in a gay softball league. After a local mainstream league was filled, Belanger joined Beantown Softball in Boston. I loathe Broadway musicals, and theater generally, and my wardrobe […]

Daniel Dalanhese Thanks to our friend and awesome photographer Brent for these shots of the pro beach volleyball duo of Daniel Dalanhese and Bryan Stewart. These were taken at the recent Huntington Beach event. Daniel Dalanhese Thanks to our friend and awesome photographer Brent for these shots of the pro beach volleyball duo of Daniel […]

Argentina this week became the first country in South America to legalize gay marriage. In a post about the NBA’s Manu Ginobli supporting the law, I mentioned an Argentine soap opera that this spring introduced a storyline about two gay soccer players. Andrés Duque of the blog Blabbeando gave me some background about the episode […]

San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobli, a native of Argentina, supports his country’s adoption this week of gay marriage, the first country in South America to allow gays to marry. The NBA star told an Argentine newspaper (this is from an online translation): With regard to the law of marriage between same sex, NBA player […]

Until 2007, John Browne was chief executive of BP, and was forced to resign after he could not stop a former male lover from going public with details of their relationship. He wrote a column for the London Guardian about David Laws, a member of the British cabinet who was recently forced out after financial […]

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, which start July 31. Sam KipuHercules, Calif. I am going to Cologne to participate as a bowler. My parents were bowlers and they got me interested in this sport. I have been a bowler for 39 years starting […]

More shots on goal than the World Cup final and these players would still beat England: Hat tip to Deadspin. More shots on goal than the World Cup final and these players would still beat England: Hat tip to Deadspin.

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, which start July 31. Roger BashoreChicago My involvement in the Gay Games began with the New York closing ceremonies in 1994. I handed out information and buttons for one of the sponsors. At that time, participating in the […]

Lukas Podolski A weird post-World Cup story out of Germany, where the agent for injured player Michael Ballack (who did not play in South Africa) told a journalist for Der Spiegel that there were several gay players on the German team that finished third. The comments by Michael Becker have caused a stir because he […]