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Slovak hottie Kamil Kopunek This is shaping up to be the most enjoyable World Cup since I started paying attention to the event — France and Italy are both out. Gone are the two most annoying soccer teams in the tourney, the two finalists from 2006. France is a bunch of underachieving whiners, while Italy […]

No one can ever accuse Bill Clinton of not having a good time. From Luke Winn’s Twitter feed is this shot of Clinton with U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra in the locker room following the U.S. win over Algeria in the World Cup. And they’re both drinking Buds. But the best part is that Bocanegra is […]

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Stephen KovacevProvincetown, Mass. I am a 56 year-old athlete living with AIDS who lives on Cape Cod. I am the Captain of Team Provincetown. I will be competing in the marathon in Cologne. I will be representing Provincetown […]

The website Jezebel has the 10 best celebration shots from the dramatic extra time win by the U.S. over Algeria, which lifted the Americans to the round of 16 at the World Cup. Soccer celebrations are the most joyous in sports. It's obvious his teammates have a hard time keeping their hands off of goal […]

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Chris FajardoSan Francisco My name is Chris Fajardo and I play and coach the San Francisco Spikes. My voyage, which really should be considered an odyssey at this point, to Cologne has been an intense one. I, as […]

The only thing I’ll miss about France not being alive in the World Cup is the comic relief from the biggest bunch of whiners, malcontents and underachievers in South Africa. In losing 2-1 to South Africa, France was officially eliminated from the World Cup. And no one is happier than the Irish, with free pizza […]

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne.Gerardo (Jerry) BetancourtToronto I never liked sports. Living in Mexico City, the son of a gymnastics coach and a physical education teacher, I grew up surrounded by athletic masculinity. I never felt I was masculine or aggressive enough to […]

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. James (Jamie) ScottNew York City My name is James Scott. I'm 48 years young, gay, and (sadly) single. I live in New York City (Manhattan) and I'm an amateur figure skater — F5, ISI #811001. I practice at […]

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Julio AponteCleveland I was born in Colombia in 1945, but in 1949, political violence displaced my family to the capital, Bogota. I was raised in a Catholic homophobic country and felt guilty about being different. I did not […]

Argentina soccer coach Diego Maradona loves to hug and kiss and players before and during and after games — but don’t get the impression that he’s gay or anything. “I love women… so people don’t think I’ve turned over,” he told reporters at a press coneference. I am dating Veronica who is blond and 31-years-old. […]

There is a new champion in international gay rugby, the Gotham Knights. The New York City squad beat two-time defending champion Sydney Convicts, 18-15, to win the fifth Bingham Cup, held in Minneapolis. The Convicts had won the event in 2006 and 2008, after San Francisco Fog won the first two cups. Minneapolis-based photographer Grant […]

It is rare when a team shoots 32.5% from the field and wins an NBA playoff game, let alone Game 7 of the NBA Finals. But that’s what happened to the Los Angeles Lakers, 83-79 winners over the Boston Celtics in a seven-game series that was anything but a classic. The Lakers won a gritty, […]

Joey, left, and Kevin I came across a cool blog a while back written by two guys in Atlanta called My Boyfriend Likes Baseball. Kevin Hart is the guy who likes baseball (especially the Braves), while his partner Joey Orr has become a fan thanks to Kevin. I asked them to write an article about […]

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Steven Thanh WongSan Francisco With calloused hands, raw finger tips, and toes crammed into the tightest of shoes, I seldom fail to feel giddy about climbing the 50-foot walls of Mission Cliffs at least three times a week, […]

Nike Portugal has a new video showing Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo undressing in the locker room, heading onto the field, then getting some TLC from the training staff. This blog has some still shots. Video: Nike Portugal has a new video showing Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo undressing in the locker room, heading onto the field, then getting […]

Taylor Lautner, he of “Twilight” shirtless fame, is negotiating to play a wrestler in a remake of the film “Vision Quest,” that first starred Matthew Modine and featured Madonna singing “Crazy for You.” This will mean a lot of screen time (if the producers have a clue) of Lautner working out and getting all sweaty, […]

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Paulette MeggoeBronx, NY I have been an athlete ever since I was a child. I grew up with five brothers whom I had to always chase after. For a long time, I was the only girl in the […]

The two-time defending champion Sydney Convicts will try to show again they are the best gay rugby squad when Minneapolis hosts this year’s Bingham Cup international rugby tournament Friday through Sunday. The event is named after Mark Bingham, a rugby player who died on one of the planes hijacked on Sept. 11. Sydney won the […]

One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. By Tedd KonyaToronto This will be my first Gay Games and I will be running in the 5K and 10K road races. I had always heard about the Gay Games, but thought it was like the Olympics and […]

People in Ghana go gay after win. It appears that winning its opening World Cup match against Serbia has turned the entire nation of Ghana gay. At least according to the headline writer at Modern Ghana.com. Under the head "Ghana goes gay," we got this: Ghana went into a jamboree yesterday when referee Héctor Baldassi […]