Jim Buzinski

It’s not as sexy as it sounds, but during practice Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Lightning players had a “strip shootout.” Basically, anytime you missed a shot you had to remove an article of clothing. But because hockey players wear so much gear, even the worst shooter — Martin St. Louis — never showed much skin. […]

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the American Football League, and to sell more jerseys, the NFL is having former AFL franchises wear their original uniforms. This has been done in the past several years with various teams, but the AFL focus has prompted a fierce debate on the fashion aesthetics […]

I keep waiting for the Denver Broncos to wake up and realize they are supposed to be mediocre. But they keep surprising me and their 34-23 win at the San Diego Chargers on Monday night convinces me they are legit. Denver used two kick returns for touchdowns by Eddie Royal and a suffocating defense to […]

Yep, the headline is accurate. From a screen capture of the Yankees-Angels game sent on the Twitter feed of Bill Simmons of ESPN. Thanks to Druggy Bear for the link. Provide your own caption: Yep, the headline is accurate. From a screen capture of the Yankees-Angels game sent on the Twitter feed of Bill Simmons […]

Ravens, Jets go from 6-0 to 0-6; Titans now the worst team, Eagles the dumbest, and how about those Patriot uniforms? By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com After three weeks, many "experts" were calling the Jets and Ravens the two best teams in the AFC. Neither made much sense to me – the Jets had a rookie quarterback […]

The annual Red River Shootout is this Saturday in Dallas between Oklahoma and Texas. All eyes will be on UT quarterback Colt McCoy (#12) and his receiver/BFF Jordan Shipley (#8). You’ll hear how the two of them are roommates, how their dads were college roomies at Abilene Christian, how they share the same Christian values. […]

With all the kerfuffle over the reported bid by Rush Limbaugh to become a minority owner of the St. Louis Rams, one thing has gotten lost — his political views would fit in well with the current owners of the 32 teams. Robert Schlesinger in U.S. News writes that NFL stands for “Not For Liberals.” […]

Ricardo Arona Quinn Wolfe goes to my gym in the Silver Lake section of L.A. Quinn and I somehow got on the topic of how hot some Mixed Martial Artists are. He started giving me his list, then added, "But I'm straight. Will that hurt my credibility?" It will only enhance it, I said, giving […]

A Paris Foot Gay player at a Pride event. A soccer club composed of Muslims refused to play a scheduled league game this week against a gay-oriented team from Paris, saying it would clash with its religious beliefs, the gay French site Tetu reports. (The article is available only in French, but online translators and […]

New ESPN NFL analyst Jon Gruden may be a candidate to join Phil Simms in the homoerotic announcing Hall of Fame. I already have heard him enthuse about a player’s physical traits and talk about “sticking it in there.” My friend Matthew sent along this gem from the Vikings-Packers Monday nighter: Situation: Packers need the […]

Jake Locker University of Washington quarterback Jake Locker is a 6-3, 225-pound physical specimen with a great personality who makes everyone swoon. There is so much obsession about Locker in Seattle that it prompted the Seattle Weekly to investigate a rumor. The Daily Weekly made a visit to Montlake this morning to follow-up on a […]

Brett Favre got all the pregame hype prior to his first game against his old team, the Green Bay Packers, on Monday night. And while Favre played quite well, the real story was along the offensive line. Favre was barely touched and on one play had 7 1/2 seconds to throw. His counterpart, Aaron Rodgers, […]

The Colts, Giants, Saints and Patriots look elite. The Raiders, Rams, Chiefs, Browns and Bucs look like garbage. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Week 4 of the NFL: The NFL is one-fourth over, so the season is starting to take shape. Here is how I see it shaking out so far: Top-tier teams: Indianapolis, […]

Members of the New York Rangers presented the “Top 10 Things Never Spoken Before by a Hockey Player.” They also carried Madonna into the studio on their shoulders. “Have you ever ridden hockey players before?” Letterman asked later. Videos: Members of the New York Rangers presented the “Top 10 Things Never Spoken Before by a […]

Eric Decker is a 6-3, 220-pound wide receiver for the University of Minnesota. A pro-caliber prospect, Decker is one of the best wideouts in the country. And one of the hottest. You can watch Decker play the next two Saturdays — Oct. 3 on ESPN vs. Wisconsin and Oct. 10 vs. Purdue on ESPN2; both […]

The International Olympic Committee, meeting in Copenhagen, awarded the 2016 Summer Olympics to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, beating out Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago. The Chicago loss — the city was eliminated in the first round — was a bit of a stunner since it was the pre-choice betting favorite. The choice of Rio makes a […]

Mike Blowers is an analyst for the Seattle Mariners baseball broadcasts. Each game he picks who he thinks will be the player of the game. Sunday, he highlighted little-known Matt Tuiasosopo, predicting he would hit his first Major League home run. Into left-center field. Into the second deck. On his second at-bat. On a 3-1 […]

Cleveland was awarded the 2014 Gay Games in an announcement made a minute ago in Cologne, Germany, at the Federation of Gay Games meeting. Cleveland beat out Boston and Washington D.C. Valarie McCall, the chief of government affairs for the City of Cleveland, said the decision was "transformational" for the city. "When you come to […]

The Federation of Gay Games, meeting in Cologne, Germany, will announce which city will host the 2014 event: Boston, Cleveland or Washington, D.C. You can look at the three bids here. The Federation of Gay Games, meeting in Cologne, Germany, will announce which city will host the 2014 event: Boston, Cleveland or Washington, D.C. You […]

Steelers, Cardinals a combined 2-4, Titans 0-3. Favre, Seahawks uniforms turn stomach. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Week 3 of the NFL: That was then …: Eight months ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals were on top of the football world, playing in a pulsating Super Bowl. Now, three weeks into the season […]