Jim Buzinski

The herd got culled this weekend at the top of the college football standings. No. 4 Mississippi, No. 5 Penn State, No. 6 Cal and No. 9 Miami all lost. This means new life for one-loss teams like Virginia Tech and USC, but the reality is that Texas and either LSU, Florida or Alabama from […]

Sam Handley, a 25-year-old phys-ed teacher, was suspended from his job at an English boys school after his students discovered nude photos of him on the Internet. The British tabloid the Sun is loving this: In one snap he reclines naked on a bed with his legs apart. In another he titillates men who flock […]

I guess this is progress of sorts. On the TV show “Glee,” the local high school football teams breaks into a rendition of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” to distract their opponent. One quibble: They did not take a timeout prior, so there should have been a delay of game penalty. Video: I guess this is progress […]

Joselito Ortega, a Spanish matador, is advertising on his cape an energy drink marketed to gays. The drink’s name is anything but subtle: Gay Up. The name of the drink will be embroidered on his pink cape in large red letters. In Spain, matadors are seen by many as the pinnacle of macho, and Ortega’s […]

A photo posted on the blog. I have been meaning to write about one of my favorite blogs, A Gay Athlete's Life, which details the story of a closeted Major League Baseball player. His announcement Tuesday that he is likely calling it quits for his career is as good a time as any. The blog, […]

A New England-based gay rights organization that helped win gay marriage rulings in Massachusetts and Connecticut is seeking to document cases of homophobia in sports as a precursor to possible action down the road. Gay and Lesbian Advocate Defenders, based in Boston, is conducting a survey on attitudes towards gays and lesbians in sports. From […]

How bizarre was the Indianapolis Colts’ 27-23 thriller over the Miami Dolphins on Monday? The Dolphins ran 84 plays, the Colts 35. The Dolphins had 49 rushes for 239 yards, the Colts 11 for 61. The Dolphins held the ball for 45:07, the Colts for 14:53. Yet the Colts improbably still won. It was the […]

Mark Sanchez plays like a veteran; Tony Romo flops again; Bengals lineman has five sacks; Tennessee in free fall. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.comHow I saw Week 2 of the NFL season: New sheriff in town: Rex Ryan of the New York Jets is my favorite among the new coaches. He is brash and chippy but not […]

Jake Locker USC saw its chances for a spot in the BCS title game take a major hit even before we officially reached autumn. The Trojans' 16-13 loss to Washington looked eerily familiar to losses in previous years to UCLA, Stanford and Oregon State — conference losses to weaker foes that hurt USC's national ranking. […]

The ideal body for gays and straights? Researchers in Australia, studying body image, found no significant difference in the way gay and straight men view themselves. Both want to be lean and muscular and are most frustrated with their stomachs. The research [at the University of Canberra] revealed that while women desire to be thin, […]

The Cleveland City Council on Monday pledged $700,000 to the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission to help the city’s bid to land the 2014 Gay Games. The news, first reported by Spangle Magazine, should provide a boost to Cleveland as it competes against Boston and Washington DC for the Games. The Federation of Gay Games will […]

Leodis McKelvin Buffalo Bills kick returner Leodis McKelvin was the goat in the Buffalo Bills' stunning collapse Monday night against the New England Patriots. His fumble of a kickoff set up the Patriots' game-winning score. Fans were understandably upset, but one (or more) took it way too far: Bills players are concerned with their privacy […]

New England Patriots fans will extol the 11-point comeback by Tom Brady that led to a 25-24 win Monday in the NFL season opener for both teams. But an impartial observer will point out the obvious — the Buffalo Bills choked it away. They had an 11-point lead (24-13) with 5:30 to play, then played […]

Stokley’s 87-yarder stuns the Bengals; Delhomme, Cutler stink, McNabb hurt; the Texans are lame. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.comHow I saw Week 1 in the NFL: Typical Bungals: Only the Cincinnati Bengals can lose a game with 11 seconds left when a pass is tipped by a defender into the waiting arms of a receiver, who runs […]

You might never see a more stunning ending to an NFL game — the Denver Broncos beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 12-7, on an 87-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds left. Thankfully, the game was called by Gus "The Screamer" Johnson for CBS. Video here. You might never see a more stunning ending to an NFL […]

It is never a good night for a tennis player when she is heard telling a line judge: “I swear to God, I’m fuckin’ takin’ this ball and shovin’ it in your fuckin’ throat … I swear to God.” Then has to deny that she threatened to kill the line judge. It was so bad […]

Boxing promoter Bob Arum criticized fans of mixed martial arts as being “skinhead white guys” and the athletes like “homosexuals” rolling around on the ground. Arum, 77, made these remarks in an interview with Fanhouse (video below). Said Arum: For me, and people like me, [MMA] is not something they ever care to see. They’ve […]

The first game of the NFL season looked a lot like the end of the last season — the Pittsburgh Steelers did enough to survive while the Tennessee Titans played well enough to win but blew several scoring chances. The Steelers’ 13-10 win in overtime wasn’t a thing of beauty, but I found it mostly […]

In a classic example of “new media” at work, we learned today that Brady Quinn will start at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns this week. The Browns were being coy about the news, but Buffalo receiver Terrell Owens posted a congratulatory message on his Twitter account, that was then linked to by Pro Football Talk. […]

Cyd and I have made our picks for the 2009 NFL season, which starts Thursday in Pittsburgh. Surprisingly, we agree on a lot, especially in the NFC, where we both have the Packers beating the Eagles in the NFC title game. Of course, I have the Colts winning the Super Bowl and Cyd the Patriots. […]