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George Mason University in Virginia elected Ryan Allen, a gay man and a drag queen, as its new homecoming queen. (Video below the jump). Allen ran as “Reann Ballslee” and won the vote conducted via e-mail and announced at halftime of last Sunday’s game. Allen, who is gay and performs as a popular drag queen […]

We have periodically posted videos of Adam Charlton, a former 400-meter runner with an amazing body who likes to show it off on YouTube. His latest defines what "being ripped" means, as you'll see when he takes off his shirt. We have periodically posted videos of Adam Charlton, a former 400-meter runner with an amazing […]

The Wonderlic test is given to prospective NFL draftees to test how they process information. A single-digit score means you are not the brightest player out there (Vince Young scored a 6 the first time he took it), while 50 is considered perfect (Harvard grad and onetime Bengals punter Pat McInally has the only confirmed […]

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brian Bocock found a wonder drug for treating a circulation disorder in his hand: Viagra. “The doctors had me on baby aspirin, anti-inflammatories, blood thinners, and, well … Viagra,” Bocock told the San Jose Mercury News. … “It was a low dose – just 25 milligrams – but I had to […]

Robert Ward, a USC student, hit a halfcourt shot at Tuesday's Lakers game in Los Angeles to win $165,000. Even the players were impressed. Robert Ward, a USC student, hit a halfcourt shot at Tuesday's Lakers game in Los Angeles to win $165,000. Even the players were impressed.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singltary, the guy who dropped his pants during a halftime locker room speech last season, is quickly becoming the most entertaining coach in the league. His latest gem will have English teachers everywhere cringing. He was trying to answer a question from the audience about his commitment to smash-mouth […]

Zach Randolph of the Los Angeles Clippers (photo top) was suspended two games by the NBA after punching Louis Amundson of the Phoenix Suns during their game Tuesday. Randolph detailed Amundson’s “crime”: "He hopped up and got in my face and almost kissed me in my mouth," Randolph said. "I just pushed him out of […]

Meet Aaron Neich, 19, openly gay and the first male cheerleader for the Penrith Panthers rugby team. He was selected at an audition this weekend. One Aussie tab has already dubbed him the “Pink Panther.” He is out, proud and doesn’t care what anyone thinks. “I have had it all my life, I have grown […]

With the Winter Olympics in Vancouver a year away, NBC Universal Sports (which is broadcasting the Games) has a photo gallery of what they call “Mountain men: Hot male skier.” Among them is longtime Outsports fave Jeremy Bloom (right), a terrific moguls skier. Click here for the photo gallery. With the Winter Olympics in Vancouver […]

Bayard Rustin, who became a gay activist later in life, was a brilliant, charismatic, passionately courageous man who was Dr. Martin Luther King’s chief strategist and right-hand man. By Patricia Nell WarrenOutsports.comBarack Obama’s election as America’s first black President is a good time for refreshing our memory on LGBT figures in the black civil-rights movement. […]

As the players and coaches were walking off the field Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio, following the 2-0 U.S. win over Mexico in a World Cup qualifier, American player Frankie Hejduk was confronted by Mexican assistant Paco Ramirez, who proceeded to slap him (video after the jump.). As Hejduk told the Washington Post: “I was just […]

Olympic gymnasts Ivan Ivankov, Raj Bhavsar, and Jonathan Horton flex a bit, then perform shirtless on the rings. Olympic gymnasts Ivan Ivankov, Raj Bhavsar, and Jonathan Horton flex a bit, then perform shirtless on the rings.

From Scientific American comes research into avoiding choking under pressure, be it in sports, on the job or anywhere else in your life. Some concepts seem counterintuitive, but have been borne out somewhat by studies. We choke under pressure because such conditions thwart the normal brain processing of tasks that are so well learned they […]

Now, here’s a twist — Brooke Heike (right), a former women’s basketball player at Central Michigan University is suing the school and coach Sue Guevara, claiming she was kicked off the team for being heterosexual and not the “type” the coach wanted. The lawsuit states in April 2007, when Guevara was hired as head coach, […]

As soon as I saw 19-year-old Julio Osegueda ask President Obama a question Tuesday at a town hall meeting in Florida, I knew he was going to be a media hit (see video here). He was ultra-hyper and a bit goofy in an endearing way as he asked about getting benefits for his job at […]

At least that’s what the folks at Baseball Prospectus predict in their preseason baseball rankings. BP is a well-respected source for baseball lovers, which nailed Tampa’s rise last season by picking them to win 90+ games. Among the BP editors is stats genius (and total cutie) Nate Silver, whose brilliant political website fivethirtyeight.com was scary-good […]

One of the two wrestlers kicked off the University of Nebraska wrestling team after appearing naked on a gay porn site last year has rebounded nicely at his new school. Paul Donahoe transferred to Edinboro College in northwestern Pennsylvania, a wrestling powerhouse, and he is currently unbeaten (27-0 following his Feb. 14 victory) and the […]

Telstra, Australia’s largest phone company, has signed openly gay Olympic gold medal diver Matthew Mitcham to a one-year deal. This is Mitcham’s first endorsement contract since the Olympics. While no dollar figure was disclosed, Mitcham said it would be a "significant" help as he trains for competitions, with his goal being a repeat gold medal-winning […]

Six months after winning the gold medal in diving, Australian Matthew Mitcham still has yet to secure a major sponsorship or endorsement deal. We have written about this extensively on Outsports, but the issue came to the fore again with the profile of Mitcham in the current issue of the Advocate. There are two schools […]

It was one toke over the line for Michael Phelps as he was suspended from competition for three months by U.S. Swimming. Kellogg’s also announced it would not renew its endorsement contract with Phelps, which expires at the end of the month. “This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we […]