Jim Buzinski

In the U.S., badminton is nothing much more than a game played during a backyard barbecue. But in much of Asia, it’s a national passion and the elite players are amazingly skilled, having to handle serves that can top 200 mph. The favorite in the men's singles is Lin Dan of China, who owns a […]

The Chinese have reneged on a promise to keep the Internet uncensored for journalists, throwing a giant middle finger to the world's media: The Chinese have reneged on a promise to keep the Internet uncensored for journalists, throwing a giant middle finger to the world’s media:

Jeff Kennett, the ex-premier of Victoria state in Australia, backed the firing of a trainer for the Bonnie Doon [Australian Rules] Football Club after it learned he was gay. He equated the trainer’s sexuality with being a pedophile. The Herald Sun newspaper reported Kennett’s defense of Bonnie Doon firing Ken Campagnolo (photo): “The club felt […]

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We have written before about French decathlete Romain Barras, who will compete in Beijing, and how he loves being eye candy for gay men. After contributing photographer Finneye shot him at a 2007 meet, Barras even asked for some images for his website. So he's one of our favorite jocks. But even I was surprised […]

French swimmer Alain Bernard, a medal favorite in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle events. He has one of the best bodies I have ever seen on a swimmer (his competitors call him the "Horse.") See why after the jump. Photo: French swimmer Alain Bernard, a medal favorite in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle events. He […]

Until photographer and Outsports reader Martin Kennedy e-mailed, I had never heard of the sport of canoe polo. Yep, it’s basically polo played in the water. What’s amazing is the swimming horses they use. Well, they use kayaks instead of ponies, but the latter would certainly make the game more enjoyable to watch, though I […]

How the Olympics, set for China, are a little like a gay pride parade. By Ryan Quinn Outsports.com The Olympic Games are a uniquely human phenomenon — an extravagant exercise in cultural diversity, commerce, politics, road construction, and the idealistic premise of sport: let the best man win. But an unusual suspense marks the days […]

Our terrific contributing photographer Finneye shot the recent Hypo decathlon meet in Austria. We have already posted one gallery and a second is coming this week. Here is a preview shot, with van Alphen of Belgium on the right:

From the “We Can’t Make This Up” file: The U.S. Olympic Committee sent a cease-and-desist letter to the gay group The Northwest Bears after they called their summer campout the ‘Kamp Kodiak 2008 Olympic Village.’ The USOC owns all the trademarks, rights and imagry surrounding the Olympics and did not take kindly to a group […]

"I think our plans are fairly good," Outgames marketing director says Related: Outgames money troubles By Ross FormanOutsports.com The Countdown to Copenhagen is at a milestone marker. Opening ceremonies for the second World Outgames are one year away, scheduled for July 25, 2009, as the capital of Denmark prepares for what likely will be the […]

Organizers at the 29th Annual National Sports Collector’s Convention say they are offering a record $25,000 if disgraced Chicago Cubs fans Steve Bartman shows up and signs an autograph at the event in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont. Bartman entered baseball lore and earned the ire of Cub fans everywhere on Oct. 14, 2003, when […]

More signs that the Beijing Olympics may be among the strangest ever held, in a cultural sense: Chinese authorities have ordered the hot Beijing gay club Destination to shut its dance floor until further notice, in another sign of a crackdown prior to the Aug. 8 start of the Olympics. More signs that the Beijing […]

Get ready for the blackout Games if China has its way. With the Olympics less than three weeks away, news organizations are nervous, including host U.S. broadcaster NBC, about the restrictions being imposed on news coverage as the communist country with a capitalist bent seeks to put the best light possible on itself. One of […]

From Outsports cartoonist Dylan Edwards. See his Outsports cartoon archive. From Outsports cartoonist Dylan Edwards. See his Outsports cartoon archive.

Record numbers of teams and players hit the sand in beach volleyball league. By Ross Forman Outsports.com The annual Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association beach volleyball league has spiked in popularity this summer to record-setting numbers. Check out the beach volleyball photo gallery. There are 140 teams this season, up from 111 last year. This is […]

The headline sums up basically what was accomplished in the American League’s 4-3, 15-inning, 4-hour-50-minute marathon win over the National League in baseball’s All-Star game. The happiest man in Yankee Stadium seemed to be Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, who knows that if his team can make a repeat appearance in the World Series, […]

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, aka “Borat,” apparently has duped Arkansas fight fans by promising “hot chicks, cold beer, hardcore fights,” but delivering a show that had two male wrestlers kiss and make out. The unsuspecting audience who turned up for the Blue Collar Brawlin’ event, lured by the promise of $1 beer, expected a […]

NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress says that rumors about his then-Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Kordell Stewart’s being gay affected the quarterback’s play. From Pro Football Talk: “It had to be tough on him personally,” Burress told Tim Benz of Pittsburgh radio station 105.9. “I didn’t call him gay or anything like that. . . . I […]

Greg Wyshynski at Yahoo! Sports alerts us to the name for Iowa’s new American Hockey League team, the Iowa Chops. The name and logo bear more than a passing similarity to the logo for CHOPS (Changing Homosexuals into Ordinary People). The organization is described as “the powerful new program developed by Christian Youth expert Donnie […]