Football

Eli rallies New York again; the Ravens stun the Steelers late; can anybody beat the Packers?; Arizona bromance; Colts lead the Suck for Luck derby, plus hot player of the week. Deja vu all over again: It was eerie the similarities between the Patriots-Giants Super Bowl and Sunday's game. The Giants (6-2) won both on […]

I was watching the exciting Chiefs-Chargers game on Monday night when at the end of the first half ESPN cut to a shot of Chiefs coach Todd Haley mouthing an f-bomb into his headset. I replayed the scene on my DVR several times in slow motion and it’s obvious what Haley was saying. And from […]

Aside from the Packers, who are the elites? Pittsburgh plays keep-away; lack of thrilling games; Tebow bombs; hot player of the week. How I saw Week 8 of the NFL: This season is a muddle. Outside of unbeaten 7-0 Green Bay (which had a bye Sunday), it's hard to figure which are the elite teams. […]

Hot player of the week A typical Chargers loss; the Lions lose again and Suh loses it again; Tebow time and hot players of the week. How I saw Week 7 of the NFL. Sleepwalking: The Chargers' 27-21 loss to the Jets (4-3) was a microcosm of how underachieving they have been since Norv Turner […]

Kirk Cousins Wow. In what was the best ending I've seen in either a college or pro football game this season, Michigan State beat Wisconsin, 37-31, on a last-play throw-it-up-and-hope touchdown pass (video below). The pass was thrown by Kirk Cousins and was caught off a ricochet by Keith Nichol, a former QB. The refs […]

Hot player of the week The 49ers beat the Lions, but the big story is the coaches acting like bitches after; Saints coach breaks leg; Cowboys wimp out against Pats; MVP pick; hot player of the week. How I saw Week 6 of the NFL: The coach of the year so far this season is […]

Hot player of the week Philly falls to 1-3; the Bills are no longer perfect, but the Lions are; Cardinals screwed by a bad call; the Steelers are in rough shape.How I saw Week 4 of the NFL, plus hot player of the week: The Philadelphia Eagles (1-3) are officially in trouble. It's one thing […]

High school football captain Corey Johnson comes out in Massachusetts.

‘Sexual orientation’ was included for the first time in non-discrimination language of the 2011 collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL Players Association. NFL spokesperson Greg Aiello told Outsports it’s part of the increasingly inclusive NFL: It was introduced early on in the drafting process of the CBA by our lawyers as something […]

The Michigan Wolverines have been pushing against homophobia for over a decade.

King of the Hardwood Eric Decker had two more TDs How I saw Week 2 of the NFL. The Bills win a wild one; the Dream Team loses; King of the Hardwood shines, plus hot player of the week and quick hits: It's way too early to make any declarative statements about the league. It's […]

Former NFL player Esera Tuaolo coming out was our #16 Outsports moment, as named in 2011.

Lions QB Matthew Stafford I was asked this year to write an NFL preview column for AfterElton and had fun doing it. With the season starting today, I would love to hear how others view the season. As a Colts fan, this season is starting on a down note. Peyton Manning had another neck surgery […]

Aaron Rodgers It was strange that in a game that saw 76 points scored, a ton of big offensive plays and two kick returns for scores, that the NFL opener between the Saints and Packers came down to a yard. The Packers stuffed Saints rookie running back Mark Ingram on the last play of the […]

Troy Aikman is still mad that sportswriter Skip Bayless speculated 16 years ago in a book that the then Dallas Cowboys quarterback might be gay.

Mark Sanchez isn't afraid to talk about his interests in non-football things.

Michael Irvin opened up for the first time about his gay brother, Vaughn, and his love for his brother and Christianity.

David Tyree opposes same-sex marriage in a big way.

Tisch appears in a video to support same-sex marriage in New York

The DC Gay Flag Football League is publishing a 24-month calendar to help raise money for gay and lesbian youth. The calendar will be available starting in August. The calendar will feature both gay and straight players from the league. DCGFFL has released two It Gets Better videos, one that had straight players talk about […]