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There was a wonderful Gay Games reunion by the pool at Cleveland State University when seven men posed for a photo to commemorate having attended all nine Gay Games going back to 1982. Six of them have swam at all nine Games, while the seventh (Seth Shapiro) has been an official and journalist. They came […]

Gay high school basketball coach Anthony Nicodemo learned a lesson about stereotypes at the Gay Games' basketball tournament.

The Gay Games crowd at swimming encouraged a struggling swimmer and sent a great message of inclusion.

Scenes from around the Gay Games: Camera-shy canineOne funny moment at the opening Sunday of the Festival Village, a spot for Gay Games athletes and fans, was when a Cleveland Police officer of the bomb squad and his bomb-sniffing German Shepherd posed with two shirtless models of a new gay app, Grunt. The cop was […]

Irina Myrtceva says her first visit to America is a welcome change from the worsening situation for LGBT people in Russia.

Despite warnings by countless "experts" declaring that Michael Sam will bring a "media circus" to the St. Louis Rams, the press box for his first preseason game is somehow quiet. There are no clowns running around smashing people's faces with pie (though there is a s'mores doughnut that I just might have to try before […]

Did a quick tour of the premises and a couple small parking lots before the game. No rainbow flags, no twinks. Feels an awful lot like a football game around here. It’s been mostly cloudy with some drizzle all day. Casually chatting with fans, not much attention seems to be paid to Michael Sam by […]

Rams rookie defensive tackle Michael Sam makes history again, taking the field against the Saints. He's the first openly gay NFL Player to do so.

Rams rookie defensive tackle Michael Sam makes history again, taking the field against the Saints. He's the first openly gay NFL Player to do so. Outsports is at the game and will cover all of Sam's moves.

NFL rookie defensive end Michael Sam played well in his first preseason game despite some 'butterflies,' silencing anyone who asserted he isn't 'NFL material.'

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Rams beat writer Jim Thomas was on the Outsports podcast yesterday predicting a good game from Michael Sam today. He said the openly gay rookie defensive end had played well in practice, at times really standing out, but that Sam would likely play very well against the New Orleans Saints. So far, […]

Michael Sam has broken a barrier for gay athletes by playing defensive end for the St. Louis Rams in a preseason game against the New Orleans Saints.

It's a pretty empty Edward Jones Dome for Michael Sam's first preseason game with the St. Louis Rams, making it the first game to have an openly gay NFL player. My guess is the seats are about 20% full for the game.

Los Angeles Dodgers will host the second annual gay "LGBT Night Out" on Aug. 22 with Tom Whitman and Flip, benefitting AIDS Project Los Angeles and supported by Outsports.

Gay NFL rookie Michael Sam is currently third on the depth chart at right defensive end. He'll play live on NFL Network for the first time Friday at 8 p.m. EDT.

The San Antonio Spurs deserve applause, but Becky Hammon deserves all the credit for opening the opportunity for the first female full-time assistant coach in NBA history.

The Chicago White Sox will host gay night 'Out at the Sox' on Saturday, Aug. 16. Some White Sox fans are angry about it.

BC Lions honor gay pride weekend in Vancouver and not all fans are happy about it.

Harry Swayne is a devout Christian and a player development exec for the Baltimore Ravens. While he claims to love all people, he tosses gay people into the lot with prostitutes and drunkards. Is that a problem?

Mitcham gets gold in synchronized event, Daley the silver in a very close finish.