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Today's roundup of gay sports news hits a lot of different angles. Soccer Star Robbie Rogers — Dating the Guy Who Created 'Arrow' | TMZ.comL.A. Galaxy stud Robbie Rogers — the first active openly gay male athlete in major U.S. team sports — has got himself a boyfriend … and the guy is a pretty […]

After sitting on the shelves for a dozen years, the rainbow on the Hawaii uniforms is back

Ron English, the Eastern Michigan head football coach who was fired last Friday for a profanity-laced tirade against his players, apologized for his language, which included a gay slur. "As a man who has coached 21 years, obviously, on this occasion and particular meeting, I lost my poise, got upset and used language that was […]

Another chapter in the continuing (and entertaining) story of the perils of social media for athletes. A penis picture was posted today on the Instagram account of Houston Texans rookie wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. His girlfriend later tweeted that the account was hacked. Instagram was hacked , this is his girlfriend he's in meetings with […]

The Jonathan Martin-Richie Incognito incident has shed a bright light on lockerroom hazing and assorted activities. It's in this backdrop that this video purportedly showing NBA rookie Anthony Davis nude and getting spanked while at the University of Kentucky is making the rounds. The video was posted on Twitter and addressed to Deadspin by a […]

This media roundup includes two rugby players discussing gays in the sport; Kordell Stewart with another statement about his sexual orientation; the Winter Olympics and rainbows; a gay cop on SI; and bullying in the NFL. Gareth Thomas & James Haskell Discuss Closeted Gays In Sports The timing couldn't be better for rugby stars Gareth […]

"I can't shake the feeling that we've gone too far. Allies have raised our profiles beyond what is necessary to help the LGBT community."

After suffering a hamstring injury, Rogers is back in the starting lineup for the Galaxy. He talks with Outsports about his struggles -- and triumphs -- of his transformational year.

As details continue to emerge surrounding the apparent bullying and harassment of Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin by teammate Richie Incognito, one thing this doesn't seem to be about is sexual orientation. In all the reporting about the threatening texts and voicemails sent to Martin, allegedly by Incognito, there is no use of gay […]

There's been too much craziness to make firm predictions, but we'll try anyway, division by division. Plus, hot player of the week.

It does take a bit of an ego and a ton of self-confidence to appear in front of a 30-foot high photo in one's underwear, but when you are Cristiano Ronaldo and are rich, famous and have that body, it makes sense. The soccer superstar unveiled his CR7 line of underwear Thursday in Madrid. Must […]

'An Orphan No More' tells the story of a father and an orphan who don't look the same.

College football fans don't need one day a year to dress up or go shirtless and paint themselves to show their school pride. From Florida to Oregon, a little body paint and imagination is all you need. More from Outsports:

Putin specifically welcomes people of any 'sexual orientation' to visit Sochi for the Winter Olympics

Charles Barkley has always made a ton of sense when talking about gay players in the NBA, saying for example that "every player has played with gay guys." So I was very interested to hear his take on the openly gay Jason Collins still being unsigned. He did not disappoint in this wide-ranging Q&A with […]

Some homophobe defaced the Wikipedia entry for the St. Louis Cardinals with gay slurs for much of the afternoon Monday. As Deadspin noted, this was a problem for anyone doing a Google search for the team "because Google pulls information on baseball teams from Wikipedia." Here is how the entry read for an undisclosed amount […]

The former NFL defensive end made the homophobic comments to WTOP radio

The anti-gay laws in Russia and their relationship to the Olympics continue to be a major story: Olympics: Boycott won't help gay rights, say ski champs | GlobalPostBoycotting the Winter Olympics in Sochi would do little to help gay rights in Russia, the world's top skiers said, asking that sports remain free of politics. Sochi: […]

National Governing Bodies from dozens of sports participated in conversations about gender, disabilities and sexual orientation

Figure skater Johnny Weir made official what had been apparent since he said last month he would not be trying out for the U.S. Olympic team in Sochi, Russia — he's retiring. Weir, 29, announced his retirement at the same time he took a job as an analyst for NBC's Olympics coverage. Anyone hoping that […]