Sports

(This story was published in 2001). By: Chuck Martin Eloquence be damned, for now, at this hour, late, late Wednesday night, when I should be in bed, sleeping. This is a bit of a brain/emotion dump. I just realized that I knew Mark. Not well, but we played football and basketball together. He pretty much […]

(This story was published in 2001). By: Gene Dermody I watched them build the World Trade Center for years while traveling to the high school at Peter’s (Jesuit) … right across the Hudson River in downtown Jersey City. I remember that skyline before and now after the World Trade Center attack. The view from the […]

(This story was published in 2005). Editor’s note: Last week, the The Sofia (Bulgaria) News Agency and 7 Dni Sport reported that four soccer players have been expelled from their amateur club in Varna for having sex in the team locker room. Read here for more details. Outsports was able to get the story on […]

(This story was published in 2001). Alice Hoagland’s son, Mark Bingham, died in the crash of hijacked Flight 93 in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11. She recounted the words she spoke at his memorial: “The last game Mark played, it wasn’t on a broad, grassy field. It was in the narrow cockpit and cabin of a […]

(This story was published in 2005). The Sofia (Bulgaria) News Agency and 7 Dni Sport are reporting that four soccer players have been expelled from their club in Varna, Bulgaria, for having sex in the team locker room. Officials with the MAX club discovered the four having sex with one another in the locker room. […]

Big Apple Softball League Mourns `Roxy Eddie' Ognibene

At 46, Martina Navratilova Is Still Outspoken and Winning Titles

Can Sexual Attraction Trump Patriotism?

(This story was published in 2001). By: John M. Trumbo A Letter to Mark Bingham Dear Mark, I didn’t know who else to write to, and as a writer, I’ve been trying for the past two days to express – somehow – the feelings I’m feeling surrounding this great tragedy. I would not presume to […]

(This story was published in 2001). By: Brent Mullins We all want to believe that we’re capable of being heroes, when that one moment of truth comes along challenging us to do a heroic act under pressure. When we don’t know the end from the beginning. When we can’t tell the price of our sacrifice, […]

Remembering the man who saved a president and the one who fought back against terror

(This story was published in 2002). By: Travis D. Bone Reprinted with permission from the Gay & Lesbian Times, Southern California Next week Shawn Hiatt will graduate from San Diego State with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Unlike most of his classmates, who will be going on to graduate school or looking for jobs, he […]

(This story was published in 2007). By: Mike Sarzo After months of waiting, one of the most popular soccer players in the world is getting ready to lace up his famous shoes for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Of course, it’s not just any foreign allocation for the Galaxy or MLS. This […]

Martina Navratilova on Coming Out, the 'L Word,' Playing Hockey and Doing Your Part

New Book Explores How the Legends Changed a Sport

Wimbledon semifinalist says it's 'obvious'

Tasting Freedom, She Didn't Care What Others Thought

The NBA legend shares thoughts on various LGBT issues with TMZ

(This story was published in 2002). By: Dee White The last Tuesday in October brought acclaim to NFL veteran Esera Tuaolo for coming out publicly on national television. Two days earlier, gay varsity football players for Rice University in Houston heard their coach demand they stay in the closet. On October 27, a Sunday, the […]

The Horrors of Junior High Gym Class