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AG Eric Schneiderman wants League to make statements about

A straight fan calls out the New England Patriots linebacker after an Instagram comment.

The coaches of my youth—including my father, who managed my little league team for two years—were morally deficient. Their principle shortcoming, to a man, was their failure to nurture their players—or, much worse, to nurture a select few while allowing the others to languish. "He’s soft," my father told my mother when she asked how […]

The UFC president says Fox is 'so freaking far' from being ready for the big time.

Newsome says she should have been told Fox is trans; Agent cites an early referee whistle, along with Fox's lack of disclosure, as reasons for appeal.

The 62-year-old former golfer at McMaster Univ. says younger golfers are her appropriate competition

Lineman Roy Simmons Breaks His 12-Year Silence

(This story was published in 2003). Halloween may be an unofficial gay national holiday, but Super Bowl Sunday has that distinction for all of America—gay, straight, bi, transgendered, questioning, asexual or neutered. To help you impress your friends, families, co-workers or that trick you picked up Saturday night, here’s all you need to know about […]

Neither the Buccaneers nor Raiders, the two Super Bowl participants, would discuss the issue

(This story was published in 2004). By: Bill Konigsberg The following takes place in an NFL locker room in a city to remain nameless except to say it is located somewhere north of Los Angeles and south of Russian River and the Sonoma Valley. The protagonist, whom we’ll name Jeff, is a well-known, all-pro quarterback. […]

(This story was published in 2003). By: BIlly Witz Los Angeles Daily News (Reprinted with permission) If Franz Kafka were alive today, the Czech author wouldn’t have to look far to spin a tale of absurdity, angst and alienation. He’d just have to watch the NFL. In a one-week span, the NFL levied a $30,000 […]

(This story was published in 2004). For some reason, I love the bad boys of sports. Charles Barkley was the funniest, but one of the nastiest, players in the NBA when he was active; Reggie Miller is an assassin with the basketball; Barry Bonds is, by all accounts, a complete, selfish ass – yet he […]

Ex-Player Tells League Employees What It's Like to Be a Gay

Run to daylight. Don’t be afraid to explore every doorway, even the ones with the darkest shadows. Face your challenges.

Testicle Squeezing and Other Things You Need to Know

In a New Book, an Anonymous Player Describes Life as an Outsider

(This story was published in 2004). A story that contends that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is gay is a hoax. But that hasn’t stopped the tale from making the Internet rounds, nor Vick from discussing it. “He’s here, he’s queer, and his name is Michael Vick,” began a story from the website Global Associated […]

Reggie White rarely missed an opportunity to tell gay people they’re going to hell.

Gay Ex-NFL Player Doesn't Hold Back

Siragusa Mocks Harrington, but We Know Who the Real Buffoon Is