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I did not watch any regular season men’s college basketball but did watch a fair amount of the tournament the past four days. I had not realized the quality of the sport had dropped so much. Jay Bilas on ESPN said it is one of the weakest fields he’s seen in years, owing to college […]

While most people saw Louisville’s loss to Morehead State as nothing more than a loss in their bracket, gay fans have a special reason to cheer. 13th-seeded Morehead State’s Kenneth Faried, a top NBA prospect, earlier this year revealed his mother is a lesbian; And he had nothing but wonderful things to say about her, […]

I continue to be impressed with Craig Cassey, the Pennsylvania high school track athlete whose blog, Craig’s Gay Word, is a must-read for anyone interested in what it’s like be a gay teen athlete. His latest post lists three reasons to come out to your coach. It may seem unimaginable, why would you want to […]

We've written about it here over the last few months, and now GLSEN is officially launching its Sports Project, 'Changing The Game.' The initiative is designed to combat homophobia in K-12 sports by opening conversations in schools and on teams about the issue. The project's Web site provides resources for athletes, coaches and administrators to […]

Swedish soccer pro Anton Hysen, who came out as gay a week ago, says he is picky when it comes to having a boyfriend. For one, the guy has to like sports. He told Charlie Wyett in a terrific Q&A in the London Sun: I have never had a boyfriend. I am having trouble with […]

Outsports has set up a pool for the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament. Fill out your bracket and see how you do against other Outsports readers. We are using CBS Sportsline this season. For the first two rounds, you will get the seed of the winner added to your points, which will reward correct upset […]

British rugby player Ben Cohen has announced the launching of his Ben Cohen Acceptance Tour scheduled for April and May of this year. The tour is designed to bring awareness to, and raise money to fight, homophobia in sports. The tour will start in England in April and will end with appearances in Atlanta, New […]

We hear it every time this year. Waaaaah. Waaaaaaaaaaaah. All the way from Bristol, Conn., the rest of the country can hear Dick Vitale and countless other commentators whining because so-and-so didn’t get into the men’s basketball tournament…despite the NCAA adding three more spots this year! You can see Vitale’s annual whining fit after the […]

Jonathan Correia Jonathan Correia is a 17-year-old sophomore high school wrestler from East Providence, R.I. In a sign of support for gay rights, he wore a sticker for the Human Rights Campaign on his headgear during matches and practices this season. Jonathan was inspired by the same gesture made by then-University of Maryland wrestler Hudson […]

The International Skating Union announced today the postponement and potential cancellation of this year’s World Figure Skating Championships. The reason: They were supposed to take place in Tokyo next week and nobody thinks that’s a good idea. Former skater Chad Conley (right) told me the chances of the ISU being able to move the event […]

Think Gareth tackles like a queen? You think Hugh Grant has heard of Gareth Thomas? The actor over the weekend offered some insight he learned in his time playing rugby as a kid: I discovered it hurt less if you tackled hard than if you tackled like a queen. My question is, what should he […]

The Guardian ran a piece about newly out soccer player Anton Hysen and his famous soccer-playing father, Glenn, this weekend. The article discusses Glenn’s speech at a pride festival in 2007 and an incident that happened about 10 years ago that left some gay people calling Hysen’s father “homophobic”… The former Liverpool defender Glenn Hysen […]

Mirel Radoi (Mirel Rădoi) is a Romanian-born soccer player in Saudi Arabia who has been fined $5,500 and suspended two matches for hinting that a Saudi player might be gay. Before you hail the Saudi football league as gay-friendly, apparently the reason he was fined is because the comment is being viewed as racist against […]

Sir Elton John joined prominent out athletes in supporting the Sheffield Eagles in England for their wearing of jerseys condemning homophobia in rugby. The Eagles wore the jerseys, which said “Homophobia: Tackle It,” Sunday in a 44-16 loss to the Widnes Vikings. “I am delighted to hear about Sheffield Eagles’ initiative” said Sir Elton. “I […]

We have been seeking sports-related videos for the "It Gets Better" project and the latest comes from the San Francisco Frontunners: We have been seeking sports-related videos for the "It Gets Better" project and the latest comes from the San Francisco Frontunners:

Out speed skater Blake Skjellerup is in England this weekend at the ISU World Short Track Championships. In his first event, the 1500-meter, he wasn’t able to get out of the quarterfinals finishing 4th in his heat. But as he told me via Skype, he’s just coming off a really bad flu and he has […]

It must have been quite a 24 hours for Anton Hysen, the Swedish pro soccer player who yesterday came out to the world. In just a few hours he went from tier 4 player in Sweden to internationally known. Not surprisingly, photos are surfacing all over the net of now openly gay Swedish soccer player […]

Cricketer Steven Davies British Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone has told Members of Parliament the government is actively trying to make the atmosphere in British soccer more gay-friendly. In commenting on the significance of the coming out of rugby's Gareth Thomas and cricket's Steven Davies in the last 14 months she said: Obviously it is very […]

Swedish football player Anton Hysén has come out as gay, becoming the first active pro European soccer player to do so since Justin Fashanu. He’s also only the second pro soccer player in the world to come out during or after his career. Ever. The 20-year-old summed it up pretty bluntly (and pretty well) in […]

When BYU suspended basketball star Brandon Davies for having premarital sex with his girlfriend, we heard about the Mormon school’s “honor code.” Among its no-no’s are sex, drinking swearing. And, of course, “homosexual behavior.” Homosexual behavior is inappropriate and violates the Honor Code. Homosexual behavior includes not only sexual relations between members of the same […]