Sports

There’s a new gay hockey site on our blogroll with one of the best names I’ve heard in a long time. “Puckbuddys” is for “boys who like boys who like hockey.” They’ve got a fantastic tone with a great sense of humor (they started it “because America has suffered for much too long without a […]

Brad is a 16-year-old high school sophomore in the Pacific northwest. He runs for his school’s cross-country and track teams and is gay. He plans to attend college, major in either pre-med or international relations and be a competitive athlete. I can vouch for Brad’s identity and that is his picture. I have seen his […]

Eric Decker, Broncos Every week except two this season I have written NFL game notes (check out Week 17, which includes my picks for wild card week). And every week I have picked a personal hot player. It's totally subjective and based on something I saw that week. I tended to generally favor relative unknowns […]

The Patriots look untouchable in the AFC, while the NFC looks wide open. Wild card picks; weirdness abounds; men loving men and hot player of the week. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Week 17 in the NFL: I won’t do a full playoff prediction here since matchups matter so much in each round. Obviously, […]

I was checking Twitter just now and found something re-tweeted into my timeline. It was a reply to a query from New Orleans Saints star Reggie Bush that he posted sometime yesterday: If someone says "no homo," is that offensive towards gay people? Shortly afterwards, after getting feedback, I suppose, Bush tweeted the following: I […]

Aslie Pitter, who founded the gay Stonewall Football Club in London, was among those honored in Britain for New Year’s as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). It’s an honor bestowed by the British monarchy and recognizes distinguished service. Pitter, 50, was honored for his impact on tackling homophobia in sport […]

While the search for the first openly gay active pro athlete in the big four American sports continues, there was a lot of good that happened for gays in sports in 2010. Many more athletes came out, many more straight allies came on board, and transgender athletes became big stories for the first time in […]

By Eric Williams . – advertorial – Okay BetUS gridiron gamblers, with just one week remaining in the 2010 regular season – and the start of the annual postseason wagering period about to get underway in the BetUS football sportsbook, it’s time to start making preparations to boost the annual betting bankroll with some thrilling […]

Many advances were made for gay equality in sports in 2010, but there were also some setbacks. Still, despite the homophobic actions of some there was a silver lining: The public reaction to them was overwhelmingly negative, demonstrating that while homophobia still exists, it is tolerated less and less. This year five people or groups […]

Four-time Olympic equestrian medalist Robert Dover hosted a who’s-who of gay Olympians on his radio show this week to talk about teen suicide and life for gay kids after high school and college. The show featured Guenter Seidel, Blake Skjellerup, Sherri Cassuto and David Pichler, along with messages from Mark Tewksbury and Bruce Hayes. You […]

Editor’s note: Since this has been confirmed, I’m reposting it now with this link. The Sun reports that Mickey Rourke has taken an interest in the story of openly gay rugger Gareth Thomas, and that a film is in the works. Outsports has also heard from an anonymous source that a film on Thomas' life […]

The last team the UConn women’s basketball team lost to before winning 90 straight games was the Stanford Cardinal. On Thursday night Stanford ended that UConn streak beating the Lady Huskies in convincing fashion, 70-59. The win avenged Stanford’s loss to UConn in the national championship game last April. A video recap of the game […]

Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola has a history of getting into it with fans, so it was not a surprise how he reacted as he walked up the tunnel in Miami and was heckled by a fan after the Lions beat the Dolphins. Raiola can expect a nice fine from the NFL and maybe the […]

(Updated with third trivia question.) The Black Eyed Peas will be the halftime performers at this season's Super Bowl in Dallas, Feb. 6, 2011. The group has just released its latest album, "The Beginning." “The Time (Dirty Bit),” the first single from the album, went straight to No. 1 on iTunes in 11 countries, including […]

A lesbian teen softball player is suing her East Texas high school coach for allegedly outing her. From Gawker: After outing S.W. to her mother, Newell and Fletcher [the softball coaches] kicked her off the softball team. This all happened in March; Wyatt tried repeatedly to file complaints to the school board about Newell and […]

For some reason beyond my understanding, Ryan Leaf has been given a three-book deal to write about his time at Washington State, his time in the NFL, and his battle with addiction. The Washington State book is projected to hit shelves in October 2011, and since we're talking about the super stable Ryan Leaf, I'm […]

Chargers out of playoff race with another lousy performance; Carson Palmer better off without Chad Ochocino and Terrell Owens; Peyton Manning, speed demon; Chiefs go from worst to first; playoffs in focus and hot player of the week. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Week 16 in the NFL: There are many candidates for most […]

GQ finishes 2010 with an in depth look at Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke, his gay son Brendan who died earlier this year, and his straight son Patrick who has become a strong advocate for Brendan’s legacy. The writer, Mary Rogan, also does a great job of painting the potential for homophobia lurking in […]

Just when you thought the NFL season had gotten as strange as it possibly could, a foot-fetish video allegedly featuring Rex Ryan and his wife, Michelle Ryan, hits the Internet…and Deadspin! It certainly sounds like Ryan, and it certainly looks like his wife, but Ryan isn’t trying to keep it a personal matter, as he […]

Gay Games VIII in Cologne was my favorite event of the year to cover. Cologne was a fantastic host city, the people and athletes were all friendly and the competition was great. Cyd and I had the pleasure of covering the event (check out our Gay Games blog), not only with words but with photos […]