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A lot of people picked the Texas Rangers to win the World Series over the San Francisco Giants based on Cliff Lee starting and winning two games. So much for that theory. Lee lasted only five innings and gave up five runs as the Giants blasted the Rangers, 11-7, in Game 1 of the World […]

Fran Crippen Fran Crippen was a 26-year-old competitive swimmer who died off the coast of the United Arab Emirates this weekend during a 10-kilometer open water swim. The exact cause of his death is still unknown, but Crippen apparently said he was not feeling well prior to the race, which was held in very hot […]

The French Ministry of Sport has presented its Charter Against Homophobia in Sport, and the French Rugby League Federation has become the first national sports federation to sign the charter. Gareth Thomas was on hand at the signing ceremony. The charter includes six commitments, including: Repudiate and take appropriate sanctions against any homophobic attitude, whether […]

Red Card Homophobia is a new organization aimed to bring attention to the fight against homophobia in soccer. The group doesn’t focus on a particular country or league, but rather is focusing on the worldwide soccer culture as a whole. They have a regularly updated blog and have created a number of fliers in 15 […]

Gotta love sports groups getting creative to raise money. In Nashville, Tenn., the Grizzlies Rugby Football Club held its Red Dress Rampage and raised over $4,000 for the group. The event features teammates and supporters wearing red dresses as they run from bar to bar, supported by many local businesses. Check out Total Sports' video […]

Dave Pallone has penned a short piece for the gay professionals site dot429 comparing DADT to the state of gays in sports. It’s a comparison we’ve seen made before, but few people know it better than Pallone. Ever since Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball there have been players who are gay. That is […]

A new group supporting gay athletes has popped up at Eastern Michigan University this semester. The group, called Student Alliance for Gay Athletes, was founded by Maggie Manville, the former starting goalkeeper of the women’s soccer team. The group has 75 Facebook members and includes gay athletes and straight allies. Via the school’s student newspaper, […]

Just in time for the World Series, Kenneth in the 212 has unearthed a fun video from San Francisco Giants reliever Brian Wilson. It seems Wilson has a friend he affectionately calls “The Machine,” and he introduced him to the world in a video a couple weeks ago. Meet “The Machine” 43 seconds into the […]

Terrible referee decision kills the Dolphins; total incompetence in San Diego; “He grabbed my crotch;” hot player of the week; Favre loses in Lambeau; and Jay Cutler’s favorite target. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Week 7 of the NFL: “Screw job:” That’s how Miami coach Tony Sprano described the horrible officiating at the end […]

Every Sunday during the NFL season, our Jock Talk Blog sees a bump in traffic. People watch the games, then scurry to their computers to type in various search terms. In the case of many Web surfers, it’s the nude stuff then want. "Brett Favre naked." "Chris Cooley penis." 'Santonio Holmes naked" (photo right) were […]

Hot NFL player of the week It was a wild Week 7 in the NFL. The biggest upset came in New Orleans, where the Browns clobbered the Saints. Afterward, Browns' players said the Saints played dirty, with one saying a Saint player "grabbed my crotch." Elsewhere, our hot player of the week is a stud […]

You would have made a lot of money had you bet before the season that the World Series would pit the Texas Rangers against the San Francisco Giants. But that’s the reality after both teams won their league championship series in six games. On Friday, the Rangers beat the Yankees, 6-1, and on Saturday the […]

This week on our Outsports podcast we talk about the reaction to anti-gay chants at high school and professional sporting events. Plus, we discuss whether Drew Brees’ anti-bullying PSA on Ellen will have any impact: Jim and I disagree on the potential results…but that’s not why I have a total brain fade halfway through the […]

The German men’s gymnastics team finished third in the team competition at the world championships in the Netherlands. In looking at their roster, I came across the website for Matthias Fahrig. Fahrig has a terrific gallery that includes he and his teammates in all manner of poses. The gallery is all black and white and […]

How upset are some Pittsburgh Steelers fans about the new NFL rule regarding illegal hits? At least some of them are calling NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and the entire NFL 'gay' because of the new policy. You know, not allowing dangerous hits means you're weak, and if you're weak, you're gay! At least, according to […]

Students at North High School in East Lake, Ohio, face suspension after their anti-gay chant at a football game was caught on tape. The fans chanted “Powder blue faggots” at Willoughby South, whose uniform is light blue. “It is completely unacceptable and we will look at the video and see if we can identify students […]

The NFL has announced it will begin suspending players who perform illegal hits on other players, particularly those involving defenseless players and helmet-to-helmet contact. It couldn’t have come too soon. Earlier this week, Steeler James Harrison said he tries to hurt other players after he gave two Browns receivers concussions on Sunday. Other Pittsburgh players […]

The truly awful Monday Night Football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans still managed to attract more TV viewers than did Game 3 of the ALCS between the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. I know the NFL is king, but even I was surprised. New York (No. 1) and Dallas-Fort Worth (No. […]

A transgender golfer is suing two big women’s golf entities for the right to play as a woman. Lana Lawless won the 2009 Long Drivers of America title in 2009; The group then changed their rules to state that a player must have been born a biological woman to participate. The LPGA is also only […]

Former champion collegiate wrestler Hudson Taylor is a huge advocate for gay rights. Cyd and I interviewed him for our weekly podcast that is worth checking out. Taylor and his fiancee Lia Alexandra Mandaglio were also out in Los Angeles recently to appear in the NoH8 photo campaign to raise awareness of gay rights. He […]