Sports

It was a wonderful week for the 9,500 participants and (my guess) 10,000 other attendees who made the trek to Cologne, Germany, for the Gay Games. The people were welcoming, the gays were friendly, the sports were well-organized, and the parties were fun. Jim and I reflect on the Gay Games and think ahead to […]

I know the hardcore tennis buffs will know all about him, but I was surprised to find a list of “gays you should know” that featured an athlete and sportsman I couldn’t remember reading about before. Ted Tinling was a mediocre-at-best tennis player who became one of the world’s most renown designers of women’s tennis […]

Outsports is a big fan of the photo site Trackpic, which specializes in shooting track and field events in Europe, with an emphasis on the decathlon. Decathletes are amazing athletes, who need the ability to run fast and for distance, in addition to strength for events such as the pole vault and discus. Trackpic has […]

It seems that cooler heads have prevailed as the Federation of Gay Games has voted, 48-4, to permanently ban across-the-board random drug testing at the Games. From Roger Brigham of the Bay Area Reporter: The immediate effect of the motion is to restore the policies used in 2006 in Chicago, in which three sports (bodybuilding, […]

Openly gay umpire Billy Van Raaphorst, the subject of a homophobic rant by a manager, was back on the diamond last weekend for the first time since the incident and the news was that there was no news on the field. Off of it, Van Raaphorst has been deluged with positive reaction. “It was good […]

Zzzzzzz. That’s pretty much been the response to Brett Favre’s announcement today that he is coming back for a 20th season in the NFL. Sports Illustrated has obviously decided not to play into his bullshit, going with baseball and a feature on athletes and domestic violence as their two main stories instead of the once-again […]

An out lesbian is making noise in the boxing ring with a big personality and some hard hits. Boxing “bad girl” Melissa “Huracan” Hernandez of the Bronx returned to New Mexico on Aug. 14 to claim the interim WIBA Lightweight title in an eight-round battle with Albuquerque’s Victoria Cisneros. The fight was the featured match […]

Ski Bums, the world’s premiere gay ski/snowboard club, has announced it’s schedule for the upcoming season, and it’s pretty exciting. They’re visiting five states and three foreign countries this year, kicking off this December at Steamboat Springs (one of the least-gay places you’ll ever ski, but a fantastic ski resort) and ending next May in […]

Former NFL coach Tony Dungy is now aiming his hardcore religious conservatism at New York Jets coach Rex Ryan. The latter’s language on HBO’s Hard Knocks has been profanity-filled and Dungy doesn’t like it one bit, telling Dan Patrick he hopes NFL commissioner Roger Goodell gets involved! Dungy also said he wouldn't hire someone "like […]

Tebow and mom in Super Bowl ad The Tim Tebow Effect continues in Denver, as the anti-gay group Focus on the Family has bought TV ad time on more than a dozen Denver Broncos games this season. Tebow, drafted by the Broncos, was in a Super Bowl ad this year bought by the political advocacy […]

To be up front, I am not a golf fan, but am aware of the sport and what the big stories are. So to see Tiger Woods finish 28th in the PGA is shocking as it shows how far he has fallen as a major threat in the sport. The big question is whether this […]

SIRIUS XM Radio will broadcast live from the Gay Softball World Series final, and Outsports is a part of the historic broadcast. The satellite radio’s OutQ channel‘s popular Derek and Romaine (right) will broadcast a special Saturday edition live from 2pm-5pmET on Aug. 21 from Columbus, Ohio. I will provide in-game updates and color commentary […]

Homophobia is suddenly a hot topic with the sports media this summer. Here’s a rundown of some of the latest: Vancouver Sun: Acceptance of homosexuality still has a long way to go in pro sports. Bleacher Report: 'Don't ask, don't tell': The plight of gay athletes in sports. Miami Herald: Sadly, gay athletes still afraid […]

Team Paris announced last week at a party in Cologne, Germany, to celebrate the Gay Games that they would be bidding for the 2018 Games; Now London has announced they will bid for Gay Games X as well. For Paris, it is in part the lure of potentially hosting the first combined Gay Games since […]

For those of you who didn't make it to the Gay Games VIII men's A division gold medal basketball game between the San Francisco Rockdogs and the Long Beach Rebels, we have this highlight video. For those of you who didn't make it to the Gay Games VIII men's A division gold medal basketball game […]

The London Olympic Committee isn’t shying away from working with John Amaechi to promote the Olympics in 2012. His latest appearance was at the new basketball arena for the Olympics, where Amaechi showed of his shot and showed he can still dunk. He said he was hurting later that day, but he loved it. Tewksbury […]

The 2010 Gay Games in Cologne received virtually no mainstream media coverage, but Ed O’Keefe of the Washington Post’s “Federal Eye” column has a nice item on the participation by Kei Koizumi, who handles budgetary and policy issues in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Koizumi, 41, won a gold medal in […]

I missed this while away in Cologne at the Gay Games, but Canada announced that Olympic swimmer and openly gay athlete Mark Tewksbury has been named the country’s chef de mission for the London 2012 Summer Olympics. This means he will be the head representative and official spokesman for the Canadian Summer Olympics team. Tewksbury, […]

Another reason rugger Ben Cohen remains one of the most popular sports icons among gay men: He is openly supporting an August 30 Sports Day hosted by Gay Men Fight AIDS, a London-based gay men’s health charity. I am happy to support this year’s GMFA/RVT Gay Sports Day. Sport is an important part of my […]

The Federation of Gay Games has announced a new initiative called OASIS: Out Olympic Athlete Solidarity Inspiration & Support. The program is designed to offer financial support for openly gay Olympic athletes. FGG officer of marketing Doug Litwin, one of the driving forces behind the program, said he hopes they can raise enough money and […]