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I’ve noticed over the last month that the No. 1 search question leading people to our blog is whether figure skater Evan Lysacek is gay. Over the last 30 days, five of the top 15 search terms leading people to Outsports have involved Lysacek: evan lysacek gay (2), is evan lysacek gay (5), evan lysacek […]

The NHL playoffs are in the conference semifinals, and along with them comes the worst hockey tradition — the playoff beard. I mean real beards, not some woman used for cover. It’s a tradition to start growing a beard at the start of the playoffs and not shave until the season is over. Normally hot-looking […]

At first I thought it was a random error, but I’ve noticed several Manhunt ads on Sports Illustrated’s Web site over the last few weeks. Michael MacDonald at Manhunt said it’s not a direct buy with Time Warner, but it’s an ad they’ve placed through Dedicated Media. Either way, I think it's cool that a […]

Editor's note: Swimmer and former Project Runway contestant Jack Mackenroth will blog regularly leading up to his participation in the Gay Games. I am obsessed with swimming and as you may know I have no problem prancing around in a speedo. I was wearing one since I was 6. (No-not all the time) However when […]

Vanity Fair leads up to the World Cup with a cover photo that is sure to sell copies. Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal have stripped down to their underwear, and I don’t hear anyone complaining (I wonder what Phil Jackson would say?) Full photo after the jump. Vanity Fair […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson has a theory as to why visiting teams fare so poorly in the NBA playoffs: They are shy about being seen in their underwear: “You have to remember these men are out there in their underwear, in their shorts. These aren’t like the old days but they are […]

Vitamin Water has a YouTube video showing New York Mets star David Wright working out with Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino from MTV’s “The Jersey Shore.” Sorrentino, as befits his character, is shirtless almost the whole commercial, but Wright never shows us whether his abs can match those of "The Situation." Vitamin Water has a YouTube […]

Now this is what sportsmanship is all about. Our contest to find the top gay-sports group concluded Tuesday night with the Muffin Tops Softball Team from Seattle barely edging out the Milwaukee Gay Volleyball Association. The former was gracious in victory, and the latter was incredibly gracious in defeat. Through the whole process, I was […]

Oneonta State lacrosse captain Andrew McIntosh, who chronicled his coming out in a story on Outsports.com earlier this year, was presented by his college with a prestigious award this week. With the president and vice-president of Oneonta State present, the school’s Office of Multicultural Affairs recognized Andrew with the Audre Lorde/Marlon Riggs Gender Equity Award […]

David Beckham and wife Victoria visited The View recently and offered his thoughts on how he keeps his model-like figure. Shocker: It involves exercise and diet. Even Becks has to watch what he eats. Video after the jump. David Beckham and wife Victoria visited The View recently and offered his thoughts on how he keeps […]

Former Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen was in Palm Springs for the NFL Draft. And according to this picture, he wasn't too upset to not be at Radio City Music Hall. Too bad he's lost the Speedos for shorts, though (after the jump). Former Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen was in Palm Springs for the […]

I learned a new word today, courtesy of Johnny Weir. When asked Wednesday by Wendy Williams about Evan Lysacek’s bitchy comment about his skating, Johnny called Evan a term that is, from what I’ve now learned, a combination of “slut” and “whore”… The "Stars on Ice" tour has never asked me to be part of […]

“For me, he was the most ungay person who ever was,” a rugby teammate says of Welsh star Gareth Thomas, who came out as gay last year. “Our coach would point to him and say, ‘There’s an example of a real man.’ I don’t make gay jokes anymore since I found out about Alf.” That […]

When I got a call in the autumn of 2008 from Out magazine editor Aaron Hicklin looking for out gay athletes to profile in their Out 100, I immediately connected him with two Ivy League runners: Jamal Brown and Cory Benton. While Jamal wrote his story for us in at the time, after 18 months, […]

It may sound funny, given the hang-loose mentality of most surfers, but I’ve been told by those in the know that the surf world is very homophobic. So it’s great to see a resource like Gaysurfers.net pop up. The site (which you must register for to access) features ways to meet other gay surfers and […]

Evan Lysacek has sharpened his claws on Johnny Weir in a new interview over at MetroMix.com. The Olympic gold medalist says that Johnny Weir simply wasn’t good enough to be chosen for “Stars on Ice”: “Stars on Ice” is really selective of who they hire and they only hire the best of the best to […]

Via Pete at WideRights comes this little Tweet exchange between the two guys who play the gay couple on Modern Family. Jesse Ferguson (right) is the real-life gay guy; Eric Stonestreet is actually straight. They went to a recent Knicks game, and they decided to post their thoughts on Twitter. Of course, Jesse had to […]

Congratulations to the 2010 Outsports Top Gay Sports Group: Muffin Tops Softball Team The Seattle-based group narrowly beat out the Milwaukee Gay Volleyball Association in incredibly close voting. Both groups do a great deal for their local communities, and both were able to rally national support from other teams in their sport; Kudos to them […]

New Denver Broncos quarterback had an instant attraction (in a football sense, I think) when he met coach Josh McDaniels at the scouting combine prior to the draft. As Tebow told the L.A. Times (via Pro Football Talk): “I was jacked leaving that room,” Tebow said. “I didn’t even want to visit another room. It […]

After I wrote yesterday about hockey blogger Mikey likely being a fraud, I received a request from Jackson to run an article he was writing. I verified his identity (including his photos) and agreed to not use his last name. As someone in the same peer group that Mikey was targeting in his blog, Jackson […]