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What do you do if you have two tickets to the NHL’s Winter Classic and don’t have anyone to go with? Well hockey guru Peter Hay Halpert has two tickets to the Jan. 1 outdoor game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park. His straight buddies can’t go because their wives […]

The economic recession has claimed a new victim. For the last few years, the Women’s Sports Foundation has funded the It Takes A Team project run by gay-sports pioneer Pat Griffin. The project has worked at various levels of sport, making inroads at the NCAA, various colleges and high schools. Unfortunately, the project will end […]

Vikings, Broncos, Packers all suffer key losses and the playoff picture is a mess; hot player of the week and dumb playing and announcing. By Jim BuzinskiOutsports.com How I saw Week 15 of the NFL: The NFL continues to show that nothing is a given and that was evident again Sunday in a day that […]

Tony Romo So much for two unbeaten teams meeting the Super Bowl. The Dallas Cowboys spoiled the New Orleans Saints' perfect season, going into the Big Easy to win, 24-17, Saturday night. The Cowboys never trailed and were the better team. The Saints had a last-gasp chance to play for the tie, but Drew Brees […]

While some people are talking about suspending Tiger Woods from golf (insane, but true), I have someone I’d like to ban from sports forever. Alina Cerda is a 15-year-old girl who broke her ankle sliding into a base during some softball drills this year. She’s now suing the City of New York and her coach […]

Imagine if Michael Phelps or Lance Armstrong came out of the closet. The Welsh version (give or take) of those sports legends has come out of the closet with the announcement from Rugby star Gareth Thomas that he is gay. One of the many fascinating angles to this story is that he came out to […]

This gallery is courtesy of the awesome track and field site, Trackpic.net, from an event this summer in Lithuania. I throw a football very well and tried to throw a javelin this year and it’s a lot harder than it looks. Javelin throwers need speed, power and technique as these images show. Gallery: This gallery […]

Australia’s big gay Web site SameSame has released their list of 2009’s most influential gay Aussie, and Matthew Mitcham is one of the highlights. The Olympic gold medalist’s story from 2008 still resonates with people: Openly gay and taking on the Chinese in the pool. Also on the list was Aaron Neich (right, in the […]

Peyton Manning threw 4 TD passes. For the first time this year, I think the Colts will go 16-0. They made it 14 straight this season after a wild, 35-31 win at Jacksonville that saw nine lead changes. It was an NFL-record seventh time this season the Colts have won despite trailing in the fourth […]

The subject of today's Twitter lesson: when to keep your mouth shut. New York Jets’ kicker Jay Feely describes himself, on his Twitter page, as “Christian, with political aspirations.” In a profile for the online Sporting News Today, the number one item on his Bucket List: “Be elected president.” None of this stopped him from […]

Our favorites from a visually appealing year Picture This has long been one of the most popular features on Outsports. We provide a link to the hottest sports images as chosen by the editors or submitted by readers. We have picked our favorites. Click on an image below for a larger view: Related2008 Best of […]

Photo for illustrative purposes. This is not Poppy. Poppy is the pseudonym of a closeted pro rugby player in South Africa and the latest example of jocks who are using blogs to share what they otherwise keep private. He calls his blog "Closet Rugby Guy. " His reasons for blogging are pretty straightforward, he told […]

On his ESPN radio show yesterday, former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin said he’d trade in his three Super Bowl rings and his Hall of Fame jacket to go 19-0 one season. I'd give them all back for perfection. Being the best for a season (Super Bowl champ) is great but being one of the greatest […]

One of the more annoying “traditions” in the NFL is the 1972 Miami Dolphins popping champagne corks as soon as the last team loses each year. This way, the Dolphins can keep their distinction of being the only team to have gone through a season unbeaten (17-0). The coach of that team, Don Shula, admits […]

The Boston gay football league sent over a video of some members dancing to Jai Ho, a la the final scene from Slumdog Millionaire. Their hope is that Ellen will take notice and put them on her show. I love that they shot part of it in the subway station with people exiting the train; […]

With all the talk about Tiger Woods’ indiscretions over the last couple weeks, several people have asked me what I think would happen if one (or all) of the people he cheated on his wife with were men. It would be such a completely different story, I’m not quite sure. It's a legit question. Our […]

I’ve long said that gay athletes and sports fans have two coming out processes. First they have to come out as gay to their friends and family, and then they have to come out as sports fans and athletes to their gay friends. The latest evidence is a column by Brent Ledger (right) who writes […]

Mark Ingram of Alabama won the Heisman Trophy over the weekend, becoming the first player from the Crimson Tide to take home the award. He won in the closest vote in history, edging out Stanford RB Toby Gerhart by 28 points. Now comes the second-guessing of not only the decision but the process itself. Against […]

A man in New Orleans bet against the Saints before their game against the Washington Redskins. He was sitting pretty until the Redskins choked. What did the man bet? His very large television. And the sun hadn't set before his friends showed up in very large trucks and with guns to collect on the bet. […]

A German soccer referee is taking action against an assistant coach for allegedly yelling a gay slur at him. Arminia Bielefeld assistant coach Frank Eulberg allegedly called Georg Schalk a “dirty homosexual” afer a recent match. Said Schalk’s lawyer in a complaint: Through Mr Eulberg's behaviour it's not only the smooth running of a sporting […]