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I have had a strong dislike for former WWE wrestler and now Ultimate Fighting Championship star Brock Lesnar after he told ESPN the Magazine in 2004, “I don’t like gays. Write that down in your little notebook. I don’t like gays.” So it was no surprise to see what a total jackoff he was during […]

In this “light” period for sports in the middle of summer, Jim and I were trying to figure out what to talk about on our latest podcast. When I realized we’d lost a combined 57 pounds in the last 18 months and it was largely just due to our diet, I figured we’d share some […]

I never associated Aussie swimmer Iam Thorpe with fighting, but the multi-gold medalist and erstwhile fashion designer is considering entering a Fight Club event Down Under for charity, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. If Thorpe signs on to fight he will be put through 10 weeks of “torture sessions” including sandhill runs, boxing and sparring […]

Sports columnist Dave Zirin (right) is the latest to tackle the “why aren’t there any openly gay pro athletes” question in a new column that appeared a couple weeks ago in the San Francisco Chronicle. No new ground broken, though I did like how he plainly put the issue in a few quick sentences: They […]

This weekend’s hot jock is a rising star in the sport of decathlon. Michael Schrader of Germany just turned 22 and is fresh off his big win at the Hypo meet in Austria in late May. Schrader stands 6 feet, weighs 180 pounds and enjoys cars, motorcycles and soccer. And we enjoy looking at him […]

Roger Federer becomes the first man to win 15 Grand Slam titles. Virtually every commentator talking about it dubs him “the greatest men’s tennis player of all time.” The match that puts him over the top ends with a 16-14 tiebreak in the fifth set of Wimbledon, the sport’s crowning glory. And days later, Sports […]

The Hollywood Reporter says that West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin is going to take a shot at a draft of a script for Moneyball, the Columbia Pictures film that, if it ever gets made, would star Brad Pitt as Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane. The film was previously put in "turnaround" status by the […]

MediaTakeOut is best-known for posting blind items about celebrities with virtually no evidence whatsoever. So when I saw that they posted pictures from the gay profile of an NFL player, I was dubious: And when I saw they blocked out the face of the alleged player and there was absolutely no identifying features of his […]

French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt, ranked 119th in the world, was found dead by his girlfriend in Paris. Montcourt had been suspended for betting on other tennis matches and fined $12k; that suspension took effect on Monday. He had bet a whopping $192 on 36 tennis events. Reports are that he died of natural causes, […]

Trackpic has sent us 27 images of decathletes from recent events in Austria and Poland. These guys are amazing athletes and have amazing bodies, and they are not shy about showing the result of all that hard work. Below, two of my favorites: Trackpic has sent us 27 images of decathletes from recent events in […]

“Hi, I’m Bruno.” This Friday, the gayest movie of the year is released; I saw it tonight and just loved it. It’s a relatively short movie, but in those 85 minutes I laughed as hard as I’d ever laughed. Many of it was uncomfortable laughter, but when he talks about the lips of his Christian […]

Courtesy of Xtra in Canada, a short video on the Toronto Triggerfish as they prepare for this month's Outgames in Copenhagen: Courtesy of Xtra in Canada, a short video on the Toronto Triggerfish as they prepare for this month's Outgames in Copenhagen:

I love the t-shirt Serena Williams was wearing Saturday after she locked up her third Wimbledon title. Do you love it? Hate it? Funny? Crass? I love the t-shirt Serena Williams was wearing Saturday after she locked up her third Wimbledon title. Do you love it? Hate it? Funny? Crass?

Roger Federer and Andy Roddick treated tennis fans to a spectacular match on Sunday that couldn’t have been a more fitting cap to Federer’s run to a record-setting 15th Grand Slam title. Last year’s match between Federer and Rafael Nadal is regarded by some as the greatest Wimbledon match of all time: Yesterday’s match may […]

With all the deaths in the last couple weeks, the fatal shooting of Steve McNair was like another body blow for fans. It left me wondering, when is this going to stop? One aspect of the media coverage has been of interest to me in particular. Over and over, I hear nonchalant mentions of McNair’s […]

The war on homosexuality in Africa is heating up, and the nation of Uganda is taking it to the soccer pitch. The Ugandan FA is forcing every soccer coach in the country to sign a document that “denounces any support or involvement in sodomy related acts.” This follows an episode in which a player accused […]

Serena Williams was crowned Wimbledon ladies’ champion for the third time after defeating sister and 2-time defending champion Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2. She now owns 11 major titles and currently holds 3 out of the 4 majors including the U.S. Open, Aussie Open, and now Wimbledon. The match was short on long rallies as both […]

Andy Roddick still has some surprises left – just ask Andy Murray. The former top baller pulled the biggest upset of the tourney taking out the third seed and second fave for the title 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (9), 7-6 (5) avenging his third round defeat to the Brit in 2006. And even though Muzz cracked […]

He may have been ousted by Roger Federer in straight sets in the semifinals, but Tommy Haas was still one of the hottest things at Wimbledon. Photographer Brent snapped some shots of him as he warmed up (shirtless, of course) at a tournament in Los Angeles during his “ponytail” phase. More pics after the jump. […]

For U.S. Independence Day, we're going with an athlete who has literally wrapped himself with the flag: Sprinter Walter Dix. At the Beijing Olympics, Dix was the standout American sprinter taking bronze in the 100m and 200m and then doing laps with Old Glory. The former Florida State sprinter has eight individual NCAA sprinting titles. […]