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Johnson with his parents in 2000, and with his mom and safe schools advocate Jeff Perrotti in 2009. It was 10 years ago that high school football player Corey Johnson came out to his team in Massachusetts, and Corey marked that anniversary recently with an appearance at the GLSEN Boston conference. Bay Windows caught up […]

I’ve been waiting years to read this column: Kobe Bryant is a dirty player. Think the Dodgers will be fine without Manny Ramirez? They blew a 6-0 lead and suffered their first home loss of the season in their first game without him. David Beckham wants to return to AC Milan after another year in […]

Manny being Manny…or Octomom…or Bob Dole… Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez was hit with a 50-game suspension by Major League Baseball because of a positive test for a banned substance. A statement by Ramirez, released through the players' union, says in part: "Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave […]

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Just add face paint and a big red nose… Last year, one or two of you may recall, I watched and reviewed for this blog a broadcast of every major league baseball team as well as ESPN, TBS and Fox. Generally, I was (and continue to be) disdainful of the "new-school" announcers who are too […]

I was ready to write about how these Davidson students were setting white rappers back even past Vanilla Ice, and then a minute into the video Stephen Curry appeared and executed the worst 12 seconds in rap history. It's so bad, you gotta see it. I was ready to write about how these Davidson students […]

Organizers raise $90,000 selling concessions at Brewers games Enterprising Milwaukee softball players raised $90,000 for the 2009 Gay Softball World Series by manning concession stands at Miller Park during Milwaukee Brewers games. Softball players from around North America will descend on Milwaukee this summer. "Saturday Softball Beer League (SSBL) is the name of our local […]

Colts offensive line coach Howard Mudd (right) is retiring due to a change in pension plans. Mudd has been a long-time friend of Dave Kopay and Jim got to meet him at the Colts’ lone playoff game in January. Tony Dungy fights against gay rights but helps a dog murderer. Eighth-seeded Ducks take 2-1 lead […]

While we stick almost exclusively to sports on this site, we have stepped away from that from time to time to cover gay-marriage news. The latest is great news out of Maine, as the State Senate today passed the House's bill to legalize gay marriage, and Governor Baldacci has signed it. His statement about signing […]

Jim and I are huge fans of the Phil Hendrie Show, which is a syndicated radio show. He has done some classic interviews over the years, and they are being replayed via podcast (available through iTunes) every week day. The latest was a classic from 2002 that featured Bobby and Steve Dooley (regulars on the […]

Here we go again — Brett Favre, the biggest drama queen in sports, is now going to talk to the Minnesota Vikings about their quarterbacking job this season. This comes a few months after he “retired” again, this time from the New York Jets. And it comes a year after he “retired” in a tearful […]

Last year’s NBA Finalists both lose homecourt advantage Monday night. Magic top Celtics, Rockets top Kobe Lakers. So much for the SI jinx: Kansas City Royal Zach Greinke (he was on the cover) improves to 6-0 with another shutout. Could his season be legendary? Indiana to allow girls to try out for boys’ baseball. I […]

Serena Williams told the media that, despite being passed by Russia’s Dinara Safina, she’s still the best player in the world. “We all know who the real No. 1 is,” Serena Williams said at a press conference. “Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.” I’m a big fan of the Williams sisters because I […]

Justin Timberlake was on ESPN’s SportsCenter recently, and the two co-hosts asked him 10 sports-related questions. Question No. 9 was whom he had a “man crush” on. His answer: reigning NBA MVP LeBron James. "Man crush" is, as Urban Dictionary says, "When a straight man has a "crush" on another man, not sexual but kind […]

Some of the fun in winning a championship is the celebration and bragging rights that come with the trophy. But for the Hotscots (photo), there’s little of that to be had. Scotland’s only gay football team won the Gay National League Cup over the weekend, but because everyone on their roster is not out, the […]

Hector Reynoso coughing on opponent. A Mexican soccer player is being suspended after spitting, coughing and blowing his nose in the direction of an opponent from a Chilean team, then saying he had Swine Flu. The incident occurred during a 1-1 tie between Chivas Guadalajara of Mexico and Everton de Chile last week in Chile […]

Two New Orleans Saints have been arrested for allegedly exposing themselves to two women early Sunday morning. Unfortunately for them, wide receiver Biren Ealy (left) and tight end Kolomona Kapanui will now be more known for (allegedly) dropping their pants than for anything they’ve done on the field: Between the two of them, they have […]

LeBron James to be named NBA’s MVP. Hawks move past Heat. Brett Favre headed to the Minnesota Vikings? Here we go again. Dallas Cowboys scout left paralyzed after collapse of practice facility. Sean O’Hair (right) wins at Quail Hollow; Tiger Woods finishes fourth. Tampa Bay Rays reliever comes out as Trekkie; Has killer Vulcan grip. […]

Via Deadspin we learn of Austrian hockey player Oliver Setzinger, who was caught on tape during a loss to Denmark arguing with a fan. Video below. Setzinger took a trip to the penalty box in the third period against the Danes and television audio picked up his "thanks for coming" chat with a fan from […]

Denise Richards "singing" Take Me Out To The Ballgame in the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field on Friday: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S77mIxm75PA] If the Cubs are going to keep this "tradition" going (it's not really a tradition now; that died with Harry Caray) they have got to screen these people first. At least Ozzy Osburne's rendition (after the […]