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With two outs in the seventh inning, the Tampa Bay Rays led the Boston Red Sox, 7-0. Up 3-1 in their American League Championship Series, the Rays looked like they were going to coast into the franchise’s first World Series. Then, they collapsed, losing 8-7 in the ninth inning and sending the series back to […]

Forbes magazine recently did a study to look at what pro teams may be on the move in the coming years. While the writer says that recent economic problems in the country make it less likely that a team will move in the next year, run-down stadiums and smaller markets could drive teams in each […]

Cyd reminisces about his team’s victory in the Gay Bowl in Salt Lake City. Also, upsets in the NFL and college football and QBs on the cover of ESPN the Magazine. Cyd reminisces about his team’s victory in the Gay Bowl in Salt Lake City. Also, upsets in the NFL and college football and QBs […]

New York Warriors take third straight championship; Chicago Bears win consolation title By Cyd Zeigler jr. {jumi [story2.html]} The New York Warriors became the first team to win three consecutive Gay Superbowls, beating the Salt Lake City X-Communicated in the finals, 28-20. In the consolation round, it was the Chicago Bears also beating a host […]

Andy Roddick can sell sexy. But strip off his shirt and things get hotter. Promise a “full Monty” and, well, that can drive a crowd wild. Roddick was in Atlanta on Sunday for the 16th annual Advanta WTT Smash Hits, an event hosted by Elton John to raise funds for the Elton John AIDS Foundation […]

StubHub, the offical scalper of Major League Baseball, reported that prices plummeted for Game 5 of the Phillies-Dodgers NL Championship Series at Dodger Stadium, thanks to the Dodgers' falling behind 3-1 in the series. As of a few hours before game time the average price of a ticket had fallen to $89 with some tickets […]

This is a first: KSL, a local Salt Lake City TV station aired a report on this past weekend's Gay Bowl (won by Cyd's New York Warriors; my L.A. team finished third). The report says all the players are gay, which is not true, but it was nice to see some coverage in the mainstream […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are making a mockery of the American League Championship Series, taking a 3-1 lead after blowing out the Boston Red Sox in Game 4, 13-4. In winning three straight games, the Rays have scored an astonishing 31 runs against Boston pitching that was said to be playoff tested. The Sox came […]

We horse lovers who have worried about Big Brown continuing to race on that problematical hoof can now breathe easy. The other day, the colt was pulled from preparation for the Breeders Cup Classic and officially retired to stud. The reason: a flukey new injury during a work, when a hind hoof clipped the back […]

With Jon Kitna out with a back injury, Detroit Lions backup quarterback Dan Orlovsky made the first start of his NFL career yesterday against the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome. In the first quarter the Lions recovered an Adrian Peterson fumble at the Detroit 1-yard line. Orlovsky threw two incomplete passes, and then…well, see for […]

He was only acquired by the Philadelphia Phillies on Aug. 30th, just in time to be eligible for the postseason. So, asked a question in the press conference about feeling like part of the team after his 8th-inning two-run, pinch-hit homer — a total BOMB deep into the right field bleachers — gave the Phillies […]

Mario Gomez, right, is one of 11 German soccer players featured in an online poll by the German magazine Stern. For each player, you can vote from 1 (not bad) to 10 (very good) and the magazine has shirtless shots of all 11. Another way media elsewhere is less skittish than those in the U.S. […]

The other day, Sarah's Palin's handlers thought her "hockey mom" image would get her an easy goal at at the Philly Flyers game, where she'd been invited to drop the puck. But the sports spin really backspun on the vice presidential candidate. The minute her name was announced, the crowd erupted into loud boos and […]

I'm pressed for time (headed to a softball tournament in Washington, DC this weekend) so here is a quick summary of some things I was planning to write about… Drought update: The Phillies' 3-2 win over the LA Dodgers gives them a 1-0 lead in the National League Championship Series. This is the 18th time […]

Cleveland Brown receiver Kellen Winslow has spent a couple nights in jail this week for "undisclosed" reasons. Well, I stumbled across the alleged reason on Rotoworld: And it's apparently "swollen testicles": A league source tells Profootballtalk.com that Kellen Winslow's "unspecified illness" is swollen testicles.Yikes. No one has ever accused Winslow of lacking big cajones, and […]

Our reader friend in Australia, Lawrie Fabian, has this report on Matthew Mitcham. Outsports readers will remember Lawrie as founding President and Coach of Melbourne's Glamourhead Sharks Aquatic Club, the first gay and lesbian swim team in Victoria. He has coached swimmers and triathletes to personal bests at World Masters Games and Gay Games. We […]

For those wanting to spend $500 for the latest in swimsuit technology … or look at a lean, lanky swimmer contorting himself into the one piece. There is a funny note: "Briefs are worn for demonstration purposes only" (translation: We can't show this guy nekkid): For those wanting to spend $500 for the latest in […]

Forgive us if there are fewer entries on the blog over the next few days, but both Jim and I are headed to Salt Lake City for Gay Superbowl 8. We both play in the event; My team is the New York Warriors, and Jim’s team is the Los Angeles Motion. Several Outsporters will be […]

Matthew Mitcham, the gay Australian diver who made Olympic history, says he was surprised to be the only out male among the more than 10,000 Olympic athletes during the Beijing Games. He spoke out this week in his first press conference since leaving Beijing about his status, his vacation and the future. Matthew Mitcham, the […]

With the start of the NHL season, our new NHL columnist offers his predictions and highlights a rising Washington Capital By Dax Bauser There have been many great ambassadors for the sport of hockey, most notably Wayne Gretzky. “The Great One” did more for the recognition of the sport than any single athlete has done […]