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Cowboys and Broncos flop, so who is the best team. Also, Terrell Owens, drama queen. E-mail Cyd Brett Favre is again the greatest quarterback ever to play the game, throwing for six touchdowns against the Arizona Cardinals who were missing arguably their best defensive player, safety Adrian Wilson. Let’s put the loss of Wilson this […]

Once upon a time, I played in the local gay softball league (over 20 years ago), but dropped out after two years for reasons I won't go into now. This year, in part because I lost some weight, I decided to play again. When I was assigned to my team, they asked me what number […]

This week Cyd talks about the rise of the crappy teams in the NFL, and he takes some pot-shots at Brett Favre. He also waxes poetic about the Americans in the Ryder Cup. He rips Yankee co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner for whining about his team being out of the playoffs. Plus, holding to a long-standing Outsports […]

Spoiler alert: This post has nothing to do with college football. It has everything to do with the over-compensating head women’s basketball coach at Southern Methodist University. The phrase “thou doth protest too much” came to mind when I read about Rhonda Rampola and allegations by former player Jennifer Colli, a lesbian, who says the […]

Jay Glazer of FoxSports has reported that Matt Millen has finally lost the negatives of William Ford, Sr. at that donkey show in Tijuana. He’s is out as GM of the Detroit Lions and Detroit fans worldwide are breathing a sign of relief. Matt Millen’s tenure has been a textbook on how not to run […]

A fantastic one-handed catch by Morgan State wide receiver Edwin Baptiste last Saturday. Hat tip to Michael David Smith at College Football Talk. Video of the catch after the jump. A fantastic one-handed catch by Morgan State wide receiver Edwin Baptiste last Saturday. Hat tip to Michael David Smith at College Football Talk. Video of […]

Mt. Olive Pickle Company and Vlasic take note: Michael Phelps won’t be endorsing you anytime soon. The record-setting Olympian hates pickles. He also must have a cellphone, his worst habit is sleeping through the alarm and Michael Jordan is his biggest influence. Mt. Olive Pickle Company and Vlasic take note: Michael Phelps won’t be endorsing […]

A year after being dumped as manager of the New York Yankees, manager Joe Torre has the Los Angeles Dodgers on the verge of winning the National League West while his old team will miss the playoffs for the first time in 13 years. Torre no longer has to deal with an erratic owner or […]

USC’s road to college football’s national championship hit a major speed bump after the Trojans were upset, 27-21, by Oregon State at Corvallis, Ore. It was the second consecutive time Oregon State beat USC at home and continued a bad tradition for the Trojans. USC’s road to college football’s national championship hit a major speed […]

There are three baseball playoff spots still up for grabs, and three excellent games tonight only made things more interesting going into the final weekend of the season. In the AL Central, the Minnesota Twins finished off a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox at the Metrodome in thrilling fashion. The Twins clawed their […]

Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show, and I'm putting them on our blog. It's the lament of those of us who decide to mess around with NFL spreads: Many of them come down to one play. Last week, the Bears were up 10 late and, giving 3 […]

You just gotta love those ad execs at Dolce & Gabbana. They’ve enlisted five rugby players from the Italian National Team for a new D&G underwear ad campaign that was shot in Paris. They will be pitching several D&G styles, including Skin Sensation, 24 Fit, Sport Camp, Olympia, Fresh and Highlight. There’s a link to […]

TMZ reports on their website (and their highly entertaining, snarky TV show) that former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Warren Sapp is acting out behind the scenes of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars." Sapp, who retired after the 2007 season, is a contestant on the current season of the show. TMZ says that Sapp is […]

Dylan "NDR" Edwards is a writer, artist, and cartoonist living in Austin, Texas. His cartoons have been featured in Sojourner: The Women's Forum, The Antioch Record, FTM International, Transhealth and various other publications. His illustrations have graced the Boston Phoenix, as well as items ranging from T-shirts to greeting cards to web sites, and his […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive lineman Jeremy Trueblood said a fight broke out in overtime of Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears after a Bears player grabbed his genitals. 'One thing I don't stand for is someone grabbing you in your genitals,'' Trueblood told the Chicago Sun Times. (Yeah, that's also the one thing I won't […]

It seems most seasons of Survivor feature at least one gay person, and this season, taped in Gabon, is no different. Charlie Herschel is a lawyer in New York City, a marathoner and a runner, and quite popular in these parts. He’s a fun-loving free spirit who seems to charm everyone he meets. I met […]

New York-based lawyer is latest openly gay contestant on CBS’ long-running reality series ‘Survivor’, taped in Gabon By Ross Forman {jumi [story2.html]} Herschel (2nd from left) and other cast of Survivor:Gabon Charlie Herschel is counting the days until Nov. 2 when he takes to the streets for the annual New York City Marathon, one of […]

The San Diego Chargers became the third team with serious playoff aspirations to avoid starting 0-3 after their 48-29 thrashing of the New York Jets on Monday night football. San Diego (1-2) recovered quite nicely a week after having a win at Denver taken away from them on a blown call. The Jets meanwhile look […]

“I just know [Matt Cassel]’s not Tom Brady. So if it’s not Tom Brady, it shouldn’t be that hard.” – Joey Porter Now, I along with every other Dolphins fan wanted to smack Joey Porter's lips clean off his face when he said this. It's one thing to get an opponent mad, it's another thing […]

Matthew Mitcham‘s bum may soon be adorned with assusieBum. Fresh off of signing a management deal with Grand Slam International, speculation is swirling that the gay Aussie diver might ink a deal to become the new face and bum of aussieBum. Matthew Mitcham‘s bum may soon be adorned with assusieBum. Fresh off of signing a […]