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O Canada, your teams all now play golf…sorry. Had a bit of a jingoistic feeling to work through. You see, some people had the impression that the Flyers-Canadiens series was being played by the Montreal rule book instead of the one used by the rest of the NHL. As much as I tend to disregard […]

Max Scherzer, the top right handed pitching prospect for the Arizona Diamondbacks will make his Major League Debut Monday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. He has an upper 90’s fastball and likes to strike people out. Not to mention that he has one blue eye and one brown. It’s really kind of hot. If he […]

How did Florida’s stud quarterback Tim Tebow spend his spring break? Tebow, the Florida quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner, spent spring break in the Philippines and — according to Dave Curtis of the Orlando Sentinel — helped circumcise impoverished children. Tebow, who has no surgical training, was visiting an orphanage his father’s ministry runs in […]

Outsports is teaming up with Logo’s NewNowNext to create an award honoring out collegiate coaches as part of NNN’s first-ever awards. Voting will commence shortly. We’ll announce the nominees shortly; but in the meantime, we present Cazwell and Amanda Lepore: Outsports is teaming up with Logo’s NewNowNext to create an award honoring out collegiate coaches […]

Ultimate Fighter Mac Danzig has no problem beating up his fellow man in the ring, but draws the line when it comes to animals. Danzig, who stands 5-9 and weighs 155 pounds, keeps in fabulous shape even though he is on a strict vegetarian diet. Danzig spoke to PETA about his commitment to animal rights. […]

I know I was a bit negative recently when I talked about Scranton, Pennsylvania in this post about the minor league hockey player who was arrested for streaking. So I thought I'd share some good news about the town. After the 2006 season the Phillies decided to move their triple-A affiliate, then known as the […]

Women's tackle football is growing and is being led by many lesbians By Ross FormanThe Independent Women’s Football League (IWFL) was founded in 2000 by a group of women and now has more than 1,600 women playing for 40 teams across North America – from Southern California to Montreal, from Washington to Florida.The IWFL is […]

If you attended last night’s San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars NHL playoff game, you saw a game that did not end until 1:25 a.m. local time; on the East Coast, people watching Versus at that hour saw the game end at 2:25 a.m. What everyone saw was Dallas winning a 2-1 thriller that took […]

Chris Morgan, defending Gay Games powerlifting gold medalist, has qualified for both this year’s European and World drug-free championship Finals. We have featured Morgan’s exploits as an openly gay powerlifter for several years. He was lifting in the British Championships, held in Tamworth, England, on April 20, with a total weight lifted of 1,226.5 pounds […]

I share Cyd’s feelings 110 percent. The emerging problem with race horses has been out there in plain sight since Ruffian’s heartbreaking death in 1975. Within the sport, some voices are demanding change… but so far not enough of them. But banning horse racing wouldn’t be the best answer. The problem is not owners and […]

At Churchill Downs yesterday, Derby fever was already starting to peak as the Oaks was run before a capacity crowd of 100,000, in pouring rain. As the ladies gave sneak previews of their fabulous hats under umbrellas, ten fillies took on the sloppy track, with Proud Spell romping home in front. The media are working […]

“Triumph and tragedy” was how the commentators described this Derby day. Big Brown showed us, all right. With all the speed in the field, and his far-outside starting position, a bad start would have upped the ante for him. As it was, he had a perfect trip and won going away. After the gallop-out, he […]

Life is good for the only openly gay professional basketball player. After 10 years in Houston Sheryl Swoopes has signed with the Seattle Storm, recovered from back surgery that kept her from playing last season, and is among 29 players being considered for the USA’s 12-women Olympic roster. In an article with TheNewsTribune.com Swoopes talks […]

It’s time to play fashion critic: Which Olympic gear do you find more fashionable (however you define it) and would be most likely to wear – the U.S. collection, designed by Ralph Lauren or the Canadian, designed by team Team Hbc (photos after the jump)? It’s time to play fashion critic: Which Olympic gear do […]

Author Randy Boyd began writing for Outsports the year we were born with his Ballin’ column (including one that tabbed Tim Hardaway and John Amaechi as most likely to be gay). All these sweat-filled years later, the 46-year-old jock and former USC and UCLA cheerleader is still contributing to the subject of homosexuals in sports. […]

The Detroit Pistons finished off their NBA first-round playoff series with a 100-77 rout of the Philadelphia 76ers tonight. The Pistons won the series in 6 games, but it was really two series in one. Most observers expected the Pistons to win in no more than 5 games. However, the Sixers shocked everyone by not […]

Ever think you can’t play basketball because you’re too short? Or avoid a pick-up game of football because you’re not strong enough? Then you need to read the story of softball catcher Gina Gilday, who plays for Elms College in Chicopee, Mass. She’s playing a collegiate sport, and she has no legs. Having watched her […]

The feel-good story of the month: Women’s senior college softball player with .153 career average hits first career home run. Tears a knee ligament running to first. Two opponents carry her around the base paths to make sure she touches them all and gets credit for the home run. Tears ensue.–Jim Buzinski The feel-good story […]

From the Dept. of Parental Overreaction: Kristoff Wennersten figured his prom proposal had to be one-of-a-kind if it would have any chance of being accepted. But the Huron High School [Michigan] senior never imagined it would result in a suspension for himself and 12 of his varsity lacrosse teammates, whom he recruited to help spell […]

New York Rangers forward Sean Avery has gotten some attention from this blog. Jim determined that Avery is gayer than he is, and Cyd wrote about his upcoming summer internship at Vogue. I, on the other hand, called him a jerk after his latest on-ice antics. Unfortunately, this Avery update isn't a very happy one. […]