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– The commissioners of the conferences that control the BCS shot down a proposal that would have pitted the BCS’ Nos. 3 and 4 teams, Oklahoma and Virginia Tech, against one another in the Orange Bowl. I don’t know why anyone wonders why they didn’t want it; it would have simply added to the clamour […]

Late in Saturday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders winger Chris Simon took down Pittsburgh's Jarkko Ruutu with his leg along the boards between the team benches. Ruutu fell to his knees. Simon then stomped on the back of Ruutu's leg with his skate. Today the Islanders placed Simon on paid leave, and […]

In the women’s figure-skating race yesterday, I bet Carolina Kostner to show, and that’s what she did. Her Italian home-town crowd went wild when she delivered a personal-best skate that won bronze in the ISU grand prix finals in Torino. I’m really pleased for this 20-year-old Italian skater. It’s her first world-level medal. Her hard […]

Escaping to a winter wonderland made easy with start of gay ski circuit By Matt HennieOutsports.com Wax the skis and lace up the boots. The gay ski season opens in early January, beginning a circuit that includes more than a dozen events and jumps across three continents. There’s a winter wonderland for everyone on the […]

By Cyd Zeigler jr. Martina Navratilova was recently named by the AARP as their Health & Fitness Ambassador to their 39 million members. Starting in 2008, AARP members will be able to access health and fitness tips, exercise routines and other features via AARPfitness.com. We caught up with Navratilova on the set of Good Morning […]

The Philadelphia Eagles need to give a game ball to Jessica Simpson, the girlfriend of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. He was pathetic in the Eagles’ 10-6 upset win in Dallas. Romo was 13 for 36 with three interceptions and no touchdowns, the first time in three years the Cowboys have failed to score a […]

Value of the six-year contract extension recently signed by Dallas quarterback Tony Romo: $67.5 million. Estimated divorce settlement if Romo's stupid enough to marry his current flame, the skanky, stupid Jessica Simpson : $33.75 million. Any day the Eagles beat the Cowboys no matter how poorly the season is going: priceless. — Joe Guckin Value […]

The Dolphins finally win; a bunch of bad weather games. 14 down, 5 to go. I thought there were actually some interesting storylines coming out of this week’s games, other than just the GTE’s quest for perfection. So I’ll talk about the GTE and then I’ll yap about some other players, teams and issues that […]

By NDRSpecial to Outsports Dylan “NDR” Edwards is a writer, artist, and cartoonist currently living in Massachusetts. 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 […]

Reader Craig Brownstein sent us this creation in light of the Mitchell report. Reader Craig Brownstein sent us this creation in light of the Mitchell report.

The most shocking name yet has surfaced, as reported by ESPN legal analyst Roger Cossack. Will this madness never end? — Joe Guckin The most shocking name yet has surfaced, as reported by ESPN legal analyst Roger Cossack. Will this madness never end? — Joe Guckin

The report by former Sen. George Mitchell on steroid use in baseball is out and it confirms what a lot of people long suspected — the use of performance enhancing drugs in the sport is widespread. Big names like Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Mo Vaughn, John Rocker and Miguel Tejada were among those named. (The […]

Game evolved from 'muscular Christianity' to one embraced by all, including gays and lesbiansBy Patricia Nell WarrenSpecial to Outsports.com Certain sports seem to be a tougher nut to crack than others – they are more homophobic, more fiercely resistant to change. In the United States, basketball makes the short list of “tough nuts,” along with […]

The London Daily Mail has an article about a photo shoot from a new Armani campaign that suggests that certain body parts might be, uh, digitally enhanced: The former England captain stares sternly from the poster as if defying anyone to suggest a little computer enhancement might have contributed to the chiselled six-pack or, indeed, […]

Former major leaguer Mark Littell has created a new athletic cup that’s supposed to be hard as a rock. The cup is called the Nutty Buddy (I kid you not). To show how strong the cup is, Littell had baseballs shot at his protected crotch. From the AP: In case their kids need encouraging, Mr. […]

I'd like to apologize in advance to Sister Kathy Avery. She's the principal of St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. Last month, she had fifth- through eighth-grade students stay after a Mass in order to inform them that she wanted them to stop using foul language on the school playground. […]

Patriots QB Bridges the Gap By Evan Pohl Even if you don’t follow the National Football League, you must be living under a rock if you haven’t noticed New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady and his recent cavalcade of homoerotic publicity. The oversight is somewhat understandable, though. For most gay men, gridiron stud-buckets of the […]

– Want to party like it’s 2008 with Jeremy Shockey in New York City? Just send your head and body shots to Shockey’s Craig’s List ad and he might pick you to hang out at his New Year’s Eve party! It says “If you think you can dress, dance, and drink the part, then please […]

Most of us love to see the underdog moving to the top of the pile of dogs. The final round of qualifying for the ISU figure-skating world championship finals just came off, and it was great to see Carolina Kostner of Italy make it this far for the first time. She’s now 20, which is […]

Forgive me if you're a Mike Vick sympathizer, but I'm glad the judge wasn't lenient. While I loved watching Vick, I'm a bleeding-heart for animal rights, and what he was involved in is one of the most disgusting affairs I could conceive. His NFL career is likely over. He'll be in jail next season; and […]