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Ben Cohen, the English rugby player who will be holding a gay appreciation day next spring, is back on the pitch. This from his publicist, Jill: The latest pics for you from the Barbarians Match on 1st December. Barbarians is an invitation squad which has players from all over the world. It was a great […]

Washington congressman Jay Inslee supported the Employment and Nondiscrimination Act that passed the House in November and would offer job protection based on sexual orientation. In arguing for the bill’s passage, Inslee, a Democrat, talked about David Kopay, a former star for the University of Washington who came out as gay after a nine-year NFL […]

In what might be a precursor to the Heisman Trophy vote, Florida’s Tim Tebow won the Davey O’Brien Award, symbolizing the top quarterback in college football. He also won the Maxwell Award as the game’s top player.The Gator stud is the first major college player to run for 20 touchdowns and throw for 20 in […]

Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy finally answered some questions about his views on gays, which has been an issue since he helped raise $75,000 for an anti-gay political group in Indiana. In a profile on HBO’s “Costas Now,” Bob Costas asked Dungy questions about religion and then this: Costas: What if you had a player […]

– Steelers RB Willie Parker is not going to wear rubber sleeves against the Patriots on Sunday, at the request of some kid, according to AP; those sleeves are blamed for Parker’s fumbles last week. I remember when Roethlisberger was a rookie, hadn’t lost a game as a starter and was urged by Steelers fans […]

Despite being available in just 38 percent of the country, the NFL Network scored a big rating for last week's NFC showdown between Green Bay and Dallas. The game earned a rating of 14.6, the highest rating for any cable program since Al Gore and Ross Perot debated on CNN's Larry King Live in 1993. […]

Wonder what a ball kicked by Becks goes for? t’d be more than $81. That’s how much a corn cob that sat on a plate in front of David Beckham in New Zealand is going for on an ebay auction, according to Towleroad. You can also find a Coke bottle he drank from and a […]

One of the stranger moments in Monday’s weird and wild New England-Baltimore NFL game came when ESPN’s cameras caught Ravens coach Brian Billick blowing kisses to Patriots safety Rodney Harrison. We saw Harrison gesture wildly in front of Billick, saying something, then Billick blowing him a kiss. (Here it is on YouTube, though the NFL […]

Who’s No. 1 in college football? Beats me, and the BCS title game pitting Ohio State vs. LSU won’t settle it either. But we do know that if LSU wins, Azusa Pacific can brag; the same goes for Dakota State if Ohio State wins. It's part of the fun of the College Football Victory Chain […]

With four weeks left in the regular season, there are still nine teams thinking they have a chance to take one of the two NFC Wild Card slots. With an 8-4 record the New York Giants would seem to have the inside track for one of them, but they're good at late-season fades and weren't […]

There is an easy winner for NFL Bonehead Move of the Year, regardless of what happens the rest of the season: Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, whose insane timeout cost his team an upset of unbeaten New England. The Patriots faced a 4th-and-1 at the Ravens' 40 inside two minutes, down 24-20. A stop […]

I had not known that the Indianapolis Colts were a homosexual NFL team (how would their ultra-religious coach Tony Dungy ever allow such a thing?). But at least one angry Jacksonville Jaguars fan thinks so after the Colts beat the Jags 28-25 (from the Jags message board): I’m tired of of that band of homos. […]

Often we put such importance on the “star athlete who is out” that the importance of coaching is sometimes overlooked — especially the out stars who retire from competition in order to coach. Example of the moment: Canadian world champion figure skater Brian Orser, eight times Canadian national champion, who retired from intensive competing and […]

Inside Lincoln Financial Field, fans can purchase a large variety of Eagles paraphenalia. Of course, they aren’t exactly a bargain, but at least you know they’re legitimate quality products and they’re not going to be vulgar. Outside the Linc, and around the stadium complex in South Philadelphia (which also includes Citizens Bank Park, the Wachovia […]

With Super Bowl XLII a mere 64 days away, the major sponsors are already working on their commercials. However, one ad you apparently won’t see is a proposed ad by GoDaddy.com, the Internet domain registry which has featured some of the raciest Super Bowl ads in the last three years. Founder and CEO Bob Parsons […]

This week Logo announced the launch a show we’ve been watching the development of for about a year. Rock Dogs is the story of, well, the San Francisco Rock Dogs, one of the best (yes guys, probably the best) gay basketball teams in the world. We’re told the series will follow the players on the […]

A video showing practice by members of the Sydney Convicts gay rugby team from Australia. Ignore typical “gay guy shocked to see other gay guys play sports” angle: [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=HWEF5n5vjwI] A video showing practice by members of the Sydney Convicts gay rugby team from Australia. Ignore typical “gay guy shocked to see other gay guys play […]

If you’re in New York between now and December 15th, an art aficionado, a hockey fan and/or a fan of nudity, you may want to check out the Deitch Projects gallery. They’re currently featuring an exhibition of paintings by Kurt Kauper, “Everybody Knew That Canadians Were The Best Hockey Players.” Among the portraits of hockey […]

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics unveiled its mascots and my first response was: what the hell is that? Their names are Sumi, Quatchi and Miga. The organizers say that: “All three are mythical creatures with roots in local legend. One is a sasquatch. One is a sea-bear. And one is an animal guardian spirit.” The sea […]

In a long line of dumb sports to come along, this very well may be the dumbest. Some bad athletes at Northeast liberal arts colleges have decided to try to bring quidditch (popularized by the Harry Potter books) to the muggles, sans flying broom sticks (but with broom sticks). Below, some Vassar students ride brooms […]