Below are snippets from a press release and the website Dolphins Of The Desert  about medal winning swimmer Jeff Commings and his new book “Odd Man Out:An Autobiography” which is now available and can be ordered via this link. You can also learn more about the book and read excerpts at the link. Books written by gay athletes [...]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier than expected exit from the 2009-10 playoffs, thus begins the summer of LeBron.   My fear is that ESPN, much like they did with the Brett Favre saga, will lead every single minute of every single SportsCenter with their talking bobble head dolls’ analysis of where the 2-time MVP will end [...]

After knocking out Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals in seven games you had to figure there’s no way the Montreal Canadiens would beat Sidney Crosby and the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins in round two. However, riding a hot goaltender, the Canadiens advance to the Eastern Conference finals by outplaying the higher seeded Penguins [...]

Red Bull Racing announced today Sprint Cup driver Brian Vickers, who is currently 20th in the Sprint Cup Series standings, will miss Sunday’s Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway because of a recently diagnosed medical condition. According to Red Bull Racing , Vickers was hospitalized Wednesday evening “and continues to undergo testing and further evaluation.” Veteran Sprint Cup [...]

U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team head coach Bob Bradley submitted the 30-man preliminary roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup today. The preliminary roster must be trimmed down to a final roster of 23 players by June 1. Highlights include Landon Donavan, and hottest athlete in the world contestants Benny Feilhaber and Carlos Bocanegra . The most notable omission was 23-year [...]

Former USC and current Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing has won a revote and will keep The 2009-10 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award he won last season . The revote was called for after the league suspended Cushing four games for violating the NFL’s drug policy. Cushing’s claims, that he’s never taken steroids, fall short of [...]

I had just finished my junior-year lacrosse season at Oneonta State University in New York when word came that I was going to be a captain of my team for the 2010 season. I was excited. I was honored. I was depressed. At home I reflected on my life: How will people remember me after I take [...]

Much of the LGBT news this week was consumed by the following. Truth Wins Out called on anti-gay activist Dr. George A. Rekers to resign from the board of a leading “ex-gay” therapy group and apologize to the LGBT community after the Miami New Times  discovered that he took a male prostitute that he met on Rentboy.com to Europe. [...]

I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised at this … however … today several websites including The Advocate  and OutSports are discussing a short piece at  NBC Sports in which new Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins says that during last month’s NFL draft, one pro football team asked him whether he was straight or gay. Atkins wouldn’t name the team but [...]

  The “Chosen Few” play with skill and huge enthusiasm despite the scrappy dirt wasteground bordered by a large puddle on which they are obliged to train, a few hundred meters from the imposing Constitutional Court in central Johannesburg. “We tried many other places,” said Lerato Marumolwa, one of the best players, pointing ruefully at a well-kept green [...]

1st Quarter Complete on the 2010 NASCAR Season by Michael T. Myers / Queers4Gears.com We are 10 races into a 36 race season and it is already shaping up to be one of the best in NASCAR history. The Talladega Race was one of the highlights – there were three attempts at a green/white/checkered and several [...]

Everyone’s got an opinion on taser boy, but the reality of the situation is this: if you’re going to intentionally do something stupid, you’d better be ready to pay the consequences. Taser boy intentionally ran out onto the field during a game, so to me it’s just another case of a self-absorbed, douchebag teenager seeking [...]

The FIFA World Cup is quickly approaching, and countries around the world are gearing up to watch their teams compete. Although football (soccer) is not as popular in the U.S. as it is worldwide, attention to the sport is growing. This year, American fans are getting ready to cheer on their team, especially with recent news [...]

Facing elimination and with a chance to erase the label of chronic under achievers, Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals fell flat. Ovechkin, the fifth-year captain, who earlier this year was a spectator during the Olympics gold medal game, was almost a non-factor in Game 7 versus Montreal, as the Canadiens rallied from a 3-1 games [...]

A new sentiment score developed by Nielsen ranks the San Francisco Giants as the organization with the most positive sentiment, followed by their Bay Area colleagues across the bridge in Oakland. So who’s the most hated team? Most would guess 40 World Series’ appearances and 27 titles would make the Yankees the team with the highest negative sentiment, [...]

Chris Cooley, who became famous for accidentally exposing his peen a couple of years ago while reading his playbook, has long been a fan favorite in Wash. Now here’s some funny ass audio of Chris Cooley getting pulled over while calling into a radio talk show in DC. He’s a cool guy, just listen to how he was [...]

I’ve written a lot recently about openly gay celebrities and the positive impacts they have on the movements for queer visibility and rights. But as we praise these brave individuals for the amazing strides they are making, we should not take this public discussion of sexual orientation by famous people for granted. Coming out publicly is [...]

Well this was bound to happen. According to the Aussie LGBT site Same Same  there’s a website for gay and lesbian surfer folks GaySurfers.net. A new website dedicated to LGBT surfers provides a unique opportunity for gay surfers from around the world to meet and socialise online. GaySurfers.net is proving popular in its initial few weeks online, with 450 members registered [...]

Anthony Crupi at MediaWeek has reported that CBS and Turner Sports will be sharing March Madness in a deal with the NCAA. The NCAA is poised to announce a radical restructuring of the annual men’s Division I basketball tournament, expanding the field to 68 teams and splitting the TV rights deal between incumbent broadcast partner CBS [...]

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