The EDGE has an article about Laura Ricketts the lesbian activist who now owns the Chicago Cubs. A lesbian activist has acquired the Chicago Cubs–and she says that anti-gay prejudice is the last thing she’s encountered. Rather, she’s had to deal with mundane issues like the state of the facilities: real-world problems, rather than biases emanating from [...]

In sports, an individuals’ greatness is measured by their ability to capture championships. Who finishes second or scores the most points are feats that pale in comparison to achieving the ultimate prize. Great Rivalries Make Greatness In the 70′s, Terry Bradshaw and Roger Staubach quarterbacked the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys respectively, and these two teams [...]

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You can tell a lot about a sport just by following the money, and it’s no surprise to even the most casual of sports fans that the Yankees dominate baseball like no other team in any other sport. I don’t know about you but I consider myself a Yankees admirer, not a fan, but an admirer. What [...]

Last evening after coming in from work, my job at age 56 where I’m beginning a new career this time in retail at the bottom of the management ladder, I turned on my local ABC affiliate here in Connecticut, WTNH-TV to see the weather forecast for the next storm due to hit our state. At the [...]

It was August 13, 1989 when NASCAR driver Tim Richmond died. For weeks and even months there had been all kind of rumors and speculation about Richmond being sick and what that sickness was. Many said no, no way, when the disease was mentioned. That just didn’t happen in NASCAR circles. In 1987 he missed the [...]

In 1980 long before there was SAT radio services and computers, for two weeks in February as the sports director and reporter of two of our local radio stations here in Danbury, Ct, WLAD & WDAQ, I like millions of others watched the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. For me it was about half a [...]

I’m sure there were many who had no idea there were such things as gay rodeo or gay RV’ing. Well here’s another eye opener for you. Yes Virginia there is a website for gay and bi NASCAR fans. Gaytona.Com is both a hoot and takes a serious look at NASCAR, often with on scene reporting [...]

The whirlwind of activity from the NBA’s trading deadline left us with tired head; but with 24 hours of relative calm, we’ve been able to reflect upon the moves and declare the winners and losers, and identify those clubs who positioned themselves as major players in the 2010 free-agent market. Trade Deadlines Losers Eastern Conference – Atlanta Hawks, [...]

A quick disclaimer here, I’m not a huge figure skating fan but I gotta call out bullshit when I hear it. In an interview with Frank Deford of HBO’s Real Sports, Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir claims just because he’s a figure skater who’s effeminate and likes sparkly things he’s “no less macho than men who [...]

The countdown to The Great American Race, otherwise known as the Daytona 500, is winding down. Daytona International Speedway’s 2.5 mile trioval is to NASCAR what old Yankee Stadium was to baseball, and at the end of the NASCAR season there are two things you remember; who won the Sprint Cup and who won the Daytona [...]

On this morning’s Today Show American Olympic downhill skier Lindsey Vonn revealed that she’s nursing a deep thigh bruise that may keep her from competing next week in the Vancouver Olympics. Vonn, who’s slated to compete in five women’s Alpine events and is considered the favorite to win gold in the downhill and super-G events, revealed she injured [...]

Just a couple of weeks ago most college basketball fans, including myself, thought Kansas’ visit to Austin would decided which school would go on to win the Big 12 regular season title. Both teams had been ranked #1 at different points in the season and seemed like they were on a collision course. That was before [...]

It was truly a transcendent call, the turning point of Super Bowl XLIV and one of those plays you will always remember. With his team trailing 10-6 and kicking off to start the second half, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton called for an onside kick. Seriously?!? This wasn’t a meaningless week 3 game against the [...]

University of Ohio assistant and son of Toronto Maple Leaf’s GM Brian Burke was killed in a two-car accident on a snowy road in Indiana on Friday. Brendan Burke, who was 21, was featured on ESPN earlier this year for his touching coming out story and his acceptance within the hockey world. To me his story was [...]

According to a report released this week by the Future Sports + Entertainment group , the UEFA’s Champions League Final overtook the Super Bowl as the most watched television event in the world. Per the report, the finals match between Manchester United and Barcelona attracted 109m viewers in its entirety, and “reached” 206m people, meaning they caught parts [...]

Super Bowl Sunday 2010 is almost here and although some of us gay sports fans may be tuning in just for the commercials, we at SportsFags offer up some talking points so you can speak with authority at that lame-ass Super Bowl party. Super Bowl XLIV (44) New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts Line = Colts -4 [...]

The website SportsByBrooks is reporting that the NCAA’s proposal to expand the college basketball tournament is a done deal. According to an unnamed source at ESPN who was quoted on the website

“It’s a done deal with the expansion of the tournament. Depending on how soon a (TV) deal is done, the added teams could start next year. The [...]

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