I guess LeBron James is the King of Cleveland after all. Want proof? For starters LeBron was able to convince warm-weather friendly Shaquille O’Neal to spend his winter playing with the Cavaliers. Shaq’s other stops around the NBA have been in Florida (Miami and Orlando), California and Arizona. Shaq’s new nickname, ‘The Big Chill.’ Then just [...]

Something extremely rare will happen today. Before today, only 8 times in the 100+ year history of MLB has there been a need to play a tiebreaker game to determine a slot in baseball’s post season. The winner of this afternoon’s game between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins will win the AL Central title and [...]

At the beginning of the football season much time is wasted by guys like me trying to predict the future. For me the hardest thing to predict isn’t who’s going to make the playoffs or win bowl games but rather which teams will be drastically better or worse than the previous year. I guess you could [...]

As NFL quarterbacks go, JaMarcus Russell is just plain horrible. The Raiders fell to 1-3 and the third year starter continues to struggle. In a contest that looked a lot like first stringers playing against the scout team, Russell completed only 12 of 33 passes for 128 yards and the Texans defense loaded up to stop [...]

For sports junkies like myself, keeping up on sports while vacationing is tricky. When you add your significant other who happens to be a casual sports fan to the mix, it can certainly lead to conflict. Since Eric, my husband, loves beer we can usually compromise on a sports bar where I can comfortably check [...]

Let me start off by saying that not by any measure would I consider myself a gay marriage activist. So asking my boyfriend to marry me wasn’t for purposes of making a statement rather it seemed like the normal thing to do. After all, he’s my one true love and we’ve been together for 12 years. [...]

As fans, bloggers and just general observers of sports we are quick to point out players who don’t play well or make mistakes. Fairly or unfairly, a struggling quarterback usually bears the wrath of disgruntled fans. Such is the case with Tony Romo this week. To his credit, Romo accepted full responsibility for the Cowboys loss. [...]

Much has been made of the fast start of the Baltimore Ravens. Offensively ‘Edgar Allen’ Joe Flacco looks comfortable in the pocket and suddenly the Ravens are to be feared when they have the ball. Yet there’s cause for concern on the defensive side of the ball. If the first two game are any indication, ‘Nevermore’ [...]

He’s best known for celebrating victory by backflipping off his car. Yet it’s his ripped body and midwestern good looks that have made NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards a gay favorite. His shirtless photos shoots for Men’s Health and ESPN the Magazine garnered lots of attention in both the conservative world of stock car racing [...]

Lane Kiffin did what he needed to do in the off season. He had to sell the Tennessee faithful and recruits that he was the right hire in Knoxville. But, as Lou Holtz is famous for saying

Promises are like snowballs. They are easy to make but hard to keep.

And Kiffin will be making snowballs [...]

Unlike the NFL, it takes a couple of weeks of college football to separate the pretenders from the contenders. Even though there have been some nice network-created, non-conference match ups early in the season we are just now getting into conference play. What did we learn from the first two weeks and last night’s game? Pre-game handshakes [...]

With just about two weeks left in major league baseball’s regular season the playoff match ups are almost set in stone. This year the only drama in September baseball is how will managers juggle their staffs to ensure their pitching rotations are optimized for the playoffs. Boring!!!! 2009 will be remembered as the season of no [...]

OK, gay sports fans here’s our consolidated countdown of the 25 hottest guys in college football for 2009. Just click on a photo to see our player profile and other hot photos of each jock — shirtless, or even nude, if we could find them! Or, check out next year’s 2010 Top 25 College Football Hotties Rankings . [...]

Within 48 hours Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, an name largely unknown to those who only watch Grand Slam Finals, defeated the sports two biggest stars in Nadal and Federer to win the US Open. The 20-year-old’s seventh match against Federer looked like it was headed the same way as the first six – with a [...]

His 87-yard touchdown catch with just 11 seconds left on Sunday provided a 12-7 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, but Miracle pass catcher Brandon Stokley is used to overcoming long odds. As a sophomore in high school Stokley decided against a career in football due to his size. At 5-4 and 115 lb. he figured [...]

There’s no disputing Jay Cutler’s arm or his intellect. The fourth year QB from Vanderbilt has the biggest arm in the NFL and he scored a 26 on the Wonderlic test back in 2006. So what’s his problem? How can a smart guy with a big arm make so many poor decisions? What caused the Pro [...]

It’s always a tricky proposition to pick conference winners before the season starts and although I wavered a bit with my NFC pick I’m feeling confident now. Predictions are flawed in nature because you can’t factor in injuries and depth only becomes a factor if injuries are a problem. The X factor with me is that [...]

The Steelers kicked off the NFL season last night with a 13-10 overtime win over the Tennessee Titans. It was a typical AFC North slugfest between two old foes. There were plenty of fireworks before the game as the Steelers celebrated their sixth Super Bowl championship but the offenses fizzled until the fourth quarter. It was [...]

The one thing I am certain about this year is that the Steelers will either face New England or San Diego in the AFC championship game. San Diego is the chic pick to win the AFC and the Chargers will probably win home field advantage because they play in the weak ass AFC West. Yet, the [...]

There’s a lame ass unwritten rule in baseball where you are expected to keep celebrations to a minimum in order to not ‘show up’ your opponent. As baseball tries it’s hardest to grab the attention of the next generation of sports fans it would be best if the Players Union held a clinic to discuss how [...]