There’s nothing worse than adding a little bit of rumor and speculation to the diet of the average college football fan. When rumor and speculation are driving, reality takes a back seat, and the facts are stuffed in the trunk. Rumors have it the Big 10 is considering extending membership offers to some combination of Notre [...]

Mediaite has a lengthy article written by Michael Triplett about OutSports and others who were duped into believeing a blog was written by a gay teen hockey player and how now OutSports has investigated and found the truth. Here’s some of the article from Mediaite with the full article at the link above. The gay sports blog [...]

Are we entering a new era in major league baseball? Are we witnessing the beginning of a new trend where savvy veterans are able to hang on to their careers without ‘major league stuff’? Are the effects of the steroid era beginning to diminish? Major league pitching is enjoying somewhat of a renaissance these days. Consider [...]

Nike works up World Cup fever with their latest ad offering. Featured footballers include Wayne Rooney and all-world hottie Cristiano Ronaldo in make-or-break-soccer situations. The cutaways of fan and crowd reactions are perfectly mixed in amongst the suspend your disbelief soccer action. It lasts a little over 3 minutes but is worth the wait to see [...]

This is just starting to make the rounds on some LGBT websites and blogs. In a writing at the Aussie paper and website the Herald Sun, AFL footballer Jason Akermanis discusses whether gays who are footballers should come out. Now, at least in this writer’s opinion, Akermanis isn’t the most articulate person as one can [...]

ESPN 3D takes the pitch on Friday, June 11, as host nation South Africa kicks off the quest for the Cup with the opening match with Group A rival Mexico. Thus far, Bristol plans to carry 25 of the 64 Cup matches on its 3D simulcast, including the Slovenia-USA tussle (June 18) and Portugal-Brazil (June 25). [...]

A few moments ago, I posted the following on my MLBlog The Heirloom . I wanted to rebroadcast this on SportsFags because it is important to challenge the notion of our love for the game of baseball. To do so against the backdrop of assumptions made on both sides of this argument that we could indeed participate on [...]

The following is a portion of a report from LGBT Asylum News . LGBT Asylum News has learned that despite a mass campaign in his support (and of others) a Nigerian gay footballer Cletus B has been removed by Austrian authorities. The Austrian government is a coalition with the Social Democrats forming the largest party with leader Werner Faymann as [...]

Me…two years ago at Rogers Centre, Toronto Let me first off by saying something I’ve always to say online in a sports realm – I’m gay. Yeah, I said that 20 years ago during Part III of my undergraduate studies, but I need to honestly say something here: It’s tough being a blogger on a [...]

I think I found the worst reporter in the history of TV. I never thought I would hear anyone worse than Emmitt Smith but this guy is ridiculously incomprehensible. At least Emmitt can remember his colleagues’ names, what a douche. The only thing close to this guy on TV in the US is CBS’ Shannon [...]

According to an article written by Linda Robertson at The Miami-Herald, Greg Louganis will be returning to the pool this time mentoring young divers. It was only fitting that the pet dogs of the greatest diver in history were running around inside the International Swimming Hall of Fame. A prominent display space is devoted to the dogs’ [...]

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 [...]