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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Three bisexual men from the San Francisco area have filed a lawsuit claiming they were discriminated against during the Gay Softball World Series in the Seattle area two years ago. The Seattle Times reports that the men filed the case Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle against the softball tournament’s organizer, the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance . [...]

Where was my favorite player(s) drafted? What team drafted Tim Tebow? How about Colt McCoy? How far did Jimmy Clausen drop in the draft? After the first round of the NFL draft, only Bradford and Tebow knew of their NFL destination. Pick by pick coverage of the first round of the draft: 1. St. Louis Rams – Sam [...]

I love professional sports, but I doubt we’d ever see players do anything like this in the bigs. The narration is an epic fail, but you can still enjoy it with the sound down. Check out the shirtless guy promoting the shake weight . Western Kentucky – Florida Atlantic Rain Delay Entertainment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cheJUCA8q38 Fordham’s Amazing Play at the Plate [...]

The SportsFags’ 2010 2nd Annual Jock NFL Draft: Picks 11-20 NOTE: These mock jock draft picks are based on hotness, this isn’t where draft picks were selected. Ever since the conclusion of the college football season, NFL scouts and talent evaluators have been measuring, testing, poking, prodding and fingering — well ok maybe not fingering — draft [...]

NOTE: These mock jock draft picks are based on hotness, this isn’t where draft picks were actually selected. The SportsFags’ 2010 2nd Annual Jock NFL Draft: Picks 21-32 Ever since the conclusion of the college football season, NFL scouts and talent evaluators have been measuring, testing, poking, prodding and fingering — well ok maybe not fingering — [...]

NOTE: These mock jock draft picks are based on hotness, this isn’t where draft picks were actually selected. The SportsFags’ 2010 2nd Annual Jock NFL Draft: Picks 1-10 Ever since the conclusion of the college football season, NFL scouts and talent evaluators have been measuring, testing, poking, prodding and fingering — well ok maybe not fingering — [...]

The SportsFags’ 2010 2nd Annual Jock NFL Draft Ever since the conclusion of the college football season, NFL scouts and talent evaluators have been measuring, testing, poking, prodding and fingering — well ok maybe not fingering — draft eligible football players, for the purposes of evaluating their draft value and potential. Over the same time period, [...]

The NFL released the 2010 season schedule today. NFL 2010 Schedule Highlights The New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings will open the season Thursday night, Sept. 9, in a rematch of last year’s thrilling NFC Championship game. In an effort to give more meaning to late season games, all 16 of the final Week 17 games will be divisional [...]

Trash talking in sports; it’s as old as Larry King’s first divorce. Trashing your opponent happens in little league and the major leagues, but there’s a point where trash talk, and the talkee(s), become, just trash. Just Trash Witnesses of Game 2 of the Cavaliers first round series against Chicago, got a lesson in when trash talking [...]