Gay Sports Blog

Giants-Dodgers Rivalry Returns

2009-08-10T13:31:05-07:00

You wouldn't know it by tuning into ESPN, but there are other rivalries in baseball besides Red Sox-Yankees. Cubs-Cardinals have a marvelous history in two wonderful sports towns. But even that doesn't hold the tradition and bitter history that comes...

In Deja Vu News, Ben Wallace Signs with the Detroit Pistons.

2009-08-10T10:35:11-07:00

Who would you rather be the starting center on your favorite NBA team, Kwame Brown or Ben Wallace? If this were 2006, you would have more than likely laughed in my face upon hearing that question. Though Brown was beginning...

Tennis: Weekend Winners

2009-08-10T10:33:04-07:00

Juan Martin del Potro - Washington, DC JMDP made it two consecutive titles in the nation's capital edging out top seed Andy Roddick 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) to win the Legg Mason Classic. Last season, Washington, DC became the fourth straight...

I Predicted What?!

2009-08-07T17:16:56-07:00

We're past the non-waiver trade deadline in major league baseball, which means a couple of things. 1) We have two months of exciting pennant race baseball 2) There are sure to be other trades simply because teams cannot take on...

PlanetOut and Gay.com's Annual 2009 Preseason Top 25 College Football Countdown

2009-08-06T17:42:14-07:00

Welcome to my annual edition of the 2009 Preseason Top 25 College Football Countdown. It's August, which means school campuses across the United States are busy preparing for the upcoming college football season. Coaches are preparing strategies and evaluating player's...

Sharapova Tops Azarenka in LA - Grunts, Fist Pumps, Headbands and All

2009-08-06T15:02:22-07:00

In the Headband Hall of Fame's most high-profile lady baller battle thus far, Maria Sharapova grabbed the biggest win in her comeback to date knocking off World No. 9 and third seed Victoria Azarenka 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 in LA's second...

The Samurais Offer Haas an Olive Branch and a Beer

2009-08-05T15:32:18-07:00

The Samurais would like to make an amends with Tommy Haas Obama-style. The German baller was visibly irritated by the rowdy supporters of eventual LA champ Sam Querrey during their semifinal bout and described the group as having "no class"...

Tony Parker Injured: Bad Sign for the Spurs?

2009-08-05T10:55:25-07:00

In the age of free agency, you’ll be hard-pressed to find an NBA team as consistent as the San Antonio Spurs. For the past decade, it seems that not a season goes by where the Spurs are not brought up...

The Fever Just Got a Bit Cooler: Yolanda Griffith Retires

2009-08-05T10:49:21-07:00

I really hate when athletes get injured. I know, sometimes it’s quite hard to feel sorry for people who earn more money per game than most people make in a year, but to watch someone’s livelihood be jeopardized is tough....

Roddick Returns

2009-08-04T09:12:33-07:00

Andy Roddick is back in his first tournament since losing Wimbledon in a heart-breaking five set final against Roger Federer, a leading contender for the title of best tennis player ever. Roddick is playing this week (Aug. 3-9) in the...

Tennis: Weekend Winners

2009-08-04T09:06:16-07:00

Sam Querrey - LA Well it wasn't Marat Safin but Sam Querry can now breathe a sigh of relief. After making the finals of his last two tourneys and losing, the 21-year old made good on his third attempt defeating...

Hawaii Fag-O

2009-08-03T10:39:18-07:00

University of Hawaii football coach, Greg McMackin, fumbled on Thursday when he described the Notre Dame football players engaging in a “little faggot dance” the night before Notre Dame demolished Hawaii last December in the Hawaii Bowl. The Hawaii athletic...

No Halladay For Yankees

2009-08-03T09:19:26-07:00

So the MLB non-waiver trading deadline has come and gone, and the Yankees did… nothing. Wisely deciding not to trade their entire minor league system to Toronto for Roy Halladay, the Yanks head into the stretch with the same line-up...

ESPN's East Coast Bias on Full Display

2009-08-03T09:16:20-07:00

A lot of us turn to ESPN for our football news. We love football, we miss it for six months. In the world of supply and demand, because there are so few games (relative to other sports), our passionate love...

Eddie Izzard On The Run For Charity

2009-07-30T15:45:57-07:00

Does this count as sports? Stunt? Spectacle? Yes, it’s all of the above, and all for a good cause, too. By the end of the day Thursday, the British stand-up comedian and actor Eddie Izzard will have run the equivalent...