Tag Archives: sports

Pro Athletes Pose Nude For ESPN

Boston.com reports: Call it The Full Gronkowski. The extremely scantily-clad Patriots tight end, wearing only Hulk hands and a grimace, made the cover of ESPN The Magazine’s “body issue” that will hit newsstands on Friday. The fourth annual special issue is billed by ESPN as a “celebration of the athletic form” and will feature 27 world-class athletes. In addition to …

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THURSDAY: Ben Cohen In P-Town

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Febreeze Vs Olympic Wrestlers

(Via Boy Culture)

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ILLINOIS: Chicago’s Professional Soccer Team Aligns With LGBT Rights Group

The Chicago Fire has teamed up with Equality Illinois is what is being described as the midwest’s first “formal partnership” between a pro sports team and an LGBT rights group. Other Chicago sports teams, including the Cubs and White Sox, have held promotional nights and donated items for silent auction fundraisers in the past, but none have officially partnered with …

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U.S. Gymnasts Predicted To Do Well

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No 2022 Olympics For The U.S.

The United States Olympic Committee has decided not to bid on the 2022 Winter Games. Early contenders to host had been Denver and Lake Tahoe. The United States hasn’t hosted a Summer Games since 1996 or a Winter Games since 2002, meaning there will be at least a 22-year gap between games on U.S. soil. The U.S. has been embarrassed …

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On Homophobia In Sports

From In The Life: Homophobic slurs and anti-gay hate speech are commonplace among many of the professional athletes who are role models for young people. IN THE LIFE examines pervasive homophobia in the world of sports and speaks with professional athletes who are standing up to put an end to it. Then, transgender advocates Isis King and Janet Mock discuss …

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America’s Strongest Woman

Sarah Nobles is America’s best shot at weightlifting gold at the London Olympics, but she knows she’ll never get endorsement deals or magazine covers because she isn’t gender-normative. “You can get that sponsorship if you’re a super-built guy or a girl who looks good in a bikini. But not if you’re a girl who’s built like a guy,” she says. …

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Muse – 2012 London Olympics Theme

You may as well get to loving it, you’ll be hearing it a lot.

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Ben Cohen In The New York Times

Check out the NYT’s Style section today for a profile on Ben Cohen. You might also enjoy Father Tony Adams’ interview with Cohen in Pride Magazine, which is online in its entirety.

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Slavery Sneakers

Critics are slamming the new “shackle sneakers” from Adidas as glamorizing slavery. The clothing giant is under fire for its August scheduled release of the JS Roundhouse Mids, which many have compared to the devices worn by black slaves in 19th Century America. The seemingly innocent promotional material, uploaded to Facebook earlier this month, asks: ‘Got a sneaker game so …

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SF To Get Gay Sports Bar

And it’s called Hi Tops. “You don’t have to be a jock to like being in a sports bar,” says Jesse Woodward, one of the co-owners of Hi Tops, which is the aforementioned gay sports bar that will be taking over the space recently vacated by Lime (2247 Market Street, between Noe and Sanchez). “It’s going to be for everyone. …

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German Anti-Homophobia In Sports Poster

Via Outsports.

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British Olympian Goes Nude For Cosmo

Details. (Via Boy Culture)

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Sydney Convicts Win 2012 Bingham Cup

The Sydney Convicts rugby team has won the 2012 Bingham Cup in Manchester, England. Outsports reports: The Sydney Convicts are bringing the Bingham Cup rugby trophy back to Australia. The Convicts completed a sweep of the tournament this weekend in Manchester, England, winning the A division, 22-5, over the San Francisco Fog and the B division, 13-3, over the Dallas …

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Photo Of The Day

Only one man tried out to become one of the Brooklyn Nets dancers. He was cut in the first round despite having college cheerleading experience.

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NY Mets Land First No-Hitter Ever

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Statistics Suggest

Source.

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Two Princes

Andrew Belonsky has the story.

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A REAL Boxing Hero

Via Buzzfeed.

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