Tag Archives: sports

Johnny Weir: I’m Sexually Gay, But….

Saying that he’s sick of pressure from gay websites to come out, Johnny Weir uses his forthcoming memoir to finally allow that while he’s sexually gay, he’d totally marry a woman if she was right for him. And very understanding about the whole “we’re not gonna fuck” thing.

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Boston Herald Sportswriter Comes Out

Longtime Boston Herald sportswriter Steve Buckley came out in a column published today. An excerpt: I’ve put this off long enough. I haven’t been fair to my family, my friends or my co-workers. And I certainly haven’t been fair to myself: For too many years I’ve been on the sidelines of Boston’s gay community but not in the game — …

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Gareth Thomas – It Gets Better

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Roberto Alomar Named To Baseball Hall Of Fame Despite HIV-Related Accusations

Superstar second baseman Roberto Alomar was elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame today, surprising some observers who had predicted that the retired ballplayer’s HIV-lawsuit peppered past would keep him from the sport’s greatest honor. In October 2010, Alomar’s estranged wife filed a lawsuit claiming he had unprotected sex with her even though he knows he is HIV-positive. In 2009 …

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Gareth Thomas On Ellen DeGeneres

After Elton points us to this clip of today’s Ellen appearance by out rugby star Gareth Thomas. Mickey Rourke has said he’ll have his front two teeth removed to play Thomas in an upcoming biopic.

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The $50,000 Cock Shot

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for sending his cock shot to a female employee of the New York Jets, for whom Favre played at the time. Favre had faced a suspension by the league, a slight punishment considering he is expected to retire after this weekend. The fine is less than 1% of …

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Village Puppets

Terrifyingly amazing.

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GERMANY: Top Footballer Mario Gomez Urges Gay Players To Come Out

Mario Gomez, one of Germany’s most famous soccer stars, has urged gay players to come out, saying it would not only improve their game, it would better the sport. Gomez, who has not said whether he is gay, told a German magazine that being honest about their sexuality would improve gay players’ performance. “They would play as if they had …

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Caption This

(Source) UPDATE: From another angle…

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SF Fog Rugby Club – It Gets Better

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Next Stop: Calamari

Paul the Octopus, who correctly predicted the winners of the World Cup, was found dead in his tank today. An aquarium spokesperson says the death was from natural causes and stressed that Dutch soccer fans are totally not suspected in Paul’s demise.

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Powder Blue Faggots

JMG reader Sean Chapin writes: Video featuring source footage taken by Heather Ike at a high school football game between Eastlake North High School and Willoughby South High School near Cleveland, Ohio, where students repeated the homophobic and ignorant chant “powder blue faggot” (while the other side chanted “halloween homos”). As NAACP Chairman Julian Bond has said, “homophobia literally kills”, …

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New York Yankees Promise To End Homophobic Taunting In The Stands

Responding to pressure from GLAAD, the New York Yankees have vowed to end homophobic taunting by their fans. The issue came to light on Tuesday thanks to a video (created by JMG reader Sean Chapin) which showed fans shouting an obscene version of Village People’s YMCA at fans for opposing teams. Via GLAAD: We reached out to the Yankees, and …

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Homophobia At Yankee Stadium

If you are a fan of the opposing team at Yankee Stadium, this is how Yankee fans will treat you. Infantile. UPDATE: Sean Chapin reports that YouTube has disabled the clip and issued him a “first strike” warning for violating terms of services. No explanation has yet been given. Stand by for this clip to be replaced at another video …

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Soccer Becomes Momentarily Interesting

Keep your eye on the bouncing balls. Totally NSFW. (Via – Wicked Gay Blog)

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AUSTRALIA: Sports Star Dumped By Sponsor After Homophobic Tweet

Australian three-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Stephanie Rice has been dumped by Jaguar after tweeting “Suck on that, faggots!” in reference to a Wallabies rugby match against South Africa. Jaguar Australia’s marketing and public affairs manager Mark Eedle confirmed that the company’s sponsorship of the swimmer has been terminated. “We made a decision yesterday, and we’ve terminated the agreement with …

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Fans Brawl At U.S. Open

Fans descended on a young man at the U.S. Open yesterday after he argued with a woman seated near him. Watch what happens after the woman’s elderly father comes to her defense. Huffington Post has the incident from another angle. Apparently it all started because the younger man was shouting obscenities at the players.

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Indian Pole Gymnastics

Wait for the hawt furry little cub.

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Gay Games 2010 Open In Germany

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Swag Tuesday

Courtesy of The Watsons, today’s Swag Tuesday booty is four tickets to see the WNBA’s New York Liberty at Madison Square Garden. The New York Liberty are bringing sports, entertainment and excitement to The World’s Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, all summer long. With All-Star Cappie Pondexter averaging more than 20 points a game, the Liberty are poised to …

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