The National Hockey League has suspended Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery indefinitely. Avery has been blogged about a number of times here for both his on-ice antics (causing a rule change during the playoffs by waving his stick near the face of a goalie) and off-ice interests (interning at Vogue magazine).
Natalie Cook, (photo left) an Australian who won beach volleyball gold in 2000, has married Canadian Sarah Maxwell, her girlfriend and fellow beach volleyball player, the News in Australia reports.
Cyd Zeigler spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Maine, where deer hunting was on the tongues of all the locals.
Week 14 of the NFL provided some atrocious games for a lot of AFC football fans this week. Pittsburgh made Matt Cassel look like the inexperienced kid he actually is and not the god that passed for 1000+ over the last few weeks.
We here at Outsports reference no writer or sports journalist more than Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman.
That Anderson Cooper, the newly muscular and somewhat openly closeted CNN anchor and “60 Minutes” contributor, would get topped by an Olympic athlete isn’t much of a surprise.
My partner was asking me this morning, “How can anyone be so stupid?” It’s a great question, as details of the weekend escapades of New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress come to light.
I was surprised to learn a few weeks ago from a former NFL player that not all guys in elite football wear cups, and that in fact there are many who don’t.
Tennis legend Bjorn Borg has launched a new Internet dating site with a terrific video guaranteed to piss off the Catholic Church (and the Mormons and a whole lot of others opposed to same-sex marriage).
We’ve posted two previous videos of Adam Charlton, a Brit who runs the 400 meters but seems to now be transitioning into modeling and bodybuilding.
Utah Jazz forward Kyle Korver (one of the NBA’s hottest players) has been sidelined with a wrist injury.
Sports Illustrated has their list of sports’ turkeys of 2008. It’s a great list this year, graced by jokers like Kimbo Slice and Chad Johnson, Hall Of Famers like Roger Clemens and Brett Favre, and closers like the Mets’ bullpen and the Memphis Tigers free-throw shooters.
From Down Under comes news that Olympics diving goldist Matt Mitcham has added yet another major award to his fistful of medals.
Note: Every week, I pick games against the spread on the Michael Irvin Show on ESPN Radio, and I’m putting them on our blog.
The mother of the son of Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Uhrlacher says her 3-year-old has gender identification issues because Uhrlacher paints his toenails blue and dresses him in Cinderella diapers.
Former NFL loud mouth Warren Sapp lost to a girl in the final episode of ‘Dancing with the Stars.
Gays from West Hollywood to Chelsea are in mourning today after it was announced that Brady Quinn, he of the linebacker body and dropping draft status, will miss the rest of the regular season with a boo-boo on his throwing hand.
Olympic gold medal diver Matthew Mitcham fearlessly jumps from 30 feet high while doing amazing twists, yet it still freaks him out to have to dive outdoors.
Gold-medal diver Matthew Mitcham, looking sharp in a sports jacket with no tie, gave an interview this month after winning an Australian aquatics honor.
Daunte Culpepper had just marched his team down the field again. A Jason Hansen field goal had just capped a 36-yard drive.