SportsFags is Moving!

1st September 2010 by SportsFags under Off the field     

We’ve got some big, ginormous news for you, our readers, members and subscribers.

SportsFags and TheSportsFag’s blog are moving to OutLoudBlogs.com!

What the….Why you moving?
Well, for starters it will help me reach a much bigger audience and, well you know…bigger’s better and all.

Our new URL will be http://thesportsfag.com

Secondly, it helps me because I’ll be joining a community of gay bloggers, and, well you know…I like groups.

What’s this OutLoudBlogs.com all about?

OutLoudBlogs.com is not only a community of LGBT bloggers, but a social network as well.  It’s a lot like SportsFags.com but with a much broader audience.

How’s this gonna impact me?

Not at all really.  You just need to check us out at http://thesportsfag.com

Some links may be a little buggy over the next few days until I get everything squared away, but I’ll be able to do some sweet stuff at OutLoudBlogs.com.

Everyone who’s a member of SportsFags.com will receive an email in the next couple of days inviting you to join OutLoudBlogs and become a member of our SportsFags group.

To everyone who has supported me and the other bloggers here at SportsFags.com I’m eternally grateful and hope that you’ll check me out at my new home.

Cheers,

Ricky

aka The SportsFag

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Heads Up Men (no not that kind !) Changes Coming To Focus On the Rainbow Sports

28th August 2010 by under SPECIAL POSTING ALERT     

In an effort to make Focus On The Rainbow a better blog, this sports version has been incorporated into Focus On The Rainbow at OutLoudBlogs.

Now what does this mean to you ?

Well if you get the Twitter feed you will need to get the Twitter feed at Focus On The Rainbow at OutLoudBlogs. ****** SUBSCRIBE TO THIS TWITTER.

As far as getting an RSS feed simply go to FOTR at OutLoudBlogs and click on the feed icon in the right hand column and set it up into whichever delivery system you want (Google, Yahoo, etc) or go HERE. You can also get the “email blast” via Feedburner. You’ll find the icon for the RSS feed and the email subscription at the bottom of the blog.

You can also become a fan and follower by clicking the Facebook Network Blogs “badge” in the top right hand column here on this blog.

And yes postings of “You Didn’t See This On ESPN” will be at FOTR OutLoudBlogs. The beefcake will continue in all it’s athletic glory.

This is the final posting here on Sportsfags and I hope you’ll come along over to OutLoudBlogs.

As of late Sunday afternoon most all of the postings on this blog have been incorporated into Focus On The Rainbow at OutLoudBlogs.

So don’t miss a thing and continue to get the sports info you have enjoyed and now a whole lot more.

Focus On the Rainbow an eclectic mix of news, sports, issues, commentary and more.

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You Didn’t See This On ESPN

25th August 2010 by under BEEFCAKE, You Didn't See This On ESPN     

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Openly Gay Umpire Billy Van Raaphorst Speaks About Homophobia In Sports

23rd August 2010 by under Anti-Gay International Sports News, Baseball     

Billy Van Raaphorst is no stranger to being disliked being a baseball umpire but when homophobic attacks are hurled that crosses the line in good sportsmanship. As the Edmonton Journal reported this past weekend Raaphorst was invited to speak about homophobia in sports at the invitation of the NHL Oilers where he was the key note speaker on Friday at a meeting of Oilers staff.

Billy Van Raaphorst’s dream was to work as an umpire in baseball’s major leagues, not to be a one-man diversity clinic in a city, province and country he had never before visited.

But three weeks after he was the target of a homophobic tirade by then-Edmonton Capitals manager Brent Bowers during a Golden Baseball League game in Fullerton, Calif., Van Raaphorst spent Friday in a series of meetings about one single, weighty theme: being openly gay in pro sports.

“Today’s my first day speaking in front of any organization about myself, my sexuality, my family, my situation in professional baseball,” said Van Raaphorst. “I’m proud of the way the Oilers have handled things, extremely proud.

“I wouldn’t be here if they hadn’t handled it the way they have. I want to thank them for that.”

“I had this dream of getting to the big leagues and I felt that if I came out, it was all going to go bye-byes,” Van Raaphorst said. “And if that went, you’re left with isolation and I don’t do well with that.”

As a result, Van Raaphorst lived the lie many gay people live, something he now regrets.

The reality is, Van Raaphorst believes, after his sexual orientation became known when he was umpiring in the Double-A Texas League in 2001, his major-league dream took a beating.

A top-ranked umpire for the three previous seasons, his ranking dipped to No. 27. The next year, it slumped to No. 45 out of 47 umpires.

Marked down because he is gay?

“That’s my belief,” Van Raaphorst said. “I was a Double-A umpire and I was ranked very high for three consecutive years, graduated No. 1 in umpire school.

“Not only can I not (explain it) but there are a lot of people I know that can’t give a valid explanation as to the decline in my evaluation during (those) years.

“They also coincided with the fact that that’s when I had my first boyfriend, in that year, 2001, in the Texas League.”

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College Football’s Top 25 Hotties of 2010 – #17 Curt Phillips

19th August 2010 by SportsFags under Football Jocks (American football)     

Wisconsin backup quarterback Curt Phillips makes his second appearance in as many years in our Top 25 Hotties Rankings, but facing stiffer competition this season, Phillips’ hotness ranking dropped from #6 in 2009 to #17 in 2010.

Last year playing in a limited role — that’s nice for he only played when the game was way out of hand — Phillips completed 7 of 13 passes for 65 yards with an interception. He also rushed for 138 yards on just 14 carries.

With starter Scott Tolzien returning for his senior year there wasn’t going to be much available playing time for backup quarterbacks this fall in Madison. Add to that a torn ACL Phillips suffered during spring scrimmages and it’s doubtful we’re gonna see Phillips on the field in 2010.

The good news is that at 6-2, 224 pounds, and with All-American boy-next-door looks, Phillips should be easy to spot on the sidelines with clipboard in hand or signaling in the play.

Our Curt Phillips Photo Gallery includes a couple of shirtless photos.

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Curt Phillips Photo Gallery

19th August 2010 by SportsFags under Curt Phillips     

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Bulls Gone Wild

19th August 2010 by under Video laughs     

I hate dogfighting, bullfighting and cockfig….er, wait a minute, you get the point.

Except for the unsuspecting children, any buttmunch who performs, produces or attends one of these events is getting what they deserve, even when things go awry.

Amazing video — Bulls Gone Wild! Show us your tits!

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Oh, I forgot it’s ‘part of their culture’ so it must be OK. You go bull.

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Top 25 College Football Hotties of 2010 – #18 Chris Fields

18th August 2010 by SportsFags under Football Jocks (American football)     

Ohio State Buckeye Chris Fields

The first Ohio State Buckeye to crack our list of the Top 25 College Football Hotties of 2010 is freshman wide receiver Chris Fields.

Although he was quick in accepting his offer to play for his home state university, Fields was relegated to scout team duties and redshirted in 2009.

Known for sure hands and sick-ass speed, Fields is listed behind senior Dane Sanzenbacher, but everyone’s expecting Fields to contribute to what Buckeye fans hope is the sixth year in a row in which they have either won or shared the Big Ten championship.

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Chris Fields Photo Gallery

18th August 2010 by SportsFags under Photo Gallery     

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Oy! Oy! Oy! Aussies Want The 2012 Gay Rugby Cup Played Downunder .. Fire Up The Barbie

18th August 2010 by under Gay Sporting Events     

Okay so Matthew Mitcham is an openly gay Aussie Olympic diver and not a rugby player but I bet he’d like to see the 2012 Gay Rugby Cup played in his homeland. Besides any excuse to show some beefcake in speedos like you all are complaining.

According to the Aussie LGBT website SameSame, The Sydney Convicts rugby team is bidding to bring the gay rugby world cup down under for 2012.

The tournament is one of the world’s largest 15-a-side international competitions, and if the bid is successful, the Sydney-hosted Bingham Cup is expected to attract 1,400 gay rugby players to the Harbour City.

The Sydney Convicts are competing against a bid from Manchester that is strongly supported by the UK Rugby Community with organisers recently appearing on the BBC.

The Committee choosing the winning bid will look at Australia’s commitment to discussing and combating homophobia in sport.

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