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Writer asks if American men still play tennis:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704358904575478272153801114.html

 Carson Kressley dons crown and Napoleon hair for SI:

http://dailydave.rubinville.com/2010/09/gay-set-match.html

 Culture of gay secrecy in soccer:

http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE6870ET20100908

 The T. Ocho show:

http://www.mediabistro.com/sportsnewser/owens-ochocinco-team-up-for-talk-show_b974

 Opinion piece over Rice’s comment on twitter:

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/burning-rice-on-a-bonfire-of-fury-fails-the-gay-cause/story-e6frezz0-1225916699852

 Oooh…is it hot in here? (via Towleroad.com):

 Apology for “Brokeback” comment:

http://www.queerty.com/dan-hampton-will-apologize-over-brokeback-comment-to-keep-advertisers-from-fleeing-football-show-20100908/

 “Fantasy” (in more ways than one) football team (via towleroad.com):

http://swoonworthy.net/2010/09/07/swoonworthys-fantasy-football-team-2010/

 Not sports-related, but you’re fatter than you think:

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/09/does-this-mean-im-not-really-33.html

 Brady in an accident:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/09/tom-brady-car-accident-pa_n_710295.html

 Jacobs loses it:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/09/brandon-jacobs-interview-_n_710052.html

 Hulkster is hospitalized:

http://www.tmz.com/2010/09/06/hulk-hogan-hospitalized-back-pain-wrestling-surgery/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 Gross or not?:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/08/dennis-rodman-broadcasts-_n_708485.html

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More soccer homophobia:

 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-09-08-10805001_x.htm

Phoenix Gay Sports Bar is hiring:

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/fbh/1941867537.html

Sports activities in Phoenix…for the gays:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/235237-gay-activities-in-phoenix/

Wrestler fed up with gay comments:

http://www.sportalk.org/wrestling/why-do-so-many-guys-now-think-that-wrestling-and-mma-are-sports-for-gays.html

Homophobic slurring fan ejected:

http://www.towleroad.com/2010/09/mlb-umpire-ejects-fan-after-anti-gay-slur-directed-at-catcher.html

One of our publishers was at the dentist today and came across and ad for Axe.  He thought we should share it with you. 

Hey, it's sports related.

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It was a LONG weekend, so we have a LONG list.

Athlete’s dumb Tweet…:

http://sports.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978498105

 …costs her Jaguar sponsorship…:

http://hamaraphotos.com/news/sports/stephanie-rice-dumped-by-sponsor-jaguar-over-anti-gay-tweet.html

 ..and was later defended by Mitcham:

http://news.pinkpaper.com/NewsStory/3827/7/09/2010/mitcham-defends-olympic-swimmer-for-her-anti-gay-twitter-remark.aspx

 Writer irked by one of Amaechi’s comments:

http://www.connexion.org/rssitem.cfm?id=695937

 In case you haven’t seen it yet:

http://www.teennick.com/community/nsider.php?id=9278&page=1&tag=degrassi

 Gay wrestling fans click here:

http://www.sportalk.org/wrestling/wrestling-fans-have-always-been-teased-about-watching-men-wrestle-is-a-gay-passtime-even-though.html

 The questions just keep getting better:

http://www.gaysportschannel.com/gay-web-channel-news/gay-news/do-you-think-some-gay-people-only-play-sports-to-see-and-touch-people/

 “...[Dallas] Cowboys are more Brokeback...:”

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/sportatorium/2010/09/dan_hampton_says_your_dallas_c.php

 Are straight players good or bad for us?:

http://www.newser.com/story/30350/gay-sports-leagues-net-straight-players.html

 Gay Sports Bar for St. Louis?:

http://bergersbeat.com/mayor-francis-slays-bro-to-open-gay-sports-bar/

 What sports is this again?:

http://www.towleroad.com/2010/09/watch-brawl-breaks-out-in-stands-at-djokovic-us-open-match.html

 GUUUURRRRRL!!! (via Extra Mustard):

http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/aubrey-huff-wearing-a-red-thong-as-a-slump-buster/28910

 Baseball fan takes it in the face (via Extra Mustard):

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Michigan Bowlers place at Cologne Gay Games:

http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=43030

UK Athlete looking for others:

http://sheffield.gumtree.com/sheffield/38/65122538.html

Athlete featured in COMPETE injured at Cologne Gay Games:

http://www.watermarkonline.com/index.php/News/lgbt-sports/4571-Florida-based-athlete-injured-Gay-Games.html

Chicago follows up Gay Games with other championship events:

http://gaygamesblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/chicagos-legacy-as-gay-games-host.html

More drama:

http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=6329&MediaType=1&Category=2 

Photos from Atlanta’s Gay Sports Alliance event:

http://www.projectqatlanta.com/news_articles/view/sports_groups_recruit_for_newbies_photos?gid=6265

Gay Sports Day in South Africa this weekend:

http://sceneout.co.za/node/310

Buffalo gay volleyball organization profiled on local site:

http://www.buffalo123.com/buffalo/news/buffalo-alternative-volleyball

Helen Carroll and Marcus Valera speak about competing:

http://nlgjaconvention.org/2010/?p=824

Gay Bowl X Directors speak about NGFFL:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/total-sports-mag/2010/09/06/ngffl-sound-off-their-gay-flag-football-league

Congratulations to Boise State on their exciting victory against Virginia Tech last night. It was hard-fought, and the Broncos proved they have a good program. Va Tech is no slouch; they're a legitimate Top 10 team, so there are plenty of reasons for fans to be singing the praises of Boise State.

HOWEVER -- as nice as it feels to root for the "little guy" and hope that they can go far, this win does not - I repeat, DOES NOT - put BSU in the running for a shot at the national title. (At least, it SHOULD not.) Take a look at the remainder of the Broncos' schedule: they have non-conference games left against Wyoming, Oregon State and Toledo, and their slate of games against a less-than-mediocre WAC. Oregon State is currently ranked 24th, and Fresno State is coming off a nice win over Cincinnati. Still, this schedule doesn't even come close to matching up against any schedule that a team from the six major conferences will face.

Simply consider the current #1 ranked team: Alabama. After a Week 2 showdown with a ranked Penn State squad, they will enter SEC play - where they will face Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina, LSU and Auburn (among others). Then, they will presumably play in the SEC title game. Anyone who thinks that a 12-0 Boise State team would deserve a chance in the BCS Championship Game over an Alabama team with one loss is living in a fantasy world. The same argument can be made for any of those other SEC teams, not to mention Ohio State, Miami, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Oregon and probably a half-dozen others.

Boise State lovers will say their team can only win the games on their schedule. True, but until their schedule can compare to the NCAA powerhouses', they should never play for the national title.

If you heard our show on Qnation.fm this afternoon, this is the post you're looking for.

You know what to do.

If you didn't hear the show you can listen again on Monday at 4PM Eastern Standard Time (that would be the East Coast) or go back to our homepage and mouse over the "Media" tab and then click on COMPETE Radio and it will take you to a list of shows.  The most recent show is the one you're looking for.

Have a great weekend.

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Dallas Gay Flag Football League is looking for players!:

http://www.texasbullsffc.com/

Coverage of Chicago teams at NAGAAA World Series:

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28032

HIV Positive Athletes in Sports:

http://gaygamesblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/hiv-athletes-then-and-now.html

Gay Athlete needs your opinion:

http://www.realjock.com/gayforums/1103434/

The team will be performing at the Dallas Pride Parade and Festival on Sunday, September 19, 2010.

Stop by our booth at the Festival in Lee Park, and find out more about our team and upcoming performances

The team will be performing at the Dallas Pride Parade and Festival on September 19, 2010.

Come visit us at our booth at Lee Park for more info on the team, and upcoming performances.

Those poor Tampa Bay Rays. They've been extremely competitive in the toughest division in baseball for three years now ... and yet they still can't get a decent crowd out to their games.

This week, the Rays played an important series against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Jays are no slouch, either, sporting a record just north of .500, trying to stay relevant in a division with the Yankees, Rays and Red Sox. It was important 3-game series, as the Rays were trying to keep pave with the Yankees for the division lead, not to mention the best record in baseball. Basically, there was A LOT at stake.

Announced attendance for the three games: 11,968; 12,972; and 14,859. Actual attendance: probably somewhere between 5 and 7 thousand.

How can a city whose club puts such a great product on the field, is a serious threat to win the World Series, and actually went to the Series (and lost) two season ago - how can they not support their players? This is not Baltimore, Arizona or Kansas City, places where fanbases have had a legitimate reason to stop going to games even before the All-Star break. This is Tampa Bay! A team with 82 wins. A team that could win it all. A team with young players and a bright future.

With the ongoing talk about extraction in the major leagues, the Rays may be lucky their neighbors to the south, the Florida Marlins, are even more pathetic at the turnstiles. With the Sunshine State being such hotbed for baseball stars, it's a real head-scratcher as to why nobody over there seems to care about their major league teams.

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Gay Games Baby turns 27:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/bmandel/detail?entry_id=71317

 Detroit Lion offers free hug to any kid he trampled:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/01/louis-delmas-detroit-lion_n_701132.html

Ryan Howard’s Cup runneth away:

http://www.crossingbroad.com/2010/09/video-ryan-howards-cup-falls-out.html

Miami Dolphin loses her urrhang:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/01/kendall-langford-earring-dolphin_n_701998.html

 Gay Football League?:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5705190/should_we_have_a_national_gay_football.html?cat=14#comments

Today in “models dressed as athletes”:

http://boyculture.typepad.com/boy_culture/2010/09/no-ifs-or-ands-but-plenty-of-butts.html#more

Tiki Barber’s been a bad boy:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/31/tiki-barber-hires-pr-agen_n_700711.html

Coach accuses USA Swimming of not protecting young swimmers:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/01/ken-stopkotte-banned-by-u_n_701545.html

How your favorite team got its nickname:

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/65044

We can’t hear you over these shoes:

http://www.sharapovasthigh.com/2010/08/nike-10s-signature-model-giant-tennis.html

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It’s your fault you’re fat, not your genes (file under “health”):

http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/fitness/exercise/2010-09-01-fatgenes01_ST_N.htm

 Record broken at Cologne Gay Games:

http://gaygamesblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/team-colorado-medal-winner-looking-to.html

 Pat Griffin looks into Caster Semenya’s challenge:

http://ittakesateam.blogspot.com/2010/08/reflections-on-caster-semenyas-return.html

 Running is one of 30 things to do Atlanta:

http://www.projectqatlanta.com/news_articles/view/wednesday_30_gay_things_to_do_in_atlanta_today3?gid=6243

 Who doesn’t love a girlfight?:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/01/fight-breaks-out-during-w_n_700905.html

 Matthew Mitcham “urges” athletes to come out:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/gay-diver-matthew-mitcham-urges-footballers-to-be-open-about-sexuality/story-e6frf9jf-1225913020004