A former Southern Methodist University women’s basketball player is suing the school for $2.5 million, claiming she lost a scholarship after complaining her coach made inappropriate comments about her sex life.
They said it was impossible, but we’re hearing reports that openly gay gold medal Olympian Matthew Mitcham is about to sign on his first national sponsor, just as he inks a deal with the same management as Ian Thorpe.
The 19th annual AIDS Walk San Diego, presented by Nordstrom, the largest one-day HIV/AIDS fundraiser in San Diego County. Dozens of agencies -- serving thousands of clients -- rely on funds raised at the annual AIDS Walk to help provide essential prevention and care programs to thousands of men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS.
The world watched with awe as out gay diver Matthew Mitcham brought home the gold medal for Australia on the 10-meter platform this past weekend. In an interview found on YouTube.com, a gracious Mitcham thanks his mom, as well as his long-time partner, Lachlan. However, despite intensive coverage by NBC of other Olympic athletes' families, NBC did not include any mention of Mitcham's partner in the network's coverage of his gold medal win.
Openly gay Australian diver Matthew Mitcham clinched the gold medal in the 10-meter platform, ending the Chinese domination of the sport at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Mitcham was second to China's Zhou Luxin by more than 30 points leading into the final round, but scored a massive 112.10 on his last dive, sealing his gold medal, halting China’s reign as number one in diving at the Beijing games.
America’s darling and the favorite going in to the Beijing Olympics, Shawn Johnson finally leapt away with a gold medal for her near perfect performance on the balance beam. Johnson, a powerhouse on the beam, won the gold on the final women’s gymnastics’ event of this Olympics, edging out her teammate and all-around gold medal winner Nastia Liukin.
Swimming superstar Michael Phelps won more Olympic glory swimming to a seventh gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly and tying Mark Spitz's 35-year plus record, and with only one hundredth of a second to spare.
Two college wrestlers who appeared on gay adult Website Fratmen.tv and performing sexual acts on video have been booted from the University of Nebraska wrestling team for violating NCAA rules. Paul Donahoe, a national champion in the 125-pound division, and Kenny Jordan, who wrestles in the 133-pound division, violated an NCAA rule which prohibits athletes from receiving compensation for the use of their images by anyone seeking commercial gain.
From the mat to the mattress. That seems to be the case at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. According to The Scarlet Project blog, two of the schools varsity wrestlers have been doing some moonlighting… as part-time gay porn stars. Paul Donahoe, a national champion in the 125-pound division, and Kenny Jordan, who wrestles in the 133-pound division, were found by an anonymous source on the gay adult website Fratmen.tv.
A Rod’s not rolling over for anybody. According to a report in the New York Daily News, which claims to have exclusively obtained court papers from the Rodriguez divorce case, Yankee all-star Alex Rodriguez now wants his prenuptial agreement enforced and is requesting allegations that he took part in extra-marital affairs be stricken from the record.
During the entire month of April, rocker Ariel Aparicio’s song “Pretty In Pink” will serve as encouragement for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. From April 1st-30th, Ariel will donate his proceeds of $.54 cents from each iTunes sale of his take on the Psychedelic Furs’ 1980s classic to the Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen For The Cure ®
