As an American Indian, I obviously, as we say in sports "have skin in this game." The whole concept of American Indians being placed on the

Long and long ago when I was studying art (my first professional job was working as a graphic illustrator and copywriter for an

It's a great week--not only did Minnesota pass its marriage equality law, letting same-sex couples marry on August 1st, but a new study

Given the fact Martina and Billie-Jean King have been pioneers in the field of the acceptance of lesbians in professional tennis, not

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell responds to questions about gay players in an interview with Steve Wyche. Unfortunately, I

As a former state university professor I was not thrilled with the idea we were paid 28 percent below the national average for faculty. What

In a interview after having been cut by the Vikings, the amazingly articulate straight ally Chris Kluwe let people know how he feels his

It's no secret I'm American Indian, and I freely admit when ever possible (and appropriate) I will post something related to American Indian/Alaska Native sports--because

You can always count on Charles Barkley to say something worth listening to (and/or quoting) and he doesn't disappoint during an interview on the Dan Patrick radio program. If you

Interesting to note how many openly gay athletes end up in skimpy swimsuits--not that I'm complaining. In addition to my getting to run stories (and photos)

Just because I reported a few days ago this was going to happen--it doesn't make it any easier to get the confirmation. According

And this is why students are required to study history. And one of the reasons why LGBT History is a very necessary part of

One of the great pleasures I have in doing my job at Compete is running across treasures like this one. I mean, I could always count on Chris Kluwe to

Talk about bad timing. I just got back from spending two weeks in NYC, doing workshop presentations, which means I won't be

And just because it's been at least twelve hours since I posted anything on Jason Collins, here's an interesting short interview with the Colts' Pat McAfee. He

I reported on the heaviest man to complete a marathon last year--and sumo wrestler Kelly Gneiting is about to do it again this weekend. I

While still celebrating Jason Collins and how well things seem to be going since he came out as the first active male player of the Big Four

Bwa-ha-ha all you haters out there. Money is, for better or worse (ask the Supreme Court) a type of free speech. According

While admittedly, the Baptist Church group in Kansas that insists on showing up at the funerals of dead American veterans to hold up signs

As most readers of this blog know, the Compete Global Headquarters happen to be located in Arizona. That means I can legally be fired for not being considered straight. Fortunately,

Ok--as a sports journalist, I'm very happy about Jason Collins. I'm less thrilled that straight allies Brendon Ayanbadejo and Chris Kluwe have not done as well. Brendon

And please--for any of you who thought I was disrespectful towards Tim (Yawn) Tebow about being cut from the NFL--check out what the fun

Following his courageous coming out decision, NBA player Jason Collins is continuing to garner support from current and retired professional athletes like Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith, Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd.

And how often do I get to post a clip of the most powerful world leader praising a male pro player for coming out and recognizing the importance of

The media and blogosphere has certain been busy responding, pontificating, and confusing the news of Jason Collins officially coming out. It's interesting to note many people don't seem to know what "free agent" means, and while it's official Nike

Somehow this didn't seem to be the "wow" moment a lot of us were hoping it would be. Maybe that says something about how "normalized" being

NFL is hard on me as a sports journalist. Things just haven't been the same since Brett Favre retired, in terms of having a player who regularly

Compete and our audience aren't the only fans of the remarkable Brian Sims. He's just been saluted for his support of women's rights and

Great to see another NFL player with the proper attitude about players coming out in the pro football field. It's the old adage of building a

I was in NYC on business when the awful events at Boston happened. Finding out about the efforts of two brothers who want to help the Marathon athletes who lost

If LGBT Flag Football gets you excited--here's your opportunity to see some of the best players in the sport and soak up a little sun in

Gosh, it's at least been over a month since I posted anything on Lance Armstrong. His troubles are far from over, as he begins to

The NFL will start to promote a "culture of inclusion" for gay players, recruits and other prospective players that includes posters in locker rooms that underscore the league's anti-discrimination policies according to New York state's democratic attorney general, Eric Schneiderman.

The NFL will start to promote a "culture of inclusion" for gay players, recruits and other prospective players that includes posters in locker rooms that underscore the league's anti-discrimination policies according to New York state's democratic attorney general, Eric Schneiderman.

I think one of greatest poisons of homophobia has been its constant insistance adult LGBT folks only want to "recruit" youth to the "lifestyle." We

It shouldn't be a surprise there are gay players out there in the pro sports, just based on statistics and the history of pros coming out after retiring. The

Well, maybe if athletes are taught in college how to properly behave around LGBT issues, they'll do what they should be doing when

And speaking about out (retired) professional sports figures, here's an interesting interview with John Amaechi, who is often approached by

With all the recent media attention on the possibility of a "Big 4" sports pro finally coming out, little coverage has been given to female professional

Well, this is fun--I'm in NYC and this morning met with my friend Aaron McQuade who works at GLAAD. GLAAD has a new series of PSAs that

Howard Bragman has gotten a lot of publicity of his own as an out gay man who has served as an agent to a number of celebrities 

Officer Pagan reminds me of why Compete exists--the owners were participating in the Bingham Cup. They were inspired by the heroism

As we all process the tragedy in Boston, hats off to the New York Yankees' classy support of the Red Sox.  

Well, here's something that will cheer He Who Controls The Remote in our condo--his beloved SF Giants are getting some of the love and

Poor Tiger--not only did he get caught in violation of a rule, and lose the Masters, but I bet he's home with the sadz as he watches the rise of

And--preparations go on to welcome the very first openly gay player from the four major franchises. Look--I am just the messenger. The

I've written before on the comparison between Jackie Robinson having the impact on People of Color in professional sports and what might

Boson police have reported a third explosion that occured at Boston's JFK library that they believe is related to the earlier blasts at the marathon finish line.

Reuters reports that two explosions occured at the finish line of the Boston Marathon and Boston police are currently reporting 23 injured and two dead.

LA Laker Kobe Bryant suffered a torn Achilles at Friday night's game against the Golden State Warriors. Venting on his Facebook page, he said "Maybe Father Time has defeated me...Then again maybe not!"