Football Fest

L.A., NYC Want to Continue Dominance, While San Diego and Phoenix Hope to Break Through at Gay Bowl X

It has been 10 years since three gay flag football teams came together on a Spring weekend in Los Angeles to play a round-robin tournament they called the Gay Super Bowl. The hometown team, led by the founders of the gay sports website Outsports, Jim Buzinski and Cyd Ziegler, rolled over their competition. That team from L.A. dominated those first years and, as participation grew, teams from Washington D.C., Chicago and New York City all eventually held the trophy over their heads. Now in year 10, the competition for the Gay Bowl title this month in Phoenix will be more fierce and more competitive than ever

From the Sky Box

This seems like the ideal time to take a walk — for charity that is. As participants in Phoenix’s AIDS Walk & 5K Run are walking and racing toward a cure our October issue will just be hitting the racks on October 3. San Diego will just be coming off its 2010 AIDS Walk & Run and Palm Springs will be gearing up for its 2010 AIDS Walk & 5K Run, scheduled for October 23.

Columbus Discovered

Record Number of Teams Hit the Diamonds for Gay Softball World Series

Ohio’s capital city proved it could hang with the big boys when it comes to hosting major international sporting competitions. It may not be as big or as cosmopolitan as, say, Chicago, Seattle or Dallas; but it more than made up for it by hosting a well-run, convenient and (mostly) drama-free gay softball championships. It took five days and 566 games, but at the end

Boxer Overcomes Small Stature to Become Golden Gloves Champion

IF YOU WERE TO RUN INTO NICOLE DEAN standing naked in a well-lit alley (and you were brave enough not to run the other direction) you would notice a few things. First off, her tough, muscular physique developed through countless hours in the gym pounding heavy bags, pushing the floor, doing endless sit-up and pull-ups, and running through the streets of New York City. “Whoa, this girl loves