Jim Provenzano's Sports Complex - gay and lesbian sports articles by syndicated columnist and author of PINS.

NEW: SF Track & Field's Pride Meet
July 7, 2007
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The Final Score
Sports Complex: 1996-2006

Blood Ties
Changing Perceptions of HIV-Positive Athletes

Roll Bounce
Author's Obsession with Roller Derby

Juliet Draper

Through the Fire
Firefighter/Powerlifter Seeks World Record

Climb Every Mountain
Exploring the Wilderness

Simon Sermon

Pro Mos
Real Gay Wrestlers, Surreal Sport

The Wave
Tsunami swimmers at the Games

Billie Jean King acknowledges the crowd at the August 28 at the U.S. Open in New York City. (Photo: Susan Mullane/Camerawork USA)

Lifetime Achiever
Billie Jean King Honored
Tennis Legend at GLBT Historical Society Gala

Rockin'
Castro Rockdogs Win Gold at Gay Games VII

Dancing With the Stars
Oakland Ballroom Games Medalists

The Fast Lane
Dutch Olympic Swimmer Johan Kenkhuis

Way Cool
Olympic, Gay Games, Outgames
Skaters in 'One Hit Wonder'

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Cyndi Lauper at Gay Games VII's closing ceremonies. (Photo: Jim Provenzano)

Outgames a Go
All About Yves:
Montreal Goes Its Own Way
Letters about this article

Gay Games VII a Success
Chicago's Sunny Finish

Lucky VII
Gay Games Heats Up Chicago
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A kissing couple at Gay Games II in 1986 (photo: Mick Hicks)

Gay Games VII
From Vision to Inheritance
Waddell Cup Nominees and Games Founders

Family Affair
Partners and Parents Participate in the Games

Serving Out
Leigh-Ann Naidoo's Volleyball as Activism

Grand Slam
Martina Navratilova on Fitness & Sports Politics

Seven athletes heading to Chicago at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, where the opening and closing ceremonies for Gay Games I and Gay Games II were held. (photo: Rick Gerharter)

Gay Games Past & Present
Special Pride issue pre-Gay Games articles:

The Life Aquatic - Tsunami Swimming

Setting Goals - Tsunami Polo

Freewheeling - Cycling

On the Road Again - Mountain Biking / Triathlon

Outfield of Dreams - Softball

Flex Appeal - Physique

The Warrior's Dance - Wrestling

On Track - SF Track & Field

Wheels on Fire
Olympic Cyclists
Judith Arndt & Petra Rossner

Going the Distance
Athletes' Yellow Brick Road to the Games

Iced
Figure Skaters Forced from Berkeley Rink
UPDATE Rink Suit Settled

Visualizing Success
Olympic Diver Greg Louganis
Co-Hosts Night of 100 Champions

U.S. rowers in Amsterdam, where the sport first premiered at the Gay Games in 1998. (photo Tom Bianchi)

Parting the Waters
Gay Games' Suburban Rowing Row

Bad Behavior
Is Unsportsmanlike Conduct a Straight Thing?

Sail On
Chicago-bound Crews;
Couple Sails Around the World

Olympic Alternate Skeleton
Racer Courtney Yamada

Speed Racer
Skeleton Champ Courtney Yamada

Tough Enough
Women's Rugby Puts Sport First

Touchdown Tomes
Three New Football Books

Western Skies
Wyoming Athletes Beyond Brokeback

Matthew Cusick performing with Anti-Gravity at a 2004 Broadway Bares benefit. (photo: John Giddings)

Show Time
The Pageantry and Controversy
of Opening Ceremonies
Gymnast Matthew Cusick will perform with Anti-Gravity at Gay Games VII. OutGames has Cirque du Soleil, which fired him in 2003.

On Court, In Court
Outgames, Penn State Sued

Power Play
Who Decides Where Athletes Compete?
OutGames II in Copenhagen in 2009
Gay Games VIII in Cologne in 2010

Diving Out
Scuba Groups Go Deep

Women track competitors
at Utrecht's 2005 EuroGames
(photo: Arno Klos)

European Union
Sport Crosses Borders at the EuroGames

Under the Mithras-toe
Who's Been Naughty and Nice
2005's best and worst sports quotes

Hey, Jude
Martial Artists: Fundraisers and Gay Games Competitors

Sheryl Swoopes

Sheryl Swoopes
Out at Last
Houston Comets Star
Newest Olivia Spokeswoman

Calling Foul
Straight Basketball Player
vs. Penn State Coach

Esera Tuaolo

Tackling Homophobia
NFL Veteran Esera Tuaolo
Sings Out Proud and Strong

Starting Over
New Orleans Sports Groups Rebuild

Ji Wallace at the
2000 Olympics in Sydney

Jump for Ji
Olympic Trampoline
Medalist Ji Wallace

A Word from our Sponsors
Boycotts Go Both Ways

Fans at a recent
SF Giants Game. (photo: Jim Provenzano)

Out at the Old Ballgame
Gay Days and Baseball Fans

Revising the Playbook
Athletic Groups Educate and Litigate

A Forward Past
Recognizing our Sports Legacy

Paris Aquatique's synchronized swimming team

Out in Synch
The Little Sport That Could

The "O" Word
Women's Rights, Gay Rights, and the Olympics

Show Me the Money
Scholarships Give Athletes a Helping Hand

Ali Hall

Channel Surfers
Two Amazing Distance Swimmers

Training Daze
49ers Video an Equal Opportunity Offender

Kid Stuff
What's Missing From Most YA Sports Fiction

Border Crossings
Will Bush's Politics Effect 2006's Sports Events?

Physique competitors at Gay Games VI in Sydney (photo: Jim Provenzano)

Muscled Out
Gay Games VII Bans Steroid Use

Strong Man
Powerlifting Champion Chris Morgan

Bowled Over
Milwaukee Hosts IGBO's Silver Anniversary

Gymnast/Model Matt Abboud

Looking at Jocks
Naked Athletes? Fine, Except in America

Up in the Air
Where are the Gay Gymnasts?

Knocked Out
Fighting Tommy Riley; Gays and Lesbians in Boxing

A volleyball player from Queens, NY, at Gay Games VI (photo: Jim Provenzano)

Net Results
Volleyball Tournaments Serve It Up

Out on the Slopes
Snowbirds Flock to Gay Ski Events

Snow Way
Winter Games, Anyone?

Fair Game
Male Bonding in Flag Football

Making Waves
IGLA 2004
Braves the Florida Hurricanes

Columbus Stompers at
2004's IAGLCWDC Competition. (photo: Jim Provenzano)

Foot Work
When Is Dancing a Sport?

Cyclical
SF Bicycle Coalition's Winterfest

Sporty Splice
Best Gay Sports Films

A 2003 Bingham Cup match
(c. Winston)

Rough Boys
Rugby Clubs are Serious Fun

Getting Bucked
A Rodeo Bull Rider's Risks and Rewards

NorCal Women's Surf Club members. (photo: Jim Provenzano)

Rip Girls
Women Surfers' New Wave

Blades on Ice
Figure Skaters Prepare for New Events

Heroics
Holding a Torch for Gay Olympians

SF Spikes at a Marin match. (photo: Jim Provenzano)

Kicks
Gay Soccer World Cup

IGLFA '04 Results & Pics

Quite a Racquet
Tennis on the Courts
Striders
Front Runners' Historic Path

Pooling Around
Water Polo's Big Splash

Wheel Life
AIDS Rides After Pallotta

Puckish Charm
Gay Hockey Leagues Keep Cool

Selling "Out"
Product-Placing Gay Jocks

Putting it Together
Making Sports Events Happen

Grappling With It
Gay Wrestlers and Sexuality

Trans Mission Transsexual Athletes

Salve-ation
Joe Montana lubes up

Martial Arts: Mind and Body
a special feature for Frontiers Newsmagazine
(Linked by permission of Frontiers.)

IGLA 2003
Tsunaminous!

Oar Well
Lesbian and Gay Rowing Clubs

Pacific Pics
Sporty flicks at SF Asian-American Filmfest

Gay Games VI Basketball
photo: Jim Provenzano

Through the Hoops
Black, gay, and back in the basketball closet

Matthew Cusick vs. Cirque du Soleil
Legal Gymnastics

The Gay Gridiron
Jerry Smith and gay men in the NFL

Sporn 2B Wild
Super Bowl XXXVII: Hello, Titty

Gay Games VI in Sydney - Aquamania - Ballroom Dance - Basketball - Bowling - Cycling - Diving - Figure Skating - Ice Hockey - Marathon - Powerlifters - Physique 1 - Physique 2 - Race Walking - Rugby - Sailing - Swimming - Soccer - Tennis - Track & Field - Triathletes - Water Polo - Wrestling

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Running on Empty
Outgames Dodges Bankruptcy, Creditors
(Jim Provenzano, Bay Area Reporter)

Real to Reel
Gay Games VII DVD a Sporty Showcase
(Jim Provenzano, Bay Area Reporter)

Debt Again
Outgames $5 million deficit
Gay Games $35K
(Jim Provenzano, Bay Area Reporter)

More about OutGames'
Multi-Million Deficit

Outgames Secured Creditors
First to be Paid
If at All: Others Out of Luck
(Montreal Gazette)

Outgames' Owes Big
219 creditors owed $2 million
(Montreal Gazette)

Outgames Files for Protection
Dodges Bankruptcy and Creditors - for Now
(Montreal Gazette)

Outgames: Un Odieux Scandal
Scathing Report on Montreal Events
by Roger-Luc Chayer (in French)
(Le Groupe National:
download 2 PDFs for Issue #44)

Outgames Charge Ahead
Despite Debt and Deception
(Xtra.ca)

What's the future of Outgames?
More spin and blaming from Outgames
(Xtra.ca)

The Last Post
Richard Burnett finally sees the light
(Hour.ca)

No Regrets Over Deficit
(Montreal Gazette)

Outgames lost more than $5 million
(CTV.ca)

Outgames Organizers "unapologetic"
Blame Gay Games VII
(Toronto Star)

Racking up Debt
(Globe and Mail)

Ou Esque Louise Roy?
Video: Talk show shows
Outgames CEO on a milk carton
(CBC via Daily Motion)

(Translated via Babelfish from French:)

OutGames: a Financial Pit
(Canoe.ca/Journal de Montreal)

Battle of Figures
(Canoe.ca/Journal de Montreal)

Montreal Bailed Out Outgames
(Canoe.ca/Journal de Montreal)