Strangely enough, Cristiano Ronaldo looks like a wax figurine while getting measured for a wax statue of himself.

“Being an openly gay athlete at USC has been nothing short of fabulous.”

Sean Mulroy for OutSports

“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.”

-Jason Collins for Sports Illustrated.

Covered In Paint. UK footballers get blown err blue’d in new ADIDAS spot.

Soccer At 5,000 Feet. The U.S.-Costa Rica game in Commerce City, Colo. gets covered in snow. [deadspin]

New Era For Outsports

Who kidnapped Outsports and what have you done with them? If you are wondering what happened to a site that has looked pretty much the same since the mid-2000s, it’s the end of an era. Outsports has been sold and we now have a new look. We couldn’t be more excited.

Outsports has been purchased by Vox Media, which publishes SBNation.com and its 320 fan-focused and team oriented sports blogs along with tech/culture site The Verge and gaming site Polygon. Outsports will now be a part of SB Nation. Cyd and Jim are still running the site and we have editorial control. Vox gives us the technical resources and reach that we were sorely missing being independently owned. We think this might be the first time a mainstream media company has purchased a gay-oriented website. 

If you are not familar with SB Nation sites, it’s known for being a community. Each blog is focused on a particular sports team or sport and Outsports is a great fit. Since we launched in late 1999, our readers have been our No. 1 asset, engaging us, praising us, criticizing us, but never ignoring us. This passion the Outsports audience has was a major selling point for Vox.

While we will continue to produce stories and commentary on the issues of gays in sports, it will come in a nice, new package. We finally have a layout worthy of the current year, not 10 years ago. We invite you to explore the site, poke around and check it out.