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J. Praught | Dugout Chatter Back in February, I wrote a story about the San Diego American Flag Football League (SDAFFL) spring clinics, in which I was participating for the very first time. The popular league has been growing at a tremendous rate, with a record of 16 teams and
J. Praught | Dugout Chatter I thought it would be prudent to provide a full guide to LGBT athletics in San Diego. Each league does its best to promote their existence, a year-round job in this wonderful environment. We would like to help the effort by offering a summary of
J. Praught | Dugout Chatter The calendar has turned to April, which is one of the best times of the year to be a major-league sports fan. Despite continued rainouts for the San Diego American Flag Football League and America’s Finest City Softball League, April, for me, is amazing because
J. Praught | Dugout Chatter Congratulations are in order for Big Mike’s Sports Rub, who finished the season undefeated by claiming the 2011 – 2012 SD Hoops Championship. Big Mike’s, who was the number-one seed entering the playoffs with a 14 – 0 record, ousted third-seed Baja Betty’s 44 –
J. Praught | Dugout Chatter Baseball, basketball and football are traditionally thought of as traditional United States sports, but there are a slew of athletes in our community who want to get the word out about another sport you may not have considered playing: rugby. Truth be told, many of
J.Praught | Dugout Chatter February and March mark the busiest time of year for three of the most participated-in sports: basketball, flag football and softball. San Diego Hoops (sdhoops.net) has just concluded its regular season and is in the midst of playoffs. America’s Finest City Softball League (afcsl.org) and the
First clinic sees 40 percent increase over 2011, second clinic set for Feb. 11 J. Praught | Dugout Chatter The San Diego American Flag Football League (SDFFL), winner of the 2011 Nicky Award for Outstanding Sports Organization, is back for its eighth season. The league has roots that date back
By J. Praught | Dugout Chatter The Sin city Shootout, which premiered as a softball tournament in 2007 before morphing into a five-sport festival, was held in Las Vegas over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. Bodybuilding, wrestling, and tennis were among the sports represented, but basketball and softball were the
By J. Praught | Dugout Chatter With the fantastic year-round weather in San Diego and an ample supply of LGBT athletes to draw from, it is no surprise that the city is home to a gay soccer club. The San Diego Sparks have not only been around for over 25
J. Praught | Dugout Chatter This and That Gay hockey fans should be interested to learn that Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke helped put on a sold-out LGBT hockey event last weekend. The Toronto Marlies (a Maple Leafs minor league affiliate) and the Toronto Gay Hockey Association teamed
By J. Praught | Dugout Chatter Flicks on Sundays If you want to watch teams who have playoff aspirations, I highly recommend checking out Flicks’s NFL Sundays. The bar has 12 high-def screens showing every game, with the featured game in sound. Free food is available to customers and there
by J. Praught | Dugout Chatter The SD Hoops family was saddened to lose a member of our family recently, as Larry Granville passed away earlier this month. Larry was most famous for the mark he made on the courts, where he was one of the best—if not the best—scorers
By J. Praught | Dugout Chatter There are the casual observers, and then there are the die-hards who live and breathe NFL football every Sunday. The former tend to take advantage of the games as an excuse to drink and cheer. The latter usually are drowning in fantasy football stats,
A team-by-team breakdown of the local basketball league By J. Praught | Dugout Chatter While being the commissioner of the LGBT basketball league, San Diego Hoops, doesn’t add ten points to my game average, or any inches to my non-existent vertical, it does put me in a pretty good position
Wild weather derails local title hopes at Gay Bowl XI while San Diego softball tourney breaks records By J Praught | Dugout Chatter Football is supposed to be the sport that showcases toughness and grit, regardless of the elements. There are no rainouts. The wind doesn’t matter. Muddy, sloppy turf?