Testicular cancer's the most prevalent cancer among men between 14-40 years old. One's chance of getting the ball busting disease are about 1 in 250. Yet, most men still don't talk about testicular cancer, let alone take the proper precautions to prevent it.

That's why Britain's Embarrassing Illnesses invited the Moseley Rugby team on to do a little how-to how-do-you do. Rest assured the cameras get up in there to cut through any cockamamie confusion.

The pics aren't safe for work, but they're definitely good for your health.

OMG, they're naked: Moseley ruggers [!! omg blog !!]

If Nigeria can't play fair, they may not be able to play at all. The African nation, which has been mulling comprehensive homophobic laws, has applied to host The Commonwealth, also known as the Olympics for Britain and their 52-former colonies.

Glasgow, Scotland and Abuja, Nigeria lead the hosting competition, but some claim Nigeria's unjust laws violate the Games' philosophy. The Guardian's sportsman, Nicky Campbell, writes

I might best explain by adducing Article 2 of the Commonwealth Games Federation constitution, which earnestly promotes "gender equality and tolerance"; or Article 7, which says "there shall be no discrimination against any country or person on any grounds whatsoever including race, colour, gender, religion or politics". That is clear enough, then, and that is Abuja scuppered, then.

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Two men really wanted a date with American footballer, Michael Strahan. The giant Giants player auctioned himself off at Buddha Bar's first anniversary party. A number of women threw money at his hot body, but the male couple came out the winners, according to Page Six:

Giants defensive end Michael Strahan put himself on the charity auction block the other night at Buddha Bar's first anniversary. He hoped to get a date with a lady, but the male sports fans in the crowd weren't having it. Two guys outbid 13 gals, leaving Strahan to agree to take both men to dinner for the price of $10,000 each. The dough will go to the Institute for Civic Leadership, a nonprofit educational organization.

Kyle Hawkins made headlines when he came out earlier this year. With his announcement, Hawkins became one of the first openly gay coaches in the United States. Though some of his team objected to Hawkins' sexuality - or, rather, his decision to make it public - the University seemed to support the 32-year old homo-jocko. They at least supported him enough to renew his contract. But that was then and this is now and now Hawkins is out of a job.

Hawkins found out about his termination back in May, when school administrators listed at least eight reasons why they decided not to invite him back. MSNBC reports:

Hawkins said he learned of the decision May 4 in a meeting with team leaders, an assistant coach, faculty advisers and a university official. Hawkins said the group offered eight reasons not to renew his annual contract, which expires May 31.

Among the concerns: dissatisfaction with his practice regimen and the coach’s negative reputation outside the school.

“Those are laughable,” Hawkins said. “A week and a half before the meeting, they had sat in front of the ESPN cameras and said what a great coach I was.”

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John Amaechi also made an appearnace at the Log Cabin Republican's national convention. While there, the 36-year old former basketball player told the audience he's been pleasantly surprised by the positive support he's received:

I underestimated America. I braced myself for the wrath of a nation under God. I imagined that it would be a firestorm, that it would be some insane number of letters demanding my deportation or my death.

And in fact, 95 percent of the correspondence I've had have been overwhelmingly supportive and positive. But I will say that the 5 percent that I've had have been unbelievably, viscerally, frighteningly negative.

Probably 30 of my former [NBA] teammates have my e-mail and my telephone contacts and probably 16 or so of those I was in regular touch with and there are probably 10 people who I have [on instant messenger]. And zero -- nobody -- who's active in the NBA has been in touch with me since the day I came out, despite the fact that most of them knew I was gay in the first place.

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American athleticism's growing increasingly queer. Former B-Baller John Amaechi cracked open the sportsman's closet when he came out a few months ago, now Los Angeles Times' Mike Penner's filling it up with dresses. The jocko-journo used yesterday's column to announce his plans to become a woman:

Today I leave for a few weeks' vacation, and when I return, I will come back in yet another incarnation.

As Christine.

I am a transsexual sportswriter. It has taken more than 40 years, a million tears and hundreds of hours of soul-wrenching therapy for me to work up the courage to type those words. I realize many readers and colleagues and friends will be shocked to read them.

That's OK. I understand that I am not the only one in transition as I move from Mike to Christine. Everyone who knows me and my work will be transitioning as well. That will take time. And that's all right. To borrow a piece of well-worn sports parlance, we will take it one day at a time.

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• Larry Birkhead has passed the test. The DNA test, that is, meaning he's officially Dannielynn Smith's baby daddy. His trouble's aren't over, though: Anna Nicole's mama may contest custody. Hasn't this child been through enough?

• Kabaddi: the gayest non-gay sport ever. Well, only for Westerners.

• Gays and anti-gays converge at Oregon's House to fight for gay marriage and against gay marriage, respectively.

• Girls Transsexual Twins on film!

• Gays are taking over straight bars! Social experiment or end of the world? You be the judge. No seriously, ABC literally has a poll: "Should Gay Patrons Go To Straight Bars?" Tomorrow: "Should blacks and whites drink from the same water fountain?"

• First Elizabeth Hurley and new hubby Arun Nayar get disowned by his grumpy parents, now they may face jail time? Some honeymoon...

• Free oxygen's for chumps. You should totally start spending your hard earned dough on bottled oxygen. Now that's fresh.

• The Fag Rag Wars continue. Genre editor Chris Ciompi sent us this link to his rag's interview with Rose McGowan. He also sent us a link to Out's so-called "exclusive" with the same actress. Oh, yeah, and he wanted us to remind you about that whole Johnny Knoxville scandal. Stir that shit, child, stir that shit.

• But, let's not forget Michael Musto ripping Ciompi a new one on BBC. Ooo, girl, those claws are sharp!

• Speaking of reaming - The Independent thinks American attitudes about outing are childish. In our defense, we are only 231 years old.

• Turkish gays, meanwhile, are coming into their own.

• Wikipedia's WikiProject LGBT Studies, on the other hand, needs a little help from you. Head on over and tell them what you'd like to know more about. Everyone wins!

• And, on the subject of winning... Okay, well, not really, but there are more American gay teams than ever before. Three cheers for the queers!

• Does CNN have a monopoly on all the hot journos? Weatherman Rob Marciano's heating things up. Seriously, he's on fire. And now so are we...

Not unlike Family Research Council, CBS basketball correspondent Billy Packer has a way with words. The 67-year old sports lover has previously referred to a black player as a "strong monkey" and once pondered the place of women in the so-called men's game. According:

...[Packer] issued an apology to students at Duke after allegedly telling two female ushers who had asked to see his press credentials, "Since when do we let women control who gets into a men's basketball games? Why don't you go find a women's game to let people into?

Pulling himself from his drunken stupor, Rose told Packer that he would drop everything to be Packer's runner, to which Packer charmingly replied, "You always fag out on that one for me, you know". For his part, Rose just laughed like the boozehound that he is.. Ah, Rose, you so crazy!

Radar has the video here. (Just a tip: fast-forward 35:30 mark.)

Via Gatecrasher:

Which current NFL player is telling pals he is seriously considering coming out of the closet while he's still on his NFC team?

South African police are taking "equal opportunity" to a whole new level. As the country mulls legalizing prostitution, coppers are asking the government to import at least 2500 male hustlers for the 2010 World Cup. Though there are enough female sex workers, the Rainbow Nation's in dire need of more M4M sex workers. Police Commissioner spokesperson Renato Thabethe insists:

Our constitution demands equal opportunity for gay sports fans. South Africa is fast becoming the gay friendly capital of the continent, and we need to ensure that this remains the case in 2010.

We want to ensure that this is an African experience. What kind of African welcome will we offer to international visitors if they simply end up with the same sex workers that they left behind at home?

While the news may please gay soccer fans, South Africa's indigenous hustlers aren't feeling so international. Gay Association of Sex Worker's Guy Forheir issued a statement:

Everyday we are outlawed and oppressed by the government, and when we are finally about to be legalized, they are preparing to take our very living away from us. Why should ordinary South African sex professionals make way for foreigners? All we want to do is make a living... We have a right to make a quick buck on the 2010 World Cup just like every other South African.

GOV TO IMPORT GAY SEX WORKERS [Mamba Online]

John Amaechi has become a household name since coming out, but he's hardly the first. Former (American) footballer Esera Tuaolo and baseballer Billy Bean also used their post-game lives to spread the good, gay word. Now the boys have come together for a very special Radar-endorsed sit down with Jack E. Jett.

Here's a snippet:

JJ: John, I read somewhere that you and Tim Hardaway are going to be doing something on TV together?
JA:: There's an enduring rumor out there that we're going to do Oprah together.

JJ: My hope was that it was going to include a no-holds-barred wrestling match.
JA: In terms of basketball, he can beat me soundly, but in terms of wrestling, I think I've got him.
ET: Believe me, dude, you'll have some backing.

Read the entire conversation here.