Charles Barkley delivers one of the most eloquent responses regarding the Tim Hardaway homophobia scandal. Argues Barkley: For a black man – who should understand oppression more than anyone – to make these statements makes the episode that much worse.

But we'll remain a bit doubtful to Barkley's assertion that a gay player in the NBA could come out and not face opposition or under-the-radar shunning from teammates and other players. Not sure we're quite there yet.

Tim Hardaway's apology tour continued on Sunday, with his taking to a South Florida radio station to once again say he's sorry for ranting on and on about his homophobia. By now, you all know the comments he made on a Miami TV station – "I hate gay people" ... "I am homophobic" – and this week, his publicist, agent, and the NBA are hoping you'll know just how sorry he is.

"I don't hate gay people," Hardaway said. "I'm a good-hearted person. I interact with people all the time. ... I respect people. For me to say 'hate' was a bad word, and I didn't mean to use it."

We're just about through with the "Is an apology too little, too late?" argument. (Answer: Yes.) But our policy on calling bullshit when it's stepped in? Yeah, that game is still on.

In case you missed Hardaway's original rant, it's after the jump.

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• As you know, porn producer Bryan Charles Kocis got stabbed and torched last week, but do you know how many times he got stabbed? Twenty-eight. Yeah, someone really, really wanted him dead.

• Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says Don't Ask, Don't Tell doesn't make "sense". Well, perhaps hubbie Bill can shed some light, dearie.

• Sure, New York Magazine may have a gay EIC and portends to write about one of the world's most gay-friendly cities, but that doesn't mean they give homo couples benefits. Oh no. No, no, no...

• Kenyans are gearing up for a good ol' fashioned homo beat down. Hurray!

• If you're looking for a laugh, head over to the AfterElton blog and watch Lisa Lampanelli's bit from the Pam Anderson roast. It's seriously one of the funniest things we've ever heard. Although, we can't help but ponder this censorship: "What a whore Courtney [Love] is - she's suck a dick for a diet [bleep]". Why?

• Toronto's basketball team, The Raptors, have announced they'll host a "gay day". It's called "Rainbow Hoops". Clever.

We were just checking in on our homie Andy Towle and saw his post on David Beckham coming to play for LA Galaxy. We're not really into sports all that much, so we won't try to talk about Beckham's performance or anything like that. We'd just like to point out one wholly ridiculous, utterly excessive and undeniably grotesque: Becks stands to make $248 million over the course of five-years.

Certainly this is a great sum of money - in fact, it's unprecedented in America's Major League Soccer. Up until a short time ago, MLS capped all player's salaries. This season, however, the league swtiched things up with the Designated Player Rule aka The Beckham Rule, which says a team can pick one "priceless" player and pay them more than the pre-selected cap. According to everyone's favorite virtual encyclopedia, the DPR::

...will allow each of the MLS franchises to sign one player that would be considered outside of the teams' salary cap, estimated to be around US$1.9 million in 2006 (the amount will be raised for the 2007 season), allowing U.S. teams to compete in the International soccer market for star players.

Frank Griggs is a total sex-maniac. And, really, we wouldn't have it any other way. He just sent us this video of delicious Portugeuse soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo doing a little practicing in his skivvies.

You can thank Mr. G by heading over to !! omg blog !! and checking out some still shots. You can thank us with one of the following: a pack of cigarettes, a free drink or, if you're feeling generous, a canary diamond. We'd prefer the diamond, to be honest, but we understand if you're not ready to make that sort of commitment.

Click here for Ronaldo Morning Goods Flashback Madness!!

An 25-year old Indian runner named Santhi Soundarajan (pictured) has been disqualified from the Asian Games after doctors found more Y-chromosomes than "allowed", whatever that means. Despite winning second place in the women's 800 meter race, officials ruled to strip her of her metal.

Soundarajan was running from poverty. Literally. Reuters reports:

One of five children of brick-kiln labourers in a rural village in Tamil Nadu, she overcame malnutrition as a child to become a middle-distance runner.

"Some such people could be born with unfortunate medical conditions," Dr. P.S.M. Chandran, scientific officer with the state-run Sports Authority of India, told Reuters.

"If parents are uneducated and poor, they may not be aware of physiological problems with their child," he said. He added he was not aware of details of the test done in Doha.

While the games don't require participants to take a gender test, apparently they were suspicious of Soundarajan and asked to examine her naughty bits, among other things.

The medical evaluation panel usually includes a gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist and internal medicine specialist.

An Indian athletics official who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media said Soundarajan almost certainly never had sex-change surgery.

Instead, the official said Soundarajan appeared to have "abnormal chromosomes." The official also said the test revealed more Y chromosomes than allowed.

Despite being disqualified, Soundarajan's home government awarded her a cash prize of 1.5 million rupees (about $33,000) - a small consolation after not only losing the medal, but also having her so-called abnormality spashed across the world.

• Does Lance want Reichen back? Does Reichen want Lance back? Do you want to know? [San Francisco Gate]

• Conservative Italian politicians want to deny gay people the same rights as straights/uphold Catholic morals. [International Herald Tribune]

• New HX EIC Brandon Voss wants you to read his review of Gwen Stefani's new album. [HX]

• The NCAA wants to fight homophobia in the sporting world. [Out Sports]

• Pinkhome wants to become Shanghai's premiere gay bar/lounge/hotel/club. [Shanghaiist]

• We want to see you at the BUTT Book party tomorrow night. Be there or be somewhere else (and square, too). [Taschen]

Frank Griggs totally has an erection. How do we know? Well, aside from the Queerty psychic penis link, he just sent us this link to some pretty boner-worthy pictures of Scottish rugby stud, Sean Lamont.

We're not sure how he did it (we suspect good old fashioned sluttery), but Mr. G got his little mitts on some stills from the forthcoming Dieux du Stade 2007 calendar DVD.

Head on over to !! omg blog !! to check out Lamont from a variety of angles. He's definitely pretty and undoubtedly packing heat. And when we say heat, we mean penis. We mean he's got a big penis between his legs and you should go look at it. But not if you're at work. You may get in trouble.

Speaking of things that aren't happening: a new book from the Association of Tennis Professionals won't be outing an gay male tennis pros. Why? Well, that depends on who you ask.

According to a Greg Hernandez penned article over at AfterElton, the reason either stems from a tight-ass closet door (pun undoubtedly intended) or because there simply aren't any gay male tennis pros to be outed.

Pete Holtermann, a communications manager for ATP's American branch says:

...[H]e “can't think of any situation” where a player on tour is known to be gay to the other players, but is not publicly out. Still, Holtermann doesn't believe fans would have much of an issue with an out male player. “Tennis fans have shown they embrace players for who they are,” he says. “Being such an international sport, there are a multitude of nationalities and cultures represented on the ATP circuit, and tennis fans have proven to be very open to all of them. I would fully expect the same to be the case with regards to a player's sexual preference.”

Of course, it's so hard to tell with male tennis pros. They're always running around in those short shorts and flitting their wrists. For all we know, they could all be cocksuckers.

Sure, the wide-world of sports doesn't have the best pro-homo history, but European footballers and fans alike are joining forces to become more inclusive of their cock-sucking peers. Pink News UK reports:

LGBT supporters in Germany and Poland are participating in the Football Against Racism in Europe Action Week, which will see a series of events throughout the continent dedicated to promoting equality including anti-homophobia schemes.

Good morning, indeed! Aside from being totally delicious, Nick Beyeler can count being a world aerobics champion as one of his main assets. Apparently, he has others: during a recent photoshoot with Australian fag-rag DNA, in which he wore nothing but a red silk curtain, Beyeler got a bit excited. His response? "All that blowing over my cock turned me into a red, raw silkosexual." Shit. As if that's not enough, he's suspiciously mum about his sexuality. Always a red flag, so to speak. Enjoy.

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Well look who it is. As the New York area gears up for the U.S. Open (read: parties all long-weekend long), Andy Roddick stopped by Fox News' Fox & Friends morning show yesterday to serve viewers with an eyefull. We hear from an insider that Roddick's fly was down – semi-visible in this photo – and that he had to excuse himself from more photos so he could zip things up. After the jump, more Andy from Fox.

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