Olympic Gold Medalist Tom Daley Comfortably Comes Out

No big surprise, but refreshing that 19-year-old British Olympic diver Tom Daley has revealed he is in a relationship with a man.

On his YouTube page, the cutie announces in a 5:25-minute video, "This has been a hard decision to make, but I wanted you to hear this from me. In spring this year, my life changed massively when I met someone, and they make me feel so happy, so safe and everything just feels great. That someone is a guy."

Daley adds, "I've only talked about things I've felt comfortable about. It's one of those things that in an idea world, I wouldn't be doing this video—because it shouldn't matter... It did take me by surprise a little bit. I couldn’t be happier.”

Good going, Tom. We've come a long way from the days when Greg Louganis was forced to hide his homosexuality amid so much global fear. And now... it's hardly news, just the way it should be. *

A Very Merry Tom Daley Christmas!

Olympic diver Tom Daley continues to indulge his many minions with a series of sexy Christmas pics... Too bad Santa couldn't deliver a cute Brit under the tree this year... (I swear, in 2013, this young man is going to come bursting out of the closet... and the masses with celebrate!)

Eric Decker: Oh, Babe What Would You Say?

Sports, oh, how we love sports! Watching it, oh, who cares? Observing its players, now that's a different story. I've just discovered Eric Decker, who plays for some football team called the Denver Broncos. Ooh la la! *

Super Bowl XLVII Hits Sour Note With Halftime Show: Beyoncé

Good thing drinking is legal in the streets of New Orleans. The host city for Super Bowl XLVII has just hit one giant sour note, with Beyoncé announced as the halftime entertainment on February 3, 2013. Pepare the auto-tune! As shrill as girlfriend sounds on record, can you imagine the horror of this woman screeching and howling loud enough to fill a stadium? Ring the alarm, indeed!

Beyoncé has been lying low lately, perhaps because of the public humiliation of naming her kid Blue Ivy Carter. And this actually isn't her first time at the annual rodeo: In 2004, she caterwauled the National Anthem in her hometown of Houston.

The 2012 Super Bowl halftime show featured Madonna, drawing 114 million viewers—more than the game itself. For 2013, I'm already making plans to flee. My ears don't take kindly to spewing blood. *

CBS Radio Strips Music From NYC's FM Dial To Simulcast (Ugh) Sports

While covering radio for eight months earlier this year for Radio-Info.com (since sold and shuttered), a disconcerting trend was taking root nationwide: Many of the nation's mega-broadcast owners were shifting their AM talk programming to the FM dial. Every time this occurred in any market, I'd scowl, because it obviously meant that radio was tossing away a music station in its place.

As someone that has covered (and loved) radio for more than 25 years, I can't see this as anything but self-sabotage on the part of Clear Channel, CBS and the rest of the big boys. As the airwaves become increasingly irrelevant to new generations—thanks to such previous missteps as loading 16 minutes of commercials in an hour and replacing local talent with nationally syndicated personalities—the last thing companies should be doing is supplanting music with talk.

Today it was announced that CBS Radio is purchasing New York's 101.9 FM from Merlin Media for a reported $75 million. Their plan is to strip off alternative rock to simulcast Sports Radio WFAN-AM. What a fucking waste.

Mind you, it was only three months ago that 101.9 returned to rock, after a dismally failed experiment to air FM news on the frequency. The station was a no-go from the start—because it couldn't compete with New York's well-entrenched all-news WINS... at 1010 on the AM dial.

My teenage nephew explained to me a few years ago that the only thing he uses his car radio for is the plug-in for his iPod/iPhone. In fact, he had never listened to FM radio. Now... just wait until online "radio" is available in vehicles. Talk about the grand finale. How heartbreaking it is to see terrestrial radio continue to lodge its collective head up it arse. What an absolute pity. *

Thom Evans Covers November 2012 U.K. 'Men's Health'

Former pro rugby player Thom Evans continues to gain steam (lots of steam) as 2012's leading candidate for the Sexiest Man Alive in 2012. He graces the cover of the November 2012 U.K. Men's Health, and while there aren't a lot of new picolas to feast upon, we couldn't be happier to load up on any new views of the 27-year-old hottie's impeccable abs, chiseled physique, beautiful face... and all other body parts.

In the MH interview, Evans shares that to maintain his perfect form, "stair jumps are hands-down the best thing you can do. Each bound naturally makes you tense almost every muscle you’ve got: your lower body to force you upwards and your upper body to propel you forwards." Okay, I think a drop of drool just oozed from my mouth. *

French Swimmer Camille Lacourt Almost Gets Nekid In Italian Advert

Professional French backstroke swimmer Camille Lacourt may not have participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics, but the 27-year-old definitely wins a medal for his racy new commercial for Edison, an Italian electricity & gas company. In the spot, he enjoys a hot, scintillating bath with his paws all over his... iPad. The rest is all giggles, as he's interrupted when an announcer steps in to remind Lacourt to pay his energy bill. Can you imagine an advert like this in the conservative U.S.? Sadly, no way. *

Shame! NYC's WNBC Co-opts Clinton's Historic DNC Speech For Sports

Watching Wednesday night's coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, I flipped from CBS, NBC and ABC to PBS, MSNBC and CNN, just to see how the networks vary perspective and camera angles and tailor talking heads' blah blah blah coverage.

I was in a state of disbelief over WNBC-TV New York's greedy decision to preempt former President Bill Clinton's keynote speech... and instead air the NFL season opener between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys. WTF?! A fucking football game? How utterly dastardly of the network to favor their mighty income over offering equal time to the essential political issues that face our nation.

If there were ever a justifiable reason for the FCC to fine a station for obscene content, this, brother & sisters, is it. Shame, shame. Postscript: To make matters worse, the Giants lost the match! *

Model Perfect (And Then Some): Rugby Star Thom Evans

Who knew that our July 2012 expose on Thom Evans was the beginning of a long-lasting love affair? The Scottish rugby star's August 2012 cover pictorial for Brit mag Attitude was enough to alert the sirens that sports continues to be a whipping post for some of the sexiest men alive... but let's be Smoking honest here: This dude is damn model perfect, with his beautiful face and... uh... fulfilling features below the waist, yeah?

These new black & white pics come from a new photo shoot Evans did as part of F.Tape's "Obsession" series, celebrating masculinity. Following an accident that left him unable to perform on the field anymore, the 27-year-old is now—not surprisingly a model signed with Select Model Management—working for the likes of Emporio Armani, D.HEDRAL, Hom and Ralph Lauren (Photographer: Daniel Jaems) *

Olympian Tom Daley Gets Hot For U.K.'s 'Heat'

Following his triumphant turn at the London Olympics, U.K. diver Tom Daley posed for a series of shots for Heat magazine, the equivalent of the U.S.' Us or People. I swear, he's getting a little more manly by the week. *

Born-Again Tim Tebow Conjures Christ On September 2012 'GQ' Cover

The New York Jets controversial born-again Christian quarterback Tim Tebow, who turned 25 on August 14, certainly looks comfortable tackling his sex appeal on the cover of GQ's September 2012 issue. Interesting that the Jesus freak posted like Christ for photographer Mark Seliger. Isn't that a might bit sacreligious? *

Louis Vuitton Waste$ A Million Trying To Make Michael Phelps Sexy

Michael Phelps sitting "seductively" sprawled in a bathtub... for the first timing ever showing off what bulge there is to be had... with his Louis Vuitton tote casually sitting gently beside him... Sorry, no dice.

Perhaps if the world's greatest ever in the whole universe athlete were appearing in ads for sugar cubes or horse-grooming products, I'd be convinced.

But trying to sex up one of the more unattractive men alive ain't working no way, no how. Phelps should stick to the Wheaties box. Pawning real-life high-end products is as convincing as Miss Piggy selling a Mercedes Benz (and not that altogether different come to think of it... Pig, horse... farmyard...). *

A Final Glance At The 2012 London Olympics

Spice Girls reunite for the Olympics Closing Ceremony Sunday! Fab!Sourpuss USA gymnast McKayla Maroney, whose typical scowl and pursed lips have gone viral... Poor little 16-year-old brat was pissed because she took home a Silver Medal.Some pics & gents I missed, both in action and promo poses. Our final Ooh La La! *

Alexandre Despatie: Hottest Olympic Diver Ever?

Alexandre Despatie is a 26-year-old French Canadian Olympics diver from Laval, Quebec. Hmm, I wonder if Celine Dion knows him? He was the world champion in the 1m and 3m springboards from 2005 to 2007, and is the first ever World Champion in the 1, 3, and 10m platform categories.

Despatie began diving at age 5, and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, earned a silver medal in the 3m springboard. Dunno how he's done at the 2012 Olympics, but he sure looks like a winner to meese. *