Coppertone Twins?

We wonder if the Coppertone baby and Mezzano weren't seperated at birth somehow. Our favorite part is that while many of the boys of dodgeball wish they had the balls to do what Niki is doing, none of them actually got the chance to. Thank you Niki, love gossipgays. xoxo

Do You Believe?

In the spirit of the holidays, and the last week of dodgeball, we were sent this drunken gem for you to enjoy. Sounds like some people had some liquid courage to be able to hit those soaring notes. Here are some things we won't stop believing in: Tuesday hangovers, gays will be able to marry one day, Symmes will play without his shirt, you can find love on Fire Island, Lady Gaga concert tickets will appear in our mailbox, and Santa Claus. What won't YOU stop believing in? xoxo

Thanks A Bunch

In the spirit of Thanksgiving we are giving thanks for all of the tricks that got us through the lonely nights this year. What do YOU have to be thankful for? One thing that we are not thankful for this year - Tuesday Mornings. xoxo

Spotted: Leftovers

We couldn't help but see all of you hungry dodgeballers gobbling up what was surely the season's best food spread at an after-party. With a spread at D-Tox that included Christmas cookies, cheeseballs and sandwiches from Lenny's, it looked like the days of pizza past may be behind after-parties of dodgeball future. Our favorite part was people taking sandwiches for the next day! Looks like the Thanksgiving sandwich was a big hit. xoxo

They're Back...

Last season WOOF! pretty much all rage from having too much team spirit to all of them being ridiculously hot. They went everywhere together and we thought once the dodgeball season ended they would go their seperate ways. Although last night at D-Tox they had a reunion of sorts and were looking just as fine as ever. We think Eastern Bloc this season may be giving them a run for their money in the annoying team spirit award, but WOOF! did come first. BTW Esther, you spilt a little wine on your shirt. xoxo

Say What: Stonewalled

We wonder what got Stonewall all fired up that they are literally carrying Carrie 2.0 on their shoulders like they won the World Series. Tell us what YOU think they are so happy about. Whatever it is, we hope they go to Disney World to celebrate. xoxo

Spotted: Hot and Heavy

Seems like these two got a little close at D-Tox, but was the kung-fu grip really neccessary? Hi-yah. xoxo

Enough is Enough

Ok so even we are sick of talking about Scott E, but when we saw this picture in our inbox, well, how could we not post it! It's the leagues favorite non-couple Scott and Gary, or as you have dubbed them SCARY (clever folks!). This is obviously from much happier times, but alas its so adorable we just had to give one last shout out. Did you also know that Scott has his very own Facebook Fan page? Yeah, neither did we, but you can become a fan of his too! While you are at it, you should become a fan of ours as well. We can stop now. xoxo

Mezz-Merizing

So we asked which guy was the hottest newbie this season, and well, it was a fight to the finish. While Gary from D-Tox fought the good fight, somehow Seth from C-IN2 came and stole his tap dancing thunder. Seth managed to squeak by Gary this week to come in second place, but even his squeaks couldn't stop Mezzano from cinching the title. Mike from Cubbyhole has been a fan favorite on gg this season, and if this poll is any indication, he is runaway train with no signs of stopping. A HOT runaway train at that.

With every poll closing, comes another poll opening. We are looking at all of the male vets and wondering which ones make YOUR blood boil? If you have any nominations, please throw them into the ring and we can start the poll with your suggestions so we don't leave anyone off *this time*. Please comment away and let us know who has been your flip-cup obsession, which guy you would totally bootycall at the end of a late night, and which one gets you so hot and bothered you turn into a blubbering mess on the courts. On second thought, maybe we just need to know which one you think deserves the title of Sexiest Vet. Keep the messes your little secret. xoxo

Before They Were Newbies: Fancy Feet

We are going to start a new feature here at gg called "Before They Were Newbies" because you all had a life before you started playing dodgeball, and sometimes we happen to stumble upon it. Take for example this wonderful tap dance video from 2006. It looks like a 17-year-old Gary from D-Tox was not only always light in the loafers, but he was actually inducted into the Dance Hall of Fame for this particular performance to Craig David's "Fill Me In". He may be hot, but his fancy moves make him even hotter. If this doesn't push him ahead in the poll for "Hottest Newbie" we don't know what would. xoxo

The Eagle Has Landed

They said no one could beat them and for 11 weeks they were right. Although last night XES took down the mighty Eagle Team to make sure they didn't go the whole season undefeated. It was star players Symmes vs. Eduardo in a showdown that was surely brewing behind the scenes. We have the whole video of Game 3 (after both teams each won a game) and you can tell the game came down to the very end with Symmes making 2 amazing catches with less than 30 seconds on the clock. Although we don't know who was happier: Symmes or the guy behind the camera. xoxo

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How about a group blind item? Which newbie was found in very compromising positions this weekend? Our spies attended a certain underground group party and spotted this hot young guy's legs over his head with a lot of admirers around him. His team may not be doing so hot this season, but that doesn't mean he's not red hot. xoxo

Something's Fish-y

Ok, so maybe we have been watching One Life to Live recently not just for the ongoing gay plot line of Kyle and Fish on the show. We are mostly watching the show because we knew eventually on every soap it's hot stars usually get somewhat nekkid. Well the hot star in question is actually Scotty from D-Tox, and what do you know he has been getting quite shirtless lately. If that isn't enough for you, Out Magazine named him as one of the Out 100 most influential gay people out there. Out Magazine said, "The gay world is just like high school—but bigger and with fewer rules. We approached all cliques to find the most outstanding and inspiring men and women of the year." They took the words right out of our blog. This got us thinking...should we do a gossipgays most inspiring people and who would totally rule the school? xoxo

Spotted: Sandwiched

We spy with our eagle eyes an actual Eagle. Well a couple of hot C-IN2 boys (one even in dodgeball getup) and an Eagle dressed as a bee in the back of Next Magazine this week. Jeff may be the meat in the John and Kurt sandwich, and we hear his meat is something to savor. xoxo

One Big Happy Dysfunctional Family

So we have seen the message boards literally explode over the past weeks, and some of it is totally deserved. Like how the HELL did we leave off Lukas, Chris, and Kirk off the Hottest Newbie poll...we will forever feel shamed. But just remember at the end of the day you guys are one big dysfunctional dodgeball family. You can say whatever you want about somebody, but just remember you all play at the Tony Dapolito Center every Monday and you will all eventually drink out of the same flip-cup at the afterparty. You all probably will also compete for some trick's affections at the end of the night, but just like on the courts, the competition is fierce but all is fair in love and war.

We are about to do something that we never thought we would do, but we are going to quote Star Jones. When asked about her often turbulent relationship with the other ladies of The View she stated: "We fight a lot, you know, but that's family. We may be dysfunctional but we're still family." Translation: "We may hate each other and talk bad behind each others backs, but god damn someone else try to mess with any one of us, we won't be afraid to cut a bitch." We couldn't agree more. xoxo

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It seems like the spin the bottle flip-cup game was just a warmup to a long gestating crush this fall. One of the people who kept "losing" was just trying to land a kiss on the boy he has been trying to mack on since the beginning of the season. It may have worked since they eventually slipped out together, much to the dismay of many of his other admirers. xoxo

Who You Be: Spin Dat Bottle

So you don't play in the league, but apparently you are really good at flip-cup and even better at Spin the Bottle at Pieces last night. Someone even went so far as to describe you as adorable, hilarious AND a really good kisser (a hard combo these days). Apparently you also had a few cuts, scratches and bruises which for some reason drove the boys even more nuts. If you are feeling a little bit like Rihanna lately, we will totally be here to nurse your back to good health but god dang it who you be. xoxo

Say What: Face, Face, Face

We think we know what Kevin is thinking, but
what do YOU think he is saying with that adorable face? xoxo

Let's Get Political

So we aren't ones to get political, but when you tell us we can't marry our tricks, twinks, or boyfriends/girlfriends, well that shit just ain't right. There isn't much time left, but we thought if you wanted to give someone a piece of your mind here are the links:

Action alert (describes why we ask you to call your senator):

http://eqfed.org/espany/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=36369175

In addition, those who live in NYC and/or who live in the districts of the Senators we are targeting can use the following link to take advantage of our click-to-call system: http://tools.advomatic.com/37/nomorewaiting

Make sure your voice is heard. xoxo

Hot Stuff

So we had a poll of which team was the hottest this fall in the league, and what do you know the American Apparrel team won that shit hands down. We have never seen such a commanding lead taken in a poll on gossipgays, ever! We have to give the Cubbyhole team some credit for attempting to de-throne the Angels of their title, but alas, they could only muster half of the votes. So do you think AA has the hottest team this season, or was Cubbyhole robbed? We think America may have finally gotten a vote right for once. xoxo

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Which dodgeballer should really calm down on their constant use of Grindr? We have heard from people that the late night booty calls are fast and furious, but when it comes time to put out or shutup our dear friend Grindr Gabe backs out at the last minute. Tsk, tsk Gabe, didn't your mother ever teach you that you shouldn't ever stand up your tricks? xoxo

Mad As Hell

So we know a lot of anger sometimes spills out of the Tony Dapolito Center but usually it's left on the courts. Although it looks like one of our readers is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. See what they said:

"Grrr. I'm sick and tired of the way Tony D staff treats us each and every week. Plus this place is rampant with mice and cocha rocha's and never has soap in the bathrooms. gossipgays do you magic and get people to voice their opinions to the Commisioner of Parks and Recs. This is some serious bull shit and the gays need to stand up to this crap."

You feel the same way? Well take 2 minutes out of your day and write to Parks and Rec center here. Maybe if enough people get as mad as this something will actually be done. xoxo

Rock the Vote

So Kurt from The Eagle team is not only a total cutie, ok maybe we are suckers for guys in pictures with dogs, but he needs your vote! See he's competiting on the Time Out NY website for Best New Bottom, err, Arrival. If that isn't reason enough to vote for him, he gives a shoutout to BAD! in his bid for America's Next Top Model, we mean, Best New Arrival.

Kurt Dyer, 29; program and operations manager, Public Allies New York; Greenpoint, Brooklyn
“I just arrived to New York about five months ago from Milwaukee, and I’m bringing my down-home Midwestern-ness to the fast-paced new life I’ve already come to love. I get to do amazing social-justice leadership work for an organization connected to Michelle Obama. Every Tuesday is ‘Topless Tuesdays’ on my blog (dyertimes.com). I have a heart-on for roller-derby queen Suzy Hotrod. And my dodgeball squad, Team Eagle, can beat up yours.”

Even though we know his team literally can't beat us up, vote for his fine ass anyways. xoxo

Spotted: Dirty Dancing

It may have been the end of the night, but these two still managed to get down and dirty on the dancefloor of Splash in the wee hours of the morning. We have seen moves like these before, but it usually involved putting Baby in the corner. xoxo

Making A Splash!

Don't let those dodgeballers confuse you. You may have seen them stumble upon Splash for it's weekly Musical Mondays, and while they claim not to be theater queens, we saw many a Mary singing along to Xanadu like it was their job. Yup, for the eighth week of the season Splash was the afterparty but it wasn't your normal Musical Monday. Pizza, flipcup, and the World Series game filled the downstairs, while those who wanted a little Barbara in their lives ventured upstairs. The 2 for 1's were dangerous, but not as dangerous as a good ol' game of Truth or Dare.

The dares were going around like the swine flu. We saw lap dances, there was break dancing, and the occassional go-go dancing, but it was the truths in the game that really got some of the boys blood bubbling. There were some confessions from certain people about crushes, sexual preferences, and who was, ahem, cut at the table. Every week the game gets a little more intense, and the stakes are raised just a tad bit more. For the most part we saw a certain vet working his magic on the newbies, and one by one they fell under his spell. We always knew he was the quite the dodgeball hearthrob, we just didn't realize how good his game was. Oh who are we kidding we have seen him play dodgeball, we know he's that good. xoxo