The Baltimore Orioles became the eighth pro sports team to release an "It Gets Better" spot on Wednesday. Find out what Orioles team members and fans have to say to LGBT youth, after the jump!

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It's Friday. It's 742 degrees outside here in NYC. We're nursing a hangover from last night's Pines In The City event with our fourth second Bloody Mary. All we want is some eye candy to soothe these purple, sweltering, sweaty under-eye bags and Blake Griffin of the L.A. Clippers is providing it in studly spades. Follow the jump to check out our new favorite NBA star in all his shirtless glory while on the beach in Miami. 

We were the true winners of the L.A. Galaxy match against Columbus Crew on Wednesday night. Sure, L.A. took the game, but when David Beckahm used the occasion to remove his jersey mid-field, lustful gay and girl fans were the real victors. Follow the jump for the shirtless Becks money shot.

James Harrison, linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has apologized for calling NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a "faggot" in an interview appearing in Men's Journal, but insists he will not be embarking on a Tracy Morgan-like apology world tour. Follow the jump to hear what Harrison has to say for himself. 

Boston Red Sox players, family and fans help the team become the latest in the MLB to join the "It Gets Better" campaign. Watch their video contribution to combat LGBT youth bullying and suicide, after the jump. 

A lawsuit filed by three straight athletes against the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (the NAGAAA—which allegedly forced the men to answer intimate questions about their sexuality) is changing the rules of gay sports leagues while gaining national attention. 

Hate doesn't pay, as Todd Reynolds, the NHL agent who came out against marriage equality, is learning. After he made headlines for speaking out in favor of anti-gay discrimination, Reynolds is making headlines again today for reportedly losing a major client because of his homophobia. Details follow.

Even our straight friends are targets of the cowardly anti-gay slurs the LGBT community encounters on a regular basis. Case in point: the Wikipedia page for hot hetero hockey star Sean Avery (of the New York Rangers), who recently visited Albany to campaign for marriage equality, was hacked to call the LGBT-ally "FAG BOY." Details follow.

Nothing provokes us to raise our pocketbooks in the air like athletic beef, which is why we've been fumbling around our homo-satchels all morning to pre-order D.C. Gay Flag Football League's 2012 calendar (it's for charity!). More mouth-watering preview pics and ordering information, after the jump. 

Will 2011 be remembered as the year that pro sports in America finally started cheering on gay pride as good sportsmanship? If the New Yorkers for Marriage Equality video from Superbowl champ Michael Strahan (former NY Giants defensive end) and his gorgeous wife Nicole Murphy is any indication, the answer is "YES!" Watch the couple's message, after the jump.

Gorgeous Brett Lockett, safety for the New England Patriots, has become the most prolific pro-athlete yet to pose for the NOH8 Campaign. See Brett's shot, after the jump!