TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar took to the diamond Saturday during a game with the Boston Red Sox with “You are a faggot” written in Spanish on his eye black strips.

A close-up photo heavily circulated online in social media showed the words “Tu ere maricon” — Spanish for “You’re a faggot” — on the black tape.

Megan Rapinoe and outgoing coach Pia Sunghage now have additional company as out members of the two-time Olympic gold-medal winning U.S. women's soccer team.

Soccer star Lori Lindsey tweeted to her followers on Twitter this week:

"You're going to need to sit down for this one! It's going to come as a real shock."

LONDON -- Gay equestrian athlete Lee Pearson has won a silver medal at London 2012.

Winning the second prize at the dressage on Sept. 1, the Briton and his horse Gentleman were pipped to the post by Australian Joann Formosa who made his Paralympic debut.

Pearson came top of his category (Ib), just, on (Aug. 30) but was hampered by poor weather conditions.

But winning the preliminary meant the 38-year-old stood an unassailable advantage over the other competitors.

SAN DIEGO – A new generation of the O’Malley family, part of baseball royalty long associated with the rival Dodgers, is taking over ownership of the San Diego Padres.

Four cousins representing the O’Malley and Seidler families say they plan to turn around the Padres, who have struggled in recent years in the National League West.

Kevin O’Malley, co-founder of Top of the Third, and Brian O’Malley, minority owner of Top of the Third are the grandsons of the Dodgers’ legend owner, the late Walter O’Malley, who is enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.