Robbie Rogers plays first game for Galaxy

Robbie Rogers, the first openly gay, active player in any major league sport in America, played his first game for Galaxy last night.

“Many years from now most people won’t remember the score of this game. But they’ll remember when he stepped on the field,” said former Galaxy executive Alexi Lalas, now an ESPN soccer analyst. “That’s cool. That’s important.”

The article says he received "polite applause" from the fans. I hope the applause grows louder as his gameplay improves. (He's been out of the game for two years and needs a bit of practice.)

A line has been crossed. And the sports world will never be the same. Good times.

Never put up with racism

It's pretty creepy that Kevin-Prince Boateng (cool name, huh?) was the object of racist chants by fans at a soccer game. But I love what he and the other players did. They walked off the field, unwilling to put up with it.

That's the way to go, for all of us. I threw a "good" friend away over one racist remark. You just can't do that around me. If you do, you've tainted yourself in my eyes and there's absolutely nothing you can do to recoup your position. You're dead meat.

If none of us are willing to put up with racism, it will go away.