Pic Post! The week in sports (August 6, 2009)

We thought we'd try something different around here by turning our discerning queer eye towards the sports world, so in last Thursday's The Week in Sports we sifted through hundreds of wire photos looking for the most arresting images of male athleticism produced that week from around the world.

We thought it would probably be a one-off, our own gay Sports Illustrated special edition, but you guys clearly like your male athletes (both obscure and famous) and asked for more. You even suggested some of your favorite sports stars and requested photos of them.

We really did look for the names (and teams) you mentioned, but the caveat is photos have to come from the past week in order to appear in this feature, thus we couldn't go back and, say, get a hot photo of Gabe Kapler or Ryan Braun from last year. Much as we'd like to — those guys are smokin'!

But please do continue to mention (and maybe attach photos?) of your favorite athletes in the comments section. For future weeks, we'll keep a lookout and post any good new pics of them, if they should come across the wires!

So now, without further ado, our second edition of The Week in Sports!

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 3: Anthony Watmough of the Sea Eagles is tackled during the round 21 NRL match between the Wests Tigers and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at the Sydney Football Stadium on August 3, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.

ROME - AUGUST 02:  Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates victory in the Men's 4x 100m Medley Relay Final during the 13th FINA World Championships at the Stadio del Nuoto on August 2, 2009 in Rome, Italy.