Levi Johnston Handles Gay Man's Hockey Stick in Playgirl Shoot

So the first half of Levi Johnston's Playgirl photo shoot took place yesterday, US magazine reports:

"'The shoot was fantastic!' Johnston's manager, Tank Jones, tells Us of Johnston's New York session, adding that the nude model wasn't nervous in the slightest. 'We're having a lot of fun with it,' Jones teases. And, ahem, how much did Bristol Palin's hockey-playing ex reveal? 'People are going to see more of Levi than they thought,' Jones tells Us. 'There was a hockey stick involved.' The fun's not over, either: a second photo session takes place Friday. 'Part two is going to be fantastic. That's all I can say.'"

Towleroad can now reveal the actual hockey stick used in the shoot. Occasional Towleroad correspondent Josh Koll (pictured, with stick) revealed on Twitter: "The hockey gear and stick Levi Johnston used today in his Playgirl photoshoot? Totes mine. Lent it for the shoot."

Playgirl consultant Daniel Nardicio tweeted about the shoot as well, revealing that Levi's lily-white skin was enhanced by some spray tanning:

Sportrait: Sidney Crosby Sleeping with the Stanley Cup

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Canadian Sportscaster Roger Millions Had a Bit of a Blooper

Canadian sportscaster Roger Millions didn't realize he was on live this week before the Blackhawks - Flames hockey game, and had "a bit of a blooper" as a fellow host put it.

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP (language possibly nsfw)...

'Hockey Mom' Sarah Palin Booed at Philadelphia Puck Drop

America's best-known "regular hockey mom" Sarah Palin was not offered the warmest welcome from the crowd at the Flyers-Rangers game in Philadelphia where she dropped the ceremonial first puck on Saturday, flanked by New York Rangers assistant captain Scott Gomez and Philadelphia Flyers captain Mike Richards.

ABC's Jake Tapper notes that the moment was made less embarrassing by "healthy applause and deafening PA music."

FOX News assured the boos were edited out.

The moment was reminiscent of Bush's first pitch at the Washington Nationals' season opener earlier this year.

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Sean Avery Certainly Admires a Nice Purse

Sean Avery has a new group of gay friends in Dallas, but he doesn't play for their team.

Says Avery, who recently relocated to play with the Dallas Stars: "I think it's the cardinal rule of athletes that if you're not married by the time you're 30, you're all of a sudden, definitely gay. It's just the narrow-mindedness of sports which is probably the one thing that turns me off about it."

Avery also used to steal dolls from his babysitters, so it's really no surprise that "the most hated man in hockey" grew up to be a Vogue intern, according to a new ESPN mini-doc.

Which you can watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

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Take That, Sarah Palin: Film About Two Gay Hockey Dads to Open

Breakfast with Scot, which opened L.A.'s Outfest this year and is the first gay film in which the NHL allowed its logo and uniforms to be used, opens this weekend.

It has already stirred up controversy. Back in February 2007, San Diego-based Christian activist "ex-gay" James Hartline, called the film, which tells the story of a gay couple (a former Toronto Maple Leaf and the team's lawyer) who become the guardians of an eleven-year-old boy struggling to understand his sexuality, "degrading" and warned that it promoted the "homosexualization of small children."

The L.A. Times puts the kibosh on that. They write:

"Ever since Gov. Sarah Palin burst on to the national scene, I've heard more than I ever wanted to hear about hockey moms. Are they that different from soccer moms? Do they really wear lipstick? Or can they get away with lip balm or Blistex? I've never seen a hockey-mom movie, however. Though last week I did see my first hockey-dad movie. Actually, 'Breakfast With Scot' is about two hockey dads, and the only one wearing lipstick is their flamboyant 11-year-old ward, Scot, who winds up living with this comely, strait-laced gay couple after his mom dies. Welcome to the gay family film, as mild and sweet as anything out of the Disney empire."

It opens on both coasts this weekend, with more releases into October.

Watch the trailer, AFTER THE JUMP...