Remains of the Day (12/19)

Towleroad: Stonewall children's book timed for 50th anniversary

Instagram: It sure looks like Rico has moved on from Dominic Thiem

The New York Times: Citing ISIS defeat, Trump orders full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, betraying Kurdish allies who have fought alongside our troops there

The Daily News: An Iowa man accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy saw his charges dropped after the county prosecutor showed up to his hearing drunk

The Randy Report: Engineer designs "revenge-bait package" to glitter bomb porch thieves

Dlisted: A "Queer as Folk" reboot is in the works, but will it have the jacked Charlie Hunnam?

Baseline: Watch Andy Murray beat his mother, Judy, at hula-hooping

OMG Blog: Get a load of a naked Glenn Klauber from "Bromans"

The WoW Report: Police discover bag of human penises in trunk of car during routine traffic stop

Page Six: Rosie O'Donnell is a grandmother!

Boy Culture: Not sure they get much hotter than a young Robert Urich

Metrosource: Israel wants to give you a ride at WorldPride in 2019!

Associated Press: That exhausting Colorado baker is at it again

Matthew's Island of Misfit Toys: Who wouldn't like this Santa to come down his chimney?

The Washington Post: Months after a fatal police shooting, a young officer turns his gun on himself

Outsports: There's a reason skater Eric Radford's boyfriend in a Speedo was one of the most "read" stories of the year

Hot Cat of the Day: Talk about a great commute!

Tennis Tuesday

Do mine eyes deceive me or is that Rico "I deleted my Instagram account and vanished" Bellotti back in the picture with Dominic Thiem? 

And did you get a load of a shirtless and scruffy Borna Coric MAKING BREAKFAST?

Rico's Soccer Thiem

Domnic Thiem's "good friend" (and fellow tennis player) Rico Bellotti posted this on Instagram yesterday. See the accompanying Instagram story HERE.

Birthday Boy Dominic Thiem Loses in Five

Am not very happy that Dominic Thiem just lost in five sets to Juan Martin del Potro in the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open. (The Argentine has such severe fiaca I can't even tell if he wants to win. And you can bet your favorite empanada he will turn around and lose to Roger Federer in an hour -- he even admitted in the post-match interview that winning tonight was "good enough" for him.) It looks like the dreamy Austrian had a nice 24th birthday party yesterday at Nobu, however, where Denis Shapovalov and Roger Federer stopped by to wish him well. 

Perhaps he would have won if his "boyfriend" had been here to cheer him on instead of watching from a hotel room where he's playing a Challenger event in South America. Long-distance love affairs are never easy ...

UPDATE:

At least one of my wishes came true -- congrats to Madison Keys for one of the biggest wins of her career, coming from behind to defeat Elina Svitolina in three thrilling sets to advance to the quarterfinals!

Anyone know who the Armie Hammer lookalike is in Keys's box? Don't think it's coach Lindsay Davenport's husband, Jon Leach, although he has worked with Madison before, too.

Svitolina added yet another prize to her box -- and Andrew Bettles and new coach Gabriel Urpi had a lot to be happy about, until they didn't.

Eat Gay Love

The latest from the ambiguously gay duo Dominic Thiem and Rico Bellotti. I'll bet I know what's on THE MENU.

Rico Bellotti Is Still on Team Thiem

With so much focus on Jan-Michael Gambill's recent "coming out" with his boyfriend, I haven't even thought to see what's new with the rumored love match between Dominic Thiem and Rico Bellotti. Based on the latter's Instagram, though, they still seem to be thick as thieves ... 

Wonder if the boys will have time for Damian and me when we arrive in Vienna next month!

Rico suave

Boy-band days ...

Tennis Tuesday

Dominic Thiem knows what he's doing by wearing white shorts ...

And his "boyfriend" is back!

Dominic Thiem's Box Heats Up

The Austrian Bubble Butt champion was no match for his onetime doubles partner, David Goffin, in Melbourne last night. Luckily for Dominic, his "hitting partner," Rico Bellotti, was on hand -- looking sympathetic in a flattering white Chachi shirt -- to help him soothe the pain of his loss. 

Lounging With Dominic Thiem and Rico Bellotti

Players? They seem very monogamous to me.

Reunited ... and It Feels So Good

Following Rico and Dominic's Instgram stories makes me feel like Roberta reading the tea leaves in Jim and Susan's personal ads ...

OMG, normally Rico is more excited about seeing Dominic but not this time around -- he must really be falling for him!

Thiem Work Exercise

Dominic Thiem and Riccardo "Rico" Bellotti don't even compete on the same circuit -- Rico plays on the ITF satellite tour -- but these two won't let ranking points keep them from sharing a hotel room.

Are Dominic Thiem and Rico Bellotti Dating?

Gay or European? + Gay or Millennial? = Confused GenXer

Now that I think there may actually be a possibility that Dominic Thiem and Riccardo "Rico" Bellotti are a romantic couple -- note Rico's #finally #together hashtags -- I don't want to be GLIB about it (anymore). But how cool would it be if a Top 10 player and an ITF star were the first gay couple of men's tennis?

 Many commenters seem to think this is the case, although the players' not deleting the speculation is neither a confirmation nor denial. 

Dominic Thiem's Instagram 'Story'

Lying around in his underwear in a hotel room with Rico Bellotti? Now Dominic Thiem is just f**king with me. Something tells me there's a lot more to THIS STORY going on Down Under. 

All Dominic Thiem Can Eat

Is Rico Bellotti on Dominic Thiem's menu?

Oh, Mr. Hot Ass. Now you're making THIS too easy for me.

Dream Thiem

Dominic Thiem and Riccardo "Rico" Bellotti

I'm still not saying Dominic Thiem IS GAY. But he'd better not ride the NYC subway through Chelsea or Hell's Kitchen man-spreading like that if he doesn't want the Tom Ford doctrine to be enforced.