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Charles Barkley says 'of course' he was on teams with gay players
Former basketball great and current analyst Charles Barkley is nonchalant about NBA center Jason Collins' recent revelation that he is gay. That's because, Barkley said on Dan Patrick's radio show Tuesday, he has played with gay players before. "Of...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Arts and Culture, Literature, National Basketball Association
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33-year-old Ryan McDonough hired as Phoenix Suns GM
Ryan McDonough started in the NBA as a 23-year-old special assistant forĀ basketball operations for the Boston Celtics. Now, 10 years later, he's the 33-year-old general manager for the Phoenix Suns. McDonough, who served as Celtics assistant...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, National Basketball Association
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CNN's 'Reliable Sources' host Howard Kurtz is grilled on own show
Instead of probing how other media outlets are doing their jobs, CNN media critic Howard Kurtz spent a big chunk of his Sunday morning show "Reliable Sources" being questioned about his own work. Kurtz took heat last week for a piece he wrote for the...
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Jason Collins memoir reportedly rejected by at least one publisher
Jason Collins may already be old news just a week after he became the first active male athlete in a pro team sport to publicly reveal he's gay. According to the Associated Press, Collins is seeking a book deal for his planned memoirs, but at least...
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Letters: Gay and in the NBA
Re "2 views of gay NBA player," May 3 It is clear from this article about reactions to professional basketball player Jason Collins' announcement he is gay that many Christians have been taught differently in their denominations about homosexuality....Tags: National Basketball Association
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2 L.A. high schools, 2 views of Jason Collins
At Harvard-Westlake, a private high school in the shadows of the Hollywood Hills, players from the basketball team heaped praise on the alumnus who this week became the first active NBA player to announce that he is gay. "We have a lot of pride in him,"...
Tags: Heroism, Civil Rights, Students, Basketball, Washington Wizards
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LeRoy Butler says church shunned him after Jason Collins tweet
Former Green Bay Packers safety LeRoy Butler says a church he was scheduled to speak at canceled his appearance after Butler sent out a tweet in support of Jason Collins, the NBA player who said earlier this week that he was gay. According to Butler,...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), National Basketball Association
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Oprah Winfrey lands interview with Jason Collins and his family
NBA player Jason Collins made news this week with his announcement that he was gay. As the first openly gay player in the league, Collins has generated a lot of attention, so it's no surprise that one of his first sit-down interviews to discuss things...
Tags: Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Sports, Basketball, Washington Wizards
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'Inside the NBA' host Kenny Smith talks race and sexuality in sports
NBA player Jason Collins’ decision to come out as gay continues to be the biggest news of the week -- a story amplified by the comments of basketball analyst Chris Broussard on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" calling homosexuality "an open rebellion to...
Tags: Two and a Half Men (tv program), Sports, Basketball, Michael Jordan, Jesse Owens
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Jon Stewart on Jason Collins: Gays may not want to join this club
On Monday, Jason Collins secured his role in the history books as the first openly gay player in the NBA. Despite the perception of widespread homophobia in the world of professional sports, Collins’ coming out, via an essay in Sports Illustrated,...
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Blake Griffin on ankle sprain: 'I've never had one this bad before'
Blake Griffin has a sprain of his right ankle and is listed as day-to-day for Friday's Game 6 in the Clippers' playoff series against Memphis. Griffin, who sustained the injury during Monday's practice after landing on Lamar Odom's foot while attempting...
Tags: Sprained Ankle, Lamar Odom, Blake Griffin, Staples Center, Los Angeles Clippers
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Hines Ward doesn't think NFL is ready for openly gay players
Hines Ward is all for gay football players coming out of the closet and just being themselves. But the former Super Bowl MVP doesn't play in the NFL anymore. And he apparently feels that some current players don't feel the same way he does. Ward...
Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kluwe, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Hines Ward, Super Bowl
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