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Jason Collins announcement: Other athletes have come out as gay, but only after retiring
Inland Valley Daily BulletinDavid Kopay. Esera Tuaolo. John Amaechi. And now, for the first time, a male athlete in a major American sport has come out of the closet before his retirement -- NBA player Jason Collins. Collins, a 12-year veteran, made the announcement in a...Tags: High School Sports, Periodicals, Sports, Social Issues, High Schools
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Daily News, Los Angeles, Tom Hoffarth column
Los Angeles Daily NewsOne of the last professional sports barriers has supposedly been hurdled. We were all set for a Jackie Robinson moment here. Except this isn't it. Does it really matter? Yes, and no. Is the timing right? Sure, and who knows. As we take this all in,...Tags: Chris Kluwe, Jackie Robinson, Bill Clinton, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Periodicals
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Tree Rollins named Sky assistant
Wayne "Tree" Rollins, an 18-year NBA veteran and former head coach of the WNBA's Washington Mystics, has been named an assistant coach of the Chicago Sky. Rollins, 57, replaces Jeff House, who has become an assistant women's coach at the University of...
Tags: Washington Mystics, Sports, National Basketball Association, Basketball
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Jason Collins comes out as gay, triggers huge response
Jason Collins was a journeyman NBA center, all but unknown to anyone but the sport's dedicated followers. That was before Collins revealed he is gay in a first-person account for Sports Illustrated posted to the magazine's website Monday. In doing so,...
Tags: Jamal Crawford, Brook Lopez, Brooklyn Nets, Bill Clinton, Periodicals
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Gay athletes have come out while active or retired
Even before Jason Collins, plenty of other athletes around the world have come out as gay, either while still active or in retirement. From Martina Navratilova to Greg Louganis to Sheryl Swoopes, men and women from a variety of sports have openly...
Tags: Megan Rapinoe, Awards and Prizes, Sports, Oakland Athletics, Sexual Assault
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Jason Collins, NBA center, is first openly gay athlete in major American team sport
NewsdayWith three short, simple sentences, free agent center Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play a major American team sport. "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay," Collins wrote for a story in the May 6 issue of Sports...Tags: Brooklyn Nets, NBA Draft, Periodicals, Sports, Basketball
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Jason Collins y Orlando Cruz: ¿atletas gays por conveniencia?
El jugador de la NBA, Jason Collins; y el boxeador puertorriqueño Orlando 'El Fenómeno' Cruz guardan algo en común. Y no es el hecho de que ambos son homosexuales. Tampoco se trata necesariamente de su condición de pioneros como los dos primeros atletas...Tags: Jason Collins, National Basketball Association, Washington Wizards
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Gold Keys Go To UConn Coach Nancy Stevens, Former NBA Player Mike Gminski And More
The Hartford Courant– Nancy Stevens, the longtime UConn field hockey coach, was having a good time at the Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance 72nd Gold Key Dinner. So much so that when it came time for her talk to the crowd she did her best to keep them laughing....Tags: High School Sports, Sports, Soccer, University of New Haven, National Basketball Association
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READER SUBMITTED: Former Coach Mel Kleckner To Be Inducted Into The New England Basketball Hall Of Fame
Greater HartfordFormer East Windsor High School Basketball Coach and Athletic Director Mel Kleckner has been named to the 2013 New England Basketball Hall of Fame. On Saturday, June 22, Kleckner will join other honorees representing a variety of categories including...Tags: Connecticut Huskies, High School Sports, John Calipari, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports
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CONNECTICUT SUN: Tina Charles honored for work off the court
New Haven Register, Conn.Being on the receiving end of prestigious awards is not exactly a new phenomenon. Her wondrous skills resulted in national player of the year awards being bestowed on her both as a high school prodigy at Christ the King and as a record-breaking inside...Tags: Asjha Jones, Awards and Prizes, Sports, Basketball, Tina Charles
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Essay: Collins' coming out could accelerate gay acceptance
There was a time, in 1947 and before, when the mere presence of an African-American on a Major League Baseball team was enough to shake the game and the nation alike. Six years after Jackie Robinson smashed the sport's color barrier that year, still...
Tags: Jackie Robinson, College Baseball, Crime, Law and Justice, Kobe Bryant, Minority Groups
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Mathies, Riley Set to Graduate Sunday
Kentucky women’s basketball senior A’dia Mathies and former Wildcat and current student coach Crystal Riley are set to participate in commencement exercises Sunday, May 5 in Rupp Arena. Mathies, a 5-foot-11 guard from Louisville, Ky., will...
Tags: Los Angeles Sparks, College Sports, LSU Tigers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports
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