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Gay athletes: The corrosive impact of Adrian Peterson's remarks
It’s 2013, and finally the public is beginning to acknowledge that, believe it or not, there are gay athletes who, believe it or not, compete in major professional sports. And that’s a great thing. When NBA center Jason Collins made...
Tags: Jason Collins, National Basketball Association, Football, Adrian Peterson, Bill Clinton
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Adrian Peterson says gay marriage is 'not something I believe in'
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says he loves his gay relatives. He just doesn't think that they, or any other homosexual people, should have the right to get married. “To each his own. I’m not with it," the reigning NFL MVP...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Family, Minnesota Vikings, Radio, National Football League
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Chris Kluwe released by Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings released punter Chris Kluwe on Monday, Kluwe announced on Twitter. Kluwe tweeted the news on Twitter shortly after meeting with Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman. Thank you to all the fans, my teammates, and the Wilf family...
Tags: Jacksonville Jaguars, Kentucky Derby, Tim Tebow, Football, NFL Draft
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NFL draft is a real passing game for quarterbacks
NEW YORK — Say this for the 2013 quarterback class: They've learned how to slide. Four of them were selected in the fourth round Saturday, two of whom — USC's Matt Barkley and Syracuse's Ryan Nassib — were widely believed to be first-...
Tags: Willis McGahee, Cameron Wake, NFL Draft, Tom Brady, NFL Pro Bowl
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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: Super Bowl, Jason Collins, Brendon Ayanbadejo, National Basketball Association, Football
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NBA veteran Jason Collins is first active player to say he is gay
Jason Collins had long been keeping a secret. As a standout high school player at Harvard-Westlake School, as a star at Stanford and through a 12-year NBA career, he had hidden something fundamental about himself from his family, friends and teammates....
Tags: Super Bowl, Basketball, Jason Collins, Social Issues, St. Louis Blues
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Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'
National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...
Tags: Basketball, Jason Collins, Brendon Ayanbadejo, National Basketball Association, Human Rights Campaign
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'I'm gay': Jason Collins, L.A. native, hopes for best, plans for worst
NBA center and Harvard-Westlake School graduate Jason Collins came out Monday as the first active gay athlete in a major professional sport. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native who helped lead Harvard-Westlake to two state championships in the 1990s with...
Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Jason Collins, National Football League, Sports Illustrated, Brendon Ayanbadejo
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gets 'Rickrolled' by Chris Kluwe
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answered questions from fans via Reddit on Monday. Pretty uneventful affair, with nothing notable happening, until a fan with the screen name "Loate" asked a question. "Dear Commissioner. I was curious about what you...
Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Roger Goodell, National Football League, Football, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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NFL punters are being bullied on the block
Through the first half of the NFL season, there have been 14 punts blocked. That might not sound like a lot, but consider there were nine in the entire 2011 season, meaning the league is on track for more than three times as many. Sure, it could be a...
Tags: Jacksonville Jaguars, Australian Rules Football, Robert Malone, Football, Tony Romo
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Raiders to mold offense around talent
The Oakland TribuneALAMEDA, Calif. Rather than seeing an offense as a static playbook with a list of plays, Greg Olson views it as an evolutionary being. An offense lives and breathes. It changes and mutates almost as if it were walking on two legs. With the Raiders...Tags: Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Matt Flynn, Charles Woodson, Khalif Barnes
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NFL players lend names to LGBT Pride shirts
The Baltimore SunThe NFL Players' Association has launched a One Team Pride Shirts T-shirt line meant to raise awareness for equality. Proceeds from the shirts (which are being sold on the NFLPA's official online store) benefit Athlete Ally, a nonprofit seeking to promote...Tags: Brendon Ayanbadejo, Eric Winston, Football, Terrell Suggs, National Football League Players Association
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