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Breaking a barrier
NBA center Jason Collins says he has gotten "incredible" support since revealing in Sports Illustrated that he is gay and thus becoming the first openly gay male athlete in one of the major team sports in this country. As that support includes...
Tags: Sports, Basketball, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Super Bowl, Major League Baseball
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NBA player Jason Collins coming out is a defining moment in sports
Maybe you yawned when you heard the news. Or maybe you just shrugged when you heard about Jason Collins and said: "What's the big deal?" But it's a very big deal. First active male player in a major team sport to declare he's gay? In the macho world...
Tags: Washington Wizards, Jason Collins, Sports, David Stern, Steve Nash
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Rams' draft haul this year began in 2012
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - St. Louis Rams - INSIDE SLANT As the Rams concluded the 2013 draft, happy with the latest additions to one of the youngest rosters in the National Football League, there is one inescapable fact that helped the Rams...Tags: Darian Stewart, Brian Quick, Free Agency, Janoris Jenkins, Jake Long
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Cubs supportive of Collins' decision to announce he's gay
The Chicago Cubs were supportive of NBA player Jason Collins’ decision to come out as the first openly gay professional athlete in a major North American sport. “I think it’s kind of a benign thing,” second baseman Darwin...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Dale Sveum, Darwin Barney, Edwin Jackson, Theo Epstein
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Mail Call - May 6
“This is to the person who thinks the Senate is protecting this country. Well, they did not close the borders, they are going to get raises, they pass bills and don’t read them. Their kids go to private schools, they get free health care, they...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Politics, China, Interior Policy, Real Estate
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Golf notebook: Singh escapes PED controversy without sanction
ReutersThe Sports Xchange By Tom LaMarre, The Sports Xchange Golf notebook: Singh escapes PED controversy without sanction --We might never know exactly what went down behind the scenes in the Deer Antler Spray Incident, in which Vijay Singh admitted using...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Sports, Texas Open (golf), Golf, Deer Antler Velvet (dietary supplement)
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Howard Kurtz Apologizes for 'Sloppy' Jason Collins Mistake
ReutersMay 05 (TheWrap.com) - "Reliable Sources" host Howard Kurtz apologized Sunday for his incorrect coverage of NBA player Jason Collins, saying he had read a story by Collins too quickly and that as a media critic he should be held to a higher standard....Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), NPR, Sports, CNN (tv network), Periodicals
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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: Sports, College Baseball, Major League Baseball, Arts and Culture, National Hockey League
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Fourth MVP award puts LeBron James in rare company
LeBron James got to this point by avoiding the expectations. He has been in the spotlight since he was a teenager. He appeared on the cover of national magazines in high school. He was always considered the next great basketball player. Yet he got...
Tags: Sports, NBA Finals, New York Dragons, American Airlines Arena, Boston Celtics
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Kevin Krigger's dream of riding the Kentucky Derby finally to come true
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Contrary to popular perception, this will not be the first Kentucky Derby ride for jockey Kevin Krigger. Maybe his fifth or sixth. Of course, when he got his first saddle as a teenager in the Virgin Islands, he didn't have the...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Equestrian, Mario Gutierrez, Kentucky Derby
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Malone 'proud' of Collins for coming out
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Malone 'proud' of Collins for coming out Former Utah Jazz star Karl Malone told a San Francisco Bay Area radio station that he is proud of Jason Collins for coming out. "Let's just cut through the skinny ... I'm proud of the young...Tags: Washington Wizards, Jason Collins, Karl Malone, Utah Jazz, National Basketball Association
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Brendon Ayanbadejo on 2 Sunday shows; Warren Buffett on 'This Week'
Staff writerThe Sunday morning topics and guests: Gay rights supporter Brendon Ayanbadejo of the Baltimore Ravens will be a guest on "Meet the Press" and "Face the Nation." He will discuss the meaning of NBA player Jason Collins' coming out. NBC's "Meet the...Tags: Television Industry, Sports, The New York Times, Whoopi Goldberg, Warren Buffett
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