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NFL prospect could become first openly gay professional football player
Alan Gendreau, a former kicker for Middle Tennessee State University and the leading scorer in Sun Belt Conference history, is now an NFL hopeful — an openly gay NFL hopeful.
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Ex-Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo talks equality in South Fla.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former Baltimore Ravens reserve linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo called on professional athletes Tuesday to stand up for marriage equality because he said it is “the right thing to do.”
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LSU football player is sorry ‘if you were hurt’ that he called gays sissies
BATON ROUGE, La. — A college football player at Louisiana State University apologized Friday for saying gays should not play football because they are sissies.
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Brittney Griner, WNBA’s overall draft pick: ‘Be who you are’
HOUSTON — Standing 6′ 8″ tall, with an arm span of 86″ and wearing a men’s size 18 shoe, Brittney Griner, the Phoenix Mercury’s 2013 WNBA number one Draft Pick, is an impressive figure both on and off the court.
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UFC suspends Matt Mitrione indefinitely over transphobic remarks regarding Fallon Fox
The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization has suspended indefinitely heavyweight Matt Mitrione, saying it was “appalled” by comments he made about transgender Mixed Martial Arts fighter Fallon Fox.
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San Jose Earthquakes forward Alan Gordon suspended for gay slur
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Earthquakes forward Alan Gordon has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for what Major League Soccer called “unacceptable and offensive language” toward an opponent after using an anti-gay slur.
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Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers: ‘Football hid my secret’
Professional soccer player Robbie Rogers, in his first television interview since coming out earlier this year, describes the feeling of being gay and closeted in professional sports, and of going to work each day hoping none of his teammates figure out that he is gay.
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Gay Games gets financial boost with first-ever presenting sponsor
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Organizers for the 2014 Gay Games scheduled next year in Ohio have landed two major sponsors for the event, including the first to pay for its name in the title.
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NHL, ‘You Can Play’ announce partnership to support gay athletes
The National Hockey League and its players association on Thursday announced a groundbreaking partnership with the “You Can Play” project in what is likely the most comprehensive effort by a major North American sports league to support gay athletes.
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Rutgers to commission independent investigation into abusive coach scandal
Rutgers University announced Monday it will commission an independent investigation of the men’s basketball program and the university’s handling of a complaint that the coach mistreated players.