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NBA’s Jason Collins: ‘I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.’
NEW YORK β NBA veteran center Jason Collins has become the first active male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay.
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FBI eyes possible extortion at Rutgers in case of abusive coach
The FBI is investigating whether a former Rutgers basketball employee tried to extort the university before he made videos that showed ex-coach Mike Rice shoving and kicking players and berating them with gay slurs.
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Rutgers fires basketball coach for abusive behavior, gay slurs directed at players
PISCATAWAY, N.J. β Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice.
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Rutgers reconsiders dismissal of basketball coach over abusive behavior, gay slurs
NEWARK, N.J. β Rutgers University said it would reconsider its decision to retain basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs.
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: U.S. women pulverize France to win gold medal in basketball
The U.S. womenβs basketball team crushed France 86-50 on Saturday at the London 2012 Olympics, winning its fifth consecutive gold medal and again proving to be the best in world competition.
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: Lisa Raymond wins bronze in mixed doubles
American tennis doubles star Lisa Raymond won one bronze medal Sunday at the London 2012 Olympics, but lost another opportunity to medal.
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LGBT Watch at the Olympics: Lesbians rule the day, and a kiss seen around the world
The first weekend of competition at the London 2012 Olympics is off to a great start for LGBT athletes. And a brief moment — a lesbian kiss — during the opening ceremonies on Friday night was truly a lesbian kiss seen around the world and sent anti-gay pundits into a tizzy.
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NBA adds ‘sexual orientation’ to non-discrimination policy
The National Basketball Association’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement, signed by the players’ union and ratified Thursday by the NBA’s board of governors, now includes language protecting players from discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Former Villanova basketball star Will Sheridan: ‘I’m gay’
Former Villanova basketball player Will Sheridan on Monday revealed publicly that he is gay.