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Michael Sam says he heard from other gay NFL players after he was drafted
After becoming the first openly gay player drafted into the National Football League, Michael Sam says he has been contacted by other gay players in the NFL who aren’t public.
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Tennis great Martina Navratilova marries partner Julia Lemigova
The couple speaks to the BBC following their wedding ceremony in New York on Monday.
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Michael Sam hints he’s not on an NFL roster because he’s openly gay
Michael Sam hints that he believes he’s not on a NFL roster because of the fact he’s openly gay.
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In new memoir, Robbie Rogers rues slow acceptance of gays in sports
NEW YORK — Los Angeles Galaxy soccer star Robbie Rogers wants some company, now that he’s the last man standing as an openly gay athlete in a U.S. professional league. Jason Collins recently retired from the NBA, and Michael Sam is without an NFL team. That leaves Rogers, the first openly gay player in Major League Soccer, hoping for a bigger fraternity.
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Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay player, announces he’s retiring
Jason Collins, a 13-year veteran of the National Basketball Association who last year became the league’s first openly gay player, is retiring.
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Derrick Gordon: First openly gay D-I men’s basketball player to compete in college game
AMHERST, Mass. — Derrick Gordon became the first openly gay Division I men’s basketball player to compete in a collegiate game Friday night, starting at shooting guard and helping Massachusetts defeat Siena 95-87.
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Robbie Rogers gets multi-year contract extension with LA Galaxy
CARSON, Calif. — Robbie Rogers has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the LA Galaxy. The Galaxy didn’t announce the terms of their deal Thursday with Rogers, the first openly gay player in MLS.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner victim of knife attack in China
WNBA star Brittney Griner felt fortunate to be OK after getting cut on the elbow in a knife attack in China. Griner sustained a small cut when she was attacked by a man while boarding a bus after practice Monday in Shenyang. The man, who followed the players onto the bus, also stabbed one of Griner’s teammates. She was wearing two jackets …
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New Zealand Olympic rower Robbie Manson comes out as gay
Robbie Manson, Olympic rower for New Zealand, has come out publicly as gay, and talks about his struggles in the closet and coming out to friends before the 2012 Olympics.
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Dallas Cowboys release Michael Sam from practice squad
IRVING, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have released Michael Sam from the practice squad, another setback as the NFL’s first openly gay player tries to make an active roster during the regular season for the first time. Sam was signed to Dallas’ practice squad on Sept. 3, four days after he was among the final cuts by the St. Louis Rams …