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Eric Radford: Olympic figure skater, medal-winning family man – and gay
Figure skater Eric Radford, a member of the Canadian team that won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Sochi this year, has come out as gay.
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Minnesota high school sports league approves transgender athlete policy
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Minnesota’s high school sports league passed a set of guidelines for transgender student-athletes on Thursday, bringing months of fevered debate to a close. Dozens of supporters and proponents packed the Minnesota Sports High School League’s boardroom, hoping for one last chance to sway members …
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Minnesota high school sports league to vote on transgender athlete policy
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s high school sports league will soon vote on new guidelines for transgender students to participate in sports. The Minnesota State High School League is expected to vote Thursday morning on the controversial policy. An avalanche of strong reaction from both sides delayed a vote on the guidelines earlier this year.
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Major League Baseball umpire Dale Scott comes out as gay
Major League Baseball umpire Dale Scott says he is gay, the latest such disclosure in sports.
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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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The family who launched Army captain Max Lenox’s amazing journey
Max Lenox was born to a crack-addicted black mother and raised by two white gay fathers who helped shape him into the much-admired captain of Army basketball.
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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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Patrick Reed apologizes for calling himself a ‘fucking faggot’ at golf tourney
SHANGHAI — Patrick Reed has apologized for an outburst of language that was caught on camera during the first round of the HSBC Champions. Reed missed a 5-footer for a three-putt bogey on his 10th hole on Thursday when microphones caught him swearing at himself for the bogey and using a gay slur.