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St. Louis Rams cut Michael Sam, 1st openly gay player drafted in the NFL
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Rams have cut Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team. The 7th-round draft pick has been outspoken and confident as his progress was watched as closely as any rookie in the league. He has been cheered by athletes and celebrities. In the end, the defensive end couldn’t make a team stocked with pass-rushers.
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Australian Rugby Union announces measures to tackle discrimination
SYDNEY — World Cup-winning captains John Eales and Nick Farr-Jones joined with the Australian Rugby Union on Friday for an anti-discrimination policy launch that coincided with the opening day of the Bingham Cup gay rugby tournament. ARU chief executive Bill Pulver said the “inclusion policy” ensures “every individual, whether they’re players, supporters, coaches …
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ESPN apologizes for report on Michael Sam’s shower habits with Rams
ESPN has apologized for airing a segment by reporter Josina Anderson that focused on how members of the St. Louis Rams are dealing with showering with openly gay teammate Michael Sam. The report greatly angered Rams coach Jeff Fisher, who called it unethical, reports Outsports.com
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Michael Sam gets last chance at Rams’ preseason impression
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Michael Sam is about to get one last chance to show the St. Louis Rams why he belongs on their 53-man roster. For him — and everyone else on NFL roster bubbles — a preseason finale is anything but meaningless. Sam and the Rams visit the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night, the last exhibition for both clubs and the last opportunity for players…
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Michael Sam survives first training camp cuts with Rams
Michael Sam was not among the cuts the St. Louis Rams made Tuesday, Sam’s agent Cameron Weiss confirmed with Outsports. That ensures Sam will have one final preseason game in which to make the team’s roster.
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Chris Kluwe, Minnesota Vikings reach settlement to avert lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings and former punter Chris Kluwe said Tuesday they reached a settlement averting a lawsuit over Kluwe’s claim that the team wrongfully released him last year because of his outspoken support for same-sex marriage rights. Under the deal, the Vikings will donate an undisclosed sum of money to five gay rights-related charities over the next…
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WNBA players Brittney Griner, Glory Johnson engaged
PHOENIX — Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner has proposed to the Tulsa Shock’s Glory Johnson and posted it on social media. Griner showed a photo of her on one knee with a ring in her hand in front of Johnson on her Instagram account. In the post, Griner wrote: “Last Night was a Night to Remember(,) I became the happiest person on this earth! …
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Gay Games athletes heartened by Cleveland welcome
CLEVELAND — Nick Gill says he was warned by a teammate on his indoor volleyball team about what Cleveland might be like before they left Portland, Maine, for the Gay Games this week. “He was telling us horror stories about growing up here,” Gill said Thursday while watching the beach volleyball tournament at a lakeside park just outside downtown Cleveland, which is staging the Games …
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Sun Devils’ Chip Sarafin: First active Div. I football player to come out as gay
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State senior offensive lineman Edward “Chip” Sarafin has told a local magazine he is gay, making him the first active Division I football player to come out. Sarafin told Phoenix-based Compete, a magazine for gay sports, that he revealed his sexual orientation to his teammates nonchalantly last spring.
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Gay coach who came out in blog post will keep job at S.D. Catholic high school
DELL RAPIDS, S.D. — A volleyball coach at St. Mary High School in Dell Rapids who has publicly announced he’s gay says he’s being allowed to keep his job. Nate Alfson announced he was gay last week on the website Outsports.com, and later said he was concerned about his future with the private Catholic school. He is believed to be the first openly gay…