Month: April 2013

The reaction to the Jason Collins coming out continued the day after and here and some of the more interesting or offbeat things I found: Matthew Shepard's parents were touched by Jason Collins' decision to wear number 98 – NBA News | FOX Sports on MSN"It made me cry," she said. Collins said he did […]

The openly gay NBA player's jersey accounted for all of the custom jerseys sold by the Wizards since he came out

The president speaks about the NBA player's coming out at a White House press conference.

The kids today will never know a world without an openly gay male pro athlete

We want to hear where you were when you first heard the historic news

The overwhelming reaction to Collins' coming out is positive -- including Michelle Obama -- though some idiots and one ultra-Christian media member emerge.

The former NFL player became a trailblazer when he came out in 1975. Nearly 40 years later, he celebrates an openly gay pro athlete.

Facts about gay NBA player Jason Collins, who came out in Sports Illustrated.

Jason Collins becomes the first active pro athlete in the big leagues to come out as gay.

Jason Collins becomes the first active pro athlete in the big leagues to come out as gay

Everything You Wanted to Know About Gay Wrestling | VICE United StatesWhen we first heard about a gay wrestling club in San Francisco we were like, those San Franciscans. Of course you have a special club where dudes wear spandex and roll around trying to dominate each. In San Francisco Softball League, Gay and Straight […]

The Vikings punter is not sure whether his activism for gay rights played a role in the team drafting a punter to compete for his job.

For four years we held Gendreau's secret in confidence. Now we're able to talk about what happened leading up to the publication of his story.

The WNBA star's endorsement deal confirms Nike's commitment to LGBT athletes

ABC's Good Morning America featured openly gay kicker Alan Gendreau this morning. Gendreau looked great and said all the right things. When asked about the pressure of trying to make it into the NFL, and possibly being the first openly gay player there. He played it cool, like a kicker: There's always pressure being the […]

Our friends at Blogs With Balls again teamed up with the NFLPA to present a panel discussion, this time at Google’s New York headquarters. Among the panelists was New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck, who was asked about having a gay teammate. From ESPN.com’s report: "I could give a damn," Tuck said. "… The […]

There is so much talk about gay issues in all of the sports leagues, but the NFL seems to be at the center of so many discussions. Here we’ll chronicle all of the comings and goings in the League on the issue.

Mike Greenberg today asked NFL commissioner Roger Goodell how he felt about NFL players talking about gay marriage and their support for gay teammates. Goodell's answer: "I support them. You know, our players, and I've said to you guys how I feel about this, I respect and admire our players for what they do on […]

This week's offerings offers surfing and a life-saving competition Down Under; soccer; NFL Draft prospects; track and field and the UFC.

Orlando Predators coach Doug Plank, of Arena Football, says football locker rooms aren't ready for gay players.