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Did Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Mat Ishbia use a profane gay slur? Or is it a deep fake?
Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Mat Ishbia is being questioned about a recording some say features him using a gay slur.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 9, 2024Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Mat Ishbia is being questioned about a recording some say features him using a gay slur.
By Cyd Zeigler | April 9, 2024Carrington became a fan favorite of LGBTQ followers of the WNBA as she chronicled her relationship with teammate Nalyssa Smith on social media.
By Shelby Weldon | March 21, 2024Curt Miller is one of the very few publicly out male coaches in professional sports. He's found success in the WNB
By Shelby Weldon | March 20, 2024Bird opened up about her early days in the WNBA and having people tell her “success” would only come if she pretended to be straight.
By Cyd Zeigler | February 19, 2024ESPN reported that the 34-year-old would not sign the one-year super max deal offered by the Washington Mystics.
By Jon Holmes | February 8, 2024Knox has championed LGBTQ inclusion in her roles with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx.
By Cyd Zeigler | January 30, 2024Sue Bird, Frances Tiafoe, Natasha Cloud, and of course Gradey Dick, lit up the sports fashion world in 2023.
By Shelby Weldon | December 22, 2023ESPN and ABC Signature will broadcast film, series telling Griner’s story.
By Cyd Zeigler | December 8, 2023Coach Becky Hammon and GM Natalie Williams have found historic WNBA success with the Las Vegas Aces.
By Cyd Zeigler | October 21, 2023While the league expands westward to San Francisco, the north will be left without a team of their own for now - and maybe that’s a good thing.
By Shelby Weldon | October 12, 2023It felt too obvious, too lacking in romance, to accept the predictions of a New York-Las Vegas final. In the end, that’s what we got.
By Shelby Weldon | October 2, 2023Stewart comes out on top following the closest three-way MVP race in league history.
By Ken Schultz | September 29, 2023Stephanie White led the Connecticut Sun to an impressive second-place finish in the Eastern Conference after coaching at Vanderbilt.
By Cyd Zeigler | September 20, 2023Out WNBA veteran Sydney Colson and former Las Vegas Aces teammate Theresa Plaisance are ready to show you how they never get embarrassed.
By Brian C. Bell | September 19, 2023Thomas proposed to Bonner shortly after the two played in the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 28, 2023“I’m just trying to make it not as tough for the next generation,” says a basketball superstar on this list, along with executives with a Major League Baseball team and CBS, an NFL player and soccer legends.
By Outsports | June 27, 2023“If we don’t fight for our community and ourselves, who will?” says a U.S. women’s soccer star on this list, along with an NBA executive, an Olympian and two WNBA head coaches.
By Outsports | June 27, 2023“Sports has notoriously and publicly suffered from a lack of LGBTQ+ representation,” says an NBA exec on this list, along with people from MLB, ESPN and the NFL.
By Outsports | June 27, 2023“I look the impact of integrating LGBTQ narratives into sports as my impact,” says a sports editor on this list, along with two former Olympians and people from the NBA, MMA, and a college sports.
By Outsports | June 27, 2023“For the gay and lesbian community, there is more acceptance than even five years ago,” says a CBS Sports exec, on this list with a trans athlete and activist, a sports columnist and pro wrestler.
By Outsports | June 27, 2023