jason collins

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — UMass basketball player Derrick Gordon says in a televised interview that he is gay. Gordon made the announcement on ESPN on Wednesday, becoming the first openly gay player in Division Imen's basketball. The guard was the Minutemen's fourth-leading scorer with 9...

Jason Collins, who is currently in the midst of his second 10 day contract with the Brooklyn Nets rocked the number 46 jersey in his debut game Sunday against the L.A Lakers. Earlier this week the NBA made it official that Collins has switched his jersey number to 98...

The "sports leader" should just come out and be honest of their agenda. It seems clear to me that ESPN has issues with some  ardent Christian athletes and broadcasters. Perhaps If Tebow came out today and declared himself a former Christian or an atheist I bet the campaign to destroy Tebow's career would end...

Jason Collins’ decision to reveal he’s gay is having quite the impact on the sports world. And not necessarily in a good way. Former Green Bay Packers safety LeRoy Butler claims an anti-bullying talk he was scheduled to give was canceled after he posted a tweet in support of Collins, in which he simply wrote, "Congrats to Jason Collins...

Over the last day or so, current NBA free agent Jason Collins' revelation about being gay has sparked tremendous reaction on a global scale, both positive and negative. Along with the reaction by sports fan and media pundits alike, there's also the generic news media coverage, with both our local and national ABC stations doing great work with the story.

Whenever a big time news story breaks, you can always rely on Twitter to give you both insightful commentary and a representation from the depths of the Internet, both in 140 characters or less. This is a profile of the latter, as many people have taken it upon themselves to try and tear down NBA player Jason Collins for coming out as gay.

Jason Collins made history yesterday by becoming the first active player in major American sports to come out as gay. This is, by and large, a great thing that will hopefully lead us down a path of eventually not caring about the sexuality of anyone in this country and viewing everyone as equal. Some, however, including ESPN analyst Chris Broussard, are less enthusiastic about it, calling it an op

Jason Collins has spent 12 years in the NBA with a number of teams, most recently the Washington Wizards. However, more important than his contributions on the court is his most recent contribution off of it, as he told Sports Illustrated that he is gay, becoming the first active player in the NBA to do so.