Jim Buzinski

In the wake of the Jason Collins coming out in the NBA, players in the NFL speak up about having gay teammates.

The league sends its 32 teams a memo outlining acceptable conduct as it pertains to sexual orientation.

And the winner for dumbest comments on Jason Collins coming out as gay go to Asante Samuel, cornerback of the Atlanta Falcons. He told Fox Sports radio: "Straight people are not announcing they're straight, so why does everybody have to announce their sexuality or whatever? You know, what they prefer. So that's just how I […]

A church in Wisconsin canceled a planned speech by former Green Bay Packers safety LeRoy Butler after he expressed support for NBA player Jason Collins coming out as gay. The church cited a “morals clause,” Butler said in a series of tweets: Wow, I was scheduled to speak at a church in WI, and a […]

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

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.

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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.

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The NFL agrees to include sexual orientation as part of its diversity training, including posters in locker rooms.

If Alan Gendreau makes the NFL, his story could be a template for other gay athletes on coming out.

Eric Decker’s relationship with country star to become reality show — USA TODAYThe Broncos wide receiver (a King of the Hardwood semifinalist) and fiancee Jessie James are the latest couple to have their private life chronicled by the E! Network. France Legalizes Gay Marriage And Sees Nude Soccer Players – ABC NewsFrance is the 14th […]

The linebacker is a longtime advocate of gay rights and will retire as a New Orleans Saint

San Francisco 49ers Chris Culliver should consider joining a monastery and taking a vow of silence, since trouble seems to follow him when he opens his mouth. Or in this case, uses his fingers. Culliver, who created a Super Bowl sensation when he uttered homophobic comments, is now under fire for posting a screen capture […]

The bottom line in the league is winning, not sexual orientation. As longtime general manager Bill Polian says: "I just don't think it's important."