Tony Dungy: Yep, I’m still a homophobe
Tony Dungy's homophobia and leadership failures shine through in anti-Michael Sam comments
By Cyd Zeigler | July 21, 2014Tony Dungy's homophobia and leadership failures shine through in anti-Michael Sam comments
By Cyd Zeigler | July 21, 2014The pissing contest between the Minnesota Vikings and Chris Kluwe no longer feels like it's about helping gay athletes.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 21, 2014The man who got Kluwe involved in the same-sex marriage fight says team's punishment of coach for gay slur is woefully inadequate.
By BAM2 | July 20, 2014ESPN produced a fantastic package on Michael Sam's life. They broadcast it before the openly gay NFL player accepted his ESPY.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 19, 2014Michael Sam accepted an ESPY Award for his courage, while Billy Bean was hired by Major League Baseball to head up diversity issues. Where does this now leave baseball in the race for inclusion?
By Cyd Zeigler | July 18, 2014Michael Sam accepted ESPN's Arthur Ashe Courage Award for coming out as gay before the NFL Draft. Now he sets out to write the final act in this transformative year in sports.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 17, 2014I strongly recommended a tough or religious NFL player to present the Arthur Ashe Courage Award to Michael Sam.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 16, 2014Chris Kluwe accused Vikings coaches of firing him due to his support of gay rights. Now the Vikings say they won't release their internal investigation. Kluwe says he'll sue the team.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 15, 2014Former Wisconsin and Kansas football player Brad Thorson, who came out as gay last week, talks about his journey.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 10, 2014With training camp just a couple weeks away, Michael Sam appears on the cover of a gay men's magazine for the first time.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 9, 2014St. Louis Rams rookie Michael Sam signs trading cards and helmets in Chicago at a sports memorabilia event.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 8, 2014Brad Thorson came out as gay on Independence Day. He played college football for Wisconsin, Kansas, and he was with the Arizona Cardinals for their 2011 training camp.
By Cyd Zeigler | July 7, 2014Juan Mendoza-Tovar was the captain of his basketball and tennis teams for Cascade High School in rural Washington this year. Telling his traditional Mexican parents that he is bisexual was difficult, but they embraced him.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 30, 2014The partnership between the CFL and You Can Play will help bring a message of gay inclusion to coaches and athletes in the league.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 27, 2014First openly gay draftee fitting in well as training camp looms.
By Jim Buzinski | June 25, 2014The NFL is addressing gay issues head-on this week, and the Rookie Symposium is part of that. Wade Davis has been working with NFL veterans like James Thrash to convey the best message.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 24, 2014The way the team handled and embraced Michael Sam's coming out as gay last season earned the Missouri Tigers football team respect from SEC athletic directors.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 23, 2014It's time white people like me stopped telling racial minorities how they should feel about slurs and start listening a hell of a lot better.
By Cyd Zeigler | June 20, 2014A teammate takes exception to Sam hitting him during non-contact drills. Sam says he has to step up his game to make team.
By Jim Buzinski | June 6, 2014Cyd Zeigler and Wade Davis talk about the NFL's efforts to change locker room culture and Adrian Peterson's doubt that it can.
By Outsports | June 5, 2014