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Jason Collins Comes Out, Becomes First Openly Gay NBA Player
04/29/2013
Jason Collins, a center in the NBA, is officially the first openly gay male professional athlete to come out in a major sport. Collins, a 34-year-old free agent who played with the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards last season, came out in an editorial for Sports Illustrated that will appear in its May 6 issue.
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Chris Broussard Calls Homosexuality A 'Sin' During ESPN Segment On Jason Collins
04/30/2013
Chris Broussard, unlike the majority who have expressed support for Jason Collins's bravery in coming out, took the opportunity during the historic moment in sports to declare that homosexuality is a "sin.
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Jason Collins's Ex-Fiance, Carolyn Moos, Shocked To Learn He's Gay
04/30/2013
Carolyn Moos, Jason Collins's ex-fiancé, was completely surprised to learn that her boyfriend, whom she had dated for seven years, is gay, TMZ reports. Moos found out about Collins's orientation just last weekend.
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Michael Jordan Marries Yvette Prieto
04/29/2013
Michael Jordan, the NBA legend, married Yvette Prietto, a Cuban-American model, on Saturday at the Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Fla. Their wedding was a grand affair, with approximately 500 guests attending the Florida nuptials.
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VIDEO: Jack Taylor Scores Record-Setting 138 Points For Grinnell College
11/21/2012
Grinnell College sophomore guard Jack Taylor set the NCAA’s all-time single game scoring record with 138 points on Tuesday night in a 75-point win over Faith Baptist Bible. The previous scoring record of 113 points, set by the University of Rio Grande’s Bevo Francis, had stood for nearly 60 years.
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Chamique Holdsclaw Arrested For Assault On Ex-Girlfriend Jennifer Lacy
11/16/2012
Former WNBA basketball star Chamique Holdsclaw is in jail after stalking and assaulting her ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Lacy, who is a member of the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock. According to a police report, on Tuesday Holdsclaw trailed Lacy in her car, and when she pulled over, Holdsclaw smashed the car’s windows and fired a loaded gun inside the vehicle.
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Mike D'Antoni Named New Los Angeles Lakers Coach
11/12/2012
The Los Angeles Lakers stunned the basketball world on Monday with the news that Mike D’Antoni, 61, will replace terminated coach Mike Brown, 42, instead of the presumed former Lakers coaching icon Phil Jackson, 67.
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James Harden Rocks Debut Game With Houston Rockets
11/01/2012
After trading for shooting guard James Harden, 23, the Houston Rockets signed him to a five-year $80 million contract extension. In return, Harden rewarded Houston with perhaps the best single-game performance in team history.
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ESPN's 'Benji' Director Coodie Simmons Speaks Out About Ben Wilson
10/26/2012
Benjamin Wilson, known as "Benji," the Chicago Simeon High School basketball player who was gunned down in 1984 by Billy Moore, 16 at the time, is being immortalized by directing team Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah, more commonly known as Coodie & Chike, in the ESPN documentary, Benji, part of the "30 for 30" documentary series.
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ESPN Premieres 'Benji' About The Life Of Slain Basketball Hopeful, Ben Wilson
10/24/2012
Tuesday night ESPN premiered Benji, the latest in its 30 for 30 documentary series. Benji, from directors Coodie & Chike, a.k.a. Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah, chronicles the life and death of Chicago high school basketball star Ben “Benji” Wilson, who was murdered in 1984 at the age of 17.
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VIDEO: Ohio High School Basketball Star Tony Farmer Collapses In Courtroom
08/23/2012
Tony Farmer, 18, a highly touted Ohio high school basketball star, was sentenced to three years in jail for kidnapping and assaulting his girlfriend by Cuyahoga County Judge Pamela Barker, who read the ruling aloud in court.
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Vanessa Bryant Expects Winning Championships Out Of Hubby Kobe Bryant
08/17/2012
It's a good thing that NBA Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant 33, is good at winning championships and recently secured the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics for the USA in men's basketball — it could be that his tenuous marriage with Vanessa Bryant, 30, who is back with Kobe after their brief split before Christmas, when Vanessa filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences, depended on it.
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David Beckham And Kids Watch U.S. Win Gold
08/13/2012
While wife Victoria Beckham, 38, was prepping for her big Spice Girls comeback at the 2012 London Olympic games' closing ceremony, soccer star David Beckham, 37, and his three boys, Romeo, Brooklyn and Cruz watched the US Olympic basketball team, complete with pro NBA players Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, secure gold victory against Spain's team.
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U.S. Beats Argentina, Advances To Basketball Finals Against Spain For Olympic Gold
08/11/2012
In a rematch of the Olympic final in Beijing 2008, U.S. will be facing Spain on the basketball court once again on Sunday in London, vying for another gold. “Anything less than this would have been unsatisfying for us,” Carmelo Anthony (pictured) said to OnlineAthens of the team’s advancement to the finals after a solid win against Argentina.
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LeBron James Named MVP Of NBA Finals After Miami Heat Victory
06/22/2012
Miami Heat forward LeBron James was named Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals on Thursday following the Heat's championship with a 121-106 victory and 4-1 series triumph against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
