This story has been corrected. Read below. Derrick Gordon, a sophomore starter for the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team, stepped forward Wednesday as the first openly gay player in ...

There was a time when Derrick Gordon doubted whether he could chase his basketball dreams as an out gay man. A decade later, the trailblazing athlete can answer that question in the affirmative.

Derrick Gordon, the first openly gay Division I men's basketball player, is transferring to Seton Hall for his senior season. Gordon announced his decision Sunday. The guard told USA Today that a ...

AMHERST, Mass. -- UMass guard Derrick Gordon told ESPN that he would have quit basketball if he did not come out publicly as gay last April. The 6-foot-2 junior, who averaged 9.4 points last season ...