Former NBA center Jason Collins, who was the first out player in the league, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, per TMZ. He is currently undergoing treatment. "Jason and his family welcome your ...

NBA center could help wash away stigma associated with gay athletes. April 29, 2013— -- NBA center Jason Collins has become the first openly gay athlete in a major men's American team sport. "I'm ...

"NBA Ambassador and 13-year NBA veteran Jason Collins is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumor," the statement said. "Jason and his family welcome your support and prayers and kindly ask ...

Washington Wizards center Jason Collins made a groundbreaking announcement on Monday as he became the first athlete in major American team sports to come out as gay. There has been no shortage of ...

One of the reasons that Jason Collins’ coming out packed such an emotional punch is that he appeared to be telling all. He had always struggled with being gay, the NBA player said to Sports ...

Perhaps the biggest worry about the future of gay rights on the biggest of stages for American role models was not if or when an active gay pro athlete would come out of the closet. It was how the ...

Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play a game in either the NBA, NFL, MLB, or NHL, the four major American sports. On Sept. 11, the National Basketball Association announced that Jason ...

Longtime NBA center Jason Collins, who made history as the first openly gay active male athlete in one of the four North American major pro sports leagues, announced some sad news on Thursday. Collins ...

Writing at Colorlines, Jamilah King says that this movement has been in the works for years and has a diverse set of characters. Sexuality and sports make for a complicated mix. Throw in race and the ...