Former NBA player Jason Collins is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, his family said in a statement to the NBA Collins and his family "welcome your support and prayers and kindly ask for privacy ...

Longtime NBA player Jason Collins, who was the league’s first openly gay athlete, is battling a brain tumor. His family confirmed his diagnosis through a statement issued by the NBA on Thursday ...

NEW YORK -- Jason Collins, who became the first openly gay athlete in North America's four recognized major team sports when he played for the NBA's Brooklyn Nets last season, announced Wednesday his ...

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 ...

Longtime NBA player Jason Collins is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, his family announced on Thursday. Collins, 46, played 13 seasons in the NBA, starting and ending his career with the Nets.

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 ...