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Former Stanford basketball star Jason Collins comes out in historic announcement
“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” With 10 short words, former Stanford basketball star Jason Collins ’01 became the first active male athlete in a major U.S. professional sport to...
View ArticleJason Collins reminds us to sometimes live like we’re four
The first time I watched Jason Collins ‘01 play basketball, I was four. Fifteen years later, I can’t say that I remember what his shot looked like, how quickly he hustled down the Maples Pavilion floor...
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Stanford community reacts to Jason Collins’ announcement with pride, hope
As former Stanford basketball star Jason Collins ’01’s announcement that he is gay continues to reverberate around the nation, Stanford community members reacted with surprise and pride to the news...
View ArticleWesthem: Treat Griner the way you treat Collins
For the past week, ESPN broadcasts and newspaper sports’ sections have been analyzing the announcement made by Jason Collins that he’s gay and the effect that it will have on the LGBT communities, and...
View ArticleWesthem: Russia is disrupting spirit of Olympics
The Olympics is supposed to be a time when racial and international borders are ignored. Confrontations, negotiations, animosity and discontent between countries are supposed to be pushed to the...
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Jason Collins reflects on time on the Farm
When Jason Collins ’01 announced that he was gay in a Sports Illustrated cover story earlier this year, there was an immediate positive response from the Stanford community. Athletic Director Bernard...
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Top 10: Stanford sports moments of 2013
1. Jason Collins ’01 comes out, becoming the first openly gay male athlete in a major American team sport The courageous announcement by Jason Collins ’01 (above) in April tops Stanford’s 2013 in...
View ArticleJason Collins signs with Nets, becomes first active openly gay NBA player
Former Stanford basketball player Jason Collins ’01, who shook the sports world when he announced in April that he was gay, signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday afternoon and later...
View ArticleTransgender Inclusion in Sports
(Trigger warning: For the purpose of education, this article mentions terms that have been used as slurs and in hateful speech against members of the LGBT community.) When Michael Sam was drafted by...
View ArticleQ&A with the Bryan Brothers, tennis’ best duo
In the world of professional men’s tennis, there isn’t much that former Stanford standouts Bob and Mike Bryan haven’t achieved together. The identical twins have won every major doubles title in the...
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