On April 28, Collins was a respected journeyman backup center. On April 29, he found stardom in the hard and brave act of becoming a hero and role model for sexual minority youth. Lighting a path for others - few stars shine brighter than that.
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives has been busy this week clearing a space for Jason Collins in our LGBT Archival Sports collection alongside the likes of Billy Jean King, Martina Navratilova, and John Amechi, among others.
Rachel Maddow has grown infuriated with Politifact multiple times in the past, but the rage she displayed towards her arch-nemesis on her Monday MSNBC...
NBA basketball player Jason Collins swept sports headlines this week when he publicly revealed that he is gay, becoming the first professional male at...
I think [my greatest accomplishment is] transcending sports, and affecting people outside of sports in a positive way, whether by leaving an oppressive country, or coming out long before it was a popular thing to do ā- more than 30 years ago.
Part of the fun of watching the Olympics are all the inspirational athletes displaying their talents. As our television screens are dominated by the s...
The disturbing video featuring a New York City horse-drawn carriage driver going off on an anti-gay, racist tirade has caught the attention of City Co...
The morning after she became the first contestant voted off Season 14 of "Dancing With the Stars," Martina Navratilova stopped by "Good Morning Americ...
After failing to impress the judges -- and the viewers at home -- Martina Navratilova was the first celebrity contestant eliminated from Season 14 of ...
While we've watched Sherri Shepherd shriek delightfully upon meeting her "Dancing With the Stars" pro for the first time, heard Maks Chmerkovskiy admi...
"Dancing With the Stars" Season 14 is upon us (two-hour premiere airs Mon., Mar. 19, 8 p.m. ET on ABC), and we'll finally get to see Sherri Shepherd, ...
Dino Laurenzi, Jr. isn't going away quietly. He's the test collector who handled Ryan Braun's urine sample. Even though Braun got off on a "chain of command" technicality, Laurenzi says he followed protocol.
It's a well known fact that exercise is vital to our mental and physical health. This is why the meeting of the Doha Pre-forum Gathering of All Leaders in Sport is putting sports at the heart of its agenda.
On embracing older age, she emphasized, "You are 50. There is nothing you can do about it. You might as well embrace it and use of all the resources and help that you can get. Find other people who are in the same frame of mind."
Martina Navratilova played tennis so long -- until she was 49 -- that by the end of her pro career, she says she was older than almost everyone on the...
I had the privilege of attending the 2011 Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards in this, a particularly special year -- the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty's dedication as a gift to the people of America from France.
54-year old tennis legend Martina Navratilova is in Tanzania this week where she'll be climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa at 19,...
During the late 1930s many people were executed just because they said something wrong, including talented chess composers. After Stalin's death, they were posthumously rehabilitated, but it was too late.
It was almost a year ago to the day that reports emerged that Martina Navratilova was being sued by her former partner Toni Layton. And now, a decade ...
Martina Navratilova has breast cancer. The legendary tennis star revealed the news on "Good Morning America," telling Robin Roberts that she was "deva...
What do philosophers have to say about life that's relevant to your interests? Can modern thinkers help us better understand our experience in the wor...
One of the great things that draws us to athletics, competing or even watching, is the surprise. Nancy Lieberman, 50 years old and a New York City native, has seemingly conquered every barrier ever presented to her.