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USC's Khaled Holmes is finalist for SI's college athlete of year
Former USC football player Khaled Holmes is a finalist for Sports Illustrated’s award for college athlete of the year. Holmes, profiled last October in The Times, earned an undergraduate degree in classics and a masters in communication...
Tags: National Football League, Basketball, Sports, Periodicals
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Heat's Erik Spoelstra second in Coach of the Year voting
It is perhaps the one time Erik Spoelstra had no problem finishing second. Spoelstra seemed more relieved than disappointed after learning he was runner-up in the NBA's Coach of the Year award voting. The honor went to Denver Nuggets coach George Karl,...
Tags: Byron Scott, Chicago Bulls, Gregg Popovich, Avery Johnson, National Basketball Association
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Jarron Collins talks about disclosure his brother Jason is gay
Jarron Collins sat down with Jim Rome as part of a three-member panel to discuss the disclosure that his twin brother, NBA player Jason Collins, is gay. Jason Collins, in an interview published last week in Sports Illustrated, became the first...
Tags: Periodicals, Rome (Italy), Trevor Pryce
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Fourth MVP award puts LeBron James in rare company
LeBron James got to this point by avoiding the expectations. He has been in the spotlight since he was a teenager. He appeared on the cover of national magazines in high school. He was always considered the next great basketball player. Yet he got...
Tags: NBA Finals, High School Sports, Schools, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls
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Kevin Krigger's dream of riding the Kentucky Derby finally to come true
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Contrary to popular perception, this will not be the first Kentucky Derby ride for jockey Kevin Krigger. Maybe his fifth or sixth. Of course, when he got his first saddle as a teenager in the Virgin Islands, he didn't have the...Tags: Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Mario Gutierrez
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Joyner-Kersee serves as keynote speaker for Broward Boys & Girls Clubs event
Jackie Joyner-Kersee laughs as she talks of getting challenged all the time these days by children, one as young as 6, who want to race. They tell the six-time Olympic track and field medalist they can beat her. "I say, 'OK, you probably can,'" Joyner-...Tags: Broward County, University of California, Los Angeles, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Allyson Felix, Kellie Wells
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Brendon Ayanbadejo on 2 Sunday shows; Warren Buffett on 'This Week'
Staff writerThe Sunday morning topics and guests: Gay rights supporter Brendon Ayanbadejo of the Baltimore Ravens will be a guest on "Meet the Press" and "Face the Nation." He will discuss the meaning of NBA player Jason Collins' coming out. NBC's "Meet the...Tags: Domonique Foxworth, Heritage Foundation, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., The New York Times, National Basketball Association
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CEO Stan Kasten: Dodgers payroll won't stay at top of MLB [links]
The Dodgers are in New York for a three-game series, so you know what that means. National and New York media have arrived en masse. The Dodgers have given them plenty to write about with their busy off-season, slow start and wealth of injuries. Here&...
Tags: CBS Corp., The New York Times, New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Baseball
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Jon Stewart on Jason Collins: Gays may not want to join this club
On Monday, Jason Collins secured his role in the history books as the first openly gay player in the NBA. Despite the perception of widespread homophobia in the world of professional sports, Collins’ coming out, via an essay in Sports Illustrated,...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, George W. Bush, Kobe Bryant, National Basketball Association, Tiger Woods
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Breaking a barrier
NBA center Jason Collins says he has gotten "incredible" support since revealing in Sports Illustrated that he is gay and thus becoming the first openly gay male athlete in one of the major team sports in this country. As that support includes...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Literature, Baltimore Ravens, National Basketball Association, Social Issues
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NBA player Jason Collins coming out is a defining moment in sports
Maybe you yawned when you heard the news. Or maybe you just shrugged when you heard about Jason Collins and said: "What's the big deal?" But it's a very big deal. First active male player in a major team sport to declare he's gay? In the macho world...Tags: Washington Wizards, Basketball, Kobe Bryant, National Basketball Association, Sports
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Support for NBA's Jason Collins after he comes out as gay
NBA center Jason Collins comes out as the first openly gay active male athlete in a major U.S. professional team sport in this week's issue of Sports Illustrated. "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team...
Tags: Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, National Basketball Association, Atlanta Hawks
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