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NFL Roundup: Peterson sets bar higher, Butler dropped by church
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Roundup: Peterson sets bar higher, Butler dropped by church Many were in awe of Adrian Peterson's 2,000-yard season in 2012, but the Minnesota Vikings' MVP was not one of them. He told NFL Network and Sports Illustrated on...Tags: National Football League, Bryant McKinnie, Anthony Sherman, New Orleans Saints, Patrick Peterson
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No guaranteed money for Tyrann Mathieu? Honey Badger does care
Tyrann Mathieu has a checkered past. The Arizona Cardinals know it and they drafted the former Louisiana State safety in the third round of last week's NFL draft anyway. But they're not naive. The team will try to protect itself by taking such steps...
Tags: NFL Draft, National Football League, Arizona Cardinals, Tyrann Mathieu, Washington Redskins
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Peterson: I'm chasing 2,500
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Peterson: I'm chasing 2,500 Many were in awe of Adrian Peterson's 2,000-yard season in 2012, but the Minnesota Vikings' MVP was not one of them. He told NFL Network and Sports Illustrated the bar is much, much higher after he...Tags: Greg Jennings, NFL Network (tv network), John Carlson (football), Percy Harvin, Sports
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Giangreco, Kerr, Deford win 'Heisman for journalists'
Tribune reporterMark Giangreco, Frank Deford and the late Johnny “Red” Kerr were recipients of Ring Lardner Awards Tuesday night during the annual dinner at the Union League Club of Chicago. Ring Lardner was a celebrated sportswriter, humorist, and...Tags: Ron Santo, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Bob Costas, Union League Club, Illinois Fighting Illini
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UCF baseball sweeps Houston with fifth consecutive win; Knights sign free agent contracts
UCF used a four-run fourth inning to sweep Houston out of Orlando, downing the Cougars 7-3 at Jay Bergman Field. The Knights (25-19, 11-7 C-USA) have now won five consecutive games and moved into third place in the conference standings. Only Southern...
Tags: Oakland Raiders, Houston Cougars, New York Jets, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, New Orleans Saints
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Jason Collins scores for gay rights
Boom. And just like that, history is made. Just that quickly, a barrier becomes rubble. Just that fast, everything changes. "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center," writes Jason Collins in the May 6 edition of Sports Illustrated. "I'm black. And I'm gay."...
Tags: Minority Groups, FBI, The New York Times, ESPN (tv network), Barack Obama
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Openly gay in NBA: Will Jason Collins get 'Hollywood Treatment'?
NBA center Jason Collins made history on Monday, becoming the first athlete in one of the big four American professional sports leagues — NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL — to declare he is openly gay while still an active player. Collins’ decision...Tags: National Basketball Association, Jason Collins, Sports, Basketball, National Hockey League
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Obama says he is proud of Collins' decision to come out
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama expressed his support for basketball player Jason Collins on Tuesday, the day after Collins became the first male athlete from any of the four major U.S. men's professional sports leagues to come out publicly as gay....
Tags: Sports, Barack Obama, Basketball
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Heat's Mike Miller supports former teammate Jason Collins
Heat guard Mike Miller viewed him as he would any other teammate. He even sold him a German Shepard when they played together in Memphis during the 2007-08 season. So Miller found it easy to respect Jason Collins' decision to become the first active...
Tags: Washington Wizards, Erik Spoelstra, Football, Shane Battier, Basketball
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Soccer-Rogers returns to field for first time since coming out
ReutersBy Simon Evans April 30 (Reuters) - A day after NBA center Jason Collins came out as the first gay athlete actively playing in one of the top U.S. professional leagues, gay soccer player Robbie Rogers took a step towards joining him. Rogers, a former...Tags: National Basketball Association, Columbus Crew, Jason Collins, Soccer, Sports
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Singh cleared of doping after deer antler spray admission
April 30 (Reuters) - Vijay Singh has been cleared of doping by the PGA Tour despite admitting that he used a spray containing elements of a banned substance. Although he never failed a drugs test, Singh was deemed to have breached golf's rules on...
Tags: PGA Championship, World Anti-Doping Agency, Sports, PGA Tour, Deer Antler Velvet (dietary supplement)
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Jason Collins Says He's 'Startled' By Postive Reaction To His Coming Out As A Gay Athlete
The Hartford CourantNBA player Jason Collins, who became the first gay man to come out while playing in one of America's major professional leagues, said he has been startled by the positive reaction. "Its incredible, you just try to live an honest genuine life and the...Tags: National Basketball Association, Jason Collins, Sports, Washington Wizards, Barack Obama
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