TORONTO (Reuters) – The National Hockey League (NHL) has been preparing for years for the first gay player to come out in public and that groundwork may be about to pay off after the NBA’s Jason Collins opened the door to a new era.
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MIAMI (Reuters) – They’re big, they’re tough, and, presumably, some of them are gay, but so far not a single active NFL player has come out and said so. After NBA player Jason Collins broke that barrier this week, the National Football League is making sure it will be ready for any coming out party.
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LONDON (Reuters) – For Rafael Nadal to bridge a 7,000-point gap with Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings looks like a tall order, even for a player of his qualities, yet he could still threaten the Serb’s hopes of ending 2013 as world No.1.
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(Reuters) – Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic, well-known for his thundering serves, is recovering in hospital in Miami after being admitted with viral meningitis, his wife Alsi said.
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has recruited Michael Phelps’s coach Bob Bowman to raise the level of swimming in the country which is bidding to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
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(Reuters) – NBA 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.
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(Reuters) – Times are changing for gays in American sports and National Basketball Association (NBA) player Jason Collins’ decision to come out will encourage others in the top leagues to be open about their sexuality.
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SEATTLE (Reuters) – Paul Allen, the lesser known co-founder of Microsoft Corp, has struggled for decades to make his mark as a business mogul beyond the software company he started with Bill Gates.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Olympic discus silver medalist Darya Pishchalnikova has been given a 10-year doping ban after failing a drugs test for the second time, the Russian athletics federation (VFLA) said on Tuesday.
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LONDON (Reuters) – Ryder Cup organizers received a record 17,500 applications from 27 countries for the 1,800 volunteer roles at next year’s Gleneagles tournament in Scotland, they said on Tuesday.
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