NBA player Jason Collins says he’s gay

Washington Post - As Jason Collins, a 7-foot journeyman center for the Washington Wizards, played out the final few weeks of his 12th National Basketball Association season this spring, he was also finalizing plans for an announcement that would send shockwaves across the world of sports. That announcement came late Monday morning, with the Internet publication of a first-person story in Sports Illustrated:

“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center,” the story began. “I’m black. And I’m gay.”  Read more.