With three words, Jason Collins changed everything. Collins, who died Tuesday at 47 after battling Stage 4 glioblastoma, made ...

His achievements on the court were eclipsed by an essay he wrote in Sports Illustrated in 2013 in which he declared: “I’m a ...

Despite the courage Jason Collins showed by coming out of the closet, there is still a closet in male professional sports.

Jason Collins' courage to come out as a gay man playing in the NBA inspired others to live authentically, those who knew him ...

No one will have to bear the burden of being the very first openly gay man in major pro sports because Jason Collins was ...

Until his death this month, the retired basketball player spent more than a decade campaigning for connections, bridging ...

Collins announced in December that he was undergoing treatment for Stage 4 glioblastoma, a severe form of brain cancer.

Jason Collins' coming out showed this sportswriter that being gay and covering sports couldn't forever be separated.

On May 12, brain cancer took the life of Jason Collins at age 47. Thirteen years earlier, he was the cover story of the May 6, 2013, edition of Sports […] ...

Jason Collins, the 13-year NBA veteran player — who is more famous as the first pro athlete to come out as gay while still ...

Current and former professional athletes in major sports -- from Kobe Bryant to Kirk Gibson -- weighed in on gay NBA player ...

The death of the NBA’s first openly gay player 47 underscores a hard truth: Male professional sports remains hostile terrain ...