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NBA, David Stern Got Heads Up Before Collins' Announcement05 / 02 / 13NBA Commissioner David Stern said the league "knew something was up" regarding an active player announcing he is gay prior to Wizards' C Jason Collins' announcement, though he did not specifically know it was Collins. Appearing on PBS' "Charlie Rose" Tuesday night, Stern said, "There was a lot going... Tags: Sports in Society, NBA |
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SUGGESTED READING: BOSTON HERALD'S FIVE-PART SPORTS SPECIAL
The final two installments of the BOSTON HERALD''s five- part series, "Bad Vibes," on sports'' impact on society, ran Saturday and Sunday. In the final feature, Karen Guregian examined the relationshi
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AVALANCHE/SHARKS START STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF SERIES IN CA
The Avalanche and Sharks agreed to postpone Games One and Two of their Stanley Cup Playoffs due to the tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO. The games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday
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ROCKIES AND NUGGETS POSTPONE GAMES AFTER COLORADO TRAGEDY
The Rockies and Nuggets both postponed their scheduled games last night after yesterday''s tragedy at suburban Denver''s Columbine High School. Earlier in the day, the Nuggets were planning to go ahea
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CANADA'S MOST POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT: A NO-BRAINER?
For the third year in a row, "soccer retained its position as the most popular participation sport" in Canada, according to Norman Da Costa of the TORONTO STAR. Hockey, which was "displaced" from the
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JAGUARS OWNERS TAKE STEPS TO HONOR LOCAL AREA YOUTH
Jaguars Owner Wayne Weaver and his wife Delores "are putting their hearts and their imagination -- as well as their money -- into their giving," according to Kerry Dolan of FORBES. The Weavers are wor
ESPN'S "OUTSIDE THE LINES" EXAMINES THE GAY ATHLETE
On ESPN''s "Outside the Lines: The World of the Gay Athlete," Greg Garber examined the impact on an athlete''s marketability if they go public with their homosexuality. Garber said that according to a
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THE GIVING BACK FUND EYES MORE PHILANTHROPIC ATHLETES
The Giving Back Fund, a non-profit group that manages independent funds and foundations for celebrity athletes, was profiled by Brian Meyer of the BUFFALO NEWS. Bills QB Doug Flutie works with the MA-
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COST OF SPORTING EVENTS RULED OUT OF BOUNDS
A joint poll conducted by the WALL STREET JOURNAL and NBC News shows that "half of Americans believe that going to sporting events is ''becoming too expensive to be worth it'' for the average family."
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LOPIANO WONDERS WHY SPORTS BIZ IS "SO FAR BEHIND" SOCIETY
"At a time when society is extremely critical of words and images that are disrespectful to women, why is the sports business so far behind?," wonders Women''s Sports Foundation Exec Dir Donna Lopiano
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WILL WITT'S POSING HAVE IMPACT ON OTHER FEMALE ATHLETES?
Does Katarina Witt posing for Playboy "mean we''ve reached the point where a female athlete can take off her clothes without having a detrimental effect on other female athletes?," wonders Carol Sleza
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