This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I’m ...

John Amaechi’s favorite memory of Jason Collins is one for which Collins wasn’t physically present. Not long after Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play in any of the major North ...

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Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player, died May 12 after an eight-month battle with stage 4 glioblastoma. He was 47. Collins made history in April 2013 when he came out publicly in a Sports ...

With three words, Jason Collins changed everything. Collins, who died Tuesday at 47 after battling Stage 4 glioblastoma, made history 13 years ago when he penned a piece in Sports Illustrated in which ...

Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain ...

Jason Collins, who played 13 seasons in the NBA as a center-forward, died Tuesday at 47 of glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Despite playing for seven NBA teams and starting for the ...