HBCU Sports, NCAA

NEW YORK (AP) — Massachusetts guard Derrick Gordon became a better basketball player and a better teammate this season, and he credits both to having the courage to play as an openly gay man. Gordon’s first season since coming out likely ended Thursday in the second round of the Atlantic 10 tournament at Barclays Center. […]

A high school track and field coach was arrested after having an alleged sexual relationship with a student and knowingly exposing the 16 year old male with the AIDS virus. WLBT reports: According to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office, the investigation was launched on Friday, May 9 after a complaint was lodged against Derrick Nesby, […]

Remember Derrick Gordon? Just last month he made headlines as the UMass basketball star came out the closet, making him the first openly gay college basketball player. Gordon and ‘CSI’ star Gerald McCullough (a notable figure in the gay community) were spotted hugged up on the red carpet this weekend at the ‘GLAAD’ awards. Rumor has […]

University of Massachusetts basketball player is being lauded for more than his impressive basketball skills. The UMass guard Derrick Gordon recently came out as a…

HBCU Sports, National News, NCAA

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — UMass guard Derrick Gordon has become the first openly gay player in Division I men’s basketball. Gordon made the announcement in interviews with ESPN and Outsports on Wednesday. Gordon said he gained confidence by seeing an NBA team sign Jason Collins, who became the league’s first openly gay player when he […]