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This. Is. AWESOME!!!

The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network will be giving Jason Collins the Courage Award at the end of this month at the GLSEN Respect Awards for being the first openly gay, active athlete in the NBA, MLB, NFL, or NHL!

Executive Director Dr. Eliza Byard says they are THRILLED to be honoring Jason, saying:

Tags: basketball, brittney griner, come out, courage award, david stern, dr eliza byard, gay, gay lesbian and straight education network, glsen, glsen respect awards, greg louganis, jason collins, martina navratilova, mlb, nba, nfl, nhl, wade davis

Just when it looked like things were going extremely well for Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann, THIS happens!

Ex-Indiana Pacers cheerleader Elizabeth Seward says she had a fling with the Don't Be Tardy star's husband and it DEFINITELY overlapped with the married couple's relationship!

Tags: atlanta falcons, cheerleader, dont be tardy, elizabeth seward, indiana pacers, indianapolis, kim zolciak, kroy biermann, nba, nfl, reality tv, training camp

Tim Tebow just got the boot from the New York Jets last month, but instead of hanging his head low, he now has something to celebrate!

The football star recently topped Forbes' 2013 list of America's Most Influential Athletes, and even though he played as a part-time quaterback behind the Jets' Mark Sanchez, he's still an athlete that Americans can't help but love.

Senior Vice President of Sports for Nielsen, Stephen Master said:

Tags: americas most influential athletes, football, forbes list, new york jets, nfl, tim tebow

Look out boys! There's a new name coming to the NFL, and it ain't Manti Te'o! It's Carrie Underwood!

The American Idol country superstar will be replacing Faith Hill this season to do the opening theme song for NBC's Sunday Night Football, and according to executive producer Fred Gaudelli she was the only one they had eyes for!

Carrie expressed her excitement for big move in a statement, saying:

Tags: carrie underwood, dallas cowboys, faith hill, football, hockey, manti teo, mike fisher, music minute, nbc, new york giants, nfl, sunday, sunday night football, theme song

When Jason Collins decided to come out of the closet and become the first gay active player in a major professional sport here in the U.S., we all knew there would be someone out there that would say something awful. We also knew, however, that there'd be waaaay more support than backlash!

Unfortunately, we were right about the first part too — and we told you about the ignorant thing that Mike Wallace, who plays for the Miami Dolphins, tweeted out:

“All these beautiful women in the world and guys wanna mess with other guys SMH (shakin' my head) …”

Not cool, right? Well the Dolphins agree with us and the rest of the world as they have condemned Mike's tweet, and have decided to distance themselves from him!

Here's what the Dolphins said:

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Congrats, Mike Wallace! You win the award for First Insensitive And Homophobic Tweet after Jason Collins revealed to the world that he's gay!

Regardless if they play different sports, this is EXACTLY why people haven't been strong enough to come out until now!

Here's what Mike Wallace of the Miami Dolphins had to say now that Jason is the first gay male athlete out and proud as a current major professional sports player (for the NBA):

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What's one way to avoid having to come out of the closet in the middle of your NFL career?

Go into the NFL already open and proud!

That's what Alan Gendreau aims to do if he gets a shot at a tryout for an NFL kicker position!

The best part is that's he phenomenal at what he does. He played with high distinction from 2008 to 2011, and was the leading scorer in Sun Belt Conference history, with 295 points over his career! Being gay has ZERO effect on ability!

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