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What happened to the openly gay athlete?

  • Written by John Affleck, Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Pennsylvania State University
imageSt. Louis Rams draft pick Michael Sam speaks during a news conference at the team's practice facility in May 2014.Jeff Roberson/AP

From late April 2013 to early May 2014, gay and lesbian athletes welcomed breakthrough after breakthrough in the historically closeted world of sports.

Journeyman basketball center Jason Collins came out as gay and later...

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