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Michael Sam On The Draft & The Kiss

There’s a great story at 4:00.

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Tea Party Nation: The NFL Should Lose Its Tax-Exempt Status Because Michael Sam

“Many Americans were grossed out by the spectacle of two men kissing on TV. Many were appalled by what was obviously a staged event to push an agenda. Over the last few years, the NFL has become much more of an arm of the political left. From the Baltimore Ravens pitching Obamacare to the NFL’s implied threats to move the …

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Taiwanese Animators On The NFL Draft

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Headline Of The Day

Outsports has more: “This is unprecedented for a Day 3 pick, let alone a seventh round pick, to crack the top five rookies sold following Draft weekend,” said NFL spokesperson Joanna Hunter. Compounding that is the fact that Sam’s jerseys were not available for sale until Saturday evening when he was picked. The jerseys of the other players on the …

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Michael Sam’s Boyfriend Vito Cammisano Was An Out Swimmer At Sam’s College

After “The Kiss” on Saturday, media outlets went scrambling to learn the identity of Michael Sam’s boyfriend. Heavy posted a bio last night: Like Sam, Cammisano was an athlete at Mizzou. He was on the University of Missouri’s swim team from 2009-2012 after starring at Rockhurtst High School in Kansas City and for the Kansas City Blazers. According to his …

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Miami Dolphins Fine & Suspend Player Don Jones For Anti-Michael Sam Tweets

CBS Sports reports: Miami Dolphins defensive back Don Jones has been fined an undisclosed amount by the team following an incident on Saturday where he sent out a tweet critical of Michael Sam. Jones has also been banned from team activities until he undergoes sensitivity training. After St. Louis selected the openly gay Sam with the 249th overall pick in …

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Michael Sam Jerseys Are Already On Sale

Via the Huffington Post: After waiting through almost the entire 2014 NFL draft to hear Michael Sam’s name called, #SamFans — and Rams fans — didn’t waste time in showing their support. There was reportedly an “avalanche” of orders for Sam’s St. Louis Rams jersey after he became the first openly gay player ever selected in the NFL draft. As …

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Tweet Of The Day: Dan Savage

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Michael Sam Drafted By St. Louis Rams

What a great day for LGBT people. Arkansas. Eurovision. And now pro football. Politics, pop culture, pro sports – there is NOTHING our people can’t do. UPDATE: ESPN just ran a live shot from Michael Sam’s home where they showed him kissing his boyfriend after smashing a celebratory cake in each others’ faces. THAT is a first for pro football. …

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Visa Inks Endorsement Deal With Michael Sam, Launches First Ad During NFL Draft

Visa tonight announced it has signed an endorsement deal with Michael Sam. The first ad in the campaign has launched on YouTube as the first round of the NFL draft is underway in New York City. In his first spot, Sam, the SEC Defensive Player of the Year out of Missouri, is shown working out while a voiceover urges the …

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Notre Dame: If You Can Play, You Can Play

(Via Towleroad)

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Brooklyn Nets Advance In Playoffs

Next up for the Nets are defending NBA champions Miami Heat.

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LOS ANGELES: Chapter Head Of NAACP Resigns Over Donald Sterling Scandal

CNN reports: The Donald Sterling scandal has claimed collateral damage: the president of the NAACP’s Los Angeles chapter. Leon Jenkins resigned Thursday, after the civil rights group came under fire for its plans to present a lifetime achievement award to the Los Angeles Clippers owner. The NAACP chapter rescinded its offer Monday after Sterling’s racist remarks came to light. But …

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Friday In NYC: Gay Games Registration

Via the event’s Facebook page: Gay Games Registration Party on Friday, May 2nd from 6-9pm at Gym Sportsbar – 167 8TH Ave, New York, NY. Finalize your plans to participate in the world’s largest international multi-sport event coming to Cleveland+Akron August 9-16, 2014. More than 20,000 participants and visitors from over 40 countries are expected to compete and celebrate with …

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David Geffen Might Buy The Clippers

Gay billionaire and Hollywood mogul David Geffen is reportedly interested in buying the Los Angeles Clippers. Earlier today the commissioner of the NBA ordered Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell the team. Via the Wall Street Journal: With a potential sale on the horizon, attention turned to possible buyers, such as Ron Burkle, founder of private-equity firm Yucaipa Cos. and …

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Celebs Praise NBA Commissioner

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Andrew Sullivan On Sterling’s Ban

“If Brendan Eich had made comments telling his friends to keep away from faggots, if he’d used any such terminology or had ever been shown to have discriminated against gays in the workplace or in his daily interactions, then his case would be very similar. But no such comments are in the public or private record, and there’s zero evidence …

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Sterling Banned From NBA For Life

The NBA commissioner just announced that Donald Sterling has been banned from the NBA for life. Sterling is being fined $2.5M and the commissioner added that the league will force him to sell the team. VIDEO: Watch the commissioner’s blistering statement.

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Donald Sterling Is A Republican

All week long Teabagistan has been screaming that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is a Democrat because he donated to a few Dems in the early 90s. Mother Jones has posted a recap of all the right wing sites that got it wrong. (Tipped by JMG reader Joel)

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Taiwanese Animators On Donald Sterling

Watch for the Betty White shirt.

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