Collins' death was announced on May 12, a few months after he revealed he had brain cancer The former athlete made history in 2013 when he announced that he was gay in an open letter for Sports ...

The death of the NBA’s first openly gay player at 47 underscores a hard truth: Male professional sports remains hostile terrain for openly queer athletes. Jason Collins, #98 of the Brooklyn Nets, ...

Former Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd paid an emotional tribute to Jason Collins following the former NBA center’s death at 47, reflecting on a relationship that spanned more than a decade as ...

Jason Collins, who died Tuesday at 47 of brain cancer, was enjoying a peaceful, happy life in the years after his historic coming-out essay in Sports Illustrated. Justin Edmonds / Getty Images Jason ...

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 ...