...With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay.In an article posted Mon day on Sports...

Now that Jason Collins has made history as the first active player in any of the four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay, the 7-foot center is facing another big step.

...major. Sergio Garcia is right behind.Westwood now has played 60 majors without winning, the most of anyone among active players. He has seven finishes in the top 3. He also missed a playoff by one shot in the 2008 U.S. Open and 2009 British...

...Zaza Pachulia to injuries during the season. Those injuries cut into Drew's depth and made it more important his active players are healthy."We were talking about Zaza the other day as a staff, how important he would be in a series like this...

...asked to wear Robinson's number, retired throughout baseball in 1997. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is the only active player who still wears the number, and he has said he is retiring after this season.Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn...

...after the season, but decided that he's still too productive to pass up a chance to win the Super Bowl.Among active players, Jackson leads the NFL with 10,135 yards rushing, but he hasn't been to the playoffs since his rookie year of 2004...

...oft-injured cornerback Terrence McGee.Having spent 10 seasons in Buffalo, McGee was among the Bills' longest-serving active players. Injuries, however, began catching up to McGee who finished last season on injured reserve for the third time in...

...after being inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.He joins Mickelson with four majors, second to Woods among active players.This British Open featured three days of perfect weather and just enough wind Sunday to make it interesting. There...

...as the team leader with six sacks. Cornerback Rod Sweeting is tied with Barnes for most career games played among active players with 39.Groh believes his third-year scheme, which he brought from Virginia after working nine years as the Cavaliers...

...of others.Penn State has no business sending a team out to represent the university this fall. Every one of its active players should be released and be free to transfer to any other school for immediate eligibility to finish their collegiate...