LOS ANGELES — Jason Collins made history Sunday, signing a 10-day contract with the Nets and becoming the first openly gay player in any of the four major American professional sports. But if… ...

Brooklyn Nets' Jason Collins, right, takes a shot over Chicago Bulls' Nazr Mohammed during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 3, 2014, in New York. The Nets won 96-80.

When Jason Collins came out of the closet in a Sports Illustrated column during last spring’s playoffs, the veteran center had a good five months before the 2013-14 NBA training camp to find his ...

Jason Collins, the N.B.A.'s First Openly Gay Player, Retires Collins, who became the N.B.A.'s first openly gay player as a Net after coming out in 2013 while a free agent, announced his retirement ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Collins dealt with the ticket requests, handled the media responsibilities, then moved on to what he most wants to do in the NBA. "Win basketball games," Collins said.

Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins at a game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Sunday, February 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ...

Jason Collins, who played for the N.B.A.’s Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards last season, on Monday became the first active male athlete in a major American… ...

PHOTOS: Jason Collins over the years He may be a few seasons removed from that particular showing, but the factors that went into Collins' master class of post defense remain unchanged.

Since I realize that Jason Collins—the 34 year-old NBA center who made headlines today by coming out as gay in Sports Illustrated—will soon be ...

Jason Collins also could not have imagined being told, cell phone pressed to his ear, "I'm proud of you and I support you," by Tim Hardaway, the former player who six years earlier had said, "I ...

Collins’s Brooklyn Debut Recalls Robinson’s in 1947 The Nets’ Jason Collins, the N.B.A.’s first publicly gay player, will make his initial Barclays Center appearance with the team Monday.