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The Double Life Of A Gay Dodger
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 13 days ago
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The game is over and the baseball player sits in the hotel lobby, his eyes fixed on nothing. He thinks his secret is safe but he is never quite sure, so at midnight in the lobby it is always best to avoid the other eyes. He neither hears the jokes
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Jason Collins on par with Jackie Robinson: Really?
Commentary Since this is a very sensitive topic, let’s begin with what this story is not about in clear, unambiguous terms. It is not about bashing Jason Collins, or any other red-blooded member of
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The Hippodrome: The Long Summer
Hendersonville :: TN :: USA | 19 days ago
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This Week In The 'Drome, after a dreadful winter, we open the curtains and see the sunshine...Reach : The Titans made a very curious move to open the second round of the NFL Draft. They traded their second rounder, a seventh rounder and next year's
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You Can Play: New Foundation Supports LGBT Athletes
Hartford :: CT :: USA | 1 year ago
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Text Size Patrick Burke, a scout for the Philadelphia flyers and son of Toronto General Manager Brian Burke, launched You Can Play late last week, a foundation seeking to end "casual homophobia" in hockey and in sports around the world. Share This
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Leading Off: Film about Glenn Burke shouldn't be missed
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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The Glenn Burke Story," is a stellar documentary that tells the story of Burke a former Northern California high school star who played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A's in the late 1970s. Burke was gay and hid his sexuality until after he
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Dom's Dugout: Mets Manager Reminisces About Waterbury
Norwich :: CT :: USA | 2 years ago
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Collins on Waterbury Days Mets manager Terry Collins and Nationals manager Jim Riggleman were once teammates with the Waterbury Dodgers of the Eastern League in the mid-1970s. [Sample Our Free Husky Hoopla Newsletters] Collins' lasting memory: a
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Documentary takes deep look into Bay Area athlete’s troubled life
San Fernando :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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The Glenn Burke Story, an hour-long documentary produced by Comcast SportsNet premiered Nov. 10 at the Castro Theatre. With the recent Giants' World Series victory, the beauty and drama of baseball has once again been revealed to San Franciscans and
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The Glenn Burke Story’ Debuts In San Francisco
Francisco :: IN :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Glenn Burke was considered a five-tool baseball player, as he spent time with both the Oakland A's and Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1970s. But what makes his story interesting isn't what happened on the field, but what happened off the field, as Burke
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'Out: Glenn Burke Story' review: Tragedy hits home
San Fernando :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Comcast SportsNet Bay Area Images It's a baffling and depressing thought...No punches are pulled by producers Doug Harris and Sean Maddison, local filmmakers who uses their contacts to tell a broad life story of the man they call the first openly gay
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00 PM PT on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Glenn Burke's journey through baseball began and ended in Oakland, California. His sports career had many stops along the way, starting as a multi-sport star at Berkeley High School, followed by a brief stint at the University of Nevada, Reno as a
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