
Former Canadian Football League and University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam appeared on Friday’s “The Herd” on Fox Sports 1 and told host Colin Cowherd that he is still an NFL player. Sam, the first openly gay player to
by Trent Baker20 Nov 2015, 1:53 PM PST0

Michael Sam, the openly gay football player who competed at the University of Missouri from 2009-13, tweeted his delight after Mizzou president Tim Wolfe announced his resignation Monday morning.
by William Bigelow9 Nov 2015, 1:01 PM PST0

In wake of the announcement of University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe stepping down after protests and demands from students and professors for his response to alleged racial incidents on campus, MSNBC had former Missouri Tiger football player Michael Sam on to give
by Trent Baker9 Nov 2015, 12:05 PM PST0

During ESPN’s Saturday broadcast of “College Gameday,” host Rece Davis featured the story of Princeton University offensive lineman Mason Darrow. The segment highlighted Darrow coming out to a teammate and the acceptance from fellow teammates in the locker room. Ex-Missouri
by Trent Baker24 Oct 2015, 7:59 AM PST0

Michael Sam announced a leave from football on Friday night. The Montreal Alouettes player cited pressures over the last year adversely impacting his mental well-being.
by Daniel J. Flynn14 Aug 2015, 6:03 PM PST0

Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by the NFL, has told the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes that he is leaving the team.
by Breitbart News14 Aug 2015, 5:36 PM PST0

Michael Sam has returned to Montreal, making a reunion with the Alouettes a fait accompli before their second game of the Canadian Football League season.
by William Bigelow27 Jun 2015, 1:31 AM PST0

The Montreal Alouettes needed to pare down their roster to meet league limits on Monday and Michael Sam does not appear on it.
by Daniel J. Flynn15 Jun 2015, 7:48 AM PST0

Less than a month after signing with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, defensive end Michael Sam has taken leave of the team for undisclosed personal reasons.
by Daniel J. Flynn13 Jun 2015, 12:03 AM PST0

Former Olympic gold medalist Jenner has been announced as the 2015 Arthur Ashe Courage Award winner and is set to receive the award at the 2015 ESPY’s for the journey taken to change from a man to a woman. Jenner took
by Trent Baker1 Jun 2015, 5:12 PM PST0

Michael Sam came out to the media as a Montreal Alouette on Monday.
by Breitbart News26 May 2015, 10:32 AM PST0

Michael Sam transitioned from the SEC to the NFL as the most celebrated seventh-round pick in football history. Should he transition from the CFL to the NFL, he will have succeeded in navigating the road less traveled.
by Daniel J. Flynn26 May 2015, 12:01 AM PST0

Michael Sam, the first openly-gay player to be drafted by an NFL team, agreed to play football for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
by William Bigelow22 May 2015, 10:23 AM PST0

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Sen’Derrick Marks questions the NFL’s motives in hiring Sarah Thomas, its first female referee.
by Warner Todd Huston7 Apr 2015, 6:34 AM PST0

In an interview with Robert Klemko of Sports Illustrated, current NFL free agent and first openly gay NFL draft pick Michael Sam opened up about other gay pro athletes reaching out to him. “There’s been a lot of closeted players
by Trent Baker27 Mar 2015, 5:37 PM PST0

On Thursday’s airing of “Olbermann,” fill-in host Pablo S. Torre, substituting for the suspended Keith Olbermann, discussed recently announced news that NFL free agent and first openly gay player to be drafted is going to be on ABC’s show “Dancing
by Trent Baker26 Feb 2015, 6:50 PM PST0

Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL, will be joining the cast of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars in March, reports TMZ.
by Kelli Serio23 Feb 2015, 11:11 PM PST0

In an autobiographical article released on Wednesday, former University of Missouri football player Michael Sam wrote that he does not believe that being a gay man kept him from being on a NFL roster.
by Robert Wilde18 Feb 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

As a backdrop for his marriage proposal to his boyfriend, Vito Cammissano, NFL defensive end Michael Sam chose Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.19 Jan 2015, 8:52 AM PST0

Former NFL player Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted in the NFL, is engaged to his boyfriend, former University of Missouri swimmer Vito Cammisano.
by William Bigelow9 Jan 2015, 3:15 PM PST0