This story has been corrected. Read below. Derrick Gordon, a sophomore starter for the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team, stepped forward Wednesday as the first openly gay player in ...

UMass guard Derrick Gordon has become the first openly gay player in Division I men's basketball. Gordon made the announcement in interviews with ESPN and Outsports on Wednesday. Gordon said he gained ...

AMHERST, Mass. -- UMass guard Derrick Gordon told ESPN that he would have quit basketball if he did not come out publicly as gay last April. The 6-foot-2 junior, who averaged 9.4 points last season ...

DENVER (AP) Maybe the most telling part of Derrick Gordon's story is that it hasn't really been a story this season. When sixth-seeded Seton Hall (25-8) takes the court Thursday against Gonzaga (26-7) ...

Derrick Gordon had kept his secret for too long. He couldn't be himself. He considered giving up the sport he loved. Because he was gay, he distanced himself from teammates. "I was living life in ...