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 ...

On Sept. 3, the Stonewall Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst hosted a discussion with former Division I men’s basketball player Derrick Gordon about being an LGBTQ+ athlete. The event ...

Every day, Derrick Gordon thinks about the moment he found his freedom: the intro from his coach, his speech in front of his teammates, his shaking legs. When the basketball standout publicly came out ...

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 ...

University of Massachusetts sophomore guard Derrick Gordon announced to the world Wednesday morning that he is gay, making him the first gay active NCAA Division I men's basketball player. The 22-year ...

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 ...