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                    [ArticleID] => 1866087
                    [Title] => Billie Jean King: Being in sports makes women stronger, empowered and healthier
                    [Summary] => There isn’t any other way to look at Billie Jean King for all the achievements in her career, not to mention what she has done for women’s tennis and women’s rights. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-11-06 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135379
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1128956
                    [AuthorName] => Anthony Suntay
                    [SectionName] => Health And Family
                    [SectionUrl] => health-and-family
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                    [ArticleID] => 1393889
                    [Title] => Collins, NBA's 1st openly gay player, retires
                    [Summary] => 

Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in one of the four major North American professional leagues, announced his retirement Wednesday after 13 years in the NBA.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-20 11:16:59 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1514409 [AuthorName] => Melissa Murphy [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1354501 [Title] => Spurs hire WNBA star Becky Hammon as assistant [Summary] =>

As a 5-foot-6 point guard, decorated WNBA veteran Becky Hammon has never had the experience of shattering a backboard with a dunk.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-06 10:00:50 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1291340 [Title] => The battle for gay rights in sports [Summary] =>

University of Missouri defensive lineman Michael Sam announced in a television interview that he is gay.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1286920 [Title] => Putin at Olympics, co-starring a Persian leopard [Summary] =>

Vladimir Putin, rugged outdoorsman and tough-guy Russian president, promoted a cuddly image yesterday as his Olympics drew near.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-05 04:55:41 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1756835 [AuthorName] => Steven R. Hurst and Nataliya Vasilyeva [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1280955 [Title] => Vladimir Putin Defends Anti-Gay Law, but Vows No 'Problems' for Olympic Visitors [Summary] =>

Russian President Vladimir Putin defended his country's controversial new anti-gay law, saying it aims to protect children and does not discriminate against anyone.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-20 04:09:12 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440744 [AuthorName] => Kirit Radia [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1279486 [Title] => Chris Pine criticizes Russia's anti-gay law [Summary] =>

Chris Pine says the U.S. should have done more in the run-up to the Sochi Olympics to protest Russia's anti-gay legislation, which he calls "clearly awful, archaic, hostile nonsense."

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-16 11:08:39 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1729997 [AuthorName] => Ryan Pearson [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/entertainment/20140116/chris-pine.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1269540 [Title] => Obama selects gay athletes for Sochi delegation [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama sent Russia a clear message about its treatment of gays and lesbians with his choices to represent the United States at the Sochi Olympics.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-18 12:31:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1288879 [AuthorName] => Eddie Pells [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 860786 [Title] => Tennis great passes away, 94 [Summary] =>

Margaret Osborne duPont, the winner of more than 30 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles spanning three decades, has died, She was 94.

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It wouldn’t be a Bench show without a blitzkrieg of celebrities to take over the runway from hard-working models.

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