derrick gordon is the first openly gay player in division one of men's basketball. ross shimabuku is here to tell us his story. >> in the past year you had jason collins, football player michael sam, and now derrick gordon. the university of massachusetts basketball player decided to come out. he shared his story with sid ziegler. earlier tonight i got a chance to speak with sid ziegler, about the change in derrick gordon's demeanour since announcing he was gay. >> in his words it was indescribable - i asked him last wednesday, and when i was with him this weekend, to describe it. he didn't have a word for it. way i can tell you is the people around him. who have known him for a couple of mons say they -- months say they noticed a lot of difference. he laughs a lot more now. when people are true to themselves, family and team, it's a weight lifted off their shoulders, i'm excited to see how derek performs on the basketball court with the weight lifted off his shoulders. >> before coming out, what obisticles did he face, especially with his team-mates. >> last summer

umass guard derrick gordon is the first active men's player in a d 1 college basketball team to come made the announcement a week after telling coaches and teammates, unlike jason collins and michael sam, he won't be joining a new team after coming out. the red shirt sophomore spoke to andrea mitchell yesterday afternoon. >> it's all timing. it was the right time for me to come out. nobody really has a set date when it's their time. my time was after the ncaa tournament. i went to my room and did some thinking and made the decision. there's a lot of kids that's in my situation right now that can't be themselves and got to hide who they really are. and i want to be the first to step up and be that leader. >> gordon took his message to soernl media tweeting, i am the first division one male basketball player to come out and not the last. i am gay. i'm not afraid. i'm not alone. congrats to him. >>> to baseball news, we start in the bronx where the yankees hosted the orioles. we jump to the ninth. the game tied. baltimore with runners on the corners. nick markakis brings in the go-ahead

i was saying derrick gordon.hoping he can be the kind of in spir raegs to others that jason collins has been for him. >> there is a lot of kids that is in my situation right now. that can't be themselves. and got to hide who they really are. and i want to be the first to step up and beep that leader for those people that are like that because it is a scary situation. just to having to tell your family members, or friend that you are gay. and i want to be able to inspire fo those people that is like that. >> on espn, derrick gordon described what it was like telling my teammates. >> my coach start the it off. he said we should start it off funny. he said i just wanted to let you all know that i'm gay. everybody looked at my coach, surprised. soon as i said it. everybody wasn't surprised at all. they was like about time you admit it. it doesn't change anything. that's what i want. >> in austin texas t. the 80-year-old living legend of basketball, bill russell had something to say about this today. in 13 seasons, bi

and whoever else the confidence to come out and be themselves, no matter how old they are. >> derrick gordonn collins before you, now derrick, now you, you are an incredible role model. we want to thank you. this is a big and important message to kids everywhere. and to their families. thank you for being with us today. >> yeah. definitely. >> congratulations. a lot of guts. >> thanks for having me. >> and back to -- we have the sad breaking news outside of pittsburgh, the mass stabbing at franklin regional high school in murrysville, pennsylvania. a 16-year-old male student, a sophomore, arrested, now being questioned by an fbi interview specialist. he was tackled by the assistant school principal and handcuffed by the school officer. authorities report that students were stabbed with a knife in several first-floor classrooms and in hallways before classes started. we'll be back with more details. [ female announcer ] f provokes lust. ♪ it elicits pride... incites envy... ♪ ...and unleashes wrath. ♪ temptation comes in many heart-pounding forms. but only one letter. "f". the performance mar

. >> on the heels of nba center jason collins and michael sams' public announcement, umass' derrick gordon came out as first gay athlete in college sports. for a time, he considered quitting the basketball squad, but after watching and with full support of family and teammates, he was ready to share his secret. his instagram message reads, quote, this is the happiest i've ever been in my 22 years of living. no more hiding. >>> moving now to south africa, where at this hour prosecutors cross-examining olympian oscar pistorius for the second day. this follows tuesday's tearful testimony. >> what was your mistake? >> my mistake is that i took reeva's life. >> you killed her. you shot and killed her. will you take responsibility for that? >> i did, my lady. >> say yes. i killed -- i shot and killed reeva steenkamp. >> i did, my lady. >> the prosecutor then showed this video of pistorius shooting at watermelons just months before he shot steenkamp. then trying to draw comparison to the watermelon, he showed a disturbing photo of steenkamp's bloody head. of course, we're not showing it to you. >

. >> on the heels of -- derrick gordon came out as the first gay athlete in major college sports. for a time he considered quitting the basketball squad. after watching collin sign with the brooklyn nets and with the full support of family and teammates, gordon was ready to share his secret. his recent instagram message reads, quote, this is the happiest i've befr been in my 22 years of living. no more riding. >>> let's take you now to south africa where at this hour a prosecutor is cross examining olympian oscar pistorius for the second day. this follow's tuesday's tearful testimony. >> what was your mistake? >> my mistake is that i took riva's life. >> you killed her. you shot and killed her. won't you take responsibility for that? >> i did, my lady. >> say it then. say yes, i shot and killed reeva steenkamp. >> i did, my lady. >> the prosecutor then showed this video of pistorius shooting at a water meloan and trying to draw comparison to the watermelon. he showed a disturbing video of steenkamp's bloody head to the court. we're, of course, not showing that to you. >> i have ta

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. >> now can you add derrick gordon on the list. the university of massachusetts basketball player has decided to come out. i got a chance to speak with ziegler, about the change of gordon's demeanor since announcing he is gay. >> in his words it was indescribable. i asked him last wednesday when he came out with his team, and he didn't have a word for it. freedom was the best word. what i can tell you is that the people around him who have known him for the last couple of months say that they notice a remarkable difference. he laughs a lot more now and you hear this all the time when people are able to be true to themselves with their friends and their family and their team, it's a weight lifted off their shoulder so i'm personally excited how derrick performance with that weight lifted off his shoulders. >> before coming out what kind of obstacles did he face especially with his team mates? >> it's tough. last summer his now ex appoint friend posted a picture on instagram of the two of them at a gay bar. though he denied being gay

u-mass guard derrick gordon is now the first openly-gay men's college basketball player. gordon says coming out is the best feeling ever, after hiding the truth for the past four years. he says his team has been supportive, and he's looking forward to next season. nirvana will have a guest singer when it gets inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame if you missed the simpsons, you'll have a chance to catch it... all of it... every episode. f-x-x, the sister station of f- x will air a 12-day marathon of bart, homer and the gang. it'll start august 21st and run through labor day. there are 552 episodes of the series, which has been running for 25 seasons. >> nice job ... actress julia louis-dreyfus better hope her latest tattoo is a temporary one. the "veep" star is on the cover of next month's rolling stone magazine wearing nothing but the u-s constitution printed on her back, signed by john hancock. the problem is, hancock signed the declaration of independence ... not the constitution. the actress also said she was drunk during the shoot. she looks pretty good. >> wr

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now you can add college basketballer derrick gordon. he came out thursday, becoming the first openly gay player in division one men's basketball. he shared his story with osama bin zeid. he talked about the -- sid ziegler, he talked about the change in derrick gordon's demeanour. >> the people around him that have known him say they have noticed a different. he laughs a lot more you hear this all the time. when people are true to themselves with their friends and family and team, it's a weight lived off their shoulders. i'm excited to see how derek performs next year on the basketball court with the weight lifted off his shoulders. staying with college basketball. first she won the heart of michigan players with her street smiling place and prin sis lacy won the heart, the spart jp stars making her part of the team. the cancer that ravaged her body claimed the life of lacy holdsworth. her fight brought payne and lacy together during a team visit. in a statement payne said "she taught me how to fight lo everything with a smile on my face