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Brittney Griner and Jason Collins recently acknowledged their sexuality in different ways, which begs the question of what role we the media should play in "outing" sports figures.

What exactly does it mean to be an openly gay athlete? Well, the recent news surrounding Brittney Griner shows the changing dialogue around gay athletes in sports.

Brittney Griner, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, acknowledged Wednesday in interviews that she is gay.

Standout prep guard Ieshia Small has signed a national letter of intent with Baylor, completing the Lady Bears' five-player recruiting class.

WNBA top picks Elena Delle Donne, Skylar Diggins and Brittney Griner are in Bristol for the draft.

As expected, Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins were the first three draft picks Monday. Now it's time for the trio to play well and help the WNBA continue to grow.

Layshia Clarendon came to California as a soft-spoken, unheralded prospect in 2009. She leaves as one of the most successful players in the program's history, leading the Golden Bears to their first Final Four this season.

Brittney Griner of Baylor has won the women's John R. Wooden Award as college basketball's national player of the year for the second consecutive year.

After Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins hear their names called, who follows? Before Monday's WNBA draft, espnW's mock draft projects the first round.

With her 3-point shooting, Antonita Slaughter has done her share to push Louisville into the national championship game for the second time in four years.

Antonita Slaughter scored 18 points on six 3-pointers and Louisville clawed back from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat California 64-57 on Sunday and advance to the NCAA championship game.

A quick look at what happened in the first half between Cal and Louisville.

A quick look at how Louisville rallied to top Cal and reach its second NCAA title game in five seasons.

With its star player struggling, Louisville's whole roster put things together at just the right time to rally to beat Cal and continue to be the life of the NCAA tournament.

Chat with our espnW.com experts and follow all the analysis from tonight's national semifinals, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Brittney Griner and Odyssey Sims were joined on the WBCA Coaches' All-America team by Elena Delle Donne, Skylar Diggins, Kayla McBride, Stefanie Dolson, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Chiney Ogwumike, Alyssa Thomas and Chelsea Gray.