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DURHAM D

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2. Why he wears #98.

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Mon Apr 29, 2013, 09:33 PM

Apr 2013

Collins' act wows victim's parents

He said he did so as a nod to the Trevor Project, an LGBTQ suicide prevention foundation founded in August 1998, and also in memory of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old University of Wyoming student who was killed in October 1998 in one of the most infamous antigay hate crimes in history.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/jason-collins-matthew-shepard-parents-touched-by-jason-collins-decision-to-wearnumber-98-042913?

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So if you had 2013 in the pool, you won, [View all] dsc Apr 2013 OP

it is indeed good, dsc Skittles Apr 2013 #1

Why he wears #98. DURHAM D Apr 2013 #2

very cool dsc Apr 2013 #4

Thank you for that poignant info, DURHAM Cha Apr 2013 #9

I had 1986. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #3

Is the right rendering their garments and getting the vapors? krispos42 Apr 2013 #5

You got me curious so I looked in on the FReakshow. Jim Lane Apr 2013 #11

So we really need Tim Tebow to come out? krispos42 Apr 2013 #12

A great day in sports history. k&r Gemini Cat Apr 2013 #6

Assuming he gets hired again by another team, this will be true. alarimer Apr 2013 #7

Excellent point, dsc Cha Apr 2013 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Apr 2013 #10