By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
The Vikings released punter Chris Kluwe on Monday, bringing an end to his colorful and outspoken eight-year stay in Minnesota.
Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade.
With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay.
Former Baltimore Ravens reserve linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo called on professional athletes Tuesday to stand up for marriage equality because he said it is "the right thing to do."
Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo says up to four NFL players may soon come out as gay, according to a published report.

Word is four National Football League players are on their way out — of the closet, that is.
Brendon Ayanbadejo has heard from many players who applaud his support of gay marriage _ some of them teammates, others from the opposing side of the line.
Brendon Ayanbadejo has heard from many players who applaud his support of gay marriage _ some of them teammates, others from the opposing side of the line.
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver apologized Thursday for anti-gay comments he made to a comedian during Super Bowl media day, saying "that's not what I feel in my heart."

Culliver said Thursday that's "not what's in my heart" and he was "just kidding around." He also apologized to the city of San Francisco and added he would welcome a gay teammate to the 49ers, a reversal of his remarks to comedian Artie Lange two days ago.
Brendon Ayanbadejo has heard from many players who applaud his support of gay marriage _ some of them teammates, others from the opposing side of the line.

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Avanbadejo is trying to capitalize on Super Bowl megamedia attention to push a pro-gay marriage platform.

Ray Lewis’ spectacular 17-year NFL career will continue for at least one more week. Returning to the field 12 weeks after tearing his right triceps, Lewis helped the Baltimore Ravens defeat the Indianapolis Colts 24-9 in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs.
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo was delighted to learn that the majority of Maryland voters shared his opinion on same sex marriage.

The Baltimore Ravens football team has become a case study for the First Amendment over the past month.
"I'm glad I'm coming out in 2013 rather than 2003," he writes. "The climate has shifted; public opinion has shifted. And yet we still have so much farther to go. Everyone is terrified of the unknown, but most of us don't want to return to a time when minorities were openly discriminated against."
"If they didn't like what I was doing, they would have cut me a long time ago," Ayanbadejo said. "I'm a special-teams player and you can find somebody to do what I did for less than half that value."