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Chicago Sky star and reigning WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne is ready to make her mark on the court for the U.S. in her first Olympics. Shes already added to the social conversation by discussing her sexuality for the first time publicly in a?Vogue?article that came out just a few days before the Rio Games opening ceremony.It was just one of those articles where they came into my home, spent a couple days with me, and [fiance] Amanda [Clifton] is a huge part of my life, Delle Donne said. So to leave her out wouldnt have made any sense. Its not a coming-out article or anything. Ive been with her for a very long time now, and people who are close to me know that, and thats that.The story -- which includes news of the couples June engagement -- is as important as it is meaningful. Education, awareness and efforts to create inclusive environments for LGBT athletes have all increased in recent years, but true equality is still a goal, not a reality.Former NBA player John Amaechi came out in 2007, a few years after he retired. He?became the first professional basketball player to openly identify himself?as gay, and his announcement was met with a mix of reactions, from celebration and acceptance to death threats and cries of, Why is this news??In the years since, reactions to athletes discussing their sexual orientation dont appear to have evolved. Amaechi said Monday on my Thats What She Said podcast that those who try?to shout down coverage of gay athletes do so to quiet the movement toward equality, not because they truly believe a high-profile player coming out is no longer newsworthy.Its not a naive response, Amaechi said. Its a calculated response. ... Its the kind of thing people say when they want you to shut up about it. But they dont want you to shut up about it because they actually believe equality has been met. They want you to shut up about it because they know it hasnt. And they dont want you to further this, because theyre uncomfortable about it.Amaechi and I also discussed the reaction to stories in which women speak openly about their sexuality versus stories in which men do the same. A greater acceptance of LGBT female athletes seems to be in no small part due to the fact that its easier to fulfill a stereotype than it is to shatter an expectation.I think misogyny is at the root of homophobia. Amaechi said. What men often hate, without saying the words -- they often lack the nuance to say it -- but what they hate about gay men is the idea that a gay man is a man whos trying to be more like a woman. Or is?more like a woman, by virtue of their sexuality ... who cedes their masculinity to be a gay person. And they resent that deeply.Its not easier [for women to come out], Amaechi said. Its just that stupid people find it more acceptable.Delle Donne is one of?a record number of out LGBT athletes competing in Rio, and already at the Games weve seen signs of progress and regression when it comes to acceptance.?USA Today Sports reported that the crowd inside Maracana Stadium cheered when two men were shown kissing on a kiss cam before the opening ceremony and that the trans community was well represented in the parade of athletes. But just the day before, members of the U.S. womens soccer team were subjected to homophobic slurs shouted by fans during their opening match with New Zealand.Groups such as You Can Play?continue to push for inclusivity and safe sporting environments, athletes like Delle Donne inspire people looking for role models and leagues establish punishments for homophobic slurs and actions. But homophobia remains deeply rooted in many locker rooms and across the sports landscape. Its crucial that the media continues to cover these issues and for LGBT athletes and their allies to keep having nuanced conversations and keep pushing educational efforts.If we didnt cover it, we would regress, Amaechi said. We would go back in time. People would not be exposed to gay people and say: Oh, you know, my hair hasnt gone on fire and my son hasnt turned gay. Nothing bad has happened.When we choose not to act, when we choose to ignore ignorance, it flourishes. When we choose not to refute hate, it burns.Custom Arizona Cardinals Jerseys . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. Christian Kirk Cardinals Jersey . R.J. 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It was a victory that ended a decade of frustration for Parker and a talented French generation, which lost the final against Spain two years ago and took bronze in 2005.SPIELBERG, Austria -- Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time in final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix as Mercedes suffered a worrying failure on Nico Rosbergs car.Vettels hot lap was the fastest time of the weekend so far at 1:07.098, and was 0.136s quicker than teammate Kimi Raikkonen in second. Lewis Hamilton was 0.210s off Vettels best time in third, but Mercedes focus ahead of qualifying will be on what went wrong on Rosbergs car earlier in the session.The left rear upper wishbone appeared to buckle as Rosberg rode the kerbs on the exit of Turn 2, steering the car from the rear towards the barriers on the left hand side. Rosberg went into the barrier nose first with the impact spinning him round, resulting in another hit on the right rear. The session was red flagged as a result and Mercedes mechanics arrived quickly on the scene to recover the car.Damage to the gearbox means he will join Vettel in serving a five-place grid penalty on the grid, but in the meantime the team faces a race against time to put the car back together for the start qualifying.Mercedes sent Hamilton straight back out on track when the session resumed, but told him not to ride the kerbs. The world champion had already taken the best out of his ultra-soft tyres before the red flag and therefore his time was not ffully representative as he completed his hot lap with an element of caution and on used rubber.dddddddddddd. Rosberg had set the fastest first sector of all when he suffered his suspension failure, suggesting Mercedes true pace has not yet been revealed.Daniel Ricciardo was fourth fastest for Red Bull, 0.541s off Vettel and just over a tenth of a second faster than team-mate Max Verstappen. The two Williamses lined up behind the Red Bulls, with Valtteri Bottas leading Felipe Massa despite a spin towards the end of the session at the final corner.Nico Hulkenberg was eighth fastest using the super-soft tyres, suggesting his 1.187s gap to Vettel could have been lower on the ultra-softs. The two McLarens rounded out the top ten with Jenson Button ahead of Fernando Alonso, while Sergio Perez was 11th using ultra-softs on the second Force India.The only other drivers to set their fastest time on the super-soft were the two Haas drivers, which is promising for the American team after its drivers finished 12th and 14th fastest. The other surprise was Manor after Pascal Wehrlein finished the session in 13th place, way above the teams usual position in the competitive order. ' ' '