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Kwame Harris, a former offensive lineman for the 49ers, confirmed last week that he is gay.

But Brendon Ayanbadejo - a special teams standout released this month by the Baltimore Ravens - says we should expect a lot more movement on this front in the near future.

"We're in talks with a handful of players who are considering [coming out]," Ayanbadejo tells The Baltimore Sun.

"There are up to four players being talked to right now and they're trying to be organized so they can come out on the same day together. It would make a major splash and take the pressure off one guy. It would be a monumental day if a handful or a few guys come out."

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As if Kate Middleton weren't cool enough, she showed off her sporty side playing ping pong and basketball at a community center in Scotland yesterday.

While six months pregnant, mind you!

Kate Middleton Plays Ping-Pong

She and Prince William duked it out at the Donald Dewar Leisure Centre in Glasgow, partaking in a game of table tennis, much to the delight of local residents.

The mom-to-be, who revealed her due date earlier in the day, also put her basketball skills on display by shooting some hoops, and wasn't terrible!

William and Kate are on a two-day tour for their foundation, which hopes to foster a new generation of young sports coaches, among other noble efforts.

The athletic royals scored big with this visit!

We try not to traffic in hyperbole at The Hollywood Gossip.

But University of Detroit guard Doug Anderson won the college slam dunk contest last night with the greatest throwdown in human history.

What's that, Vince Carter? You object? Watch this between-the-legs 360 now and just try to offer an argument:

Doug Anderson Dunk

Among memorable in-game jams from the NBA this season, there was:

• LeBron James soaring over Jason Terry.
• DeAndre Jordan destroying Brandon Knight.
• Gerald Henderson giving Dwight Howard a facial.

Former California high school football star Brian Banks wore a prison uniform for five-plus years, serving time for a rape he did not commit.

This fall, he'll be wearing a different uniform - for the Atlanta Falcons.

Ten months after a California judge tossed out his conviction, the 27-year-old, 6'2", 250-pound linebacker signed a deal to play for the NFL team.

"Aside from getting my life back and my freedom back, this is the biggest accomplishment of my life," he told reporters during a conference call.

His sweatshirt featured a California license plate reading "XONR8."

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Stevie Johnson is very sorry, New England Patriots fans.

He doesn't really want you to perish via a nuclear explosion.

With North Korea claiming to be building up its nuclear arsenal, the Buffalo Bills wide receiver Tweeted today:

“War is nothing to be played with. I apologize North Korea........but if y'all do bomb 1st... Bomb Foxboro, Mass.”

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Talk about a crappy birthday present.

Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh returned to his home around 12:30 a.m. today after an evening celebrating in South Beach... only to find the residence ransacked.

Law enforcement officials tell TMZ that a jewelry drawer was open and Bosh estimates approximately $340,000 worth of items was taken.

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It's not about ... the pool? Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is planning to return to competitive sports this weekend ... as a middle-distance swimmer.

He'll compete in the Masters South Central Zone Swimming Championships in Texas, which aren't subject to USA or World Anti-Doping Agency codes.

Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after deciding not to defend the litany of doping charges filed against him last August.

This weekend, he is set to compete in freestyle races of 500 yards, 1,000 yards and 1,650 yards at the swimming event held in his home city of Austin.

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It's either a belated April Fools’ Day prank, or just hilarious viral marketing for Oakley, but the company has teamed up with Bubba Watson on a new project:

Bubba's Hover, the golf cart of the future!

Bubba Watson Hovercraft

Watson and Oakley created the BW1, a prototype hovercraft that solves some of the issues with traditional golf carts. Staying on cart paths, namely.

With Bubba's Hover, you can drive on the green without damaging it, move across sand and water without any issues, and go really, really fast.

It's a hovercraft, after all. Says Watson in the video:

“Let’s go through the water hazard, come off the other side right back by the green, putt your ball in the hole, and drive back across the water hazard."

“And honestly, who doesn’t want to do that?”

The 2012 Masters winner raises a valid point.

Mike Rice has been fired by Rutgers University.

The move came one day after footage surfaced of Rice berating his players at practice, throwing basketball at their heads and hurling insults their way after perceived mistakes.

Mike Rice Flips Out as Rutgers Players

In an email today, the school referred to new information and "a review of previously discovered issues" as the basis for Rice's termination.

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Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton was indicted Tuesday on charges of murder and gang activity. He and his cousin were charged in a 12-count indictment.

The Fulton County D.A. said Crittenton, 25, and Douglas Gamble are charged with the death of an Atlanta woman and the attempted murder of another man.

Julian Jones was shot and killed in Atlanta while walking with a group of people in 2011. Authorities say that incident and a second shooting were gang-related.

Officials say the shootings may have been retaliation after Javaris Crittenton was the victim of a robbery in which $50,000 worth of jewelry was stolen.

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