(CNN) -- Not long after Michael Sam became the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, some made clear his reaction was not welcome. Immediately after learning of his selection by phone, a visibly ...

In looking back at the defining sports images of 2014, one leaps out: Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend, Vito Cammisano, live on ESPN after being selected by the St. Louis Rams in the NFL Draft. It ...

NFL player's boyfriend, Vito Cammisano, was swimmer at University of Missouri. May 12, 2014— -- It was the kiss seen around the world. The mystery man who locked lips with Michael Sam after the ...

ST. LOUIS -- Michael Sam dismissed the thought that his sexuality has cost him a spot in the NFL. "I don't like to think that way," Sam said in an Oprah Winfrey Network documentary that aired Saturday ...