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Minnesota owner Glen Taylor chairs the committee that also includes Miamis Micky Arison, the Lakers Jeanie Buss, Oklahoma Citys Clay Bennett, New Yorks James Dolan, Bostons Wyc Grousbeck, San Antonios Peter Holt, Phoenixs Robert Sarver, Indianas Herb Simon, and Torontos Larry Tanenbaum. A number of big names have already expressed interest in buying that team that Sterling has owned since 1981, including Oprah Winfrey and Floyd Mayweather Jr. First, owners must force Sterling to give it up -- which he may choose fight. According to the leagues constitution and bylaws, Silver or an owner would have to file a written charge against Sterling, who would have five days to respond. Silver would then call a hearing of the board of governors, which would vote after hearing the evidence against Sterling. Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive hopes it doesnt come to that. "I dont want to talk about kind of the legal side of it because I cant really comment on it, but my feeling is that I have faith in people," he said. "And I would hope that at some point Mr. Sterling would come to his senses and do the right thing. That he would apologize to Magic Johnson, that he would apologize to the fans, the league, the black community and he would do the right thing and he would accept what Commissioner Silver has suggested, he would put the team up for sale and perhaps even take a very small portion of the substantial profits and donate them to a good cause. "Its not going to be easy to own a team where the fans dont welcome you, where the sponsors shun you and where youre not welcomed by the other owners. And I think he can do the right thing and hopefully good sense will prevail at some point." Terence Newman Jersey . 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I have my talent, Im a great skater with Meagan, and weve had a lot of success and hopefully well have more. But I want to use that as much as possible in every way, and I think that my story, and me just being myself as a gay man can possibly affect and help and in a way guide young gay people, not just athletes.Radford has been open about the bullying he suffered growing up in Balmertown, Ont., a tiny town of 1,000 people — and one arena — thats a 28-hour drive from Toronto. Figure skating was a girls sport, and his classmates let him know it.A lot of name-calling, Radford said in a previous interview. Whenever there was a group and I was by myself, theyd always make fun of me. It was really hard. I just couldnt understand, I thought, All Im doing is skating, its not a big deal. Why does everybody have to hate me?Radford thought about coming out before the Sochi Olympics, where Russias anti-gay laws made headlines daily.It was (hard), I was so torn before, Radford said. I didnt like feeling like that, because my main goal was my skating, I wasnt going over there to make a political statement, I had thought about maybe when I was done competing, when I didnt have that stress of competing anymore, I might make a statement or say something about it.He chose this week to coincide with the Canadian Olympic Committees announcement of its OneTeam athlete ambassador program. The initiative is part of the COCs new partnership with leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations as it aims to protect and support LGBTQ athletes, youth and coaches in sport and schools. Andrew Sendejo Jersey. I knew that I wanted to be a part of that, for obvious reasons, he said.Radford and his boyfriend Normand, a triathlete, have been together four years, and with Normands 14-year-old daughter the three have become a close family unit, the skater said.When Radford returned home from Osaka, Japan, where he and Duhamel had captured their second straight Grand Prix title of the season last weekend, Normands daughter had posted a sign on the front door: Welcome home champion!We get along so well. Shes so supportive of my skating, Radford said. I think just in the gay world to have that sort of responsibility is a little bit more of a rare thing, and I dont know if everybody would be up for the responsibility. I guess I feel proud of myself for that, learning about all that, and just embracing that opportunity.Coming out publicly, he said, didnt feel like a huge deal. All his friends and virtually everyone in the skating world already knew. His parents, whove always been supportive, laughed and said Well everybody already knows anyway, Radford said.But the skater said the sports world still trails the rest of society when it comes to the treatment of gay athletes.I think the tide is turning a little bit for gay athletes, I think the climate and the atmosphere is changing and making it less of a big deal for an athlete to come out and more comfortable for an athlete to come out, Radford said. But I know each sport would have its own challenges. Like playing on a team, where youre with 20 other guys, its going to be more challenging than for me when Im out on the ice by myself and with Meagan. I can imagine the pressure is a lot more intense and you would feel a lot more uncomfortable.The fact that a team or fans dont know that an athlete is gay doesnt change the fact that they are. Its almost like just choosing not to see something even though its there.I hope the day will come that its not even an issue. 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