US basketball decides bigger is better with roster
A desire for a bigger look made Andre Drummond necessary. The belief in Derrick Rose’s health made Damian Lillard expendable.

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Whoa! Now this is a gay pool party
The Circuit Festival’s outdoor gay party at the Illa Fantasia water park in Barcelona attracted thousands of partygoers this year. And by the looks of things, it was one helluva pool party. Check it out for yourself with this hot video, err, package.

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Before and After Gay
Coming out is a right of passage for gay men and women — an experience as nearly universal as it is unique for each person. The process invariably began with the moment where the journey from self-discovery to self-awareness finally coalesces in self-acceptance and the readiness to speak the words.

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DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay named to final Team USA roster
Both Kings will go to Spain with Team USA. USA Basketball announced its final cuts before the 2014 FIBA World Cup late on Friday, and both DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay survived. Both will represent the United State when the World Cup opens in Spain in a week.

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Rose in, Lillard out for US basketball roster
NEW YORK — The U.S. national basketball team has kept Derrick Rose and cut Damian Lillard and three others, getting its roster down to 12 before the FIBA World Cup of Basketball. Kyle Korver, Gordon Hayward and Chandler Parsons also were cut early Saturday morning, shortly after the Americans beat Puerto Rico 112-86 in their final exhibition game before leaving for Spain.

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2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras posts loss of $177,644
The 2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival announced a $177,644 financial loss from this year’s festival season and organizers say the event will need a radical overhaul to return to profitability. Mardi Gras CEO Michael Rolik told a member …

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Actor Nighy 'happier at 64 than 24'
Veteran actor Bill Nighy insists he is happier as a “lanky bloke” of 64 than he was in his 20s, despite being prepared for his roles to “get smaller”.

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