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Thursday Watercooler: Remembering Brendan

James Withers — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:38:46 +0000

New York governor pushing for gay marriage. Andrew Cuomo has been on the job for approximately a month and half, and is already talking about making a go at same sex marriage. “We’ll be(...)

Sports’ most macho trophy shows new kind of Pride

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:00:40 +0000

(Chicago) The Stanley Cup has been used to baptize kids, as a feed bowl for the Kentucky Derby winner and traveled to places as far flung as strip clubs and a combat zone. In yet another first,(...)

Withers: Hockey GM fights homophobia in schools

James Withers — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:17:28 +0000

Brian Burke, the GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs, was the main speaker when Egale Canada, the country’s national gay and lesbian political rights organization, launched a new site. Called

Burke talks about son’s death

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:11:15 +0000

(St. Louis) Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke made his first public comments Friday about son Brendan’s death last week in a car accident.

Brendan, a senior at Miami University and(...)

Funeral Mass held for gay son of Maple Leafs GM

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:06:57 +0000

Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke and an advocate for gay rights, was remembered Tuesday for his compassion and courage four days after his death in a car(...)

Maple Leafs, Olympic team stunned by death of GM Burke’s son

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:49:59 +0000

(Toronto) A moment of silence was held for Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto general manager Brian Burke who died in a car accident, before the Maple Leafs played Ottawa on Saturday night.

The(...)

Monday Watercooler: Palin gets a hand of her own

James Withers — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:22:48 +0000

There is this invention called paper: Rocket science is not my field, but if you are Sarah Palin, and a talking point is that President Obama can’t speak minus a teleprompter, you should not(...)