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>> welcome back, good morning. christine romans joins us with a look at what's ahead on "starting point." >> today we've got a startling discovery in the boston marathon attack investigation. female dna found on part of a bomb fragment. now investigators looking more closely at the deceased suspect's wife. then, an american athlete makes history. coming out as gay while still active in one of the major sports leagues. has nba player jason collins knocked down the barrier for closeted professional athletes? we're going to hear from his high school coach this morning. wade davis, former nfl ...

Jason collins. in his essay yesterday for "sports illustrated" he said, i didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major american team sport. but since i am, i'm happy to the start the i had my way, someon would have already done this. nobody has, which is why i'm raising my hand. the 34-year-old has gotten support from all corners of the sports world. from nba commissioner david stern to former teammates. so let's talk about the reaction with mike golic and mike greenberg the mosts of "mike & mike" on espn radio and espn2. they're joining us this morning. collins is the ...

Journeyman pro athlete breaks new ground. but jason collins did it with these twelve words. i'm a 34-year-old nba center, i'm black, and i'm gay. he's the first openly gay athlete in an american sport. and reaction coming out has been largely positive. more now from cnn's rachel nichols. >> reporter: for the past 12 seasons, jason collins has done the nba's dirty work. his seven foot, 255 pound frame protecting the basket night after night, with little or no recognition. but with his revelation in this week's "sports illustrated" that he's gay, that anonymity is over. in explaining his decisio...

He is a gay. collins coming out in a "sports illustrated" article. he is the first active player in a major u.s. team sport to do it. the revelation being met with support in the sports world and beyond. more now from rachel nichols. >> reporter: for the past 12 seasons, jason collins has done the nba dirtywork, protecting the basket with little or no recognition. but with his revelation in this week's "sports illustrated," that he's gay, that anonymity is over. in explaining his decision, collins said, i encured years of misery and gone to enormous lengths to live a lie. i was certain my worl...

Be honest with you. i mean it seems to me that jason collins is exactly the same person on tuesday that he was on sunday. and he has played with any number of players, hundreds of players over the course of his career. he's played on multiple teams so he's played with hundreds of guys and there's never been any issue. there's no reason to think there would be one going forward. >> common sense would say that but we know we aren't always dealing with common sense. the good thing here is my kids are 23, 22, 18, green's are 12 and 10 so this generation coming along is way more accepting of this s...