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Conference: Atlantic Coast

[Derby County - Sheffield United] Loan

Zeigler and fellow Outsports editor Jim Buzinski have written about gay athletes in college and Olympic sports for years, and they say they were completely surprised by Collins' announcement. But they are not surprised that an athlete in one of America's four major league sports has told the world that he is gay - the real question is what took so long?

Some protest songs feel like a pop star looking up from the newspaper and having a moan. Shipbuilding comes from a different tradition - the long line of lyrics documenting the lot of working people. In this case, it is 1982 and Costello finds a tension in the prospect of Britain's ailing shipyards being reopened because of the Falklands conflict. Financial good news for the laid-off,Michael Kors Outlet, less so for some of those who will be manning those ships as they head off to war. "In my understanding of British history,Michael Kors Outlet," said Costello, "they nearly always get a working class boy to do the killing." Singer Pat Kane summarised it differently: "War is great business for big business."