Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. NBA: Barrier-breaking Collins still awaits next openly gay athlete

Jason Collins made history in 2013 when he became the first openly gay athlete in one of the four major North American professional sports leagues and the former NBA player wishes more men would follow the trail he helped blaze. A growing number of high-profile Olympic athletes have come out in recent years but Collins said that while the NBA is ready for more openly gay players the tide has simply not turned when it comes to male professional team sports in the United States. Athletics: Van Niekerk unsure over World Athletics Championships appearance

Olympic 400-metres champion Wayde van Niekerk is unsure whether he will defend his title at the World Athletics Championships in Doha in September, instead setting his sights on retaining the gold medal he won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Van Niekerk, also the 400m world record holder, has been sidelined for almost 18 months after a serious knee injury sustained in a charity touch rugby game in October 2017. Steelers' Brown: 'It's all about respect'

Disgruntled wide receiver Antonio Brown said recent comments from Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert confirmed that the team doesn't respect its players. In an interview with ESPN, which will air over the weekend, Brown said he isn't "angry" with the Steelers but still wants to move on from the franchise. Osaka adds American Jenkins to team

Naomi Osaka has added American Jermaine Jenkins to her support team, the world number one said on Thursday. The Australian Open champion, who split with former coach Sascha Bajin earlier this month, made the announcement on social media but did not elaborate on Jenkins' exact role. NFL notebook: Foles to become free agent

Nick Foles will become a free agent in March as the Philadelphia Eagles declined to use the franchise tag to retain and trade Foles for compensation. Howard Roseman, the team's vice president of football operations, said the Eagles understand and respect Foles' desire to lead a team after using him in relief of injured starter Carson Wentz for back-to-back playoff berths, including the team's first Super Bowl win in February 2018. Boxing: Former world and Olympic champion DeGale retires

Former Olympic and world champion James DeGale announced his retirement from boxing on Thursday after losing to Chris Eubank Jr at the weekend and 10 years to the day since his first professional fight. The 33-year-old was the first Briton to win a professional world title as well as take Olympic gold, which he did in Beijing in 2008. NHL roundup: Lightning work OT for 10th straight win

Victor Hedman scored 3:25 into overtime to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 win over the host New York Rangers on Wednesday, stretching the Lightning's winning streak to a franchise-record 10 games. Hedman beat Rangers goalie Alexandar Georgiev, who had stopped him on a breakaway in the first minute of overtime. Tampa Bay won its third straight game in overtime or a shootout, moved to 8-0-1 in the first half of back-to-back sets and finished 6-for-6 on the penalty kill. Raiders, Gruden smitten with 2019 QB class

Jon Gruden was the first coach to the podium at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine on Thursday, and the Oakland Raiders head coach shared lasting impressions of the top quarterbacks in the upcoming draft. The Raiders are visiting with most of the top-rated passers in the draft during 15-minute allotted interview times in the evening at the event, including Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, Ohio State's Dwayne Haskins, Missouri's Drew Lock and Duke's Daniel Jones. NBA roundup: Wade buzzer-beater lifts Heat past Warriors

Dwyane Wade banked in a miracle shot -- a 3-pointer at the buzzer off of one leg -- as the host Miami Heat shocked the two-time defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors 126-125 on Wednesday night. Goran Dragic had 27 points off the Miami bench, Wade finished with 25 points in a reserve role, and Josh Richardson scored 21. The Heat snapped their six-game home losing streak, and they did it two nights after losing to the team with the worst record in the NBA, the Phoenix Suns. Governing bodies need to adapt to changes in world sport: report

International sports federations must adapt to the rapid transformation in world sport, including growing athlete autonomy, or risk losing control of the industry, a report said on Thursday. The report, titled 'The Future of Sport', was conducted by the Association of summer Olympic international federations (ASOIF), which groups the games' governing bodies.