Coaches, athletes, and academics will gather at the University of Minnesota today to discuss homophobia in sports. The panel discussion is sponsored by the school's Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport. Three speakers will address the challenges they've faced as gays and lesbians in the sports world, and suggest strategies for a more inclusive system. Mary Jo Kane is the director of the Tucker Center. She's on the line now. That is Mary Jo Kane, director of the University of Minnesota's Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport. The Tucker Center is sponsering a panel discussion tonight called "Homophobia in Sports: Breaking Barriers by Breaking the Silence."