Several hundred supporters of Michael Sam stand along Stadium Boulevard across the street from Memorial Stadium Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
**FILE** Vice President Joseph R. Biden gets a hug from Rep. Jim Clyburn, South Carolina Democrat, during the dedication ceremony of the new Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library in Columbia, S.C., on July 23, 2010. (Associated Press)