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Doug Martin Is Still Not Really Down With That Whole "Muscle Hamster" Thing
Poor Doug Martin finds himself in the unenviable position of owning a very unique nickname that everyone else seems to enjoy, but that he himself despises. Martin started his Stop Calling Me “Muscle Hamster” campaign years ago, and God bless him, he’s still going strong....

Steve Sarkisian: It Was The Meds, Not The Booze
USC head coach Steve Sarkisian, who is in a bit of trouble after getting hammered drunk and talking some shit at a team event, spoke to reporters this morning and explained his public drunkenness. According to Sark, it wasn’t the booze that had him acting silly, it was the meds he was on....

Little Pirates Fan Gets Baseball, Refuses To Put Down His Sign
Eight-year-old Pirates fan Dominic (sp?) held up a sign during last night’s Pirates game, in an attempt to get Starling Marte to give him a baseball for his birthday. Marte threw a ball in his direction, but another child grabbed it, which made little Dom sad. Poor Dom....

The Bucks Just Snatched Greg Monroe Away From The Knicks And Lakers
For days, we’ve been hearing about how the New York Knicks were targeting free-agent power forward Greg Monroe, so this morning’s report that Monroe has chosen to sign a max contract with the Milwaukee Bucks comes as a bit of a surprise....

Laundry School: Getting To Know Your Machines
I’m totally overwhelmed, in the best way possible, by the response to last week’s Laundry School column. I mean, I figured it would be a good thing to do and that you would certainly have questions; I just didn’t expect anywhere near the number of comments, emails, and tweets I got! Holy cow! You re...

Chris Christie Blew $82,594 With MetLife Vendor But Can't Find Receipts
This started with an easy question. How did Chris Christie blow more than $80,000 in less than two years on concessions at MetLife Stadium?...

The Phillies' GM Is Sick Of All These Fans Who Just "Bitch And Complain"
Phillies GM Ruben Amaro has constructed a team that has put together back-to-back 73-win seasons, and with the club’s current record sitting at 19-28, it doesn’t look like things are going to get better this year. And yet, Amaro would really like for all those disillusioned Phillies fans out there t...

How Dinesh D'Souza Damaged My Faith
So conservative superstar Dinesh D'Souza recently went on Hannity and insisted that opposition to Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act "is a selective attack on Christianity," which might surprise those of you who thought it was simply about denying gay people the right to have Gay Pizza ...

Dumb Shining Moment: The 2015 NCAA Tournament Lowlight Reel
The ball is tipped Away from the rim They call it goaltending Even though it wasn’t going in ...

Charles Koch Ponied Up To Keep Gregg Marshall At Wichita State
Wichita State men’s basketball coach Gregg Marshall was a hot name after the Shockers handled second-seeded Kansas to make it into the Sweet Sixteen this year. But with a little help from a thing called “a lot of money,” Charles Koch and the rest of the school’s boosters were able to keep their in-d...

Oklahoma LB Eric Striker To Racist Frat Boys: "Fuck All You Bitches"
The University of Oklahoma's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity chapter has been shut down after video of members conducting a racist chant surfaced over the weekend. In a Snapchat video that made its way onto the internet, Sooners linebacker Eric Striker shared his furious reaction to the incident...

<i>The Running Man</i>'s Goofy, Violent Dystopia Hasn't Arrived Yet, Alas
Right around New Year's Day, I saw a bit of online chatter pointing out that we were entering the year depicted in Back to the Future II, and that to our great disappointment, we still don't have hoverboards or '80s-themed diners. Tragic as that may be, I'm more concerned that we're now only two yea...

Michael Jordan While Signing An Autograph For Obama: Pfffffft, Fuck It
Okay, so there is no way to know for sure whether, "Pffffft, fuck it," is what Michael Jordan said to himself while misspelling Barack Obama's name on a birthday present for the goddamn President of the United States, but you wouldn't put it past him, would you?...

Greg Monroe Goes Silent Rather Than Throw Josh Smith Under The Bus
The Pistons have gone 10-2 since cutting Josh Smith, including last night's win over the Indiana Pacers that featured a last second tip-in by Andre Drummond. One of the players to benefit most from Smith's absence is Greg Monroe, who has more time to work in the post now that defenses can't double...

Ex-Bills Coach Doug Marrone Gets $4 Million To Do Whatever He Wants
Doug Marrone is opting out of his contract with the Buffalo Bills after two years, mainly because his 2015 salary of $4 million is guaranteed no matter what. Even if Marrone takes a head coaching job with another team, he still receives his full salary from Buffalo. ...

Oilers GM Craig MacTavish Is Now Also The Oilers' Interim Coach
Before Craig MacTavish became the Oilers' general manager, he coached the team from 2000 to 2009. He was fired after missing the playoffs for three straight seasons. MacTavish came back to the organization as a general manager in 2013; today, he fired head coach Dallas Eakins and appointed himself a...

Here's What The Johnny Manziel Effect Looks Like For Fox
The above NFL viewing map, from our friends over at 506sports.com, shows what fans were originally slated to watch for Fox's early game on Sunday. Both the Tampa Bay at Carolina and Washington at New York matchups are trash, so only fans in those markets were scheduled to watch them. Practically...

Your NFL Week 14 Viewing Maps
Week 14 is a week of reckoning in the AFC....

Oilers GM Craig MacTavish Embraces The Cold Void
That's the face of a man watching the team he built lose its 11th straight game. The Oilers have broken Craig MacTavish's spirit....

Your NFL Week 12 Viewing Maps
There's a clear main event at 1:00, with the 7-3 Lions traveling to see the 8-2 Patriots. Then 4:00 gives us co-main events with the 6-4 Dolphins at the 7-3 Broncos and the 9-1 Cardinals at the 6-4 Seahawks. This is solid....