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NEWS ABOUT: general manager

general manager stories: 4 news summaries


 ESPN to 
 Steve Phillips: 
 You're Out! 

Network fires philandering baseball analyst

Oct 25, 09 9:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Less than a week after the revelation of his affair with a production assistant, ESPN has fired baseball analyst Steve Phillips. "His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged, and it became evident it was time to part ways," the network... More »

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television • ESPN • New York Mets • affair • infidelity • adultery • baseball • television personality • general manager • marital infidelity • Steve Phillips • Brooke Hundley

(Newser) - NBA Hall of Famer and former Los Angeles Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor has sued the team, alleging that owner Donald Sterling had a “vision of a Southern plantation-type structure,” the Los Angles Times reports. The suit claims Sterling often talked about “poor black kids” and... More »

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NBA • basketball • Los Angeles Clippers • discrimination • racism • civil lawsuits • age discrimination • general manager • racial discrimination • Elgin Baylor • Donald Sterling

 Millen Out as Lions' President 

Ugly era ends in Detroit for former NFL star

Sep 24, 08 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Matt Millen’s tenure as the Detroit Lions’ president and GM is over, Fox Sports reports. His removal came after an executive meeting last night, and Millen reportedly packed up his office this morning. Millen, 50, was among the most reviled executives in sports—with even the son of owner... More »

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NFL • football • Detroit Lions • general manager • Matt Millen

 Baseball's
 Youngest
 GM Makes
 His Mark 

30-year-old Jon Daniels brings a new approach to baseball managership

Jul 13, 08 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Daniels is 30. He’s a little geeky. The last time he played baseball was in Little League, and he wasn't very good. Jon Daniels also is in his third season as manager of the Texas Rangers, part of a new breed of sports executives sprung not from the... More »

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sports • MLB • Texas Rangers • baseball • Jon Daniels • general manager

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