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SPORTS — Welcome to today's From Left Field! Today's sharable things in sports include the goofy, the poignant, and the T-Swift.
1. NFL player does not like his nickname
Doug Martin of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has been called "Muscle Hamster" since his college days, due to the amount of weight he can lift in workouts. But there's just one problem: He hates the nickname.
After the NFL Twitter account tweeted a highlight of him Monday night, Martin responded back Tuesday with an appreciative but concerned tweet of his own:
@NFL Appreciate the shout out but can you refrain from using that name please? — Doug Martin (@DougMartin22) August 26, 2015
Martin really, really hates the nickname. He [told the USA Today](http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/buccaneers/2015/06/17/doug-martin-nickname-tampa-bay-contract/28884209/) this year, "The name 'Muscle Hamster' is the worst nickname possibly ever given to somebody," and continued "I hope it changes, and I hope that I play to a level where my nickname changes. That's what my goals are."
Feel free to call him "Dougernaut", "Dougernator", "Muscle & Hustle", or just plain "Doug". Those are the suggestions he gave a local Tampa Bay radio station, anyway.
2. Russell Westbrook is still a big Taylor Swift fan
And he showed it again this week when the Oklahoma City point guard took a selfie video of him singing along to her music at a concert:
[T SWIFT ...WAS ROCKINNNN LAST NIGHT!! .... @taylorswift](https://instagram.com/p/62fJXGiiIU/) A video posted by Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) on
Despite his at times seemingly superhuman on-the-court play, off the court, Westbrook's just like the rest of us.
3. IndyCar late race saves six lives through organ donation
Tragically, IndyCar racer Justin Wilson died Monday from a head injury incurred after being hit by debris during a Sunday race after another car spun out in front of him. According to his brother, Stefan, Wilson's choice to become an organ donor in death has saved six lives:
With #giftoflife@justin_wilson saved 6 lives today. He just keeps setting the bar higher. Keep Julia & the girls in your prayers #myherojw — Stefan Wilson (@stef_wilson) August 25, 2015
It's a good reminder of the importance of that organ donation option on our driver's licenses. Wilson was 37, and is survived by his wife Julia and two young daughters. 
