Texas Tech's Leach bans players from tweeting after 1 player reveals coach is late for meetingSeptember 30th, 2009 Tweet Out for Texas Tech playersLUBBOCK, Texas — Tweeting is out of bounds for football players at Texas Tech. Red Raiders coach Mike Leach said Monday he's banning his players from having Twitter accounts a day after one of his players tweeted that the coach was late for a meeting.
No-Tweet Heat: Miami players can network socially all they want _ just not at the arenaSeptember 30th, 2009 Heat telling players: No Twitter at workMIAMI — At 10:05 Monday morning, Dwyane Wade told his 96,348 followers on Twitter that he was heading to work. "The first drive in to the beginning of the season," Wade wrote.
Latest Twitter trending topic in sports: Knock it off, U Guys!September 30th, 2009 Twitter trouble: Players told to tweet no moredavid clowney Rex is watching. He's not the only one.
Jets WR Clowney calls benching by Ryan over complaints about playing time a 'misunderstanding'September 30th, 2009 Jets WR Clowney: Benching was 'misunderstanding'FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Maybe David Clowney should have retweeted his entire message to Rex Ryan.
Texas Tech players banned from Twitter after linebacker's tweet on coach's tardinessSeptember 30th, 2009 Texas Tech coach bans players' Twitter pagesLUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech players have been banned from having Twitter pages. Coach Mike Leach announced the move Monday after one of his linebackers noted the coach's tardiness to a Sunday meeting, a day after the Red Raiders lost 29-28 to No.
Redskins rookie LB Henson apologizes for calling fans 'dim wits' on TwitterSeptember 21st, 2009 Redskins rookie apologizes for 'dim wits' tweetASHBURN, Va. — Washington Redskins rookie linebacker Robert Henson has apologized for calling the team's fans "dim wits" on his Twitter feed.
Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco hints that he's got a tweet surprise for NFL in the season openerSeptember 9th, 2009 WR Ochocinco says he has tweet surprise for NFLCINCINNATI — Chad Ochocinco is working on a tweet surprise for the NFL. The flamboyant receiver promised something new for the Cincinnati Bengals opener Sunday against the Denver Broncos at Paul Brown Stadium.
Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco hints that he's got a tweet surprise for NFL in the season openerSeptember 9th, 2009 WR Ochocinco says he has tweet surprise for NFLCINCINNATI — Chad Ochocinco is working on a tweet surprise for the NFL. The flamboyant receiver promised something new for the Cincinnati Bengals opener Sunday against the Denver Broncos at Paul Brown Stadium.
T.O. says Chargers shouldn't get in a-Twitter over Cromartie's Tweets about camp foodAugust 8th, 2009 T.O. says fining Cromartie for tweet 'ridiculous'PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Terrell Owens says if the food is bad at the Chargers' training camp, Antonio Cromartie should be allowed to tweet his mind.
Antonio Cromartie flagged by Chargers for tweet complaining about camp grub, fined $2,500August 5th, 2009 Chargers' Twitter cops bust Cromartie for tweetSAN DIEGO — Hey Antonio Cromartie, tweet this — you're busted!
The San Diego Chargers have fined their star cornerback $2,500 for using Twitter to wonder whether the "nasty food" has contributed to the Bolts failing to make it to the Super Bowl in recent years. Cromartie said he was pulled out of a meeting by Twitter cop/head coach Norv Turner and notified that he was being fined.
Agent: Antonio Cromartie flagged by Chargers for inappropriate tweet, fined $2,500August 4th, 2009 Agent: Cromartie fined by Chargers for tweetSAN DIEGO — The agent for cornerback Antonio Cromartie confirms that the San Diego Chargers have fined his client $2,500 for using Twitter to complain about the food at training camp. The offending tweet apparently equated the food quality with the Chargers' failure to reach the Super Bowl in recent seasons.
Shaquille O'Neal challenges David Beckham for soccer matchJuly 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American basketball player Shaquille O'Neal has challenged footie idol David Beckham for a game of soccer in his reality TV series. The 37-year-old legend has urged Becks to play a football match for his reality TV show 'Shaq Vs.' in a series of Twitter posts, reports Contactmusic.
50 Cink: Stewart Cink returns to Atlanta hometown with British Open trophy, new nicknameJuly 23rd, 2009 '50 Cink' still celebrating biggest winATLANTA — Stewart Cink came home to show off his latest trophy and new nickname. Cink, a former Georgia Tech golfer who lives near Atlanta in Duluth, Wednesday talked about his British Open championship after returning to Atlanta.
Houston Dynamo star Brian Ching fined $500 for criticizing refs on TwitterJuly 17th, 2009 Dynamo's Ching fined for anti-ref "tweet"HOUSTON — Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching has been fined $500 by Major League Soccer for criticizing the officiating in a recent game through his Twitter account. Ching didn't play in Houston's 2-1 loss in Seattle on Saturday because he was playing for the United States later that night in a Gold Cup match in Foxborough, Mass.
7-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong announces birth of son on TwitterJune 5th, 2009 Lance Armstrong announces birth of son on TwitterLance Armstrong has announced the birth of his son on the social-networking site Twitter. Armstrong, who won the Tour de France seven straight years after overcoming testicular cancer, posted a tweet about 11:15 p.m.