Texas Tech players banned from Twitter after linebacker’s tweet on coach’s tardiness

October 3rd, 2009 Texas Tech beats New Mexico 48-28LUBBOCK, Texas — Backup quarterback Steven Sheffield threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns to help lead Texas Tech to a 48-28 win over New Mexico on Saturday. Taylor Potts, the nation's leading passer, left the game before halftime after two hard sacks appeared to affect his balance.

September 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.

September 30th, 2009 Tweeting away in TwitterlandPerhaps the best thing about Twitter is that it forces people to get to the point, in 140 characters or less. Not that it matters much for most athletes, who rarely have thoughts that run that long anyway.

September 30th, 2009 Twitter trouble: Players told to tweet no moredavid clowney Rex is watching. He's not the only one.

September 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.

September 30th, 2009 Tweetout: Texas Tech bans Twitter for playersLUBBOCK, Texas — Tweeting is out of bounds for football players at Texas Tech. Coach Mike Leach said Monday he has banned his players from using Twitter after one of his linebackers noted the coach's tardiness to a team meeting in a tweet Sunday, one day after the Red Raiders lost 29-28 at No.

September 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.

September 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.

September 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - US Open officials have banned players from sending Twitter messages during the short breaks in their games, saying the "inside information" could help gamblers improve their odds. The federation has also warned the players to be extremely cautious about Twitter messages they send while they're off the court, The New York Post reports.

August 17th, 2009 Tweet this: Jets encourage players to use TwitterCORTLAND, N.Y. — Kerry Rhodes logs on to Twitter nearly everyday and tweets about pretty much anything his 12,422 followers — and counting — bring up.

August 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.

August 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.

August 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.

July 29th, 2009 Texas, Texas Tech ready to get untied in SouthIRVING, Texas — While Oklahoma got to play in the Big 12 and BCS championship games last year, the Sooners' regular season record was the same as Texas and Texas Tech. All three were 11-1 overall and 7-1 in the Big 12 South.

July 20th, 2009 A tweet and a claret jug for CinkTURNBERRY, Scotland — Stewart Cink became the first British Open champion to show off his prize on Twitter. Cink is one of the biggest users of Twitter on the PGA Tour with more than 550,000 followers.