Texas Tech’s Leach bans players from tweeting after 1 player reveals coach is late for meeting

October 11th, 2009 Sanders defends relationship with Dez BryantOKLAHOMA CITY — Former NFL player Deion Sanders says his longtime agent was not present for his meeting with Oklahoma State's Dez Bryant and the former star never gave the player gifts. Sanders says on the NFL Network's "NFL Gameday Morning" on Sunday that his wife and Bryant's girlfriend were also present for the meeting at his house "and we played basketball and had a good home-cooked meal." Bryant has been ruled ineligible by Oklahoma State because the All-America receiver lied about details of the meeting to the NCAA.

October 8th, 2009 Leach wins US Women's Mid-AmateurOCALA, Fla. — Martha Stacy Leach won the U.S.

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 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 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.

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

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 24th, 2009 Final table player hires Hellmuth as WSOP coachLAS VEGAS — A part-time poker player who finished seventh in the World Series of Poker main event in 2000 has hired 11-time gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth as his coach for this year's final table. Officials for Card Player Media, where Jeff Shulman is president, said Thursday that the main event champ from 1989 would train Shulman for the finale of the $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament.

September 19th, 2009 No. 2 Texas gets revenge against Texas Tech, 34-24AUSTIN, Texas — Texas fans will call it revenge. The Longhorns were more likely to describe it as relief.

September 16th, 2009 Potts keeps Texas Tech gunning in spread offenseLUBBOCK, Texas — Taylor Potts has thrown for 861 yards and nine touchdowns in two games — more than anyone in college football so far this season. Nothing new for Texas Tech, of course, but this gunslinger is new.

September 5th, 2009 Potts leads Texas Tech past North Dakota 38-13LUBBOCK, Texas — Taylor Potts threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others to lead Texas Tech past North Dakota 38-13 on Saturday night. The Red Raiders (1-0) scored three of their five TDs on the ground, unusual for a team known for its pass-happy offense.

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.

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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.

May 30th, 2009 Union wants to unite retired NFL playersPALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The NFL Players Association wants the support of various groups of retired players in its upcoming contract talks with the league.