I am not the biggest fan of Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Stevens. When the Flyers fired Ken Hitchcock and replaced him with Stevens after a terrible start to the 2006-07 season, I thought it was a panic move. Although Stevens won a championship in the minors, and the Flyers had a fine 2007-08 playoff [...]
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Sports Tweet: NBA’s new rules, NFL dimwit
Sorry, Charlie. Don’t be wack, Shaq. The NBA has instituted a new policy on the use of Twitter and other social media sites on game days. It applies to coaches, players and “other team basketball operations personnel,” and states that cell phones and other such devices cannot be used from 45 minutes before game time until [...]
Sports Tweet of the Week: T.O. in Miami
I know you’ve all been waiting for a Twitter update from a sports figure. Since I haven’t been doing this on a weekly basis I’m not sure I should keep calling it “Sports Tweet of the Week,” but if anyone wants to send me links to interesting Twitter pages — or if Jim or Cyd [...]
Sports Tweet of the Week: Pink on Vick
The news that the Philadelphia Eagles signed Michael Vick to a contract shocked just about everyone in the Philadelphia region — not to mention those who have moved on but still have ties to the area. Case in point: Pink. The singer-songwriter was born in nearby Doylestown. She is also a vegetarian and major supporter [...]
Sports Tweet of the Week: See-through shorts!
I know, it’s been longer than a week, but as I believe I’ve said before, I procrastinate. Plus, I’m occasionally lazy. Sue me. At any rate, the Portland Trail Blazers’ official Twitter feed is featuring updates from Team USA’s minicamp in Las Vegas, where the Blazers’ Greg Oden is one of 23 participants. Today, [...]
How hetero are you on Twitter?
Via Deadspin I came across this silly yet addicting application from Stockholm Pride that analyzes a Twitter name and determines how heterosexual the person is based on certain keywords in their feeds. At least in Outsports’ case, it’s pretty accurate — we are listed as being 1% hetero.
I was a bit thrown off though when [...]
Sports Tweets of the Week: NFL stars’ feuds
In response to the problems created by people pretending to be celebrities (not the least of which was the Tony LaRussa lawsuit), Twitter has instituted a program (still in beta testing mode) to verify that the pages of famous people or the entities they represent are legitimate. One such “Verified Account” is that of San [...]
Roddick Loves Astley Says Brooklyn
Me thinks Andy Roddick and his wife, Brooklyn Decker, need their own Twitter reality show.
The couple, affectionately known as “Broddick”, have been having a public war of words about a few of their musical guilty pleasures after A-Rod outed Brooklyn’s penchant for bubble gum pop saying via tweet:
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Sports Tweet of the Week: Eli tweeted at half!
Update: per the information in Jim’s comment below, the Eli Manning on Twitter is apparently a fake.
This week, as a change of pace, the Sports Tweet of the Week presents…no, that’s not true. To be honest, I didn’t look once all week at AthleteTweets.com or WeFollow.com to see what our Twitterlicious sports personalities were up [...]
Sports Tweet of the Week: NBA’s lifesaver
My award this week doesn’t go to the best tweet but to the athlete himself. More on that in a moment. Here are some other gems:
Texas Rangers pitcher C. J. Wilson needed to vent on a writer-turned-ESPN personality:
why anyone listens or cares about what skip bayless says is beyond me, and every athlete I know. [...]
Sports Tweets of the Week, real and fake
Before we get to my choices for this week’s favorite messages, some Twitter news. This past week St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa quickly settled a lawsuit he filed against Twitter over a user that claimed to be LaRussa. I don’t know why a lawsuit was necessary. Surely if he had merely asked, Twitter would [...]
Quick hits: Safina, La Russa, Shaq, Sosa
World No. 1 Dinara Safina will play Svetlana Kuznetsova in the French Open final.
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is suing Twitter over a fake page using his name that he claims damaged his reputation.
Meanwhile on Twitter, Shaquille O’Neal says that he wants Kobe Bryant to win his fourth NBA Championship…which is really just about [...]
Sports Tweet(s) of the Week: Boldin’s blabby ex-agent
Some people don’t quite get Twitter. Okay, I don’t really get it myself, even though I dabble in it. But I digress. The idea behind it is to give your friends, family, and anyone else who cares to follow you brief updates (on your life, your interests, or whatever you want to promote). The emphasis [...]
Sports Tweet of the Week: T.O. blames Romo
With so many athletes and other sports figures jumping onto the Twitter bandwagon (and odd little stories popping up as a result), I think it’s time for a new feature: Sports Tweet of the Week. I hate using the term “tweet” for the maximum-140-character messages, but I guess I’ll have to go with the flow…and [...]
Sports getting all a-Twitter
Imagine for a moment that you’re a professional athlete. (If any of you reading this happen to be a pro athlete, this will be easier for you because you won’t have to imagine. Also, feel free to call me anytime. Just to chat.)
As one of the best of the best, the cream of the crop, [...]
