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LeBron James has more than 50 million followers on Twitter, but the Los Angeles Lakers star apparently will not be verified for much longer. When Elon Musk bought Twitter, a new system was implemented where users can pay $8/month through the social …
The NBA wants to send your Twitter beef right back to the kitchen. The league sent a memo to all 30 teams this week with regard to conduct on social media, emphasizing that “mocking and/or ridiculing” opponents and officials on team …
Professional athletes with social media accounts are no strangers to hecklers, who take any opportunity to deliver jabs, often without receiving a response. On Thursday, Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall engaged with a Twitter user who had …
NFL scouts are mostly focused on size, speed and strength when evaluating players at the NFL Combine. However, we know a player’s “intangibles” and personal background can be just as important. Apparently Twitter also plays a role. …
Ben Tate was frustrated after the Houston Texans lost 28-23 at home to the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, and he took some of his frustration out on fans over Twitter. First he took a passive-aggressive shot at Texans fans for booing the team at home: …
Former Atlanta Braves star Chipper Jones has been one of the more outspoken athletes on Twitter over the past year or so, but we may have heard the last of him. On Wednesday morning, Jones announced that he is done tweeting. No more twitter for me. …
Phil Jackson may no longer be coaching in the NBA, but the Zen Master has discovered a new way to send us his masterful vibes without holding press conferences — Twitter. Jackson officially joined the Twitterverse on Wednesday and had picked up …
Johnny Manziel says he is taking a break from Twitter. The Texas A&M star quarterback has been overwhelmed with the attention he’s received and decided that leaving Twitter is the proper course of action for now. “I’ve kind of …
British boxer Curtis Woodhouse was the subject of some online abuse from a Twitter troll after losing a fight last Friday, and he wasn’t about to let it pass. He decided to take matters into his own hands by hunting down his main Twitter …
Some players just can’t help themselves. Social media has become an important part of our generation, and many of us would have trouble figuring out how to survive without it. That being said, there are times where interacting with your Twitter …
Lolo Jones figured she was just responding to another boastful athlete when she challenged Eric LeGrand to a race, but she was left embarrassed and remorseful after learning the former Rutgers football player is paralyzed. LeGrand is a former …
MLB is investigating a homophobic tweet sent from the Twitter account of Rangers pitcher Derek Holland, who says a hacker is to blame. Holland pitched against the Angels on Sunday, and says he was in the dugout when the tweet was sent. He says only …
By creating their own Twitter accounts, professional sports teams are accepting that the benefits of using social media outweigh the negatives of having to listen to fans air out their grievances. Twitter makes it easy for fans to voice their …
Sunday really was B.J. Upton’s day. The Rays center fielder went nuts with three home runs against the Rangers, and then his lost wallet was returned after a fan contacted him over Twitter. A man named Brent Sutton happened to find …
A.W. went on a massive Twitter rant on Friday after learning that he was released by the WWE. His release comes less than two weeks after he made a joke alluding to Kobe Bryant’s infamous alleged sexual assault case during Episode 101 of …
Contrary to what people may believe, popular athletes get frustrated with things they read on Twitter just like the rest of us. When someone like Amar’e Stoudemire opens a Twitter account, it is with the understanding that fans have a forum to …
