Tag: ATHTWEETS

Tennis star Andy Roddick, known for having the fastest serve in the world, has been showing his game off the court, too, via Twitter. Since tennis stars are unhindered by team owners, head coaches and the like, Twitter is running rampant on and off the court, according to The New York Times. Roddick might not be the sport's darling he once was, but he's certainly tennis' tweeting phenom -- ...

Lately, it seems like everyone is putting the clamps down on Twitter and other social networking sites, so it's only natural that ESPN, the Big Brother of sports broadcasting, is the next in line. The New York Times reports that ESPN issued 12 social networking guidelines to its employees Tuesday. Now, on-air talent, writers, and reporters are not allowed to have a sports-related Web site or ...

Twitter is creating a whole new crop of sports journalists. They're on the field and the sideline, in the locker room and team meetings. They don't need a firsthand account, because this type of reporter is actually wearing the uniform. Needless to say, coaches and team executives aren't too pleased with the trend. While the NFL doesn't presently have a policy on the use of social media sites, ...

The NFL is apparently trying to maintain its reputation as the "No Fun League," and the current object of the staid organization's grumpy wrath is a familiar suspect. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco (né Johnson) recently proclaimed to Houston's KGOW Radio that he intended to use "Twitter during games, during halftime, and after the games" so that he "can really make it ...

St. Louis Cardinals' manager Tony La Russa has called, "You're out!" to Twitter. According to FOX News, the future hall-of-fame baseball manager filed suit last month against the microblogging site. La Russa, who is seeking an unspecified amount in damages, claims a fake Twitter account set up in his name featured "derogatory and demeaning" comments that caused him emotional distress and ...