Twitter suspends Iowa and Iowa State football accounts
It's possible the accounts were suspended over copyright issues with music in produced videos.
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USA Today tweets “The Cubs banned Theo Epstein for life” to promote story on Cubs banning a fan for a racist gesture
Theo Epstein is the Cubs' president of baseball operations, and he discussed the ban for a fan after a racist gesture. He was not the one banned.
Jeff Fisher calls Jason La Canfora’s report he’s “in line” to coach a XFL team “false news,” says “Maybe get better sources?”
"GOOD GOD, THAT'S JEFF FISHER'S MUSIC!"
Fake reporter tweeted that Colgate’s Jordan Burns missed a flight and took an Uber, fooled CBS and Burns’ mom
A fake reporter account that's been around since December got almost 10,000 likes for a false report of a Colgate player missing a flight, a report subsequently picked up by some CBS local sites. That report even fooled the player's mom.
Johnny Manziel calls out “Real Dick Tator,” a Twitter account pretending to be an ESPN reporter, so “Tator” frames the tweet
No, "@RealDickTator" is not actually an ESPN reporter.
Fifteen of the best Twitter reactions to the Knicks’ stunning Kristaps Porzingis trade
Browns’ marketing staffer broadcast #dp hashtag on a facility wall, leading to them showing porn for over 20 minutes
The Browns were going for Dawg Pound references. They, uh, did not get that.
Stephen A. Smith says Kliff Kingsbury should be on The Bachelor, Cardinals hit back with a top-notch Hunter Henry reference
"We thought you would be in a good mood since the Chargers activated Hunter Henry this week."
UCF’s football Twitter account delivers a “Too soon” response to a tweet about how they’re technically playoff-eligible
CFL’s B.C. Lions suspend director of player personnel for revealing inside info on former team with anonymous Twitter account
"I was very disappointed when I found out it was Torey. I think this was very petty on both sides and something I would have preferred got handled with a phone call instead of an investigation and suspension."
The Warriors’ hefty drawing of Draymond Green got roasted, with a lot of Kevin Durant jokes
This pudgy Draymond drawing generated a lot of jokes.
Gritty is everyone’s preferred monster to win Time’s Person of the Year in 2018
Ottawa Citizen review finds at least 20 “contrived Twitter accounts” that attacked the paper following Senators’ Uber video story
Twitter suggested CBS’ Criminal Minds to many…who follow ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, who is not the actress who was on the show
Twitter appears to have gotten the wrong Nichols here, but it's still worth wondering why they were trying to promote new episodes of Criminal Minds around an actress who hasn't been on the show since 2011.
Cubs fan pens 1,000-word apology to Brewers, might still have to write another one
Benjamin Franklin once said that “nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and the fact...
A whole lot of media thought Grant Wahl’s Twitter joke about U.S. Soccer waiting for Jose Mourinho was a serious report
Wahl's joke was seen as a serious report by many media outlets.
Photos changing in old tweets affected tons of teams (and also Bleacher Report), not just the Cubs
The Giants, Cowboys, Marlins, Brewers, Flyers and others were also affected by this Twitter shift.
Nashville reporter Chris Conte hears it on Twitter after Bucs safety Chris Conte embarrassed by Vance McDonald on MNF
Nashville reporter Chris Conte is *not* Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Chris Conte.
Nashville reporter Chris Conte hears it on Twitter after Bucs safety Chris Conte embarrassed by Vance McDonald on MNF
Nashville reporter Chris Conte is *not* Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Chris Conte.
Penn State on alert after Beaver Stadium mass shooting threat posted on Twitter
This is not a good look.
The latest sports figure to chime in on the Trump-LeBron Twitter feud is…Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin?
Kiffin's latest Twitter adversary is...the president of the United States.
Following so many racist tweets, the great athlete Twitter history purge is finally underway
You'd have thought pro teams would have done this already
Jason Witten calls Twitter “locker room poison,” while Dez Bryant uses it to respond to critics, bash Cowboys’ “garbage-ass play calling”
Witten doesn't like the idea of players using Twitter to criticize teams, something Bryant did Friday.
Papa Roach’s Trump-style tweeting of “Last Resort” lyrics was part of a much bigger internet jukebox meme
President Trump's "To Iranian President Rouhani" tweet sparked a whole lot of lyrical memes, including one from Papa Roach.
Skylar Diggins dunked on Twitter Moments’ claim NBA prospects were “the first basketball players to sign with PUMA since 1998”
Diggins rightly took exception to Twitter Moments' claim that these NBA prospects were "the first basketball players" PUMA had signed since 1998.
