Portland Pickles “end” mascot takeover after tweet “that can be misinterpreted as a disturbing image”
There's at least a case that the Pickles planned this whole thing from the beginning. But, either way, it's worked out pretty well for them.
Twitter News
Twitter and ESPN have partnered for a CFP “Twitter Tribune” championship newspaper, featuring submitted fan tweets
The newspaper here will be distributed at the CFP championship Monday, and will feature selected submitted tweets from fans.
49ers GM John Lynch says “I unknowingly liked a tweet” about leaving Jimmy Garoppolo behind in Nashville
"I accidentally and unknowingly Liked a Tweet."
Kurt Warner’s silver puffy jacket is the true American Underdog
"...Way too much talk about my jacket!!!"
Bucks’ Bobby Portis tweets about Woj not reporting his placement in COVID protocols, Woj responds
"Damn Woj ain’t even report me being in health and safety protocol that’s tough."
Twitter college football audio Spaces are working well for media, teams, and fans, with even Paul Finebaum interested
In addition to media outlets' embrace of Spaces, some of the biggest college football Spaces have been led by fans.
Kevin Durant has five-word response to Skip Bayless praise
"I really don't like u."
MLB insider Marcus Stroman breaks the news that he signed with the Cubs
This was certainly an authoritative source.
ESPN’s out-of-context quote graphic social media approach was ripped by Jay Williams, leading them to delete a tweet
"Damn @ESPNCFB...don't cut my quote short and make it sound this way."
Bill Plaschke writes emotional thread about Staples Center’s name change: “It’s (sic) identity is gone”
"Losing Staples Center hurts. Losing the arena name that is synonymous with Kobe Bryant hurts."
Rob Lowe shares details about Magic Johnson’s Twitter account
There is a pretty good reason why Magic Johnson's tweets are typically bland.
The Ole Miss football account chose Twitter violence after beating former coach Hugh Freeze
Some of the best school account shade of all time here.
Darren Rovell chastised by Andrew Marchand for tweeting out stale media news as breaking
Rovell's "Sources inside Bristol say Matt Vasgersian is out of Sunday Night Baseball" drew comment, as Marchand reported that (with a quote from Vasgersian himself) more than two weeks ago.
