I definitely second that sentiment. Just today, for instance, Twitter was how the news of the impending Roger Clemens mistrial announcement got out. I was following @TJQuinnESPN when he described how it was all going down in the courtroom.
Twitter can certainly be an agent for good or evil, as some athletes have found out. Rashard Mendenhall (@rmendenhall), Reggie Bush (@reggie_bush), and Ozzie Guillen (@ozzieguillen) have all had to apologize for 140-character musings that offended.
Some of my favorites in SI's Twitter 100 are:
- Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) - His twitter name is a play off his nickname, Djoker (due to his famous impersonations); means more that he's #1, but he likes to tweet candid photos and is very open
- Jay Glazer (@Jay_Glazer) - Known more for his Fox Football reporting where he frequently is THE guy who breaks news during the season; also tweets about MMA and the training he does with various athletes
- Sports Law Guy (@SportsLawGuy) - will explain the legal ramifications of anything sports related
- Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) - ESPN NFL insider; fantastic for breaking NFL news, especially for adjusting last-minute fantasy football adjustments on Sunday morning
Now I will add a few more of my own that I think should have been included in that top 100 list:
- Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) - Sports Illustrated Soccer Analyst; covers the national teams with quality in-depth reporting; my go-to guy for World Cup news
- T.J. Quinn (@TJQuinnESPN) - Investigative reporter for ESPN; helped to break story about Clemens mistrial; new, but very promising twitter user
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