Twitter Reaction: UMBC shatters brackets by taking out Virginia
Twitter Reaction: UMBC shatters brackets by taking out Virginia. UMBC's Jairus Lyles (10) celebrates with fans after the team's 74-54 win over Virginia. (Chuck Burton/AP). Sportsnet Staff | @Sportsnet March 16, 2018, 11:50 PM. 0. Sportsnet Staff @Sportsnet March 16, 2018, 11:50 PM. 0. The UMBC … Read More
Twitter had so much fun watching UMBC’s shocking upset over Virginia
For the first time in history, a 16-seed beat a 1-seed in the NCAA tournament. DID YOU HEAR ME?! A 16-SEED BEAT A 1-SEED. IT FINALLY HAPPENED. After 16-seeds previously went 0-135, the record stands at 1-135 thanks to those UMBC Golden Retrievers. Related … Read More
UMBC’s Twitter roasted everyone as they beat No. 1 Virginia in historic upset
More specifically, the UMBC Athletics Twitter account wants you to know those things. A No. 1 seed had played their No. 16 seed opponents 132 times in the history of the NCAA Tournament, and they had won 132 times. Now imagine you run social media for those No. 16 seeds. …
‘Office of RG’ Twitter account renamed ‘Rahul Gandhi’
Known for his Twitter banters in openly criticising the union government, the Congress President has gained widespread popularity on the … Rahul also took to Twitter several times to criticise the recent economic reforms such as the demonetisation drive and the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which, … Read More
Rahul Gandhi changes his Twitter handle
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi has finally done what many on social media wanted him to do – changed his Twitter name, or 'handle', as it is referred to. His earlier Twitter name was 'OfficeofRG' and he's changed that now to plain 'RahulGandhi'. Several social media mavens have … Read …
UMBC’s stunning NCAA Tournament annihilation of Virginia caused Twitter Madness
This wasn't a fluke; UMBC outpaced Virginia's grind-it-out approach and forced the Cavaliers to play a game they don't like to play. That's good coaching and execution, as the Retrievers made the best defense in college basketball look gassed and unprepared. So UMBC's Twitter account wasn't the … Read More
UMBC’s epic NCAA tournament upset through the eyes of its Twitter handle
That fact wasn't going to keep UMBC, or its Twitter handle from having a good time Friday night. Then, however, the Retrievers started winning, nee dominating, their game against Virginia, the top overall seed. Let's just say, the Twitter handle handled things accordingly. "As the game kept going on, I …
How Smithsonian Helped Solve the Twitter Mystery of the Unknown Woman Scientist
A few weeks after she first saw the photo, she took to Twitter. “Can you help me know her?” she asked her 500 followers. She shared the full photograph and a cropped version that zoomed in on this mystery person: a pixelated magnification of a black woman wearing a headband, …
Athletes react to Danry Vasquez video on Twitter
Surveillance video from Whataburger Field shows then Hooks player Danry Vasquez and his fiancée on Aug. 3, 2016. The Houston Astros, a parent club, later released him and he's been let go by the Lancaster Barnstormers. Monica Lopez/Caller-Times. Read More
Twitter reacts to Texas’ first-round loss to Nevada
There on the twitter account of those who protect and serve in the hometown of the University of Kansas Jayhawks was this ditty: "Please do not call 911 to complain about the format of the NCAA tournament selection show. We can't do anything about it, no matter how bad it …