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One to Follow: @SI_DamonHack

May 13, 2011 in One to Follow with 0 Comments

Damon Hack of Sports Illustrated is one of the better sportswriters working today, a throwback to a time when it wasn’t about getting your words out to the world first, but crafting each word with precision to evoke a story in all its unique detail. He’s also got a pretty good sense of humor.

A true testament to his talents: He covers both the NFL and golf. The man has range. (Cue the drumhit.) Today, he’s chronicling The Player’s Championship:

@SI_DamonHack Some random fan just fished a driver out of a water hazard #gatorbait

@SI_DamonHack Back from walking TPC. Hot, humid. Not a lot movement on the board. Resurgent Graeme, no Tiger, Phil in retreat…

Follow him at @SI_DamonHack.

 

One to Follow: @ESPNLandOLakers

May 6, 2011 in One to Follow with 0 Comments

How is it that the Kamenetzky Bros. have under 7,500 followers on Twitter?

Brian and Andrew Kamenetzky are the official Los Angeles Lakers bloggers for ESPN Los Angeles. Prior to that, they were the Lakers (and Dodgers) bloggers for the Los Angeles Times. Point is: When it comes to being experts on the most popular professional basketball franchise in the world, you won’t find anyone more knowledgable. Period.

They regularly provide insights you won’t find anywhere else, whether they’re from their ESPN Los Angeles blog, their late night post-game video streaming and Facebook chat sessions (named, appropriately, Lakers Late Night), their work on ESPN radio and TV, or from other nuggets they discover from around the web.

One of the latest examples: analysis of Ron Artest’s suspension:

@ESPNLandOLakers Thoughts on how Artest’s suspension affects the Lakers in Game 3. AK http://es.pn/kdQkJw

And that’s why @ESPNLandOLakers is one to follow. (Do it soon — who knows how much longer the Lakers will be playing this season.)

One to Follow: @JonesOnTheNBA

April 29, 2011 in One to Follow with 0 Comments

Every Friday, we’ll be picking one person on Twitter worthy of following, with a brief explanation of why.

After that, it’s up to you to make the call whether to follow them or not.

@JonesOnTheNBA is the Twitter account of Nate Jones. As described in his profile:

USC Biz + UCLA Law Alum. Digital Media and Pro Athlete Marketing @GoodwinSports (GSM). Work with great athletes like @KDThunderUp and @Candace_Parker

Nate provides a wealth of information to anyone who follows him, ranging from content related to the players he works with to insights regarding the NBA collective bargaining agreement and more. A few recent tweets include:

If you’re an aspiring agent or sports marketer @mattSOS is a must follow. Tracks sneaker sales.

Folks assuming guys with player options in 2012 are opting out. Let’s see what the CBA serves up for us.

Who thinks if Magic Johnson would have switched from Converse to Nike in the mid-80s that he’d still have a successful shoe line out today?

And those are just a few reasons that @JonesOnTheNBA is one to follow.