Twins Byron Buxton Racing Past Early Offensive Struggles

The Twins’ center fielder was named the top-rated prospect in 2014 by Baseball America, and was ranked second the next two seasons. His initial MLB callup in 2015 didn’t go well, as the organization optioned him to Triple-A three times that season. Buxton felt an added burden to produce immediately after his promotion, as he tried to keep pace with the expectations attached to being selected second overall in the 2012 MLB Draft....

December 17, 2022 · 5 min · 863 words · Sharon Barnes

Twisted Metal Is Back And Here S The Trailer

At today’s Sony E3 press conference, they aired a teaser trailer that slowly dropped hints about the franchise before tacking on the blatant confirmation at the end. Take a look at the teaser trailer below: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcCCP3jIGrk If you played Twisted Metal in it’s heyday, you undoubtedly caught a case of nostalgic excitement from the teaser. If this is accurate, then I hope you’re sitting down because the next video is from the conference and it details the game by demonstrating multiplayer deathmatch, new additions, and even has a guest appearance from Sweet Tooth himself!...

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 219 words · Robert Simons

Twitch Has Banned Koil

Grand Theft Auto RP servers usually focus on unlawful and violent activities, causing players to become so captivated by the game that their manners go out the window. This can cause some nasty language to be used, which can be exceedingly hurtful and distressing to other players. Consequently, it is essential to bear in mind that Grand Theft Auto Online is merely a game, and behind every avatar, there lies a real person....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 370 words · Linda Sauders

Twitch Logs 1.7 Billion Watched Hours For July

According to a recent story from GamesIndustry.biz, Twitch has amassed around 1.7 billion hours in terms of content watched. And that’s just for the month of July. However, the report goes on to say that this is slightly less than the two billion that was logged at the start of this year, and the platform has yet to reach the numbers that it did in January. However, 1.7 billion is still a pretty significant figure, showing that gamers and streaming fans are watching a plethora of content en masse....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 345 words · Lavonna Ridling

Twitch Streamer Kbubblez Says Reddit Has Ruined Her Life

“I want to be banned from Reddit,” KBubblez said in the stream. “I feel like Reddit ruined my f****** life.” KBubblez received some support from her Twitch chat who tried to make her feel better or suggested that she stay away from Reddit to avoid seeing the negative comments. However, the chat was also full of trolls who tried to make KBubblez feel worse. Eventually, word of the KBubblez stream made it to the LivestreamFail subreddit....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 357 words · George Rhea

Twitch Streamer Shroud Gets Awesome Melee Killstreak In Modern Warfare

In the clip, Shroud is playing Ground War in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta. He ends up in a building full of enemies, but he melees through them all before they even seem to notice that he’s there. While he’s been described in the past as a “human aimbot,” Shroud proves with this clip that he can kill a ton of enemies with ease and without even firing a single shot....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 314 words · Margaret Goodall

Twitch Usage Surges During Coronavirus Lockdowns Surpasses Three Billion Hours Watched

The hours people actually spent streaming jumped by about 20 percent compared to the prior quarter, reaching an all-time high of 121 million hours, up from 77,991,620 in Q1 2018. The platform has surpassed three billion hours-watched for the first time, up from roughly 2.03 billion in Q1 2018. The statistics were compiled by analytics firm StreamHatchet. On Twitch, more people appear to be signing up. The number of unique channels in Q1 2020 increased by over 33 percent compared to the previous quarter, Streamlabs said....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 408 words · Thomas Martinez

Twitter Cracks Down On Accounts Tied To Nick Fuentes America First Movement

The profile @OfclAFUpdates, the official channel for America First announcements, was suspended, while the man behind the America First podcast, Nick Fuentes, was hit with an account lockdown that restricticted him from tweeting for the next week. Jaden McNeil, who has voiced support for the white nationalist Groypers movement —a loose collective of activists supporting Fuentes—was also suspended. When he was formally enrolled at Kansas State University, McNeil ran America First Students....

December 17, 2022 · 3 min · 487 words · Oralia Senn

Twitter Criticizes Jeff Bezos Joyride Space Flight With Taxtherich

Following liftoff at 9:13 a.m., the Blue Origin spacecraft passed the Kármán Line, reaching a peak altitude of 351,210 feet. Alongside Bezos were several other passengers: his brother, Mark Bezos, pilot Wally Funk, and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen. While the flight might have been a success for Bezos, public opinion expressed online appears less enthusiastic. Commentators have taken to Twitter with their reactions, and many are criticizing the controversial mission under the hashtag #TaxTheRich....

December 17, 2022 · 3 min · 444 words · Keith Hegwood

Twitter Destroys Big Ten After 1 Seed Illinois Early Exit From March Madness

The conference was considered the toughest in Division I basketball in 2021 with Illinois (No. 2), Michigan (No. 4), Ohio State (No. 7) and Iowa (No. 8) all ranked inside the top 10 in the latest AP Top 25 poll. So it was rather shocking to see half of those teams lose in the first and second rounds of March Madness. No loss was more shocking than Ohio State’s; the Buckeyes, seeded sixth overall in the tournament, lost a stunner to 15-seed Oral Roberts in Round 1, becoming just the ninth 2 seed to suffer such an indignity....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 274 words · Willie Smith

Twitter Explodes As Cristiano Ronaldo Scores In Crucial Juventus Victory Against Roma

Andrea Pirlo’s side came away with all three points in what could prove to be an important victory in the Serie A title race, with Cristiano Ronaldo getting his name on the scoresheet again. The Portuguese superstar’s fierce left-footed strike found the bottom corner from just inside the penalty area, as Juventus took an early lead in the first half. Cristiano Ronaldo to the rescue for Juventus again Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 16th league goal of the season and proved once again that he has aged like fine wine....

December 17, 2022 · 1 min · 163 words · Karen Gregory

Twitter Explodes As Kepa Arrizabalaga Refuses To Be Subbed By Maurizio Sarri

Just before the end of extra time, Willy Caballero was being prepared to come on instead of Kepa Arrizabalaga, and when his number went up, the Chelsea keeper refused to be subbed, which infuriated Maurizio Sarri, who started to go into the tunnel. The match itself didn’t have many highlights as both defenses stood strong for the whole of the game. In the first half, Otamendi was the closest to breaking the deadlock as his header was saved by Kepa from very close range....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 257 words · Norma Otero

Twitter Explores A Paid Super Follow Feature Communities And More

Twitter Explores New Pay-to-Follow Feature At Twitter’s Analyst Day Event, the platform announced what the future of Twitter may look like. And from what the presentation showed, Twitter has a lot planned for its vast userbase. Twitter hinted at incorporating some sort of subscription model in early February 2021, and its Analyst Day presentation only confirmed this. The platform is currently testing Super Follow, a pay-to-follow subscription service that allows users to get exclusive access to content put out by creators....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 386 words · Jenise Resner

Twitter Flags Tweets By Trump Officials Family Members Claiming Pennsylvania Victory As Vote Count Continues

The president was in the lead with about 84 percent of the state’s results reported by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday. However, an official call on who won the state had not been made by that time. Many political experts predicted before Election Day that the outcome of the presidential race would come down to Pennsylvania. With Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden still below the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency by Wednesday evening, both candidates were hoping Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes would swing in their favor....

December 17, 2022 · 3 min · 460 words · Doris Bates

Twitter Goes Berserk As Lionel Messi Scores Sensational Hat Trick Against Sevilla

Ernesto Valverde’s side were forced to play below-par for larger parts of the game and even fell 2-1 behind at half time. Jesus Navas opened the scoring for Sevilla in the 22nd minute, having been set up by Ben Yedder. However, Messi pulled Barcelona level four minutes later with a well-taken strike. Against the run of play, the home side again went ahead just before the half-time break, this time Mercado coolly slotting past Andre Ter Stegen....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 269 words · Sean Valencia

Twitter Is Testing Youtube Videos That Play Directly In Your Feed

Watch YouTube Videos From Your Twitter Feed In a Tweet, the Twitter Support team announced a test that will make YouTube videos playable from within Tweets. Twitter also included a GIF of what the feature will look like, which allows you to smoothly scroll through your feed and watch any YouTube videos that pop up. Previously, you’d have to click on a link to the YouTube video, and then watch the video in the YouTube app instead....

December 17, 2022 · 1 min · 192 words · David Long

Twitter Reacts As Alexis Sanchez Puts In Another Poor Performance

Even with all the pressure on him to perform well, and re-establish himself as a key player in the side, Sanchez has failed to have a positive impact on the game. The Red Devils were forced to settle with a goalless draw against Valencia at home. When the home club was on form, one would have expected them to overcome Valencia easily. The Spanish club are not doing well domestically either, as they sit 14th in the La Liga table after seven games....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 263 words · Jessica Pettry

Twitter Reacts As Arsenal Fans Welcome Lucas Torreira

When there was speculation that the deal between the two parties could be off, it left the Gunners extremely worried that they would be missing out on such a great player. The former Sampdoria player had impressed in Uruguay’s World Cup campaign. Slightly more than a week ago, Gary Neville heaped praise on the player and it got many Arsenal fans excited. The player who has just joined Arsenal has a similar playing style to N’Golo Kante....

December 17, 2022 · 2 min · 294 words · Sabrina Shake

Twitter Reacts As Harry Kane S Lack Of Form Troubles England And Tottenham Hotspur Fans

Last season, Kane scored a staggering 30 goals in the Premier League, and was also awarded the World Cup Golden Boot as he led England to the semi-finals of the World Cup 2018 in a magnificent campaign in Russia. Former England coach Gary Neville has also called for Kane to be rested after a disappointing performance against Spain in the UEFA Nations League. Speaking ahead of their game against Liverpool on Saturday, Pochettino said,...

December 17, 2022 · 1 min · 97 words · John Chesnutt

Twitter Reacts As Philippe Coutinho Signs New Long Term Contract At Liverpool

Here’s how twitter reacted: “Brilliant news for Liverpool” “Coutinho’s lost it!” “It’s just to increase the fee!” “It’s just the Suarez saga again!” 0 votes

December 17, 2022 · 1 min · 25 words · Mary Mcduffie