What is it with professional sports leagues and social media? First the NFL and the NBA, now the NHL is prohibiting players from tweeting as well. Teams and coaches are concerned about public feuding via Twitter but the leagues seem worried about play-by-play tweets, citing concerns about their broadcasting rights. For more great social media stories, check out SmartBrief on Social Media.
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