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Cowboys QB TONY ROMO has tweeted just three times "since arriving in the Twitterverse one week ago," but has "already amassed more than 149,000 followers -- more than 100,000 on his first day." Romo "could end up being Twitter gold, but the NFL’s biggest names aren’t leading the way in social media in a way comparable to someone like" Cavaliers F LEBRON JAMES, who "has 21.2 million followers." Data from Statista.com in February showed that the NFL’s "biggest Twitter presence isn’t even a top-10 player," as 49ers RB REGGIE BUSH "has the league's most popular account, pulling in three million followers." Free agent QB MICHAEL VICK and Saints QB DREW BREES each have more than two million followers (AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN, 5/22).

NAMES: Spurs Sports & Entertainment VP/Franchise Business Operations TIM SALIER was named the NBA D-League Team Exec of the Year (NBA)....An entity controlled by the RICKETTS family, which owns the Cubs, "bought three more rooftop buildings on Sheffield Avenue, bringing to six the number the family now owns." Property records show that the Ricketts family "paid Sheffield Finance an undisclosed price," and the family will "assume no debt on the buildings" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/22)....KENNETH and MICHELLE BUDKA "filed a lawsuit" against the White Sox and Illinois Sports Facilities Authority "alleging they failed to provide adequate security when the couple were beaten in a parking lot outside" of U.S. Cellular Field last summer (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/22)....United Way on Thursday will honor Senators President of Hockey Operations & GM BRYAN MURRAY with its “highest honor,” the Community Builder of the Year award (OTTAWA SUN, 5/21)....The Capitals Beard-A-Thon, which saw players grow beards during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, raised “more than $33,700 for the American Special Hockey Association” (THEHOCKEYNEWS.com, 5/21).

IN MEMORY: Longtime Ohio State SID STEVE SNAPP, who served at the school for 38 years, died Thursday at the age of 69. He was promoted to Associate SID in ’78, and nine years later became only the fourth SID in OSU history. He “held that position” until ’98 before “assuming other jobs in the department” until ’11. Snapp “worked more than 30 bowl games” and went to two Final Fours with OSU. He won “several awards for his media guides and writing” (COLUMBUS DISPATCH, 5/22).

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