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FC Barcelona's Neymar, from Brazil, right, and Daniel Alves, from Brazil, arrive for a religious ceremony at Barcelona Cathedral for late former FC Barcelona's coach Tito Vilanova in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, April 28, 2014. FC Barcelona announced on their web page Friday April 25, 2014, that Vilanova had died Friday following a long battle with throat cancer. He was 45. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Anti-racism campaign was planned for Neymar

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addresses a news conference in New York, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Silver announced that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the league in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation.(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Reaction to NBA banning Clippers owner Sterling

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2010 photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling watches the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles. On Saturday, April 26, 2014, the NBA said it is investigating a report of an audio recording in which a man purported to be Sterling makes racist remarks while speaking to his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

Donald Sterling Clippers, NBA status to be addressed Tuesday

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver answers questions during a news conference before Game 4 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

NBA plans Tuesday news conference on Sterling

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

This undated image provided by Nordstrom shows a handbag made popular on Pinterest that is available at Nordstrom stores. Pinterest, a social media site that allows users to create collections of photos, articles, recipes, videos and other images that are called “pins,” is being used by big chains to draw business to their own sites. (AP Photo/Nordstrom)

Retailers get creative with Pinterest

By MAE ANDERSON - Associated Press

This frame grab from a Twitter post from @OccupyWallStNYC shows a news photo of a New York City police officer wielding a baton during an Occupy Wall Street action in New York. The photo was posted in response to a Twitter request by the NYPD to offer up feel-good photos of people posing with police officers. NYPD Commissioner William Bratton on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 admits he was caught off guard by the harsh response to a harmless attempt at community outreach on Twitter, but says he has no plans to abandon social media. (AP Photo/Twitter)

Bashtag: NYPD Twitter campaign backfires

By TOM HAYS and JAKE PEARSON - Associated Press

Some notable social media gaffes, missteps

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

This Tuesday, April 22, 2014 photo shows Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis speaking at a City Council meeting in Peoria, Ill. , where he defended his actions in response to a fake Twitter account set up in his name, saying he felt his identity was stolen and that the comments posted were &quot;absolute filth.&quot; Ardis filed a criminal complaint over the Twitter account, which authorities say included posts about drugs and sex. (AP Photo/Journal Star, Ron Johnson)

No charges over fake Peoria mayor Twitter account

Associated Press

A police lieutenant swings his baton at Occupy Wall Street activists in New York, in this May 1, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

NYPD’s attempt at positive Twitter outreach campaign proves to be an epic fail

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Boston Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk (55) collides with Detroit Red Wings' Luke Glendening during the first period of Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series in Boston Sunday, April 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

Boston Bruins’ guest fan for Easter game: ‘Jesus in the house’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey talks to a teammate before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in New York. The picture Harvey tweeted of himself making an obscene gesture on his way into surgery caused such a stir that the injured New York Mets ace has shut down his Twitter account. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Mets ace Matt Harvey off Twitter after photo flap

By MIKE FITZPATRICK - Associated Press

This May 7, 2013 photo shows Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis addressing in a City Council meeting in Peoria, Ill. Police officers trying to find out who was behind a fake Twitter account set up in the name of Peoria's mayor raided a home Tuesday, April 15, 2014, seizing computers and phones and hauling several people in to be questioned. No arrests were made in connection with the Twitter account. (AP Photo/Journal Star, Ron Johnson)

Peoria mayor under fire for raiding home of mock Twitter user

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

ETSU investigating ‘confessions’ Twitter feed

Associated Press

This May 7, 2013 photo shows Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis addressing in a City Council meeting in Peoria, Ill. Police officers trying to find out who was behind a fake Twitter account set up in the name of Peoria's mayor raided a home Tuesday, April 15, 2014, seizing computers and phones and hauling several people in to be questioned. No arrests were made in connection with the Twitter account. (AP Photo/Journal Star, Ron Johnson)

Parody Twitter account of Peoria, Ill., mayor prompts police raid

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks outside his office in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, April 17, 2014. Turkey's parliament looks set to pass a bill that increases the powers and immunities of the country's spy agency. It is the latest in a string of moves critics say is undermining democracy in the country that is a candidate to join the European Union. The bill, expected to be voted on Thursday, gives the National Intelligence Agency greater eavesdropping and operational powers and increases its immunities and abilities to keep tabs on citizens. Journalists publishing classified documents would face prison terms. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Twitter blocks accounts critical of Turkish government

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

News briefs from around Kentucky at 1:58 a.m. EDT

Associated Press

Ky. speaker: Hacker tweeted anti-McConnell remarks

Associated Press

This Screen grab from the website WhiteHouse.gov taken Friday April 18, 2014 shows the screen explaining a new Obama administration privacy policy released Friday explaining how the government will gather the user data of online visitors to WhiteHouse.gov, mobile apps and social media sites, and it clarifies that online comments, whether tirades or tributes, are in the open domain. (AP Photo/WhiteHouse.gov)

White House updating online privacy policy

By MARTHA MENDOZA - Associated Press

This May 7, 2013 photo shows Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis addressing in a City Council meeting in Peoria, Ill. Police officers trying to find out who was behind a fake Twitter account set up in the name of Peoria's mayor raided a home Tuesday, April 15, 2014, seizing computers and phones and hauling several people in to be questioned. No arrests were made in connection with the Twitter account. (AP Photo/Journal Star, Ron Johnson)

Fake Peoria mayor Twitter account prompts raid

Associated Press