DENVER - Fans of the University of Denver Pioneers can now follow their favorite teams on Twitter and Facebook to get the most up-to-the-minute news, scores and event updates.

The DU media relations staff will use Twitter to send out breaking news, scores and highlights throughout the season. Fans that cannot make it to games can follow along on Twitter through live Tweets that will be posted during games.

The DU marketing staff will use the Denver Pioneers' Facebook Fan Page to update followers of upcoming events and promotional activities at all Pioneer home events, as well as post any news pertaining to the DU Department of Athletics.

Fans can also watch past highlight videos and interviews with current and former coaches and student-athletes on YouTube.

Twitter is a free micro-blogging service that allows users to send and read messages known as tweets from followers. Tweets are text-based messages of up to 140 characters that are displayed on your profile page and delivered to other subscribers that are following you. (www.twitter.com) 

Facebook is a social networking Web site that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. Facebook members can add friends, send them messages and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. (www.thefacebook.com)

YouTube is a video sharing Web site on which users can upload, share and view videos.

Check out the Pioneers using the following IDs to catch all the action.

Twitter ID

DU_Pioneers (www.twitter.com/DU_Pioneers)

Facebook Page

Denver Pioneers (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Denver-Pioneers/23971812833?DB_OEM_ID=18600&ref=s&refurl=http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=Denver+Pioneers&init=q&k=100000000020&sf=t)

YouTube Page

DUAthletics (http://www.youtube.com/user/DUAthletics)