Rickie J. Smith

@VanderbiltU alumna | @MaybornUNT grad | Sports fan | Dog mom | Legal marketer | Native Texan | Adopted Arkansan

[United Soccer America @reformussoccer]

My dearest Abigail,

The Free Balogun campaign has succeeded.

After many hard marches through red tape, federation fog, and the cold stone walls of FIFA jail, young Balogun is at last liberated and marches under our colors.

The lads now ride for the Round of 16. One more victory, and they shall breach the quarterfinal frontier, a land our nation’s men have never conquered.

Tonight we feast on victory, orange slices, and dangerous levels of belief.

Yours in liberty,
Capt. Ream 🇺🇸⚽️

[American Hooligans 🇺🇸⚽️ @AmericanHoolis]

WHY NOT US 🇺🇸

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

26 schools had players selected in both the 2026 NFL and NBA Drafts.

[Vanderbilt Men's Basketball @VandyMBB]

TNick to the champs 🏆🏆🏆

5️⃣ headed to @nyknicks

[Amelia @amelia_tweetz]

Watching the World Cup has me asking questions. Do Europeans get issued 8 weeks of vacation, unlimited airline miles, and a trust fund at birth? Because every match I turn on there are 40,000 fans following their team to a different state or country on a Tuesday afternoon while Americans are hiding in a work bathroom checking scores.

[Emir🇸🇪 @EmirCTID]

The Iraqi player couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw Haaland😭

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

Dear @DHSgov: Did you know our starting forward is a US citizen through birthright citizenship? You’re trying to strip away that right.

Did you know an additional 6 Team USA players were born outside US soil?

Did you know half the team are dual citizens?

Also, Happy Juneteenth

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Imagine Trump ever being invited to join a photo like this — not in a million years.

Four presidents. Zero drama. Just smiles, respect, and a shared love of country. 🇺🇸

[Jack Allen KATV @JackAllenTV]

One of my favorite parts of last night's @LittleRockBSB celebration was watching the guys pull in their bus driver, Kevin.

"It's been an honor riding on your bus."

"Well, where are you going??"

"Back on your bus, Kevin!!"

[Jon Williams @radiojondeek]

ESPN has to be furious at the Razorbacks HR interrupting the 30 for 30 they were in the middle of about the Huskers pitcher #WCWS #WPS

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning coup against Ken Paxton, the Houston Chronicle, one of the largest papers in Texas, just endorsed James Talarico. Let's go!

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

Tyler Tanner is back at Vanderbilt 🤩

The Dores get their 2025-26 leading scorer for another season ⚓️

[Vanderbilt Men's Basketball @VandyMBB]

He’s back. Year 3 📈

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

Vanderbilt All-SEC point guard Tyler Tanner has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and decided to return to Vanderbilt, he tells ESPN. He earned honorable mention All-American honors last year, averaging 19.5 points and 5.1 assists per game.

[SharrellAnne @SharrellAnne2]

Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family.

What happened next honestly caught me off guard.

By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway.

For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes.

I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name.

But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten.

After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too.

Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen.

This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for.

And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸

[Holly Rowe @sportsiren]

I have two tickets for you in OKC starting Thursday @CanaanSandy

[Alex Kurbegov @AlexKurbegov]

We can conclusively prove that Holcomb hit the ball 108 mph with an 18.6° launch angle.

We know (within at least a foot) that it went 378 feet.

He hit it to right-center where the deepest wall is 365 feet

There is no ball on the field

But yeah, it’s a ground rule double…

[Ray Cartwright @RayCartwright]

hello darkness my old friend

[Cutler Klein @CutlerKlein]

If you had told me 3 years ago that people on the internet would be celebrating Vanderbilt’s Heisman finalist QB not getting drafted, I would have said “Vanderbilt’s WHAT finalist?????”