Tom Gelles

Doing my best to raise a son to be a good man and to raise a daughter to kick everyone’s ass.

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

MESSI MAGIC

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

MESSI SCORES HIS FIRST-EVER HAT TRICK AT A WORLD CUP AND TIES THE RECORD FOR THE MOST-EVER WORLD CUP GOALS 🐐

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

Messi x3 🎩

#FIFAWorldCup

[Tom Gelles @tomgelles]

@FWC26KansasCity #1

[Michael Mulvihill @mulvihill79]

The #1 market for USA-Paraguay on FOX was KANSAS CITY at a 9.2 rating and 29 share.

The top five:

KC - 9.2
Boston - 8.6
San Diego - 7.3
Dallas - 7.3
St. Louis - 7.3

[Tom Gelles @tomgelles]

@FreddyLA7 @kjwooten87 Giant Shuttlecocks and great BBQ here in KC!

[Tom Gelles @tomgelles]

@FreddyLA7 you have to come to KC this summer. Home of 4 base camps. And giant shuttlecocks. #WorldCup #Fifa #FW26KansasCity

[Tom Gelles @tomgelles]

In KC for @FWC26KansasCity and looking to get the taste of KC? Start here!

[Tom Herzog @tomherzog]

As we continue welcoming visitors to Kansas City for meetings, planning sessions, sporting events, and soon the @FWC26KansasCity, one question always comes up:

“Where should we eat?”

Most people know KC for barbecue, and rightfully so. But what I appreciated about this video from @0nlyscrans is that it goes beyond barbecue and highlights the depth, diversity, and culture of the Kansas City food scene.

One of the better food-focused overviews of KC I’ve seen. The big debate in this video is his take on brisket, but I’ll save that for another day!

We’re proud of our town, grateful for your visit, and hope everyone coming to Kansas City has an amazing experience.

This is more than matches. It is our moment.

https://t.co/xfYALdmII3

@FIFAWorldCup #WeAreKansasCity #WeAre26

[ESPN @espn]

VEGAS BEATS CAROLINA IN DOUBLE OT IN A GENERATIONAL CUP FINAL GAME 😱

WHAT A ROLLERCOASTER OF EVENTS IN GAME 3‼️

[Vegas Golden Knights @GoldenKnights]

WHATEVER IT TAKES!!!!

[Vegas Golden Knights @GoldenKnights]

this game was definitely a HIT 😉

#ForgedInGold | @WilliamHillUS

[John LeFevre @JohnLeFevre]

Out of 16.4 million Americans who served in WWII, only about 40,000 are still alive.

They’re dying at a rate of ~100 per day.

These are the heroes who saved the world from tyranny.

Find one. Thank one. Listen to their stories.

While you still can.

[Garrett Exner @Exner_Garrett]

Ray’s Rock - Omaha Beach

On the morning of June 6, 1944, 23 year old Staff Sergeant Arnold “Ray” Lambert came ashore with the first wave of the 1st Infantry Division on the eastern side of Omaha Beach. At this small patch of concrete he saved nearly 20 lives:

The division came under intense fire from several German bunkers surrounding the entrance to the Colville Draw (one of two exits off Omaha Beach). Ray, a medic, immediately went to work.

He was shot in the arm. Moments later he was hit by shrapnel in the leg, but Ray kept pulling men to safety. He pulled nearly 20 wounded soldiers to cover behind this 8ft wide obstacle, treating each soldier before going out in search of others.

After several hours under fire, while pulling a wounded soldier from the ocean, he was struck by a landing craft. It dropped its ramp on top of him, breaking his back. He fell face down in the water, drowning. The craft backed up and nearby soldiers pulled an unconscious Ray to safety, eventually evacuating him off the beach.

Remarkably, Ray had already earned two Silver Stars and three Purple Hearts in Sicily and North Africa, prior to landing in France. But here in Normandy his war would end.

He awoke in a hospital back in England a day later. In the next bed over was his brother, who had also been wounded at Omaha.

When asked about his work on D-Day, Ray simply said, “I did what I was called to do.”

Ray Lambert passed in 2021 at 100 years old. He exemplified the best of American grit and why remembering this day is so important.

[U.S. Army @USArmy]

82 years ago today, nearly 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, launching the liberation of Europe.

We are free because they were brave. 🇺🇸

[Tom Gelles @tomgelles]

@kmbc @ABC can you at least split the screen? #StanleyCup

[Las Vegas Locally 🌴 @LasVegasLocally]

Vegas Golden Knights franchise history:

2018: Stanley Cup Final
2019: Round 1
2020: Conference Finals
2021: Conference Finals
2022: Missed Playoffs
2023: Won Stanley Cup
2024: Round 1
2025: Round 2
2026: Stanley Cup Final (ongoing)

⚔️

[Tom Gelles @tomgelles]

World Champions are on their way to Kansas City. #WorldCup #KC

[All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 @AlbicelesteTalk]

🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[🇦🇷 Selección Argentina ⭐⭐⭐ @Argentina]

#SelecciónMayor ¡Rumbo a Kansas! 🛫🇺🇸

[Mark J. Rebilas @rebilasphoto]

15 years ago today the late Dan Wheldon would win his second #Indy500 with a last lap pass of JR Hildebrand. It would be the final win of his career.

📸 @rebilasphoto