Geoff Bowman

Everyday is a success when you go into it with low expectations.

[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.

[MLB @MLB]

Paul Skenes' last two starts have been dominant 😮‍💨

16 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 17 Ks

[Braves on TBS @BravesOnWTBS]

On May 2, 1999, Nike’s “Chicks Dig The Long Ball” Commercial with Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux first aired.

[Geoff Bowman @vtgeoff]

@SecKennedy @EDSecMcMahon Medical schools aren’t the problem. Why not look at what you continue to pass of as a school lunch in tax funded public schools. Stop blaming everyone else.

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

Today's date will live forever in Olympic hockey lore.

◽️ Feb. 22, 1980: The U.S. stuns the USSR to win the Miracle on Ice

◽️ Feb. 22, 2026: The U.S. beats Canada in OT to win the gold in Milan

[NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics]

DO YOU BELIEVE IN (CURLING) MIRACLES?! 🤯

Team USA defeats reigning gold medalists Italy to reach their first-ever mixed doubles GOLD MEDAL GAME. #WinterOlympics

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

In years past, this sort of behavior would have been unimaginable from a president of the United States. Unimaginable. There are other words to describe this, but you can simply watch it and feel it yourself. This is being done in public.The press is being attacked in public and private. Having a free press is critical to our democracy. Having a president that knows how to answer questions with class, professionalism, and intelligence is critical to our culture and society.

[Geoff Bowman @vtgeoff]

@EricTopol @PeterAttiaMD I don’t think he’s changed that much

[Mike Beauvais @MikeBeauvais]

Seattle vs. New England

[Wilson F. Ball🇺🇸🇩🇪🇳🇱🇦🇷 @WillyFoosball]

Someone made a 2025 College Football season montage to One Shining Moment and it’s amazing 😭

[Geoff Bowman @vtgeoff]

@colincowherd That’s how good the conference was!!

🤣😂

[Ben Stevens @BenScottStevens]

I’m not sure there is a feeling on this planet that can replicate scoring the go-ahead TD in crunch time and leaping into an inflatable bowl of Frosted Flakes right next to the end zone.

Que’Sean Brown really got to live today.

[Geoff Bowman @vtgeoff]

@WillStewartTSL It’s at Vandy and the benches are on the baseline so he’s actually in front of his own bench. Anywhere else, that’s a T.

[Noah Fleischman @fleischman_noah]

Former NC State LB Payton Wilson is on pace to break the Pittsburgh Steelers' single-season tackles record.

The second-year player's 8.4 tackles per game would total 142.8, which would top James Farrior's 141 from 2003.

There's a reason why he was a unanimous All-American.

[The Fighting Gobbler @Fightin_Gobbler]

BANGARANG

[Mike McDaniel @MikeMcDanielSI]

Sources: James Franklin is finalizing an agreement to become the next head coach at Virginia Tech. Full story for @SINow:

https://t.co/b2kZBm2uur

[Nicole Auerbach @NicoleAuerbach]

Transparency is important, but that's not what we actually get on Tuesdays.

Either fix the weekly rankings or get rid of 'em:

[Cory Smith @RCorySmith]

Former NC State LB Payton Wilson came up HUGE in the Steelers’ 27-20 win over the Colts.

- Career-high 14 tackles (10 solo)
- 1 interception
- 2 PBUs — 1 for an INT

Wilson continues to lead Pittsburgh in tackles on the season in his breakout sophomore campaign.

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

An interim coach beats a 5-2 team from the opposite side of the country in 2OT at nearly midnight on a Friday. This sport is unhinged, and that’s okay!

[Blake Niemann @Blakes_Take2]

Kenny Dillingham just showed one of the most admirable displays of self-accountability you'll ever see.

Worth the full listen here: