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🎾 Alcaraz and Sinner Put On a Show!
The French Open Final did not disappoint!
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June 09, 2025
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Good Morning, Stumpers!
Oh. My. Days. What a treat of a day we had yesterday. The French Open Final between (1) Jannik Sinner and (2) Carlos Alcaraz was one of the great sports events of the year! It was as back and forth as you will ever see! Watch the highlights here! Outside of that we had golf, an NBA Finals game, and. a whole lot more. Happy Monday everybody!
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🎾 A French Open Final for the ages!
⛳️ Ryan Fox Outlasts them all…and FOUR Playoff Holes!
🏀 Alex Caruso and Aaron Wiggins! Who else!?
On This Day
😡 Mel Ott Was Red Hot
Mel Ott may be one of the most notable players in the history of the New York Giants baseball club, among all of his accolades, this one might be my favorite.
On this day in 1946, Mel Ott was pissed off. Despite being an MLB Hall of Famer as a player and a manager, Ott wasn’t afraid to lose his cool. Ott was so pissed on this day that he became the first manager in the history of baseball to be ejected from BOTH games of a doubleheader. Big mad. The Giants baseball club would lose both games to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Today’s Trivia
Which MLB team has NEVER appeared in a MLB World Series? |
Yesterday’s Trivia Answer: C. Magic Johnson! He is the first and only rookie to ever win the NBA Finals MVP.
Glue Guy of the Day
🏀 ‘The Others’ Help Tie Up The Finals!
Glue Guy OTD: The OKC ‘Others’
If you’re playing basketball in May and June, it only means good things. It means who probably have a superstar on your team, and then it means the cast around them is also unbelievable. These so called ‘Others’ really are what help you win playoff series and championships.
After the Game 1 shocker, OKC rebounded in Game 2, and it was the Others who stepped up!
It was Alex Caruso and Aaron Wiggins who both came off the bench and went 6/11 from the floor. Caruso went 4/8 from three and ended with 20 points. Wiggins ended 5/8 from three and ended with 18. Both of these totals were more than any Pacer had last night. Haliburton was the leading Pacers scorer with 17.
The OKC Others lit up the scoreboard and helped get them this win!
This series is all tied up at 1!
Yesterday’s Moments
🎾🏆️ Alcaraz Rallies to Win at Rolland Garros
The Stump Short Story: THIS. WAS. AWESOME! It was a LONG day on the clay courts for Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, 5 hours and 29 minutes to be exact. It was the longest French Open men’s final in the Open era and the second-longest men’s Grand Slam final ever. Woof, talk about a BATTLE. Alcaraz trailed 5-3, 0-40 in the fourth set, but managed to rally for his fifth career Gland Slam title. Carlos is the same age as his fellow countrymen and admitted idol, Rafa Nadal, when he won his fifth Grand Slam.
Why it Matters: There was a little bit of a gap in the world of tennis when the greats of Nadal and Federer hung it up and Djokovic entering into the latter years of his career. Now, it’s safe to say that the sport is in some really good hands. Sinner and Alcaraz produced an instant classic, to hush any doubters about the future of the sport. These two young stars will be around for years to come.
⛳️ Fox Keeps His Good Play Alive, Wins RBC Canadian Open
The Stump Short Story: This is New Zealand’s Ryan Fox’s second win in the last 5-weeks, he won the Myrtle Beach Classic last month. Yesterday, it took an insane side-door putt on the last hole of the day to send the tournament into extra holes. Fox and Sam Burns played four extra holes before Fox took his 3-wood out and hit it to about 7 feet before tapping in for a tournament winning birdie putt.
Why it Matters: In the world of golf, the guys like Ryan Fox are the real meat and potatoes of the PGA Tour. You don’t hear there names a lot, but they just play good golf and put themselves in contention. Winning tournaments like the RBC Canadian Open are really important for the career of these guys. It secures their spot on tour and it puts them into some of the biggest tournaments in the world for the years to come. These tournaments can make or break the future of these players. Oh, and a cool $1.7M doesn’t hurt the situation.
🔗 Quick Links
Today’s Top Three
🏒 Game three of the Stanley Cup Finals in Sunrise, Florida! Oilers and Panthers tied at 1-1, check out the action at 8:00 PM on TNT!
⚾️ We got a great series getting going out west in the MLB, the Dodgers @ Padres get going at 9:40 PM ET tonight…
⚾️ One spot left in the College World Series on the line as the Murray State Racers look to shock the Duke Blue Devils on their homefield at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN!
Inject These in Your Veins
Song of the Day Pink Pony Club Chappell Roan I don’t care what you say, this is a banger. | Quote of the Day “It’s a dry heat.” Humans When Talking About Weather Stuff They Know Nothing About Down in FL for a few days talking about how it’s a “humid heat” and not a “dry heat” 500000000 times. |
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