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THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

The New York Yankees have far and away the most World Series Championships in MLB history, but who has the second most?

• A. Dodgers

• B. Red Sox

• C. Giants

• D. Cardinals

• E. Athletics

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

ON THIS DAY🗓️ 

On this day in 1974…

The NFL grants Seattle a franchise and the Seahawks are born. They played their first season in 1976.

The Seahawks have one Super Bowl title (2014) and three NFC Championships (2006, 2014, and 2015).

Check out the highest from their first game: LINK

WHAT’D YOU MISS📰 

⚽️Chelsea appoints Enzo Maresca as their new manager. It’s a five-year deal for the former Leicester City headman!

🏈Vikings and WR Justin Jefferson reach historic 4-year, $140 million dollar contract extension that makes him the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history

🏀Kyrie admits his time in Boston was “not a great reflection on my end” as the two get ready for NBA Finals reunion

🏈Giants expect TE Darren Waller to retire prior to next week’s mandatory minicamp

⚾️Padres Tucupita Marcano faces a potential lifelong ban from the MLB after the league received info that he bet on games that he played in when he was a member of the Pirates

🏈Legendary Cowboy Larry Allen passes away at the age of 52

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️ 

The Jabari Parker Tears Seen Around the Basketball World

Once a top pick in the NBA Draft, the former Duke star now plays in Spain for FC Barcelona, where did his career go wrong?

Reason number 102397429 why I would be fired as a NBA General Manager: Jabari Parker. Coming out of Duke, Parker seemed to be the perfect big for the NBA. He was an elite prospect coming out of Chicago’s Simeon Academy in 2013, he had an extremely productive one-year stint at Duke, and then was drafted No. 2 overall to the Milwaukee Bucks to be paired with the player taken by the Bucks the year before, Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Five years later, Parker was effectively done in the NBA. After two torn ACLs, Parker struggled to look like the player he was supposed to be. Parker was an isolation scorer, who bullied other bigs and used football and technique to score at ease. The evolution of the NBA went away from guys like Parker in favor of players who could stretch the floor and shoot the three ball.

Parker left the Bucks for his hometown Bulls, but lost his starting spot before preseason camp had even ended. He then had a cup of coffee with Atlanta, Sacramento, and Boston, before exiting the league after the 2021-2022 season.

Parker signed with FC Barcelona in Spain for this past season, a highly-respected international club home to former NBA players Willy Hernangomez, Jan Vesely, and Tomas Satoransky. Parker went on to have his best year as a pro but the team was eliminated Sunday afternoon. When asked to reflect on his first year outside of the NBA Parker fell to tears. Unable to control his emotions, the interview was cut, and the question left unanswered.

Often, the dream careers players envision when coming into the NBA do not turn into reality. That doesn’t make it any less hard to watch. Parker was hit a stroke of serious bad luck, career-changing injuries, an evolving NBA, and just inexplicably poor timing.

At just 29-years old, Parker should be in the prime of his NBA career fighting for accolades and championships. Who knows, maybe he would have been a key piece on the 2021 Bucks Championship roster.

He had to watch his draft counterparts Andrew Wiggins and Aaron Gordon go on to win championships and compete at the top of the sport, while the guy drafted behind him, Joel Embiid, has won a MVP. All of those players are making significantly more financially than his 1 year, $2 million deal in Spain.

To me, I don’t think this is about money, nor is it about status. His reaction looks like something coming from a purely competitive person. It’s often hard to deal with the realities of a failed NBA career - especially for a player who was always told he was the best, the cream of the crop, and a future star. Parker is hurting, and this goes to show how much a guy like him loves the game.

I can tell Parker played the game for the right reasons by his emotional response. Who knows, maybe Parker gets an opportunity to work his way back into the NBA, it wouldn’t be the first time it’s happened.

No matter what, I hope Parker finds peace in his career and is able to continue striving as not only a basketball player, but a person too.

STUMP SCOREBOARD💯 

NBA🏀: Celtics vs. Mavs loading…

SOCCER⚽️: Women’s International Friendlies - Australia def. China, 2-0, Japan def. New Zealand, 4-1, Argentina def. Costa Rica, 2-0; Men’s International Friendlies - England def. Bosnia, 3-0, Germany draws Ukraine, 0-0

MLB⚾️: Orioles def. Blue Jays, 7-2, DBacks def. Giants, 4-2, Mets def. Nationals, 8-7; FULL RESULTS

NHL🏒 : Oilers vs. Panthers loading…

NCAA Baseball⚾️: FULL SCHEDULE

JUICE STATION🧃 

Quote of the Day

Song of the Day

Glue Guy of the Day

Defined: Glue Guy (Noun, Verb, Adj., etc.) - a person, thing, idea, or thought that holds together the larger group. Not the star, not the main character, but a hard hat and lunch pale type who knows its role. The GLUE of the group.

THE CORE FOUR 4️⃣

Djokovic with the SHOT OF THE DAY! 🎾 

Rhys Returns to Philly!⚾️

Party in Evansville! ⚾️

Larry Allen’s greatest play! 🏈 🙏 

STUMP STARS🌟

THE DAILY STUMPSET🤯 

Purple Aces of Evansville!

The No. 16 team in college baseball, East Carolina, fell in a 3-game series to the Evansville Purple Aces for an opportunity to advance to the Super Regionals of the NCAA Tournament. This is the first Super Regional appearance for Evansville in the school’s history!

Down Goes Medvedev!

The big Russian Daniil Medvedev, No. 5 in the world, fell to the No. 12 player in the world, Alex Di Minaur. Di Minaur lost the first set and then came roaring back to win the next three without much of a fight.

HUSKIES TO THE SUPER REGIONALS!

The UCONN HUSKIES are not just a Basketball school! They take down (9) Oklahoma 7-1 in an upset victory with stellar play on both sides of the ball to advance!

WHAT TO WATCH📺️ 

NBA🏀: Only 1 series left so no ball today! NHL🏒: No action in the NHL! ; SOCCER⚽️: Women’s International Friendlies - Brazil vs Jamaica (7:00 PM ET), Canada vs Mexico (7:30 PM ET), US vs South Korea (8:00 PM ET on truTV) ; Men’s International Friendlies - Austria vs Serbia (2:45 PM ET), Portugal vs Finland (2:45 PM ET), Ireland vs Hungary (2:45 PM ET), Italy vs Turkey (3:00 PM ET) ; MLB⚾️: Braves @ Red Sox (7:10 PM ET), Brewers @ Phillies (4:05 PM ET), Orioles @ Blue Jays (7:07 PM ET) ; TENNIS🎾: Action continues at the French Open!

MLB Full Schedule: LINK

Soccer Full Schedule: LINK

NCAA Baseball Full Schedule: LINK