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St. John's with a Statement Victory in Storrs...
Stomping Ground Sports
February 08, 2025
Good Morning, Stumpers!
Happy Saturday, Stumpers! We’re in for a big weekend! Before Super Bowl Sunday, today we have some primetime NBA action, MOVING DAY at Waste Management, and a review of a Big East showdown in Storrs! I mean, also, I don’t to alarm anybody but we may mention FLOPPY DISKS at some point in this Stump! Just wanted to give a GLUEY heads up!
Today’s Rundown
Everything you’ll get from today’s edition, and more:
🏈 Another SB trivia question before the big game
🏀 A Big East Showdown Between St. John’s and UConn
⛳️ Emiliano Grillo DUNKS a Hole In One in Phoenix!
💿️ We’re talking FLOPPY DISKS?!?!?
On This Day
On This Day…
🏀 The End of a Losing Streak…
On this day in 1975…Pete Maravich scored 47 points in a New Orleans Jazz WIN over the Hawks in Atlanta. They won 106-102 and this snapped a 28-game road losing streak! In today’s schedule, that’s basically like getting to the All-Star Break without winning a game on the road. That’s BAD BAD!
The Wizards are the worst team in the league this year, and they’ve won 4 road games already!
Trivia Time
🧠 Test your sports knowledge…
Super Bowl Week Continues! What is the record number of sacks for a single player in a Super Bowl? |
Yesterday’s Trivia Answer: (A) Tom Brady! Yup, the guy who went to 10 of them holds this one. Interestingly, this was from when the Patriots fell to Nick Foles and the Eagles in 2018, 41-33. Brady threw for 505 yards in the loss!
Before We Dive In…
👀 Here’s Yesterday’s MUST-See’s
The Hot Stove
Big East College Hoops
🏀 Johnnies Best The Huskies in Storrs! Only FEBRUARY!
David Butler II // Imagn Images
What to know: It was a BIG EAST showdown last night between (12) St. John’s and (19) UConn. It was a tale of two halves!
Rick Pitino’s St. John’s squad has officially arrived! With the staple of a suffocating defense, they absolutely will be a team to beat in March. The first 8 minutes of yesterdays game in Storrs, CT, you would have thought that the roof would blow off the place. Sophomores Solo Ball and Jaylin Stewart could not miss, and the Huskies got out to a MASSIVE 14-point lead.
Pitino called a timeout, and whatever he said needs to be the timeout convo said in every huddle because the Red Storm came out different. They were guarding the length of the court, and they made every single the Huskies did tough. For the last 30 minutes of the game, nothing was easy for the Huskies. This stellar defense did not help with the Huskies having a serious turnover problem as of late.
Sown the stretch, this was a GRITTY Big East throwdown! Good defense, tough buckets, and coming down to the last 60 seconds. St. John’s came away with their 10th straight win, by a score of 68-62, and they stay atop the list of the Big East standings.
UConn freshman star Liam McNeeley was back and, despite an off-shooting night, ended with 18 and 11. Despite the loss, the Huskies will be ok! The Big East is a gauntlet, and although they got outplayed in the second half yesterday, they will be ok.
Golf
⛳️ Waste Management Phoenix Open! Day 2!
Photo // Golfweek
What to know: Outside the Majors, the Waste Management Phoenix Open has to be one of the most fun tournaments on TOUR! Here is a look at the leaderboard plus a DUNK on the famous Par 3 16th!
Leaderboard after Day 2…
Thomas Detry -12
Alex Smalley -10
Michael Kim -10
Tom Kim -9
Jordan Spieth -9
It seems like a relatively open tournament so far. Detry does have a two-stroke lead, however, with so many wild cards at the top of the leaderboard, a lot can happen. One crazy Scottie Scheffler moving day could also turn everything on its head. He looms behind at -7! Crazier things have happened.
One of the highlights yesterday was Emiliano Grillo’s Hole In One on 16! If you aren’t familiar with this tournament, the 16th hole is notoriously known to be a party hole. There are stands that turn it into its own little coliseum, and a hole in one means that drinks are flying EVERYWHERE!
The first 30 seconds are MUST WATCH!
Quick Hitters
What We’re Watching
🏀 Some PRIMETIME games within a Mega-Slate!
Pacers @ Lakers (4:00 PM ET on ESPN)
Celtics @ Knicks (8:30 PM ET on ABC)
More: Rockets @ Mavs (3:00 PM ET), Warriors @ Bulls (8:00 PM ET), Nuggets @ Suns (9:00 PM ET)
⛳️ Day 3 of the Waste Management Phoenix Open! One of the rowdiest tournaments on TOUR! Going to be a fun few days! Here is a live look at the LEADERBOARD!
🏒 ABC Primetime Puck!
Golden Knights @ Bruins (3:30 PM ET on ABC)
More: UTAH @ Hurricanes (1:00 PM ET), Rangers @ Blue Jackets (7:00 PM ET), Sabres @ Preds (8;00 PM ET)
🏀 College Basketball ranked action:
Men’s: Oregon @ (9) Michigan State (12:00 PM ET), (4) Tennessee @ Oklahoma (12:00 PM ET), (6) Florida @ (1) Auburn (4:00 PM ET), (5) Houston @ Colorado (4:00 PM ET), (13) Texas Tech @ (20) Arizona (10:30 PM ET)
Women’s: (12) Kansas St @ (25) Oklahoma St (3:00 PM ET), (8) Ohio St @ (7) USC (9:00 PM ET)
⚽️ Fútbol!
Magpies: Newcastle vs Birmingham City (12:45 PM ET)
The Moment You’ve Been Waiting For
Glue Guy OTD Floppy Disk Tech You know, I’m not going to lie to you; I’ve never used one of these, and I have no clue how they work. All I know is they once existed. They seem GLUE. | Quote OTD “If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” Gail Sheehy Nothing wrong with change. In fact I might say there’s right in change! | Song OTD Falcons D Block Atlanta Falcons You won’t find this one anywhere but YouTube. A one minute sing along in Atlanta from 2014 with Matt Ryan on guitar! This is ELITE! |
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