Good morning, Stumpers!

Happy Sunday everybody! It is Championship Sunday! We’ve got the Commanders vs Eagles and then Bills vs Chiefs! Hopefully in store for two great games! On top of that, we’ve got Australian Open results, an NBA breakdown, and another ELITEEE Song of the Day courtesy of Caamp! If your team is still in the dance best of luck! Let’s STUMP!

Today’s Rundown

Everything you’ll get from today’s edition, and more:

• 🏈 A preview of Championship Sunday!

• 🏀 Huge Saturday slate in the NBA!

• 🎾 Reviewing Madison Keys’ STUMPSET! Looking at the Men’s Winner as well!

• 🎙️ Another Caamp song because why not!

On This Day

🎾 The First Australian Open Final!

In honor of the Australian Open ending yesterday…On this day in 1969, it was the championship match of the 1st Women’s Australian Open! It was a battle between two of the sport’s all-time greats.

It was Margaret Court who got the victory over Billie Jean King, 6-4, 6-1!

Trivia Time

🧠 Test your sports knowledge…

Yesterday’s Trivia Answer: (B) Dallas Cowboys. Dem Boys have not been to three straight Super Bowls as a franchise. The Dolphins, Bills, and Patriots are the only three teams to accomplish this feat.

Before We Dive In…

👀 Here’s Yesterday’s MUST-See’s

• 🏀 A healthy Kawhi is a fun Kawhi! Elite move right here!

• 🏀 James Harden with another 40-piece! Sheesh!

• 🏒 I thought GOALIES were off limits! Nope!

The Hot Stove

🏈 Bills-Chiefs! Chapter IX

What to know: Today is the AFC Championship. It’s the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs for the fourth time in the last 5 years in the postseason! The Chiefs are 3-0 in these meetings so far.

A tale of two teams. Two cities. Two Quarterbacks. Two fanbases. Two stories.

The Chiefs are two games away from cementing their spot in Football history. Two wins away from winning three straight Super Bowls, something that no other team has ever done. In their path is a familiar foe, the Buffalo Bills. This has become the modern-day Brady v Manning, and like that series started off, Mahomes has gotten the better of Josh Allen in the postseason. Weapons-wise, this may be the weakest the Buffalo Bills have been, but why does it just feel right?!

It just feels right!

Two stories waiting to be written. Either the cementing of a dynasty, or the start of another team’s quest to become one! Today at 6:30 PM! BUCKLE UP!

🏀 NBA Saturday in Review!

What to know: We had a monster slate last night with a lot of action on primetime TV! Let’s go over it all!

Celtics @ Mavs: Yesterday we had an NBA Finals rematch between the Celtics and the Mavs! The Mavs are still Luka-less, and it shows. The Celtics continue to be an absolute UNIT of a team and got the win, 122-107! All 5 Celtic starters scored at least 17 points, all that’s usually all it takes for them to blow the breaks off another squad! The Celtics look poised for at least a trip to the ECF, meanwhile, the Mavs need their leader before making a true push!

Nuggets @ T’Wolves: Another playoff rematch here! The Nuggets have been on a roll with Jokic on a 5 game triple-double streak! The T’Wolves on the other hand have still been searching for their identity in this post-KAT era! They looked good last night getting a 133-104 win over Denver. Ant Edwards dropped a game-high 34 points, and Julius Randle dropped 21, 7, and 7 of his own. The Nugs fell short yesterday but both of these teams should be in the Final 4 left standing in the West!

Kings @ Knicks: A good old-fashioned POINTS FEST! The Knicks got the win in the Garden, 143-120! New York’s starting 5 went nuclear: OG (33), Brunson (25), Bridges (27), Hart (20), KAT (18)! The Kings roster continues to look good on paper but against good teams, they can’t seem to put it together. They are the 9-seed in the West right now and are trying to make a push before the all-star break!

Lakers @ Warriors: As long as LeBron and Steph are playing, this game will always be on TV. Always. It might even be on TV for the 6 years after they both retire too! The Lakers got the win, 118-108, and are now quietly the 5-seed in the West! The Warriors have fallen to the 11-seed. AD had a game-high 36 points and tacked on 13 rebounds as well! The Lakers will always be in the hunt as long as AD and LeBron are both healthy!

🎾 Australian Open STUMPSET! Madison Keys def. Aryna Sabalenka!

What to know: (18) Madison Keys just won the Australian Open in a STUMPSET fashion! Shoutout to the American!

It was a 3:30 AM match here on the East Coast, so if you missed it, you clearly just don’t want it bad enough……..

Just kidding. Not many are getting up for that. IF YOU DID however you got to see a 3-set thriller between (18) Madison Keys and the dominant (1) Aryna Sabalenka! Keys was able to defeat another powerhouse in (2) Iga Swiatek in the semifinals, and it looked as if her magical run would come to an end in the finals! NOPE! She took Sabalenka three sets and was able to do the unthinkable!

This is her first Grand Slam tournament victory, and it is huge for American Tennis! Great job Madison!

Quick Hitters

• 🏀 Broome returns for Auburn and helps lift them to victory!

• 🏈 Jets find their GM! Complete the overhaul!

• 🏀 Vince Carter gets his No. 15 retired for the Nets!

• 🏈 Lions promote their LB coach to be their DC!

What We’re Watching

🏈 This is why we play the game! Championship Sunday! We’ve got the (6) Washington Commanders @ (2) Philadelphia Eagles at 3:00 PM ET on FOX! NFC East Showdown for a shot at the big one!

🏈 This will be followed by the AFC Championship, which can be argued is the greatest rivalry in the sport! We’ve got the (2) Buffalo Bills @ (1) Kansas City Chiefs at 6:30 PM ET on CBS! After today we will have our Super Bowl matchup!

🏀 We have a ONE-GAME NBA slate today! We do have the best team in the West in action! The OKC Thunder are facing off against the Portland Trail Blazers (6:00 PM ET)

🎾 The Australian Open MENS FINAL! It kicked off at 3:30 AM ET, just a few hours ago! Here are the RESULTS!

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