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Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday! In the sports world we’re looking at baseball and soccer today, but don’t worry, there’s some good stuff on the horizon for you all to enjoy. Take a peek at our story of the day to get a little insight into the newly released AP Top 25 College Football Rankings. Rule the Day!

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THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

Which Summer Olympic Games amassed the highest total global viewership?

• A. Barcelona (1992)

• B. Athens (2004)

• C. Beijing (2008)

• D. Montreal (1976)

• E. Atlanta (1996)

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

OUR JUICE🧃

• Half the duo was on the road so there must not be a Nighttime Recap right??? WRONG! THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

• Got the opportunity to interview UConn Point Guard, 2x National Champ, and reigning Big East 6th Man OTY Hassan Diarra! Check it out!

ON THIS DAY🗓️

On this day in 2008 —

American swimmer Michael Phelps wins 3 gold medals all on the same day at the Beijing Olympics. Each of his medal wins were in world record time, specifically in the 200m I/M, 200m butterfly, and 4×200M freestyle relay.

Phelps went on to win 5 more gold medals, totaling 8 in one Olympics run.

YESTERDAY IN SPORTS📰

Breaking News…

• 🏈 Lions sophomore stud RB Jahmyr Gibbs went down in practice yesterday with a hamstring injury! The severity of it is still unknown but could potentially be a massive blow for Detroit! BE OK JAHMYR!

• ⚾️ Boston Red Sox suspend Jarren Duran for two games after the mics picked up some stuff he shouldn’t have said. 2 games unpaid for Duran

• 🏀 LA Sparks All-Star Dearica Hamby SUES the WNBA!

  • Says that her former team the LV Aces discriminated and retaliated against her during her pregnancy last season!

Top Final Scores💯

• ⚾️ Typical Yankees! THE Chicago White Sox beat the breaks off NY, 12-2, in Grady Sizemore’s first game as interim manager!

  • White Sox are only 36.5 games back of a Wild Card spot…

• ⚾️ More from around the MLB:

  • Red Sox def. Rangers in 10, 5-4; Braves def. Giants in 10, 1-0; Astros def. Rays, 6-1; Dodgers def. Brewers, 5-2

What Caught Our Eye👀

• 🇫🇷 Elite thread of some of the TOP moments from the Olympics!

• ⚾️ Merrill calls GAME in San Diego! From CENTER FIELD!

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️

College Football Top 25: It’s Happening!

The release of the first AP Top 25 signals the season is on the horizon, and boy is it exciting!

I’m not one who’s big on rankings, especially not a rankings that comes out before even a single game is played, but I always think it’s interesting to take a quick peek at them.

The Georgia Bulldogs enter the year as the number one team in the country for the second year in a row and received 46 first-place vote. The new-look Ohio State Buckeyes came in second with a total of 16 first-place votes. The top five is rounded out by the Oregon Ducks, the Texas Longhorns, and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

The defending National Champion, the Michigan Wolverines, received the lowest ranking for a defending champ since Auburn in 2011. Before that, it was Colorado in 1991. Yeesh.

The team Michigan defeated, the Washington Huskies, become the first team in the CFP era to reach the playoff and then start the next season UNRANKED!

It’s almost all the familiar faces in the top 25, but it’s nice to see Arizona and Kansas at No. 21 and 22, respectively.

There isn’t a single non power conference team in the top 25, which I personally think is gross. This will change, and quickly. Look out for Boise State, Memphis, Liberty, App. St, JMU, UTSA, and some other schools to push for the Top 25 early in the year.

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.

WHAT TO WATCH📺️

MLB⚾️: MLB SLUG FESTS!

• Rangers @ Red Sox (7:10 PM ET), Nationals @ Orioles (6:35 PM ET), Cardinals @ Reds (6:40 PM ET), Astros @ Rays (6:50 PM ET), Dodgers @ Brewers (8:10 PM ET), Yankees @ White Sox (8:10 PM ET), Braves @ Giants (9:45 PM ET)

SOCCER⚽️: Just when you think there’s not a lot of sports… SOCCER. SOCCER EVERYWHERE!

• US Leagues Cup - Columbus vs Miami (7:30 PM ET), Cincy vs Philly (7:30 PM ET), LAFC vs San Jose (10:30 PM ET), Toluca vs Colorado (10:00 PM ET)

• English Carabao Cup - Here’s our favorite matchups to look out for:

  • Wrexham vs Sheffield United (3:00 PM ET)

  • Swansea City vs Gillingham (2:45 PM ET)