Saturday. At the Masters. It should be another great day in Georgia, Tiger is back on the weekend, three-way tie for first with THREE HORSES. NCAA Men’s Hockey Championship at 6 on ESPN2. Don’t forget, the WNBA Draft is Monday night in NYC, make sure you follow along to see where your favorite ballers are taking their talents!
LETS. GET. INTO. IT.
THE DAILY STUMPED🔮
Tiger Woods broke the record for consecutive cuts made at the Master's yesterday with 24. Who is second all-time?
ON THIS DAY 🗓
On this day in 2019, Gregg Popovich passed Lenny Wilkins to become the all-time winningest coach in NBA history. On that day, he recorded his 1,413th win.
Pop, a five-time NBA champion and 2023 NBA Hall of Fame inductee has five NBA Championships and has been the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs since 1996. He is widely regarded as one of the best coaches in the NBA history. He’s also one of the all-time great personalities.
STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍
The Ugly Details of the Ippei Mizuhara Theft
The sports world was sent into a tizzy when Shohei Ohtani, the $700 million dollar man, was all of a sudden the face of an illegal betting scandal. When news broke that Shohei’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, had stolen upwards of $16 million from the Japanese baseball star, the sports world immediately did was it always does, assumed the worst.
Sports fans all over the world thought, “Well, of course, it’s a cover-up, Ohtani was betting on games just like Pete Rose!”. Everyone now questioned what the future of the Dodgers’ newest star was going to look like, suspension, bans, tainted career, the list went on and on.
Yesterday, Ohtani was officially exonerated from all wrong-doing, as Ippei was in front of the court and released on bond while trial awaits. So how did this all happen?
To start, when Ohtani first came to the US from Japan, Ippei helped him make a bank account in Arizona where his salary was to be deposited. Ippei had all the information for the account and even blocked his agents and accountants from accessing the account. Ippei went as far as even falsely identifying himself on the phone with the bank as Mr. Ohtani, lifting a online banking suspension and allowing the bank to transfer funds to Ippei’s personal phone.
The transfer amounts got bigger and bigger as time went on. The first wire was in 2021 at about $40,000, soon, they were upwards of $500,000. The ugly stats are as follows:
19,000 bets over three years
averaging about 25 per day
$10 - $160,000 individuals betting range
Average of about $12,000 per bet
$142 million in winnings, $183 million in losses
-$41 million net profit (sounds about right)
Then Ippei used his access to Ohtani’s accounts to pay off his debt. He tried to ghost his bookmakers, but they started to threaten Ippei that they would reveal his secret to Shohei. A text from his bookmaker says it all":
“Hey Ippie, it’s 2 o’clock on Friday. I don’t know why you’re not returning my calls. I’m here in Newport Beach and I see Ohtani walking his dog. I’m just gonna go up to him and talk to him and ask how I can get in touch with you since you’re not responding? Please call me back immediately.”
This is something out of a movie. My favorite line comes in a text from Ippei to his bookmaker:
“I have a problem lol.”
Yes Ippei, yes you do! Ippei is out on bail right now but is expected to face upwards of 30 years in prison. Justice for Shohei!
🎙SONG OF THE DAY
Can’t Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
I can’t. I just can’t. I’m going to let if flow. If you don’t think you know this song, think again. This song is in a zillion movies. Wait for the chorus, it’s going to bring back memories.
Link to enjoy: LINK
WHAT’D YOU MISS⁉📰
⛳ Scheffler, Homa, and DeChambeau all tied for the lead at The Masters at -6! We are in for a great weekend!
🏀 Cavs Clinch their playoff spot with win over Indiana Pacers! Could very well be the first-round matchup
🏀 HUSKIES Center Donovan Clingan declares for NBA Draft after winning back-to-back National Champions with UConn
⚾ With another Home Run, Shohei Ohtani ties Hideki Matsui for most HRs by a Japanese player
🏀 Potential No. 1 overall pick Alex Sarr declares for NBA Draft. He played this past season in Australia’s NBL
🏒 Arizona Coyotes are officially set to move to Salt Lake City! Move looking to happen as soon as next season!
STUMP SEVEN 7⃣
We like JUICE. If you like JUICE too this is the right section for you! Here are 7 moments from yesterday in the world of sports you might’ve missed!
🗣 Quote of the Day
“If you’re looking for a sign, this is it…“
Happy Saturday. I’m not sure what you needed this sign for but do it. We believe in you, and so should you. Good luck!
STUMP SCOREBOARD 💯
NBA🏀
Lakers def. Grizzlies, 123-120
Thunder def. Bucks, 125-107
Spurs STUMPSPET Nugs, 121-120
Suns def. Kings, 108-107
Full Results: LINK
NHL🏒
ARIZONA Coyotes def. Oilers in OT, 3-2
Preds def. Blackhawks, 5-1
Hurricanes def. Blues, 5-2
Full Results: LINK
GOLF⛳
Masters Day 2 in the books
3-way tie for the lead with Scheffler, Homa, and DeChambeau at -6
Hojgaard behind at -3
Morikawa is close by at -3
MLB⚾
Rangers def. Astros, 12-8
Braves def. Marlins, 8-1
Angels def. Red Sox, 7-0
Mets def. Royals, 6-1
Brewers def. Orioles, 11-1
Full Results: LINK
SOCCER⚽
La Liga
Real Betis def. Celta Vigo, 2-1
Serie A
Lazio def. Salernitana, 4-1
Bundesliga
FC Augsburg def. Union Berlin, 2-0
STUMP STARS 🌟
Adama Sanogo (Bulls) - 22 points, 20 rebounds off the bench
Victor Wembenyama (Spurs) - 34 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists
Rudy Gobert (T’Wolves) - 25 points, 19 rebounds, 10/10 shooting
LeBron James (Lakers) - 37 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists
Anthony Davis (Lakers) - 36 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists
RJ Barrett (Raptors) - 35 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists
Cam Thomas (Nets) - 41 points, 6 assists
Payton Pritchard (Celtics) - 31 points, 11 assists
Filip Forsberg (Predators) - HAT TRICK!
Domantas Sabonis (Kings) - 25 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists
STUMP SCHEDULE 📆
NBA🏀
Off Day for the Association! The playoffs are close!
SOCCER⚽
Premier League
NEWCASTLE vs Tottenham (7:30 AM ET)
Man CIty vs Luton Town (10:00 PM ET)
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester United (12:30 PM ET)
MLS
NY Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire (7:30 PM ET)
Sporting KC vs Inter Miami (8:30 PM ET)
Vancouver Whitecaps vs LA Galaxy (10:30 PM ET)
La Liga
Atletico Madrid vs Girona (8:00 PM ET)
Mallorca vs Real Madrid (12:30 PM ET)
Cadiz vs Barcelona (3:00 PM ET)
MLB⚾
Yankees @ Guardians (12:10 PM ET & 6:10 PM ET)
Royals @ Mets (1:40 PM ET)
Rockies @ Blue Jays (3:07 PM ET)
Rangers @ Astros (4:05 PM ET)
Brewers @ Orioles (4:05 PM ET)
Angels @ Red Sox (4:10 PM ET)
Full Schedule: LINK
GOLF⛳
MASTERS WEEK!
Day 3!
Featured Groups…
(2:45 PM ET) Homa, DeChambeau
(2:35 PM ET) Scheffler, Hojgaard
(2:25 PM ET) Davis, Morikawa
(12:45 PM ET) Woods, Hatton
NHL🏒
Islanders @ Rangers (12:30 PM ET)
THE Buffalo Sabres @ Panthers (5:00 PM ET)
Bruins @ Penguins (8:00 PM ET)
Canucks @ Oilers (10:00 PM ET)
Full Schedule: LINK
Glue Guy of the Day👷🚧
Dennis Rodman
The OG Glue Guy (on the court, that is). Rodman was Mr. Rebound, dude literally couldn’t shoot or get any buckets. He was just 100% grit. Wasn’t afraid to get dirty and throw elbows, or bang bodies down low and foul the ever-living crap out of someone. The Glue of those Jordan-era Bulls teams.
