- The Daily Stump
- Posts
- Saquon TD Frenzy in Sao Paolo
Saquon TD Frenzy in Sao Paolo
Eagles defeat the Packers, Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner Advance to US Open Final, the Mets are Still HOT, and Pegula Looks to win US Open
Stomping Ground Sports
September 07, 2024
WEEKENDD! Saquon leads the Eagles to Victory with a TD TRIFECTA (close your eyes Giants fans), (12) Taylor Fritz advances to his first ever Grand Slam Final, the M-E-T-S are still RED HOT, and we’re just 24 hours away from 7 hours of commercial-free football! Oh, and we’ve got 12 hours straight of College Football today! What a day!
🚨 Here’s yesterday's Nighttime Recap!
Stump Story of the Day
🏈 77 points! In a Football Game! Have a day Indiana!
What a scene in Bloomington last night. Memorial Stadium was the home to an absolute massacre! The Indiana Hoosiers hosted the Western Illinois Leathernecks in what got ugly quickly.
The FCS Leathernecks came into the game with a 25-game losing streak and unfortunately, that did not come to an end. The final score was 77-3! That’s 11 TOUCHDOWNS! Sheesh!
Indiana broke a school record of 76 points that was set in 1901! A 123-year record was broken last night. They scored on each of their first six possessions and led 42-3 going into the half. QB Kurtis Rourke looked good while he was in there with 3 total TDs.
The Leathernecks on the other tacked on another one to the longest losing streak in D1 right now, which is now 26.
Indiana’s scoring may be the big takeaway coming out of this game, but can’t I stop saying the team name, “Leathernecks”? 26 straight losses you say? Hmm, that’s a team we could get behind here at the STUMP!
Today’s Trivia🧠
🎾 Taylor Fritz is now in the US Open Final! When was the last time an American was in the Men’s Final of the US Open?
A. 2020
B. 2015
C. 2009
D. 2006
E. 2001
(answer at the bottom of the Stump!)
On This Day…
In 2002, the Championship for the Women’s side of the US Open was held. Who was it between? None other than Serena and Venus Williams!
The sisters collided in the Championship match which ended in a 2-set victory for Serena, 6-4, 6-3. She got the better of her older sister to claim her 2nd US Open title!
Extended Highlights from that match: LINK
You HAVE to see this…
🎾 One of the WILDEST rallies you’ll ever see!
Talking Points
🏈 Eagles-Packers REACTION! Giants Fans Look Away!
What a game in Brazil! Seemed a little slow and sluggish early, but once the second quarter kicked off, the points FLOODED in!
The Eagles defeated the Packers, 34-29, behind a SAQUON TRIFECTA of TD’s, here are 3 takeaways from the game.
The Eagles struck GOLD with Saquon Barkley! It’s no shocked that Saquon is an elite RB in this league, but did anybody see a 3-TD game coming from him?! Two in the trenches, and 1 as a pass catcher, he can do it all and he brings a different dynamic to this Eagles offense.
With just 5 seconds to go in the game, Jordan Love went down with an apparent injury, it did not look good early. Hoping for the best for Love but today it seems like we will find out the severity of the injury.
Despite getting a win and putting a ton of points on the board, the Eagles are weird! They had flashed of great moments but then there were other play calls, Hurts decision, and just moments overall that were UGLYY! We’ll see how they look going forward.
🏈 Pittsburgh QB Drama: Episode 12
So the Steelers named their starter how can there possibly be any more updates?? Hold up, what’s this??? A CALF STRAIN?!?! The Steelers have reported that R Wil is questionable on Sunday with a calf strain, meaning the Justin Fields could need to suit up!
Just when you thought there couldn’t be any more STUMPDATES in Pittsburgh, think again!
🎾 (12) Taylor Fritz, (1) Jannik Sinner Both Advance to US Open Final!
Sunday is a 3 TV minimum day! If not take out a laptop, a tablet, and some old phone! We’ve got a whole lot of football, but we also have the Men’s US Open Final! Taylor Fritz advances in an EPIC 5-set showdown against (20) Frances Tiafoe. Tiafoe looked to be in control early, but through grit and determination, Fritz won the last two sets to get to his first-ever Grand Slam final!
He is the first American to make the final at the US Open since 2006 (trivia spoiler)!
Waiting for him will be World No. 1 Jannik Sinner. Sinner has coasted his way to the Finals. Yesterday he defeated (25) Jack Draper in straight sets and had this gem (LINK) of a rally!
We are in for fireworks on Sunday so get that extra screen ready!
Quick Hitters
What’s On TV Today
*All times are ET*
🏈NCAAF: (3) Texas vs (10) Michigan (12:00 PM ET), (17) Kansas St. @ Tulane (12:00 PM ET), Bowling Green @ (8) Penn State (12:00 PM ET), Tenn Tech @ (1) Georgia (2:00 PM ET), Western Michigan @ (2) Ohio St (7:30 PM ET), (14) Tennessee @ (24) NC State (7:30 PM ET), Colorado @ Nebraska (7:30 PM ET), full schedule
🏀 WNBA: PHX Mercury @ SEA Storm (9:00 PM ET)
⚽️UEFA Nations League: Belgium vs Israel (2:45 PM), France vs Italy (2:45 PM), Wales vs Turkey (2:45 PM)
⚾️ MLB: Nationals @ Pirates (1:35 PM ET), Yankees @ Cubs (2:20 PM ET), Reds @ Mets (4:10 PM ET), Diamondbacks @ Astros (4:10 PM ET), White Sox @ Red Sox (7:15 PM ET), Blue Jays @ Braves (7:20 PM ET), full schedule
🎾 US Open (M): FINAL TOMORROW!
🎾 US Open Championship (W): (2) Sabalenka vs (6) Pegula 🇺🇸 (4:00 PM ET)
⚽️ Soccer Friendlies: USA vs Canada (4:00 PM ET), Mexico vs New Zealand (9:00 PM ET)
🎙️Song OTD🎙️
 | Someday The Strokes People don’t talk about The Strokes enough so we will. If you’re familiar with them kudos to you, if not, kudos are soon coming to you. Give them a listen! |
🗣️ Quote OTD🗣️
 | “I always cook with wine. Sometimes I even add food to it.” W.C. Fields Does W.C. stand for William Claude or Wine Connoisseur? This guy knows what he’s talking about |
❗️Glue Guy OTD❗️
 | Sao Paola Brazilian City Who would have thought we’d be playing football in Brazil? Shoutout to Brazil and Sao Paolo for hosting an NFL game! A great game too! |
Trivia Answer:
D. 2006! A long time coming for American tennis players! Andy Roddick made the finals in 2006 and won the US Open in 2003! Fritz has a chance to do it on Sunday!