👋 Good Morning Stump Nation!

What the hell is going on in EDMONTON?! After being down 3-0 in the series…the Oilers have come back and won 3 straight to force a GAME 7! We’ve also got action in soccer with the EUROs and COPA! Last but not least we’ve got a scoring frenzy at the Travelers Championship!

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THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

What was the only NHL team to come back from down 3-0 in a 7-game Stanley Cup Final and win the cup?

• A. 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs

• B. 1898 Chicago Blackhawks

• C. 1995 Hartford Whalers

• D. 2010 Vancouver Canucks

• E. 1964 Boston Bruins

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

ON THIS DAY🗓️ 

On this day in 1874…

The game of lawn tennis was introduced by Welsh Major Walter Clopton Wingfield.

Wingfield is credited as one of the key founders of the sport of tennis.

Here’s a 60-second video about the history of tennis: LINK

YESTERDAY IN SPORTS📰 

Breaking News…

• 🏒Game 7 is loading in Florida as the Panthers have lost three straight to the Oilers

• 🏀Caitlin Clark and the Fever play in front of record crowd in DC, 17,575, smashing the previous Mystics crowd attendance record of 11,609

• 🥳Celtics celebrate their NBA Championship with a massive parade in Boston!

• 🏈Barry Sanders spent some time in the hospital with a health scare relating to his heart

Top Final Scores💯 

• 🏒Oilers def. Panthers, 5-1, to extend the series to go to game 7!

• ⛳️ Tom Kim is your Day 2 leader at the Travelers Championship at -13!

  • Morikawa in second at -11, tied with Scottie Scheffler and Akshay Bhatia

  • Xander, Shane Lowry, and Justin Thomas looming close behind

• ⚽️EURO 2024

  • Ukraine def. Slovakia, 2-1 ; Austria def. Poland, 3-1 ; Netherlands draws France, 0-0

• ⚽️ COPA

  • Chile draws Peru, 0-0

• ⚾️ Reds def. Red Sox, 5-2 ; Mets def. Cubs, 11-1 ; Braves def. Yankees, 8-1 ; Astros def. Orioles, 14-11

• 🏀 WNBA: Fever defeat Dream, 91-79

What Caught Our Eye👀 

• ⛳️Bryson gets a HEROES welcome from the LIV golf fans in Nashville

• ⚾️Shohei hits a BOMB in his first game verse the Angels since signing with Dodgers!

• 🏒Oilers fans are LOUD!

• ⛳️Scottie Scheffler pulled some Dad duty during the rain delay!

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️ 

COPA is Here! A Look Back at Our USMNT Preview!

Here’s a look back at us looking at the USMNT months ago!

Here’s a look back at an article we wrote previewing the United States Men’s National Team! It’s almost time for the fellas in action!

It’s January 24th, 2024. You know what that means. We are officially 5 months away from being 2 years away from the start of the 2026 World Cup. Saying it’s right around the corner would be a stretch but it’s never too early to get to know the squad a little bit. The last taste of World Cup soccer we got from our team was the 3-1 loss to Netherlands in the Round of 16 (Qatar 2022). Although a disappointing finish, there was a buzz around the country throughout the group stage. When it came to the USMNT, people were talking, birds were chirping and stoplights seemed to be showing red white and blue. 

When our very own Captain America in the form of Christian Pulisic sacrificed his future bloodline to put a goal in the back of the net in the 1-0 victory against Iran, and propel us into the knockout round, the growth of the game may have doubled. There wasn’t a super serum, iron suit, or a hammer, but he turned into an Avenger that day. 

With most of our key players in the middle of club play in their respective countries and leagues, we have turned to many young faces for the upcoming CONCACAF Semi-final against Jamaica. With the Paris Olympics nearing,  it seems a similar squad will be rolled out, but come World Cup time, the team that a lot of the country grew to admire in 2022 will return. Included in this projected list is…

• Christian Pulisic (FWD) - AC Milan

• Weston McKennie (MID) - Juventus

• Tim Weah (FWD) - Juventus

• Tyler Adams (MID) - Bournemouth

• Antonee Robinson (DEF) - Fulham

• Sergino Dest (DEF) - PSV

• Matt Turner (GK) - Nottingham Forest

Along with Manager Gregg Berhalter, these standouts from 2022 are projected to be back in 2026. With all of them having the experience of Qatar under their belt and still in their prime, the sky's the limit. On top of this, the 2026 World Cup heads to the team's stomping grounds, our home turf. Matches are set to be spread out throughout the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Most of them will be taking place here in the States. The atmosphere at every game the United States will play in will be otherworldly. 

That’s the great thing about the sport we call soccer and national team play in particular. Everybody rallies together to support their country. The stars and stripes are all that matter.

We’ve reached a lull in upcoming games but we’ll check back in around the CONCACAF Semi-final match to see how the boys are looking. 

Buckle up, because we are approximately 865 days from the World Cup.

(Well the COPA is now here. Soccer is back! Let’s make a run boys!)

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📺️ 

NHL 🏒: Game 7 upcoming!

Soccer⚽️: Plenty of international action to keep you busy…

• EURO 2024: Georgia vs Czech Republic (9:00 AM ET), Turkey vs Portugal (12:00 PM ET on ESPN), Belgium vs Romania (3:00 PM ET)

• COPA: Ecuador vs Venezuela (6:00 PM ET on FS1), Mexico vs Jamaica (9:00 PM ET)

Golf ⛳️: Day 3 of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in CT!

• Featured groups include…

  • Lowry & Thomas (1:30 PM ET)

  • Schauffele & Im (1:40 PM ET)

  • Bhatia & Scheffler (1:50 PM ET)

  • Kim & Morikawa (2:00 PM ET)

MLB⚾️: 15-game slate!!!

• Mets @ Cubs (2:20 PM ET), Braves @ Yanks (7:15 PM ET), Red Sox @ Reds (4:10 PM ET), Orioles @ Astros (4:10 PM ET)

NCAA Baseball⚾️: Game one of the College World Series Championship: (3) Texas A&M vs (1) Tennessee at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN

WNBA🏀: Wings @ Mystics (3:00 PM ET), Sparks @ Liberty (3:00 PM ET on ESPN), Mercury @ Lynx (8:00 PM ET)