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Three random colors for you today…Red, White, and Blue. Three random letters for you today...U, S, and A. One random relative followed by a random name…Uncle Sam. And finally one random sports newsletter…’The Daily Stump’! Happy Independence Day! Enjoy the day!

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THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

How many days is the Tour de France?

• A. 1

• B. 3

• C. 7

• D. 10

• E. 23

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

ON THIS DAY🗓️ 

On this day in 1776…

The United States’ Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence.

The United States of America was born.

U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! 🔴⚪️🔵 

YESTERDAY IN SPORTS📰 

Breaking News…

• 🏀 NBA Summer League 2024 schedule dropped: LINK

• 🏀 Biggest Free Agency Moves of Yesterday:

  • LeBron James resigns with Lakers, 2-years for $140 million

  • Joe Ingles (Glue Guy) signs a one year deal with the T’Wolves

  • Bronny James signs four year rookie deal with the Lakers, will start the season with the NBA squad

• 🏒 2-time Stanley Cup winner Vladimir Tarasenko signs 2-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings

Top Final Scores💯 

• ⚽️MLS: Salt Lake def. Houston (3-2), Orlando def. Toronto (2-1), Chicago def. Philly (4-2), Vancouver def. Minnesota (3-1)

• 🏀WNBA: Mercury def. Wings, 104-96

• ⚾️MLB: Red Sox def. Marlins (7-2), Reds def. Yanks (3-2), Nationals def. Mets (7-5), Astros def. Blue Jays (9-2)

• 🎾 WIMBLEDON! 

  • Men’s Side: (1) Sinner, (3) Alcaraz, (5) Medvedev all move on

  • Women’s Side: (2) Gauff, (7) Paolini, (9) Sakkari all move on

What Caught Our Eye👀 

• ⚾️ 92 PITCH SHUTOUT…Sheesh!

• 🎾 Carlos Alcaraz…THE MAGICIAN! He’s up next and it’s SPOOKY!

• 🏀 WNBA All-Star Voting…WOW!

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️ 

The American Sports Endeavor

In honor of the 4th of July, let’s take a look at American sports and what the hell made everyone so obsessed with it.

I’m going to warn you, this may get deep or possibly even historical, perhaps it’ll a little weird at times too. Who knows? This is going to be straight out of passion and love for American sports, as it should be. The American way: little thought, lots of passion.

American sports are something that a lot of us grow up around, sometimes it’s something we fall in love with, sometimes it’s not for us. Both are okay, but I’d die on a hill that American Sports are so engrained in the culture that they effect almost every single person in this great country. I mean, for gods sake, the Super Bowl is a national holiday in every sense of the word. People spend their holidays sitting in front of a TV watching sports, and whether you win or lose can change the whole outlook of your day and ensuing days. It’s insane.

As someone who grew up with their life surrounded by sports I can say this, it changed my life. It gave me friends, comradery, things to do, ways to stay healthy, the list goes on and on. The United States is enthralled with the world of sports, I’m not sure it’s a distraction thing, a happiness thing, or just a way to feel all of the emotions a human can within a short few hours. I can’t quite put my finger on it. But what I can put my finger on is why I love sports.

I love sports because it brings me closer to the people in my life. There is nothing like watching a football or basketball game with my friends and family, a little food, a cold drink or two, and a whole bunch of laughs. Football season is almost like having a holiday once a week. It’s an opportunity to reach out to people that you’re close with, make plans, and get together.

It also brings you closer to people you don’t know. If you’ve ever been at a stadium, or in a bar, and there’s strangers all around? Who hasn’t high fived the guy next to him? Who hasn’t even maybe given that guy a hug? Jumped for joy a little? It’s not weird. It’s sports.

On a human level, sports are obviously ways for us to naturally get rid of our competitive edge in a healthyish way. It allows us to put that edge to use and not loose our cool in other ways. Humans are naturally competitive, sports can let them sort out that piece of their biology. Humans are also naturally social, form groups, and compete against the other groups. Sounds a lot like fans of sports teams to me.

America alone is obsessed with sports, the Olympics upcoming is just an example of that. We as a nation are excited to beat the other nations, to prove our worth on the national stage. Humans love sports, Americans love sports. It’s only natural!

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📺️ 

Soccer⚽️:

• EUROs Round of 8: Hold…

• COPA America Knockout Round: Argentina vs Ecuador (9:00 PM ET on FOX)

• MLS: 3-game slate from the American league

  • Dallas vs Timers (8:30 PM ET), Colorado vs Kansas City (9:30 PM ET), LA FC vs LA Galaxy (10:30 PM ET)

MLB⚾️: Nothing like a little baseball on America’s holiday! All 30 teams take the field today!

• Game one of the day is at 11:05 AM ET with the Mets @ Nats, then Reds @ Yanks (1:05 PM ET), Sox @ Marlins (1:10 PM ET), and round out the day with DBacks @ Dodgers (9:10 PM ET)

WNBA🏀: Sun @ Lynx (8:00 PM ET), Mystics @ Aces (10:00 PM ET)