Well here’s one even the biggest of NFL fans didn’t see coming…a FREE KICK to end the first half last night (watch it HERE). I don’t know about you guys but I thought that was awesome. Dicker the Kicker might have drilled that thing from 70! Big day in the sports world today as the new 12-team CFP officially kicks off at 8 PM. Yesterday we had TNF, some Volleyball showdowns, and the latest in the Woody Johnson chronicles. Let’s STUMP! (Also if you have 1.4 seconds to spare go ahead and just click on the Nike ad down below 👇️ Don’t let the Stump get hot!)

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On This Day…

🏒 Winnipeg Jets’ left wing Doug Smail sets NHL record by scoring just 4 seconds into the game. This is the fastest goal from opening face-off to back of net in the history of the NHL.

The record has later been tied by Bryan Trottier and Alex Mogilny. Imagine getting into your seat 5 seconds late and seeing a 1-0 score…

Today’s Stump Story…

🏈 Woody Johnson Can’t Stay Out of the News

There must be some sort of whistleblower in the Jets facility because the news that’s coming out of NY is WILD..

Every NFL team has their problems, some more glaring than others, some more public than others. When it comes to the New York Jets, they have a lot of problems. One major problem has been the news that’s came out this week about their owner, Woody Johnson. And when I say news, I mean the plural NEWS.

The first story that broke this week was regarding Jerry Jeudy this past offseason. While the Broncos were shopping their former first-round pick around and looking for trade partners, the Jets were interested. As the story goes, Johnson was the one who vetoed the trade, citing his MADDEN rating as the reason why. Johnson commented on how low his rating was in the video game, and openly opposed the trade. Hindsight is 20/20, but Jeudy is having a breakout year in Cleveland and is fifth in the NFL in receiving yards.

The second story that came out was related to a game ball situation. The Jets registered their first win under interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich, a pretty common gesture when a head guy gets his first NFL win. Before QB Aaron Rodgers could speak about Ulbrich, Woody’s son Brick Johnson took another game ball and awarded it to wide receiver Garrett Wilson in a profanity laced speech.

This wasn’t the first incident with Brick and his other son Jack, as the two were supposedly caught bashing Jets players right outside the locker room after their week 17 loss in 2023. Woof. Johnson’s sons, who are both teenagers, have also apparently had increasing influence on major decisions. Johnson refers to articles, tweets, and of course, madden ratings, that his kids see and use them as leverage in critical decisions.

Lastly, apparently Johnson goes around and just talks crap about other people, pushing buttons, saying sarcasm-laced questions that creates a pretty toxic environment. After hearing all this, I’m not sure if Aaron Rodgers is and has been the problem in New York. It seems there may be plenty of problems in New York to talk about for days.

You’ve seen those planes flying messages over MetLife during Giants games telling owner John Mara to sell the team? Yeah, we may get one during Jets games now, too.

Quick Hitters

🏈 Thursday Night Football: The LA Chargers and the Denver Broncos faced off last night, and who would have thought in the beginning of the season that with two weeks to go in the season they would both be in the playoff picture! Jim Harbaugh has absolutely gotten the best of this LA team! Even yesterday, a game that looked lost early by Los Angeles ended in a 21-3 run for the Bolts! Herbert, Ladd, and the boys looked good and could definitely put scare a Divisional winner in the first round! Chargers win on TNF, 34-27!

💲 New NBA franchise valuations dropped yesterday: The Warriors led the way with a new valuation of $9.14 billion, followed by the New York Knicks at $8.3 billion, and the Lakers just behind at $8.07 billion. The average team sits at $4.6 billion, as there is a sharp fall off from the 3rd highest valued team to the 4th, which is the Nets at $5.7 billion. The Warriors are now the second-most valuable franchise in US Sports, trailing only the Dallas Cowboys.

🏐 NCAA Volleyball Semifinals: We had some ELECTRICITY in Women’s Volleyball last night! Penn State lost the first 2 sets to Nebraska, but went on to WIN THE NEXT THREE! An EPIC comeback! They move on to the National Championship against Louisville who defeated Pitt, 3-1! The Natty will be amidst a JAM-PACKED weekend of sports!

🏈 The Chiefs are expecting to start QB Patrick Mahomes this upcoming week after spraining his ankle late in the game last week against the Browns. Mahomes will have a new weapon this week as their big offseason acqusition, Hollywood Brown, is set to make his season debut. He dislocated a joint in his shoulder during the preseason and was not initially expected to play in the regular season, Brown is ahead of schedule.

Other News:

• 🏈 College Football Playoff Preview

• 🏀 Standing O for KAT from MInnesota

• 🫡 D-Mont could make playoff return for Lions

• 🥹 Sosa apologizes to Cubs fans

Top Performers:

• 🏀 Victor Wembanyama (SAS): 42 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks

• 🏀 Kevin Durant (PHX): 37 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists

• 🏀 UGA (M): 51-point ROUT of Buffalo!

• 🏒 LA Kings (NHL): 7 GOALS!

Stump Favorites

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🏀 Live look in on Draymond Green last night…

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Today’s Slate

*All times are ET*

🏈 College Football Playoff: (10) Indiana @ (7) Notre Dame (8:00 PM on ABC)

🏀 NBA: Hornets @ 76ers (7:00 PM), Bucks @ Cavs (7:30 PM on NBATV), Thunder @ Heat (8:00 PM), full schedule

🏀 NCAAM: Houston Christian @ (12) Texas A&M (2:00 PM), (19) Cincy vs (22) Dayton (8:30 PM on ESPNU), full schedule

🏀 NCAAW: Alabama @ (15) Michigan State (4:30 PM), (11) Ohio State @ Stanford (8:30 PM on FS1), Creighton @ (1) UCLA (11:00 PM on FS1), full schedule

🏒 NHL: Maple Leafs @ Sabres (7:00 PM), Blues @ Panthers (7:00 PM), Hurricanes @ Capitals (7:00 PM), Rangers @ Stars (8:00 PM), Utah @ Wild (8:00 PM), full schedule

⚽️ LALIGA: Girona vs Valladoilid (2:30 PM) ; Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig (2:30 PM on ESPN2), full schedule

Trivia Answer:

D. OJ Simpson! In 1973, Simpson ran for 2,003 rushing yards, breaking Jim Brown’s record of 1,863 yards.

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