👋 Good Morning Stump Nation!

Describing yesterday’s sports action in one word…MADNESS! (And we’re in July!) Comebacks in the MLB, STUMPSETS in the WNBA, A college sophomore making a run at the John Deere Classic, history in the NHL, and a France-Portugal Penalty Shootout! Wow. Just wow. One word, MADNESS!

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THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

What nation won the first EURO Championships in 1960?

• A. Hungary

• B. Soviet Union

• C. England

• D. Czechoslovakia

• E. Canada

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

ON THIS DAY🗓️ 

On this day in 1933…

The first-ever MLB All-Star game takes place at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Babe Ruth hits a home run and the AL win, 4-2!

YESTERDAY IN SPORTS📰 

Breaking News…

• 🏀Magic and young star Franz Wagner reach 5-year, $224 million contract extension!

• ⚾️ After criticism from personal hitting instructor, Yankees star Aaron Judge downplays comments and says, ‘It doesn’t involve me, t be honest’

  • Umm Aaron I believe it directly involves you

• ⚾️ All around showcase for Pittsburgh Pirates as Paul Skenes goes 7 strong innings and the offense ties team record with 7 HOME RUN’s

Top Final Scores💯 

• ⚽️EURO MADNESS! Spain eliminates host country Germany, 2-1, and France wins in penalty kicks to knock out Ronaldo in his last EUROs!

• ⚾️ MADNESS in Padres-Diamondbacks!! DBacks tie the ballgame with SIX RUNS in the top of the ninth! Machado's heroics cancel out late heroics as the Padres get the win, 10-8

  • Other high-scoring affairs: Astros def. Twins, 13-12; Pirates def. Mets, 14-2

  • Red Sox mount a comeback ON THEIR FINAL STRIKE with win against struggling Yankees in 10, 5-3

• ⛳️ Aaron Rai & Cheng-Tsung Pan are tied at the top of the John Deere Classic (-14) heading into the weekend!

• 🎾Defending champ (3) Carlos Alcaraz outduels American Francis Tiafoe in 5 sets at Wimbledon

• 🏀 WNBA: LA Sparks STUMPSET LV Aces in OT, 98-93

  • Despite A’ja Wilson’s 35 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 blocks

What Caught Our Eye👀 

• ⚾️ Masa Yoshida with 2 strikes, 2 outs, in the bottom of the NINTH! MADNESS!

• ⛳️ Sophomore in college Luke Clayton, driving greens and putting in EAGLES!

• ⚾️ SD Goes NUTS! Machado WALKOFF HOMER!

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️ 

Jessica Campbell: The First of Many

A sport that is often critiqued for being “behind the times” by many, hockey once again proves it is pushing the boundaries of the sport.

In 2022, the Coachella Firebirds, a minor league affiliate of the NHL Seattle Kraken, made history when they hired Jessica Campbell to be the first woman appointment to a full-time assistant coaching role in the AHL. On the fourth of July, Campbell made history again.

Campbell is now the first full-time assistant coach in NHL history as she takes on a new role with the big club in Seattle. New Kraken head coach Dan Bylsma spent the last two years with Campbell in Coachella Valley, “I watched her build strong relationships with prospects such as Tye Kartye, Shane Wright, and Ryker Evans. She has the ability to relate to players about their games and what they bring to a team.”

Campbell herself played college hockey in the Ivy League with the Cornell Big Red and the spent some time playing professionally in Sweden and Canada, this was prior to the formulation of the PWHL in the United States.

Campbell spoke to the media the other day about her new role and what it means to her, “though I am honored to be the first, I don’t want to be the only, and I honestly don’t feel like I’m the only one in this organization”, “You speak the word first, to be the first. But that’s never really where my focus is, it’s always on the work, it’s on the impact, it’s on the job.”

Campbell may be the first but she will surely not be the last. As the women’s game continues to grow professionally, so will the amount of women who work their way into roles in the NHL. It’s an amazing opportunity to grow the game, and Campbell is just the one who broke the open the floodgates.

The Kraken, as well, have to be commended to their commitment to growing the game. The NHL’s newest franchise has made strides on and off the ice, including the first stadium in the United States that’s powered by 100% renewable energy, the appropriately named Climate Pledge Arena.

Campbell and the Kraken look to bounce back from a missed Stanley Cup playoff season with a 34-35-13 record along with relieving former head coach Dave Hakstol of his duties.

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⚽️:

• Quarterfinals at the EUROs: England vs Switzerland (12:00 PM on FOX) & Netherlands vs Turkey (3:00 PM ET on FOX)

• Quarterfinals at the COPA America: Colombia vs Panama (6:00 PM ET on FS1), Uruguay vs Brazil (9:00 PM ET on FS1)

• 8 game slate from the MLS as well!

• NWSL: Houston vs Chicago at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN! WOMENS SOCCER!!

Golf⛳️: Day 3 of the John Deere Classic

Tennis🎾: WIMBLEDON

• MEN: Americans Ben Shelton (8:30 am) and Taylor Fritz (9:30 am), (4) Zverev goes live at 8:30am, (2) Novak Djokovic at 12:00 pm

• WOMEN: (11) American Danielle Cross at 8:00 am, (1) Iga Swiatek at 10:00am, (4) Elena Rybakina at 11:30 am

MLB⚾️: Seems like we have rivalry day in the MLB - RED SOX @ YANKEES (1:05 PM ET), Mets @ Pirates (4:05 PM ET), Phillies @ Braves (7:15 PM ET), Brewers @ Dodgers (7:15 PM ET)

WNBA🏀: Liberty @ Fever (1:00 PM ET), Mystics @ Lynx (8:00 PM ET)