Nothing like a day full of good food, good company, and some sports as well! If you’re taking some time to read the Stump even on this Thursday…you’re an absolute legend! We’ve got an NFL triple-header featuring the red-hot Detroit Lions and an absolute street fight between the Giants and Cowboys! We need a debate settled, so answer our trivia question! Happy Thanksgiving!

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Today’s Trivia🧠

(answer at the bottom of the Stump!)

On This Day…

🏎️ On this day in 1895, America’s 1st auto race organized by the “Chicago Times-Herald” from Chicago to Evanston and back.

The race was 55 miles, 6 cars, and the winner, Frank Duryea, averaged a BLAZING 7 miles per hour.

Today’s Stump Story…

🏈 Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl: NFL Edition

Turkey and Football, a match made in heaven. I won’t keep you long with this story today, but here’s a preview of today’s NFL action.

• Bears vs Lions: I will never be upset about being able to watch the Detroit Lions play football. Not this team, not ever. You match that with the Chicago Bears and their young star QB, Caleb Williams, and this is the perfect appetizer for a Thanksgiving feast. The Lions are about as hot as any team in the NFL, and I won’t be shocked if they keep it rolling at home on the holiday.

• Giants vs Cowboys: The struggling Giants head to Dallas to take on the injury-plagued Cowboys. The battle of Cooper Rush and Drew Lock is the perfect recipe for a mid-afternoon nap. So eat your turkey and taters, pour some gravy on those bad boys, and forget about this one for a little. Who knows, maybe it’ll be one of those where both teams are bad enough that it’s competitive.

• Dolphins vs Packers: The nightcap is probably the most exciting of all the Turkey Day games. The Dolphins have been hot since the return of Tua, and they actually may be alllll the way back. They’ll be up against the Packers, who have won some really close games against some good ball teams in the last 5 weeks. Jordan Love is back and finally healthy, but running back Josh Jacobs has carried the load, literally, the last few weeks. Wake up from your post-nap coma to this game, and it’ll be a good one.

Quick Hitters

🏀 NBA News: Hawks hans Cavs second loss of season! The Cavs are now 17-2 (still NUTS) after a 135-124 loss in Cleveland against the Hawks. Trae Young had 20 points and 22 ASSISTS! Unreal! The Mavs were able to beat the Knicks without Luka, Klay, and Gafford, 129-114! 5 Mavs had at least 19 points! Jalen Green had a season-high 41 points in a Rockets win over the 76ers! The Philly woes continue as they fall to 3-14!

🏈 Former New York Giants QB Daniel Jones had landed with his new team. Jones signed onto the practice squad with the Minnesota Vikings, likely to be backup for QB Sam Darnold. It actually seems like a really good fit, as the Vikings have successfully turned around the career of Darnold. Minnesota has been known for taking QBs other franchises didn’t want, and winning with them. Examples: Brett Favre, Kirk Cousins, Case Keenum, and now, Sam Darnold.

⚾️ Former All-Star Brandon Crawford announces Retirement after 14 seasons in the MLB! In his career, he won 2 World Series’, and was a 3-time all-star! He spent almost his entire career with the San Francisco Giants and was a playoff staple in both their 2012 and 2014 World Series runs!

💯Top Performers:

• 🏀 James Harden (LAC) - 43 points, 7 assists

• 🏀 Trae Young (ATL) - 20 points, 22 assists (career high)

• 🏒 Pavel Zacha (BOS) - 2 goals, 1 assist

• 🏀 Paige Bueckers (UConn) - 29 points, 4 assists, 3 steals

Stump Top Plays❗️❗️ 

🏀 HAVE A DAY Tyrese Martin! Former HUSKY! Career high 30 points!

🏒 GOALIE GOAL! OWN GOAL! OH NO!!!!

🏀 Kyle ‘Slo-Mo’ Anderson with the slowest AND 1 of all time!

🏀 Some more NBA highlights!

💯 Full Scoreboards: MLB, Soccer, PGA, NFL, WNBA, NCAAF, NHL

Today’s Slate

*All times are ET*

🏀 CBB (M): (18) Florida vs Wake Forest (2:30 PM), (13) Purdue vs NC State (3:00 PM), (19) Arkansas vs Illinois, BYU vs (23) Ole Miss (5:30 PM), (25) Mississippi St vs UNLV (9:00 PM), full schedule

🏈 NFL: Bears @ Lions (12:30 PM on CBS), Giants @ Cowboys (4:30 PM), Dolphins @ Packers (8:20 PM)

🏀 CBB (W): (11) Ohio State vs ODU (11:00 AM), (4) South Carolina vs (15) Iowa State (1:30 PM), Rhode Island vs (22) Iowa (6:30 PM), full schedule

Trivia Answer:

No wrong answer here folks.

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