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In what seemed to be one of the biggest decisions in a while, UConn Head Coach Dan Hurley decided to stay with the HUSKIES and chase the three-peat (LFG)! The Panthers go up 2-0, and we’ve got 8 teams left in college baseball with only one unranked (Florida)!

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THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

Auston Matthews, one of todays top NHL players, scored how many goals in his debut in the NHL?

• A. 5

• B. 1

• C. 4

• D. 0

• E. This guy isn’t real

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

ON THIS DAY🗓️ 

On this day in 2022…

Charl Schwartzel wins the inaugural LIV Tour Golf Event. Defeats fellow South African Hennie Du Plessis in Hertfordshire, just north of London. Schwartzel took home massive $4.75m paycheck.

The winning putt: LINK

YESTERDAY IN SPORTS📰 

Breaking News…

• 🏀UConn Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dan Hurley turns down the Lakers offer of 6 years, $70 million, and is staying put at UConn

• 🏈 Steelers sign Head Coach Mike Tomlin to a 3-year extension! Looks like Pittsburgh can pencil in 3 more above .500 seasons

• ⚾️ NC State clinches final College World Series Spot! Remaining Bracket:

  • #1 Tennessee vs #8 Florida

  • #4 UNC vs #12 Virginia

  • #2 Kentucky vs #10 NC State

  • #3 Texas A&M vs Florida

Top Final Scores💯 

• 🏒 STANLEY CUP FINALS…GAME 2! Panthers win again at home, 4-1, take 2-0 series lead over the Oilers

• 🏀 CON Sun def. IND Fever in only basketball action of the day, 89-72

  • Consistent STUMP STAR Alyssa Thomas has 7 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists

• ⚽️ World Cup Qualifiers

  • Algeria def. Uganda, 2-1

  • Benin def. Nigeria, 2-1

• ⚾️ SF Giants def. Houston Astros in 10 innings, 4-3

• ⚾️ Yankees get road win over KC Royals, 4-2

What Caught Our Eye👀 

• Lot of interesting WNBA Numbers! 🏀 

•  Kentucky into their FIRST College World Series ⚾️ 

• We’ve got a HEADLOCK in the finals! 🏒

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️ 

Adam Scott: The Face of the Majors

After some uncertainty, Scott extending his Major streak to an absurd number is one of the most impressive golf runs that NOBODY is talking about.

Every golf season there is four ‘Major Championships’, tournaments that just mean more, more money, more acclaim, more eyeballs, more pressure, more everything. The four tournaments are the US Open (taking place this weekend), the PGA Championship, the Masters, and the British Open. These tournaments are often more difficult to get into, you have to be playing good golf at the time, be a former winner, or qualify through a series of qualification tournaments. One man, Adam Scott, has become a regular in these types of tournaments.

The 43 year-old Australian is a highly respected competitor. He’s won all over the world and been doing it at a high level for quite a long time. He has just one major championships, the 2013 Masters Championship, and it hasn’t been because of a lack of opportunity. Scott has participated in a staggering 92 straight major championships. 92! That streak dates back to the US Open in 2001! This guy has been playing in Majors 4 times a year since I was one-years old.

This US Open was one of his closest calls in his streak. He had to play a qualifying tournament in Springfield, Ohio, in which he went to playoff holes with fellow Australian Cam Davis. Davis ended up winning, and Scott’s streak was in real danger of being broken. Following a shake up of the Official World Golf Rankings, Scott jumped up one spot from World No. 61 to World No. 60. It just so happens that the top 60 players in the world are automatic qualifiers. Scott is in!

To put some more context on this streak, let’s think back to 2001. When Scott started his streak it was late August at the US Open. The #1 song was Fallin’ by Alicia Keys, Scottie Scheffler turned 5 four days after the tournament finished, and Tiger Woods hadn’t been divorced or in multiple car accidents (sorry, we love you so much Mr. Woods). That’s how long this guy has been playing big time golf.

Scott’s streak is second to only one man, the bear. Jack Nicklaus played in a WHOPPING 146 major tournaments in a row. Scott would have to play in every major until 2037 at the US Open, which takes place at Pebble Beach. Does Scott, at 43, have 13 years of major-level golf in him? I’m not sure. I also don’t really care.

Jack was a robot, a different breed, one of a kind. I love this Scott story because he’s been doing it for SO long at such a high level. He hasn’t won a whole lot, only 14 total times on the PGA Tour, but he’s just keeps being good enough to get in. That’s grit. Scratching and clawing your way in, no matter what.

Scott is a unique symbol of consistency, resilience, and excellence at the highest level. I hope Scott gets to 100, and maybe gets another win along the way.

JUICE STATION🧃 

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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📺️ 

MLB⚾️: Phillies @ Red Sox (7:10 PM ET on TBS), Reds @ Guardians (7:10 PM ET), and Rangers @ Dodgers (10:10 PM ET on ESPN+)

Soccer⚽️: International Friendlies - Portugal vs Ireland (2:45 PM ET), Chile vs Paraguay (2:45 PM ET) ; FIFA Qualifying - Japan vs Syria (6:14 AM ET), South Korea vs China (7:00 AM ET)

WNBA🏀: Mystics @ Dream (7:30 PM ET), Lynx @ Aces (10:00 PM ET on NBA TV), LA @ Seattle (10:00 PM ET)