👋 Good Morning Stump Nation!

Ladies and Gentlemen get ready for the point of summer where it’s pretty much just baseball! Soccer is finishing up, Wimbledon is onto the finals, and we’re not quite into fall sports yet. We love that the Summer Olympics in Paris will be that bridge we need. Get ready for another ELECTRIC day of the Daily Stump!

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LETS. GET. INTO. IT.  

THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

Who is the only player in MLB history to win the All-Star Game MVP and the World Series MVP in the SAME season?

• A. Pedro Martinez

• B. Buster Posey

• C. Pete Rose

• D. Willie Mays

• E. Derek Jeter

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

ON THIS DAY🗓️ 

On this day in 1930…

The first ever soccer World Cup competition begins in Uruguay.

Uruguay defeated Argentina in the final to win in their home country! It was a finals rematch of the 1928 Summer Olympic gold medal game.

YESTERDAY IN SPORTS📰 

Breaking News…

• 🤑Jalen Brunson and Knicks agree to 4 yr, $156.5 million contract extension, Brunson took a massive pay cut

  • He could’ve signed for $113 million more guaranteed next offseason, but he wanted to give the team roster flexibility

• 🏀The NBA released the In-Season Tournament Groups yesterday, here’s a link to the article (LINK)

• 🏀Jazz agree to four year, $12 million contract with Johnny Juzang

  • The UCLA standout played on consecutive two-way contracts with the Jazz last season

• ⚾️Pirates rookie standout Paul Skenes named the starting pitcher for the NL in the MLB All-Star game

Top Final Scores💯 

• 🎾 WIMBLEDON

  • MEN: (2) Novak Djokovic moves to final against (3) Carlos Alcaraz after their semifinal wins!

• ⛳️ GOLF:

  • Genesis Scottish Open: Ludvig Aberg in the solo lead at -12, with Antoine Rozner in solo second at -11

    • The big dawgs are all still in striking distance: Rory, Collin, and Sahith are at -9 while Adam Scott, Alex Noren, and Robby MacIntyre sit at -8

• 🏀WNBA

  • Aces def. Dream (84-70), Fever def. Mercury (95-86), Storm def. Lynx (91-63)

• ⚾️ MLB

  • Yankees def. O’s (4-1), Royals def. Red Sox (6-1), Rays def. Guardians (2-0), Mets def. Marlins (7-6)

What Caught Our Eye👀 

• 🥊 BENCHES CLEAR IN THE BRONX

• 🏀Jokic vs Wemby.. INJECT THIS INTO MY VEINS

• 🎾Is this the SHOT OF WIMBLEDON????

• 🤯Davante Adams… not a Jimmy G fan!

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️ 

Where We Stand: The Genesis Scottish Open

Two days down and two days to go in Scotland on the PGA Tour! Here’s where we stand!

After 2 weeks of contests with lesser-known golfers on tour, the floodgates have reopened this week for most of golf’s big names to return to the course and put on a show. Here’s where we stand after two days in Scotland!

Ludvig Aberg is the leader at -12. The 24-year-old has a sensational year which has gotten him to the No. 4 ranked golfer on tour. A lead going into the weekend seems to be something we have seen often from the youngster. He plays very well on Thursday and Friday but seems to get caught down the stretch, maybe this is his tournament!

Behind him is Antoine Rozner from France. He has shot 2 bogey-free rounds landing him a score of -11 and with a steady weekend, he could find himself in the mix down the stretch.

Tied for third at -10 Matteo Manassero and Sungjae Im. Matteo is similar to Antoine in the sense that not much is known about him except for the fact that he is playing phenomenal golf right now. Both men are outside the top 100 and most likely will not be after this tournament. Sungjae Im also always seems to eat up top 10 finishes. The 26-year-old from South Korea has made a name for himself these last few months with quality performances at many events.

Those three deserve more than those two paragraphs but the SQUADRON at -9 needs to be discussed as well.

There was a month-long hiatus from World No. 2 Rory McIlroy after his devastating end to the U.S. Open which included two missed putts inside of 5 feet on the final few holes. He took a couple of weeks away from the game and has returned dialed in. He is defending his victory from last year and it would be classic Rory to come back and get a quality win after the defeat we saw a month ago. Hard not to root for him here.

Speaking of hard to not root for…STUMP HERO Sahith Theegala is also tied at -9 and well within striking distance. Sahith has really made a name for himself this season, with multiple top 10 as well as top 5 finishes. He’s been on the verge multiple times this season but hasn’t gotten a win. Maybe he gets one here.

But the way golf usually works is even with only two days left to play you never know. More than likely a guy I didn’t even mention could come out of nowhere. Cough cough Morikawa, Hojgaard, Noren, Del Ray, and Conners.

Ok I think I covered all my bases there. Just to spite me probably someone like MacIntyre, Jordan, Scott, or Detry could come out of nowhere too.

OK NOW I HAVE TO HAVE SAID EVERYONE.

We’re in for a helluva weekend! Buckle up and enjoy!

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📺️ 

NBA Summer League🏀:

• Bucks vs Bulls (4:30 PM ET on ESPN), Hornets vs Knicks (5:00 PM ET on ESPN2), Heat vs Celtics (6:30 PM ET on NBA TV), Pistons vs 76ers (7:00 PM ET on ESPN2), Thunder vs Raptors (8:30 PM ET on NBA TV), Spurs vs Trail Blazers (9:00 PM ET on ESPN2), Jazz vs Mavericks (10:30 PM ET on NBA TV), Suns vs Warriors (11:00 PM ET on ESPN2)

GOLF⛳️: Day 3 of the Genesis Scottish Open. Here’s some of the final groupings:

• Ludvig Aberg / Antoine Rozner (10:40 AM ET), Sahith Theegala / Collin Morikawa (10:18 AM ET), Rory McIlroy / Alex Noren (9:56 AM ET), Adam Scott / Big Bob MacIntyre (9:19 AM ET)

Soccer⚽️:

• Finals at the EUROs: Loading…

• Finals at the COPA America: Canada vs. Uruguay (8:00 PM ET on FS1) in the 3rd place game!

• MLS: 14-game slate for the Americans! Every. Single. Team is ready to roll tonight… here’s a link to the full-slate: LINK

Tennis🎾: WIMBLEDON

• MENS DOUBLES FINALS: Harri Helivoaara / Henry Patten vs (15) Max Purcell / Jordan Thompson

• WOMENS FINAL: Centre Court. 9:00 AM ET. (7) Jasmine Paolini vs (31) Barbora Krejcikova. LETS ROLL!

MLB⚾️: Bigggggggg baseball day…

• Yankees @ Orioles (1:05 PM ET), Royals @ Red Sox (1:10 PM ET), Rangers @ Astros (1:10 PM ET), Blue Jays @ Daimondbacks (7:10 PM ET)

WNBA🏀:

• NY Liberty @ CHI Sky (10:00 AM ET), LA Sparks @ DAL Wings (12:30 PM ET)