Midway through the week already! Time flies. Yesterday we saw an absolute clinic by the 3x NBA MVP, we saw a complete game shutout in the MLB, and we saw the Bruins show life! Oh and if that wasn’t enough…THE WNBA IS UNDERWAY! Let’s have a day! Links to episode 1 as always! 👇
🔴 Youtube Link: HERE
🟢 Spotify Podcast Link: HERE
🟣 Apple Podcasts Link: HERE
LETS. GET. INTO. IT.
THE DAILY STUMPED🔮
The inaugural WNBA season was held in 1997, how many teams were apart of the league?
A. 10
B. 4
C. 16
D. 8
E. 20
Answer at the bottom of The Stump!
ON THIS DAY 🗓
On this day in 1991…
US President George H.W. Bush attends an Oakland A’s and Baltimore Orioles with a very special guest…
Queen Elizabeth! Imagine the security at that game!
Here’s the link to more info on the story: LINK
STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍
WNBA Season is Underway, and it Looks to be Most Viewed Season Ever!
We’re going to start off with a quote from WNBA (and UConn) great Rebecca Lobo:
“The last time I can think of this much hype leading into a WNBA season was 1997 because it was the first one and people were eager to see what does professional women’s basketball look like? Now we have similar interest but for a variety of different reasons. What is this rookie class going to look like playing against the best players in the world?”
Obviously as one of the Founding Mothers’ of the WNBA she would say good things, but there’s truth to all of it. This past March the NCAA Women’s Tournament was the most watched in it’s history. We saw record numbers in each round ending with a viewership record for the National Championship with South Carolina defeating Iowa.
If you watched some of the late round matchups of the tournament you know how exciting it was. From Paige Bueckers and Juju Watkins, to Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, who are now both in the WNBA. The buzz around Clark in particular has garnered attention at an unparalleled level. Yes, Caitlin is great but now we will get to watch so many great WNBA players who don’t get enough love and recognition.
Last night Alyssa Clark of the Connecticut Sun just got her 9th career triple-double in a win against the Fever and Clark. She’s just one of the stars in the sport. There’s A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones, and many more.
I’ll tell you what when I was watching Fever-Sun last night the crunch time buckets that were made just showed how many good shooters are in the league. On top of that Connecticut sold out their home opener for the first time since their inaugural season in 2003!
Last night was just Day 1 but there’s a lot to be excited for in the world of women’s hoops!
They’ve got me hooked for the year! Expect a lot of it in The Stump!
🎙SONG OF THE DAY
Lonely - Akon
This is NOT a cry for help. This is just an amazing song! Akon is a LEGEND!
Link to enjoy: LINK
WHAT’D YOU MISS⁉📰
⚽ With today’s win over Tottenham, Man City is one win away from a historic fourth-straight English Premier League title
🏀 NBA Draft prospect Bronny James has made it clear that his goal is not to play with his dad, and that he wants to forge his own path
🏈 Kirk Cousins says he doesn’t believe that having any ill will towards teammates (Michael Penix Jr.) will be beneficial at all (yup that makes sense Kirk)
⚾ First look at the MLB MVP race:
AL: 3rd, Bobby Witt Jr. (Royals), 2nd, Gunnar Henderson (Orioles), 1st, Juan Soto (Yankees)
NL: 3rd, William Contreras (Brewers), 2nd, Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers), 1st, Mookie Betts (Dodgers)
🏈 NFL schedule being released. Super Bowl rematch between Chiefs and Niners is set for Week 7! Tom Brady will be in the booth for that game
🏈 Jon Gruden loses Nevada high court ruling in NFL Emails lawsuit
🏀 Rudy Gobert fined $75K for inappropriate gesture towards game officials in Game 4 versus Denver Nuggets
Made a money gesture saying refs were being paid off. Probably going to hurt their feelings with that one Rudy
STUMP SEVEN 7⃣
Here are 7 moments from yesterday in the world of sports you might’ve missed!
2. This ain’t college anymore… 🥊 🏀
7. Just another SHO-BOMB! 💣 💣
🗣Quote of the Day
“Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream.”
I don’t really have too much for you here. I really just like this one. It gets me thinking! Hopefully it makes you think too!
STUMP SCOREBOARD 💯
NBA🏀
Knicks def. Pacers, 121-91
NYK lead 3-2
Nuggets def. T’Wolves, 112-97
DEN lead 3-2
WNBA🏀
NY Liberty def. WSH Mystics, 85-80
CT Sun def. IND Fever, 92-71
LV Aces def. PHX Mercury, 89-80
MIN Lynx def. SEA Storm, 83-70
SOCCER⚽
La Liga
Real Madrid def. Deportivo Alaves, 5-0
Premier League
Man City def. Tottenham, 2-0
MLB⚾
Phillies def. Mets, 4-0
Red Sox def. Rays in 12, 5-4
Yankees def. Twins, 5-1
Braves def. Cubs, 7-0
Full Scoreboard: LINK
NHL🏒
Bruins def. Panthers, 2-1
FLA leads 3-2
Oilers def. Canucks, 3-2
Series tied 2-2
STUMP STARS 🌟
Aaron Nola (Phillies) - Complete Game SHUTOUT! 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 8 K
Jalen Brunson (Knicks) - 44 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds
Nikola Jokic (Nuggets) - 40 points, 13 assists, 7 rebounds, 0 turnovers
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Alyssa Thomas (CT Sun) - 9th Career triple-double: 13 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds
Jesus Sanchez (Marlins) - Lone RBI of the game in 10th inning!
Chris Sale (Braves) - 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 9 K, W
Erling Haaland (Man City) - 2 goals! One win away from EPL title!
A’ja Wilson (Aces) - 30 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists
Erick Fedde (White Sox) - 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 6 K
STUMP SCHEDULE 📆
NBA🏀
Cavs @ Celtics (7:00 PM ET)
BOS leads 3-1
Mavs @ Thunder (9:30 PM ET)
Series tied 2-2
SOCCER⚽
Coppa Italia FINAL!
Atalanta vs Juventus (3:00 PM ET)
Premier League
NEWCASTLE vs Man United (3:00 PM ET)
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove (2:45 PM ET)
La Liga
Atletico Madrid vs Getafe (4:00 PM ET)
MLS
NYC FC vs Philadelphia Union (7:30 PM ET)
NY Red Bulls vs D.C. United (7:30 PM ET)
Orlando City SC vs Inter Miami (7:30 PM ET)
MLB⚾
Mets @ Phillies (6:40 PM ET)
Rays @ Red Sox (7:10 PM ET)
Yankees @ Twins (7:40 PM ET)
Full Schedule: LINK
NHL🏒
Avalanche @ Stars (8:00 PM ET)
DAL leads 3-1
WNBA🏀
Chicago Sky @ Dallas Wings (8:00 PM ET)
Atlanta Dream @ LA Sparks (10:00 PM ET)
Glue Guy of the Day
Ballpark Vendor
“HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT DOGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!” These guys are VULTURES! The guy in this picture is ALL BUSINESS! Nothing screams ballpark than a guy bringing a dog to your seat. The art of getting one of these guys to your seat is a little tricky, but the masters are something to WATCH!
DAILY STUMPED ANSWER
D. 8! (In the Eastern Conference were the Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets, and New York Liberty. The Los Angeles Sparks, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs, and Utah Starzz played in the Western Conference)
