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THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

Which of the following is an Olympic sport?

• A. Cricket

• B. Darts

• C. Bowling

• D. MMA

• E. BMX Racing

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

ON THIS DAY🗓️ 

On this day in 1958…

The FIFA World Cup Final!

Brazillian stars Pele and Vava each scored two goals in a 5-2 victory over Sweden!

International Soccer season is in full swing! We’ve got the EUROs and COPA America and we’re following it closely! Big game for USA on Monday!

Pele’s greatest GOALS: LINK

YESTERDAY IN SPORTS📰 

Breaking News…

• 🏀 After two years of the Young-Murray experiment in Atlanta, the Hawks are trading Dejounte Murray to the Pelicans for Larry Nance, Dyson Daniels, E.J. Liddell, and two first-round picks

• 🏒 San Jose Sharks select Macklin Celebrini from Boston University with the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft

• ⚽️ Lionel Messi to sit final Copa America group stage match against Peru due to a right leg injury

Top Final Scores💯 

• ⚾️ Yankees snap losing streak with a thumping of the Blue Jays, 16-5!

  • Could’ve used some of those runs against the Mets but here we are…

• ⛳️ Akshay Bhatia tied for the lead heading into the weekend at the Rocket Mortgage Classic (-13) with Aaron Rai

• 🏀 CON Sun fall again to ATL Dream, 78-74; PHX Mercury def. LA Sparks, 92-78

What Caught Our Eye👀 

• 🏀 Tough out of the LA Rookie, and we’re not talking about Bronny

• ⚾️ The Grimace METS are for real!

• ⛳️ 15-years-old and chipping in on the PGA TOUR! Shoutout STUMP HERO Miles Russell

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️ 

The Future of Golf Just May Go Through India

No longer rising stars, just stars. Akshay Bhatia and Sahith Theegala have both had interesting journey’s to the top, and they may be here to stay!

When you look at the future of golf, there’s a lot of different names that come up, Kim, Aberg, Dunlap, Hojgaard, and more. But there’s two names that you can’t forget. Bhatia and Theegala.

Akshay Bhatia and Sahith Theegala are both American-born and raised. But their parents, on the other hand, both came to the United States from India. Immigrants who raised their children with traditional Indian customs. Neither families are traditional golf families. Neither grew up around it, but found love for it as their sons grew up playing. India does not have a traditionally rich golf history, but it’s great to see these two putting on for their heritage. Even though they represent the United States, they represent a much bigger crowd that hopefully inspires generations of golfers for years to come.

Bhatia and Theegala were both outstanding junior amateur golfers, both moving on to play extremely high-level golf at the collegiate level. Since their arrival on tour, both have become strong competitors week in and week out.

Bhatia has two career wins, the 2023 Barracuda Championship and the 2024 Texas Open, as well as 8 top 10 finishes, and 5 top 5s. He’s been one of the hottest players on the tour in recent weeks, as he finished 5th last week at the Travelers Championship and currently leads the Rocket Mortgage going into the weekend. Bhatia is a smooth swinging lefty who generates a lot of power despite his skinnier appearance.

Theegala has been one of the fan favorites across the tour this year after an extremely emotional episode of ‘Full Swing’ on Netflix featured Sahith, his family, and their emotional rollercoaster around the game of golf. Theegala has yet to win the big one, but he’s been knocking on the door for months. His only win is the 2023 Fortinet Championship, but he has 5 top 10s this year which makes him the 8th ranked golfer on the PGA Tour.

The two of them are close to winning the big one, frankly, I wouldn’t be shocked to see the two of them battling each other soon. You can’t talk about the future of golf without mentioning these two. They are not from traditional golf families, which I’d say makes them even more dangerous. They’re playing for more than just themselves.

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⚽️:

• EUROs Round of 16!

  • Switzerland vs Italy (12:00 PM ET)

  • Germany vs Denmark (3:00 PM ET)

• COPA America: Canada vs Chile (8:00 PM ET), Argentina vs Peru (8:00 PM ET)

Golf⛳️: The Rocket Mortgage Classic Day 3 kicks off in Detroit, Michigan! Not as many of the top players here this week but a lot of studs regardless!

• Tee Times:

  • 1:00 PM ET: Akshay Bhatia, Aaron Rai, Taylor Montgomery

  • 12:49 PM ET: Chandler Phillips, Nicholas Lindheim, Ben James (a)

  • 12:38 PM ET: Luke List, Beau Hossler, Ryo Hisatsune

MLB⚾️: Yankees @ Blue Jays (3:07 PM ET), Padres @ Red Sox (4:10 PM ET), Astros @ Mets (4:10 PM ET), Dodgers @ Giants (7:15 PM ET)

WNBA🏀: No action in the WNBA today!