👋Good Morning Stump Nation!

Hey everyone, guess what??? It’s already Thursday!!! So close to the weekend! We had a slower day in sports yesterday. That was up until the Seahawks decided there were going to be FIVE fights at their practice between teammates. Do not fear, WE PLAY FOOTBALL TONIGHT! Strap in, it’s finally happening!

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LETS. GET. INTO. IT.

THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

In which city was the first professional baseball stadium?

• A. Boston, MA

• B. Birmingham, AL

• C. Brooklyn, NY

• D. Pittsburgh, PA

• E. Baltimore, MD

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

OUR JUICE🧃

• Started with a little haircut update, but then got into DK Metcalf, Quincy Hall, and Jackson Holliday! A lot to unpack!

• Got the opportunity to interview UConn Point Guard, 2x National Champ, and reigning Big East 6th Man OTY Hassan Diarra! Check it out!

ON THIS DAY🗓️

On this day in 1992 —

The OG Dream Team brought home the GOLD!

USA defeated Croatia, 117-85! The squad of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, and Scottie Pippen put on a show all summer in the ‘92 Barcelona Olympics!

Was this the greatest USA Olympic Team of all time? We want to hear your thoughts!

Let us know HERE!

YESTERDAY IN SPORTS📰

Breaking News…

• 🏈 NCAA gives former Michigan Head Coach Jim Harbaugh a 4-year show-cause order for impermissable contact with recruits

  • Hopefully this is the last blip from this saga! Don’t think he was going back to college football anyway!

• 🎾 Nadal Withdraws from US Open. This will be his third missed Grand Slam this year! If only there was another guy from Spain who might take over the Tennis world!

• ⚾️ Jackson Holliday hits 4th HR in a week! Safe to say that this second stint in the majors is working out just fine for both him and the Orioles!

• ⚾️Bobby Witt Jr said “enough’s enough” to the Red Sox, 3/4, 2 bombs, and a Royals win!

• 💨 Quincy Hall wins 400m in ELECTRIC fashion! A must watch event! HERE IT IS!

Top Final Scores💯

• ⚾️ Angels and Yankees split double-header! Royals def. Red Sox, 8-4; Orioles def. Blue Jays, 7-3; Padres def. Pirates in 10, 9-8; Astros def. Rangers, 6-4

• 🇫🇷 OLYMPICS

  • Basketball (W): Quarterfinals - USA def. Nigeria, 88-74; France def. Germany, 84-71; Belgium def. Spain, 79-66; Australia def. Serbia, 85-67

  • 💨 American Quincy Hall wins the GOLD in the 400m

  • ⛵️ Marit Bouwmeester wins the GOLD in Women’s Dinghy Race (Sailing)

  • 🎣 Nina Kennedy (Australia) wins GOLD in Women’s Pole Vaulting FINAL

What Caught Our Eye👀

• 💨 QUINCY HALL wins the 400m! What a finish!

• 🥊 When are we getting this in the Olympics!

• 🏈 DK goes Myles Garrett mode!

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️

NFL: National “Fighting” League

Something must be in the water this year in the NFL…

Not sure if it’s just me or has anyone else noticed a significant uptick in fights this training camp in the NFL?

It could just be me, but the three days of fighting at the Giants and Lions joint practices combined with the FIVE fights at Seahawks practices may think differently.

I get it, I missed football too, but I’m not throwing any punches about it. So I’m going to now come up with some fun and creative reasons why they may be fighting:

1. The Heat: it’s no secret it has been HOT this summer, and that’s true all across the United States. Perhaps the heat has gotten to some of these guys heads? Possible.

2. The “Yo Mama” Joke is back in?: I feel like this one is pretty self-explanatory, but if the right yo mama joke was said about my mama, I’d be pretty upset too.

3. With Less Preseason Games, Joint Practices Are More Popular: Okay, this one isn’t as fun or creative, this one is true. Since there is one less preseason games, teams have turned to joint practices with other teams. That means three or four days of practicing with another NFL team. To me, that screams FIGHT NIGHT! That’s a lot of testosterone in one small area for an extended time.

Maybe it’s a combo of all three? Perhaps? I don’t know. It just feels good to be right.

Fights are always going to happen at NFL training camps, it’s inevitable. Training Camp is basically like the modern day sports version of the hunger games. Except 90 men walk in, only 53 leave with jobs. People get desperate, frustrated, and tired. That’s a recipe for a thrown punch or two.

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📺️

NFL🏈: PRESEASON FOOTBALLLLLLL!

• Panthers @ Patriots (7:00 PM ET)

• Lions @ Giants (7:00 PM ET)

  • Are all the fights going to bleed over to the GRIDIRON?

MLB⚾️: Full menu today…

• Brewers @ Braves (12:20 PM ET), Mets @ Rockies (3:10 PM ET), Angels @ Yankees (7:05 PM ET), Orioles @ Blue Jays (7:07 PM ET)

Olympics🏅: SO. MUCH. SPORT.

• Golf: Day Two of the Women’s Tournament!

• Basketball (M): SEMIFINAL MATCHUPS!!!

  • Germany vs France (11:30 AM ET), Serbia vs USA (3:00 PM ET)

• Soccer (M): Bronze Medal Game - Egypt vs Morocco (11:00 AM ET)

• Hockey: Gold Medal Match - Germany vs Netherlands (8:00 AM ET)

• Volleyball (W): Semifinals - Brazil vs USA & Turkiye vs Italy

• A whole lot more including Handball, Taekwondo, and Beach Volleyball!