[Stump #125 - Tuesday, May 28th]

'“Oh boy did they change the Stump again?!?!” To quote the great Jack Nicholas from A Few Good Men…”You’re goddamn right we did!” Nothing crazy but trying to get better every single day! Happy Tuesday! The Celtics complete the SWEEP, Notre Dame goes back-to-back, and the Stars shine!

You love Podcasts? Perfect. We got just the one for you.

You DON’T like podcasts? Perfect. We have the ONLY one for you.

Links below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 

LETS. GET. INTO. IT.

THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

NBA Legend and Michael Jordan’s running mate, Scottie Pippen, has an iconic tattoo on his forearm, what does it say?

• A. Win

• B. Pip

• C. Buckets

• D. Robin

• E. Feast

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

ON THIS DAY 🗓️ 

On this day in 2006…

San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds passes Babe Ruth after hitting his 715th career home run to become the all-time leader.

Bonds finished his career with 762 home runs but has been criticized and left out of the Hall of Fame for his use of steroids. Bonds, among other legends of his era, have been kept from baseball immortality for similar drug use speculations.

Link here to watch the epic baseball moment: LINK

WHAT’D YOU MISS⁉️📰 

• 🏀Celtics win Game 4 and sweep the Pacers in one of the most competitive 4-0 sweeps in the modern NBA

  • Celtics advance to the NBA Championship and await their Western opponent

• 🏈NFL Kickers have been all over the news and not for the right reasons, Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus has been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit suing both McManus and the Jaguars

  • Two women, stewardesses on the Jags international flight to their London game, have filed the suit (READ MORE via ESPN) 

• 🏀NBA and College Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton passed away yesterday, one of the most unique and iconic basketball personalities of all time

  • check out our twitter thread to see more of Bill: LINK 

• 🏒 Dan Bylsma set to be named new head coach of the Seattle Kraken

  • Bylsma spent the last two seasons as the head coach of the Krakens minor league affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds (electric name for a team)

• ⚽️Ronaldo breaks Saudi scoring record in his final game (congrats, I guess?)

  • Check out the goal here: LINK

• ⚾️MLB Umpire and serial bad call maker, Angel Hernandez, announces he will retire

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️ 

Kavanagh Brothers Notre Dame Goes Back-To-Back! 🥍 

“We didn’t come here just to play games, win or lose,” the youngest of the Kavanaghs, Chris, said in an interview earlier this season. “We came here to win a National Championship and to doing it with your brother by your side is just insane, it’s unbelievable.”

In their last game as collegiate Lacrosse teammates for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, brothers Chris and Pat Kavanagh did what they have done to so many teams during their time together.

They put on a show.

Yesterday was the National Championship for Lacrosse and Notre Dame faced off against Maryland. Maryland jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and then the massacre ensued. Pat scored 5 goals and Chris tacked on 6 assists (both of which tied tournament records for the Irish) to win 15-5 and earn Back-To-Back National Championships.

The Irish went 16-1 on the year and that doesn’t even show how dominant they were. In the ACC Tournament, they obliterated Virginia in the semis and Duke in the Finals. In the NCAA Tournament, none of their 4 rounds were particularly close either.

In 2022, Chris (Freshman) and Pat (Junior) took the field together for the first time and reached their lifelong dream, which was to play together at the college level. After a feeling it out year for both them and their team, they never looked back. In 2023 they posted an impressive 14-2 record on route to their first ever National Championship. This year they decided to go with only 1 loss on their way to their second chip.

Brothers. Teammates. Allstars. All of the above. These two brought Notre Dame to a level they have never reached before and to even watch the highlights of them throwing absurd skip passes or unimaginable behind the back goals has been an absolute treat.

If you want a 30-second blip of how much heart, grit, and determination these two have watch a clip from last year’s championship game where Pat was deciding whether or not to play…it is phenomenal! Congrats on a great collegiate career Pat, and here’s to three in a row Chris!

HEART: LINK

 STUMP SCOREBOARD 💯 

NBA🏀: Celtics def. Pacers, 105-102, Advance to the NBA Finals

LACROSSE🥍: Men’s Natty Championship: Notre Dame def. Maryland,15-5 

MLB⚾️: Orioles def. Red Sox, 11-3 ; Giants def. Phillies, 8-4 ; FULL RESULTS

NHL🏒 : Stars def. Oilers, 5-3, lead series 2-1

JUICE STATION🧃 

 THE CORE FOUR 4️⃣ 

STUMP STARS 🌟

THE DAILY STUMPSET🤯 

⚾️ San Francisco Giants (28-27) STUMPSET The Red Hot Phillies (38-17), 8-4 behind a 12 hit day for the fellas!⚾️ 

WHAT TO WATCH📺️ 

NBA Western Conference Finals Game 4: Mavericks @ Timberwolves (8:30 PM ET on TNT) ; NHL Eastern Conference Finals Game 4: Rangers @ Panthers (8:00 PM ET on ESPN) ; MLB: Dodgers @ Mets (7:10 PM ET on TBS) ; WNBA: Mercury @ Sun (7:00 PM ET on CBSSN) ; WNBA: Sparks @ Fever (7:00 PM ET on NBATV)