Good morning, Stumpers!

A small spoiler alert for our quote of the day, but I wake today thinking, “The more things change, the more things stay the same.” Super Bowl 59 is set, and it will be the Chiefs and the Eagles! How bout that! Big Stump for you today, where we review all of the action from Championship Sunday and look at the BIGGIE BAG of a slate we have in the NBA today! Stump Time!

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Today’s Rundown

Everything you’ll get from today’s edition, and more:

• 🏈 The secret weapon behind the Chiefs run

• 💨 Eagles rushing game powers them to big dance

• 🎾 Jannik Sinner performs in a dominant fashion

• 🎙️ An instrumental on a Monday? Hell yeah.

On This Day

On this day…

🏀 The First College Basketball Game

The year was 1894, the University of Chicago took the court against the Chicago YMCA for the FIRST-ever college basketball game in the history of the sport.

It was an offensive EXPLOSION in the Windy City, with UChicago sneaking past the Y, 19-11. How did the YMCA get involved in this one?

Trivia Time

🧠 Test your sports knowledge…

Yesterday’s Trivia Answer: (D): Chiefs vs Eagles! If you chose this one although you are boring, you were absolutely right!

Before We Dive In…

👀 Here’s Yesterday’s MUST-See’s

• 🔥 Saquon. First play on offense. UNREAL!

• 🥹 This Josh Allen quote hits all the feels

• 🎤 Travis Kelce: the SINGER

• ❓️ The Empire State Building in Kelly Green?

The Hot Stove

AFC Championship

🏈 The Chiefs Monkey Stays for Buffalo

What to know: If it weren’t for Patrick Mahomes, who knows how many Super Bowls Josh Allen may have? It could be one, maybe two, or maybe none. But there’s one problem for the Bills and Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes is very, very real.

I, like most, am not the biggest fan of the Kansas City Chiefs, but it is just unreal what they are doing. They are inevitable. They find ways to win, no matter what, no matter the circumstance, and no matter the opponent. They become the first team in NFL history to appear in three straight Super Bowls. Amazing.

While Mahomes played very well, I spent some time after the game thinking about what always gives Mahomes the edge over Allen. I came to the following conclusion: Andy Reid may be the greatest coach of all time. The Chiefs are always incredibly prepared, they have an impeccable game plan, they have uncanny situational awareness, and they always have the right play call at the right time against the right look. While Mahomes, Kelce, and the rest of the players are impressive in their own right, without Reid, this team is nowhere near the dynasty we see today. This staff is just levels above the rest of the league, and that is why they win.

NFC Championship

🏈 FLY EAGLES FLY 🎵 Eagles Destroy Commanders en route to Super Bowl 59!

What to know: The Washington Commanders were the ‘magical run’ team of this year, and as most of these runs end, it came to a screeching halt yesterday in the form of a 55-23 BEATDOWN from the Philadelphia Eagles!

If you had to guess how many Touchdowns would be scored by the Philadelphia Eagles in this game before it had started, maybe you say 4. Maybe 5. POSSIBLY 6!

…The Eagles scored EIGHT Touchdowns last night, and all but one of them came on the ground. The Commanders had glimpses of hope, but this one was all Eagles for 4 quarters. The Eagles are no doubt one of the most prolific rushing offenses we have seen in a while. They put up another 230 yards on the ground yesterday, anchored by 118 from Saquon Barkley! Barkley also tacked on 3 TDs!

You know who else had 3 TDs? Jalen Hurts! The duo combined for 6!

It was an amazing year for the Commanders! Nothing to be ashamed of. This should be the start of a great run for Washington! They’ve got their new owner, their new Coach, and their new STUD QB! Jayden Daniels showed up today, but his team around him turned the ball over 3 times! Just a tough scene!

It’s on to New Orleans for Philly! We’ll see if they can stop the Chiefs and their quest for a 3-peat!

Men’s Australian Open Final!

🎾 (1) Sinner Wins 3rd Grand Slam Title! Defeats (2) Zverev!

What to know: World No. 1 Jannik Sinner just won his 3rd Grand Slam title! This one was once again in dominant fashion!

Assuming not many got up for Sinner vs Zverev at 3:30 AM (if you did you’re an absolute sicko and we love you for it!) But it was a showdown between the 2 top-ranked tennis players in the world! (1) Jannik Sinner and (2) Alexander Zverev faced off in what was to be a shootout!

If you know anything about Sinner, however, there have been NO shootouts with him! He wins. And he wins in dominant fashion. The unassuming Italian shows up with his basic t-shirt and cap on, and does absolute damage on the court!

This was no different! It was a 3-set CLINIC! 6-3, 7-6, 6-3! The second set got a little dicey with a tiebreaker, but after that, it was smooth sailing! Sinner wins his 2nd Australian Open and his 3rd Grand Slam title!

Sinner is at the top of the mountain in the tennis world!

Quick Hitters

• 🏀 BLOCKBUSTER trade in the WNBA! Lloyd to Aces, Plum to Sparks

• 🏈 The Chicago Bears have sorted out their Coordinators! Is a new leaf being turned in Chicago?

• ⚾️ Chicago Cubs acquire reliever Ryan Pressly from Astros!

• 🏠️ Neymar close to returning to boyhood club

What We’re Watching

🏀 We’ve got a Biggie Bag of an NBA slate tonight! Here are the highlights…

• Grizzlies @ Knicks (7:30 PM ET) A battle of 3-seeds in their conferences in this showdown in the Garden!

• Hawks @ T’Wolves (8:00 PM ET) Both teams are underachieving right now but this could be a pivotal swing as we end January!

• Clippers @ Suns (9:30 PM ET) The Clippers seem to now have a healthy Kawhi Leonord, Harden is dropping 40, are the Clippers all the way back?

🏒 If you want to watch some PUCK tonight, something to look out for is Kraken @ Oilers (9:30 PM ET), The Oilers remain one of the best teams in the NHL!

🏀 College Basketball! Ranked action on both sides today!

• Mens: NC State @ (2) Duke (8:30 PM ET), (3) Iowa State @ Arizona (10:30 PM ET)

• Women’s: (2) South Carolina @ (17) Tennessee (7:00 PM ET)

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