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Some would call yesterday a slow day in the office…not us! The Mets win streak came to an end, the Indiana Fever got their third straight, and the EUROs gave us some absolute SCREAMERS into the back of the net. And last but not least! Episode 6 of our Behind The Curtain is OUT TO WATCH!

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THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

Two countries are tied for the most COPA America wins all-time (at 15) which two countries are they?

• A. Brazil & USA

• B. Argentina & Brazil

• C. England & Spain

• D. Brazil & Columbia

• E. Argentina & Uruguay

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

ON THIS DAY🗓️ 

On this day in 1973…

BOBBY BONDS set the NL record with 22 leadoff Home Runs! We should’ve known that his son was well on his way!

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! What a family of Baseball SLUGGERS!

Here is Bobby going YARD: LINK

YESTERDAY IN SPORTS📰 

Breaking News…

• ⚾️ Tennessee Vols and BLANKKKKK advance to the Men’s College World Series

• 🏀Pistons fire HC Monty Williams despite having 5-years, $65 million left on his contract

• 🏀LA Sparks rookie star Cameron Brink tears her ACL in game two nights ago, confirmed by MRI yesterday

• ⚾️Gerrit Cole made his season debut yesterday, went over 4 innings and allowed two runs on three hits

• ⛳️Charlie Woods, son of THAT Woods, earned his way into his first USGA championship, will participate in next months US Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills

Top Final Scores💯 

• ⚽️EURO 2024

  • Croatia draws Albania, 2-2

  • Germany def. Hungary, 2-0

  • Scotland draws Switzerland, 1-1

• ⚽️ MLS

  • Miami def. Columbus, 2-1

  • Cincy def. Philly, 3-2

  • Nashville def. Toronto, 2-1

• ⚾️ Orioles take the Yankees in 10, 7-6

• ⚾️ Mets W streak ends, fall to Rangers, 5-3

• 🏀 Caitlin Clark stuffs the stat sheet in a Win over the Mystics, 88-81

  • Clark had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists

What Caught Our Eye👀 

• ⚾️ Jac takes off the Gators jersey for the last time

• 🏀 Don’t look now but the Indiana Fever are hot!

• ⚽️ I believe this is what they call a STUNNER!

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️ 

Why Monty Williams’ Firing is Bad for the NBA…

Detroit Pistons coach Monty Williams, one year into his six year contract, was relieved of his duties yesterday.

Shocking news broke the NBA yesterday after the Detroit Pistons officially let go their head coach, Monty Williams, despite having 5-years and about $65 million left on his contract.

The new president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon, who was hired a month ago, had been having pretty regular meetings with Williams about the future of the organization. Despite this, Williams was let go directly by the owner, Tom Gores.

The Pistons may have been the worst team in the NBA last year, and have been historically bad the past 5 years, but that is not Williams’ doing. He led a very under talented roster, and did not have much support from the rest of the organization to acquire talent.

Williams is known across the NBA as an extremely talented coach, he thrives in developing players and getting more out of guys and squads with less talent. He led the Suns to the 2022 NBA Finals with an impressive 64 wins.

So why is this bad for the NBA? Other than the fact that a well respected man lost his job, the whole situation is pretty ugly. A year ago, Gores lured Williams to Detroit despite him publicly announcing his intent on stepping away from coaching to take care of his wife with breast cancer. Gore courted Williams with a historic contract offer and hoped he’d team up with his good friend and then general manger of the Pistons, Troy Weaver. One year after Williams chose the Pistons over an early retirement, he finds himself without a job.

This sets a bad precedent of job security in the NBA. Not only is that bad for culture, it’s bad for player development. Cade Cunningham, a former No. 1 overall pick, will now have three different head coaches in his first three years in the NBA. That can’t be helpful. It’s just bad for the franchise. Why would any coach go there now that they know there is no security, even if they sign a stupid high number contract. The number may look good, but there’s no guarantee you’ll get a job again.

This shows that owners are getting greedy, they want to win, and they want to win now, at all costs. The Pistons paying out $65 million to Williams is just bad business. It shows no loyalty. And I’m sure they won’t be the only organization who could do something like this. It’s already easy to loose your job in the NBA, but it seems like nobody gets any time anymore.

What the hell was Monty Williams supposed to do with that roster in one year? He couldn’t. It shows how of an organizational decision this in when Monty is already the top target of LeBron and the Lakers. Not to say that the Lakers are the best example of a team that has their shit together, but LeBron knows ball. Whether you like him or not, he knows ball.

I get it, Monty got paid the bag to walk away, but come on now. The money isn’t everything to these guys. They eat, sleep, and breath this stuff, and it’s unfair to their unloyalty.

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⚽️: EURO 2024! Slovenia vs Serbia (9:00 AM ET), Denmark @ England (12:00 PM ET), Spain vs Italy (3:00 PM ET)

• COPA America also kicks off today in the Superdome! Argentina vs Canada (8:00 PM ET)

Golf ⛳️: Day 1 of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in CT!

• Featured groups include…

  • Homa & Scheffler (10:30 AM ET)

  • Clark & Speith (10:40 AM ET)

  • Hovland & Morikawa (1:30 PM ET)

  • Cantlay & Finau (1:40 PM ET)

MLB⚾️: 9-game slate but some great games!

• AL Clash with the Mariners (44-31) @ Guardians (44-26) (1:10 PM ET), Dodgers @ Rockies (3:10 PM ET), Orioles @ Yankees (4:05 PM ET)

NCAA Baseball⚾️: No ball until Saturday!

WNBA🏀: DAL Wings @ CHI Sky (12:00 PM ET), LA Sparks @ NY Liberty (7:00 PM ET)