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COPA begins for USA, Day 4 of the Travelers, and Game 2 of the College World Series
Stomping Ground Sports
June 23, 2024
👋 Good Morning Stump Nation!
Happy Sunday squad. Big day today! We’ve got the opener for USA in the COPA today against Bolivia! Right before that, we’ve got Day 4 at the Travelers. Going to be a great finish there with a ton of big names at the top of the leaderboard!
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LETS. GET. INTO. IT.
THE DAILY STUMPED🔮
USA vs Bolivia in the COPA today! What is the deepest run the stars and stripes have ever had in the COPA?
A. Champion
B. Runners-up
C. Fourth Place
D. Have never made it out of the group stage
E. Salt Lake City, Utah
Answer at the bottom of The Stump!
ON THIS DAY🗓️
On this day in 1917…
Ernie Shore enters the game after Boston Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth is ejected for throwing a punch at an umpire!
Shore retired all 26 batters he faced! It was a combined no-hitter from Ruth and Shore!
Babe Ruth…The Pitcher: LINK
YESTERDAY IN SPORTS📰
Breaking News…
⚾️ Just a couple of days after Judge got dinged up, Giancarlo Stanton exits the game with hamstring tightness
Tough hit for NY, meanwhile the Mets have had a helluva month! Baseball in NY has been a crazy June
⛳️ Cam Young shoots an absolutely wild 59 at the Travelers Championship! The 27-year-old shot an 11-under!
This is the 13th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history and the first since Scottie in 2020
🏀 Warriors and Klay Thompson still have not come to a contract agreement
Top Final Scores💯
⚾️ CWS Game 1: Texas A&M def. Tennessee 9-5 in the best-of-three series!
Game 2 is today at 2:00 PM ET
⛳️ Tom Kim is the leader after 3 days! (-18)
Bhatia (17), Scheffler (-17), Im (-16), Schauffele (-16), Morikawa (-16)! A tight race at the top still anyone’s ballgame!
🏀 WNBA: Mystics get a rare win, def. Wings, 97-69
Liberty def. Sparks, 98-88; Lynx def. Mercury, 73-60
⚽️ EUROs: Portugal def. Türkiye, 3-0; Belgium def. Romania, 2-0
⚽️ COPA: Venezuela def. Ecuador, 2-1; Mexico def. Jamaica, 1-0
⚾️ Get right game for the Phillies as they destroy the DBacks, 12-1
What Caught Our Eye👀
STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️
Is Ronaldo in Danger at the Euros?
There were an insane number of fans who went onto the pitch to take pictures with the Portuguese star…
How fans think going onto the field in any sporting event mid-game is a good idea I have no idea. At the 2024 Euros, it’s getting out of hand.
In yesterday’s match between Turkey and Portugal in Dortmund, Germany, 4 fans jumped onto the field and ran towards Cristiano Ronaldo to take selfies. Following the match, the Portugal star was confronted by two more fans who happened to make their way onto the field.
The first supporter who made their way onto the field was a young boy, he was greeted by Ronaldo with a picture and a hug during the 70th minute. When he was led away the crowd cheered and he received pats on the head from some of the lads on the benches.
Later, a teenage boy made his way towards Ronaldo before the Portuguese star raised his hand and waved him away. Not soon after, two adults landed on the field and ran toward him with their phone before they were escorted away by security guards.
Following the match, two more adults found their way onto the field and ended up near Ronaldo. All of these incidents will trigger an automatic disciplinary investigation by UEFA over security inside the stadium.
The fact that 6 humans were able to make their way onto the field is astonishing. This is really not good. Very not good. It was harmless yesterday, but that doesn’t mean it’s not nerve-racking.
UEFA is arguably the most important soccer tournament in the world, falling only behind FIFA in intensity. If you’ve never met a crazy soccer fan, then I’d say you’re lucky. Soccer is different in Europe, think of the biggest football fan you know, then add some, that’s basically an average European soccer fan when they are rooting for their country.
I’m not saying someone is going to run onto the field and try to injure Ronaldo, I’m not saying it’s not going to happen, either. Accidents can happen, too. All it takes is for one guy to fall onto him and hurt him. It’s dangerous, for everyone involved. I’m not sure how six fans can even get onto the field.
I’d expect there to be an uptick in security, as well as increased fines or consequences for the fans who head onto the field. Who knows what’s going to happen, but I can’t imagine anyone involved in the UEFA tournament can be happy about this, especially Ronaldo himself.
JUICE STATION🧃
Quote of the Day
 | “GOAAAALLLLLLLLLLL“ Soccer fans everywhere Hopefully we can get some of this today with USA playing Bolivia! Am I painting my face red, white, and blue today? I just might! |
Song of the Day
 | 99 Red Balloons Nena Originally German but here’s the English version! If you know it, phenomenal! And if you don’t, here you go! LINK |
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.
 | The Blue Power Ranger Power Rangers Yeah, the red ranger might be the star player! And we could give the X-factor to the Green or Black Ranger, but if you want to talk old reliable it’s gotta be BLUE! Calm, cool, and collected! |
WHAT TO WATCH📺️
NHL 🏒: Game 7 upcoming!
Soccer⚽️: Plenty of international action to keep you busy…
EURO 2024: Scotland vs Hungary (3:00 PM ET), Switzerland vs Germany (3:00 PM ET)
COPA: USA vs Bolivia (6:00 PM ET), Uruguay vs Panama (9:00 PM ET
Golf ⛳️: Day 4 of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in CT!
Featured groups include…
11:15 AM ET: Tom Kim, Scottie Scheffler, Akshay Bhatia
11:04 AM ET: Xander Schauffele, Sungjae Im, Collin Morikawa
10:53 AM ET: Tony Finau, Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas
MLB⚾️: Another diesel 14-game slate!!!
Braves @ Yankees (1:35 PM ET), Red Sox @ Reds (1:40 PM ET), Orioles @ Astros (2:10 PM ET), Mets @ Cubs (7:10 PM ET)
NCAA Baseball⚾️: Game 2 of the College World Series Championship: (3) Texas A&M vs (1) Tennessee at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN
WNBA🏀: Liberty @ Dream (3:00 PM ET), Sun @ Storm (3:00 PM ET), Fever @ Sky (4:00 PM ET)
TRIVIA ANSWER
C. Fourth Place! USA has been in the COPA five times and the furthest they have ever gone is fourth place! Let’s see if the fellas can make a run this year!