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The King of Clay: Unbreakable
When Rafa Nadal stepped onto the professional stage at just 15 years old, nobody could have expected the career that he had, except Rafa.
Stomping Ground Sports
October 11, 2024
Happy Friday! Big day yesterday! The Yankees advanced to the ALCS, the Guardians extended their series to a Game 5, the Niners bested the Seahawks in a BIG NFC West showdown, and Rafael Nadal announced that he will be hanging it up. All of this sand BY FAR the craziest game last night was Game 1 of the WNBA Finals! You should watch the whole vid but if not forward THIS VID to 5:30 to see absolute fireworks!
Today’s Trivia🧠
Which MLB team has the longest active World Series drought? |
(answer at the bottom of the Stump!)
On This Day…
🏀 On this day in 2020, the NBA Bubble Championship! That’s right, on October 11th, 2020, LeBron James and the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat the win the franchise's 17th title.
LeBron was named MVP of the Finals and became the first player in NBA history to win NBA Finals MVP with three different teams. What a weird time this was in the world. The most argued NBA Championship of all time.
Today’s Featured Story…
🎾The King Of Clay: Rafa Nadal
When I think of tennis since the year 2000, there’s three names that immediately jump off of the page: Nadal, Novak, and Federer. 2 of the three have now officially hung it up, as Rafa Nadal announced his retirement yesterday. Our featured story today focuses on the ups and downs of his legendary career.