[Stump #126 - Wednesday, May 29th]

We’ve got BIG. NEWS. Throughout the next couple of weeks you are going to see the introduction of our GLUE GUY OF THE MONTH bracket style Tournament! We’re taking all of our May Glue Guys and putting them in a 32-team bracket voted on by……STUMP NATION! You’ll be seeing it all over our socials but just wanted to let you all know here first! We are going to need 1 fan-suggested Glue Guy so start thinking of ideas! Happy Wednesday!

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LETS. GET. INTO. IT.

THE DAILY STUMPED🔮

In an effort to break into the Indian Market, Nike released the Air Zoom Yorker to target which sport?

• A. Rugby

• B. Tennis

• C. Badminton

• D. Cricket

• E. Men’s Field Hockey

Answer at the bottom of The Stump!

ON THIS DAY 🗓️ 

On this day in 2017…

Tiger Woods is arrested and charged with a DUI in Jupiter, Florida. One of the darkest moments in Tigers career off the course, many questioned whether Tiger would ever be Tiger again.

From this, we not only got this EPIC Tiger mugshot, but we also got one of the greatest comeback and redemption stories in the history of Golf.

Watch Tiger’s 2019 Master’s Celebration: LINK

WHAT’D YOU MISS⁉️📰 

• 🏀Timberwolves get HUGE win over Mavs in Dallas to extend the series and bring it back to Minnesota

• 🏈Texans agree to $72.5 million extension with star WR Nico Collins

• 🏌️‍♂️Michael Thorbjornsen, one of the top golfers in college over the last few years, earned his tour card through the PGA U Pathway

• 🏒 Panthers win in OT on powerplay goal to split the series 2-2 as they head back to New York

• 🏈Speaking for the first time since being mysteriously put on the non-injury related illness list, Rams QB Stetson Bennet reveals he took time away from football for mental health

• ⚾️MLB adds Negro League stats to the official record books, stirs up some all-time record leaders

• 🏌️‍♂️Lexi Thompson, a 15-time winner on the LPGA tour and one of the biggest starts on the tour, announces that she will retire at just 29 years old

• ⚾️Padres Relief Pitcher Jeremiah Estrada extends his strikeout streak to 13-straight batters, the most in the expansion era

STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍️ 

Birmingham-Southern: The Team Without a Home

The Panthers look to win a D3 National Championship this year, but there’s only one problem, the school doesn’t exist anymore…

To find the best story in college baseball you have to go to a place that no longer exists. Birmingham Southern University opened its doors in 1856, but the school held its final classes this past week and is set to shut down the entire operation within the coming days.

While the school may be closed for business, their baseball team, is very much so wide open for business. The Division 3 Baseball World Series begins this weekend, and Birmingham Southern is one of the 8-remaining teams eyeing a National Championship.

The squad won 13 of their last 14 games, and despite a quick exit from their conference tournament, they haven’t lost once in the NCAA Tournament. The one thing that stands out about this team is their ability to pick each other up. Their offense and pitching is done by committee and they don’t boast any other worldly talent.

The team has been dubbed by many as “America’s Team”, but the players aren’t necessarily paying attention to that. Most of them see it as “free baseball”. The locker room is loose, juice is high, and the comradery is like never before. No matter what, this team won’t be together next year, that allows them to play for each other now and just focus on the task at hand.

There is no tomorrow.

There are even more layers to this team than their University closing. Their best pitcher is Drake LaRoche, son of former MLB first basemen Adam LaRoche, who infamously retired after the White Sox told him his son couldn’t be in the clubhouse as much as he had been. Now, Drake is out of the clubhouse and on the mound, where he’s pitched over 80 innings with a 3.21 ERA.

Another layer to this magical run came just before their Super Regional Win over Denison College to advance to the world series. This time it had to do with a hospital run.

Several members of the team came down with a pretty intense case of food poisoning. It left two players hospitalized, and several others needing IV’s mid game.

Against all odds, Birmingham Southern has made it to Ohio. Through IV’s, a conference tournament disappointment, and even having no university to go home to. This team plays for each other, they play for the right reasons, and they play to win.

The College World Series begins on Friday, May 31st with the Panthers taking on Salve Regina at 3:45 PM.

Here’s a TikTok that can explain it too: LINK

 STUMP SCOREBOARD 💯 

NBA🏀: Timberwolves def. Mavs, 105-100, DAL leads series 3-1

WNBA🏀: Sun def. Mercury, 70-47 ; Sparks def. Fever, 88-82 ; Storm def. Sky, 77-68

MLB⚾️: Red Sox def. Orioles, 8-3 ; Dodgers Sweep Double Header over Mets ; Guardians def. Rockies, 13-7 ; FULL RESULTS

NHL🏒 : Panthers def. Rangers in OT, 2-1, series tied 2-2

JUICE STATION🧃 

Song of the Day

Glue Guy of the Day

 THE CORE FOUR 4️⃣ 

STUMP STARS 🌟

THE DAILY STUMPSET🤯 

KAT VS THE HATERS

Kat SHOWED up after getting put on BLAST by social media haters and NBA analysts all across the world. He hit four clutch threes down the stretch to hold off the Mavs and was able to drop 25 points.

A’s Get Road Win vs Rays

Athletics were able to take a road win over the Rays, 3-0. Thanks to Miguel Andujar’s three-run blast, and Rookie Mitch Spence allowing one hit and bringing a no-hitter into the 6th inning.

Red Sox Get Orioles ‘Monkey’ Off Their Back

The Red Sox have been UGLY versus in-division rival Baltimore this year. The bats were hot in an 8-run performance to finally get a nice road win over the O’s.

WHAT TO WATCH📺️ 

NHL🏒: Stars @ Oilers (8:30 PM ET on TNT) ; UEFA Conference League Championship⚽️: Olympiacos vs Fiorentina (3:00 PM ET on ESPN+) ; 12 Game MLS Slate⚽️: Montreal vs DC United, Galaxy vs Dallas, Seattle vs Real Salt Lake (Apple TV) ; USL Championship League⚽️: Monterey Bay vs Charleston Battery (10:00 PM on CBSSN) ; MLB⚾️: Nationals @ Braves (7:20 PM ET on ESPN+) ; WNBA🏀: Mercury @ Liberty (7:00 PM ET on CBSSN), Dream @ Mystics (7:00 PM ET on MSN), Aces @ Lynx (8:00 PM ET on NBATV)

MLB Full Schedule: LINK

Soccer Full Schedule: LINK