[Stump #118 - Monday, May 20th]
Apologies for the delay this morning, the boys are feeling a little under the weather. But there was NO chance we didn’t send this your way. A lot of stuff in sports but keeping it short up here today…here is the best thing you will see all day… BABY RACE!
Podcast Links for Episode 2 ⬇
🔴 YouTube Link: EPISODE 2
🟢 Spotify Podcast Link: 50 MINUTES OF JUICE
🟣 Apple Podcasts Link: JUICE
LETS. GET. INTO. IT.
THE DAILY STUMPED🔮
Xander Schauffele has finally won the big one! How many runner-up finishes has he had?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 11
E. 14
Answer at the bottom of The Stump!
ON THIS DAY 🗓
On this day in 1945…
Keith Miller, widely known as Australia’s greatest all-around Cricket player, scored 105 runs (or a Century) in the 1st Victory Test at Lord’s! Maybe together we all start learning a little bit more about cricket. Seems fun!
STUMP STORY OF THE DAY✍
Wild Day of Game 7’s!
What a day in sports yesterday! We had the conclusion of the PGA Championship, Manchester City win its record 4th straight Premier League title, and Nelly Korda win her 6th event in 7 starts on the LPGA, but we also had two Game 7’s in the NBA! Wild Sunday in sports!
The first of the two featured the Indiana Pacers heading into Madison Square Garden to face off against the New York Knicks. Talk about Knicks fans going through all the emotions. OG Anunoby started the game going 2/2 after battling an injury and the Garden was ROCKING! Despite this, you could tell he wasn’t 100% and left very early into the game.
The Pacers came out firing after that and shot a ridiculous 80% in the first quarter! They barely slowed down after that finishing with an NBA Playoff record 67.1% FG percentage for the game. That was the story of the game. They went up big early, the Knicks did what they have done all year and showed some serious fight in the third quarter, but eventually injuries caught up with them.
Jalen Brunson had to leave the game with a fractured wrist, Josh Hart was battling an ankle all game, and the Pacers came out with the win. Overall a lot of respect to the Knicks for making it this far, they showed a lot of heart. The Pacers now go on face the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.
On the other side, we had the Timberwolves head into Ball Arena to face off against the Nuggets in what has been a series of blowouts! Denver was able to keep Anthony Edwards in check for the first half bascially doubling him every time he touched the ball. Jamal Murray had 24 points in the first half to help Denver take a 15-point lead into halftime.
It looked to be all Denver but the Timberwolves showed why this is their year. They became a team possessed, the same team we saw in Games 1 and 2 of this series, and hounded the Nuggets defensively.
In what was one of the biggest comebacks in Game 7 history, the Timberwolves came back from a 20-point deficit to take down the Nuggets. Anthony Edwards, KAT, Rudy, and stump hero Naz Reid all showed up big in crunch time and got the win.
Really tough loss for the Nuggets but this seems to be the Timberwolves’ year! They now move on to face the Dallas Mavericks.
We are in for two great Conference Finals matchups!
🎙SONG OF THE DAY
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
Nothing like a little Bruce to get the week started, or as they call him…’The Boss’. What a nickname by the way. Great song from a great album from a great era!
🎵 “Everybody’s got a hungry heart” 🎵
Link to enjoy: LINK
WHAT’D YOU MISS⁉📰
⛳ Xander Schauffele birdies 72nd hole to win PGA Championship at Valhalla and captures elusive first Major
🏀 Indiana Pacers set NBA Playoff record shotting 67.1% from the field to eliminate injury-decimated NY Knicks from the playoffs in Game 7 at MSG
Jalen Brunson suffered broken hand in the second half of the game
⚽ Manchester City makes EPL history capturing 4th straight title! They become the first club to complete this feat in the leagues 135-year history!
⛳ Nelly Korda wins Mizuho Americas for her unbelievable 6th win in 7 starts!
🏈 RB David Johnson officially retires from the NFL after 8 seasons
Anybody else remember those 2 years where he was a fantasy machine?
🏀 NBA teams/execs may use 1st-round pick on Bronny to lure LeBron in free agency. Bronny says he wants to make a name for himself but that’s going to be tough
⚽ Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp bids emotional farewell to Liverpool. Gets seemingly never-ending ovation from fans, and welcomes successor Arne Slot
STUMP SEVEN 7⃣
Here are 7 moments from yesterday in the world of sports you might’ve missed!
4. Wow Nelly! ⛳
🗣Quote of the Day
Xander was the only golfer in the ‘Top 5’ to not have a major win. He’s been battling questions forever about whether he could win the big one! Well, he just did!
STUMP SCOREBOARD 💯
NBA🏀
Pacers def. Knicks in GAME 7, 130-109
IND win series 4-3
T’Wolves def. Nuggets, 98-90
MIN win series 4-3
SOCCER⚽
Premier League
Man City def. West Ham, 3-1
Liverpool def. Wolverhampton, 2-0
NEWCASTLE def. Brentford, 4-2
La Liga
Barcelona def. Rayo Vallecano, 3-0
Real Madrid draws Villarreal, 4-4
Serie A
Inter Milan draws Lazio, 1-1
Ligue 1
PSG def. Metz, 2-0
MLB⚾
Mets def. Marlins, 7-3
Yankees def. White Sox, 7-2
Red Sox def. Cardinals, 11-3
Full Scoreboard: LINK
NHL🏒
Nothing to report from yesterday but we’ve got a Game 7 today!
WNBA🏀
SEA Storm def. WSH Mystics, 84-75
GOLF⛳
PGA Championship Concludes!!!
Xander Schauffele is your WINNER! (-21) with a birdie on 18!
Gets one stroke victory over Bryson (-20)
Hovland in solo third at (-18)
STUMP STARS 🌟
Xander Schauffele ⛳ - Wins PGA Championship for his first major!
Manchester City ⚽ - Win the English Premier League for a record 4th straight year!
Indiana Pacers 🏀 - Can’t pick one exact guy but man the entire team was on fire, they shot a NBA playoff record 67.1%!!!
Karl-Anthony Towns (T’Wolves) 🏀 - 23 points, 12 rebounds
Bryson DeChambeau ⛳ - He may not have gotten the win but he shot 7 under with no bogies! Also juiced the crowd up the entire day!
Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers) ⚾ - Walkoff single in the bottom of the 10th! MVP case continues to grow
Kyle Tucker (Astros) ⚾ - 2 H, 2 R, 4 RBIs, 2 HRs!
Rafael Devers (Red Sox) ⚾ - Homers for FIFTH straight game
Aaron Nola (Phillies) ⚾ - 7.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 5 K
Donte DiVincenzo & Alec Burks (Knicks) 🏀 - Their team was decimated by injury but these two showed heart! Combined for 65 points
STUMP SCHEDULE 📆
NBA🏀
And we’re down to 4! Two Game 7’s in the books yesterday and now we wait just one day for some ball!
SOCCER⚽
Serie A
Bologna vs Juventus (2:45 PM ET)
GOLF⛳
PGA Championship hangover! What a finish we had yesterday!
MLB⚾
Mets @ Guardians (6:10 PM ET)
Red Sox @ Rays (6:50 PM ET)
Mariners @ Yankees (7:05 PM ET)
Full Schedule: LINK
NHL🏒
Oilers @ Canucks (9:00 PM ET)
Series tied 3-3
WNBA🏀
CON Sun @ IND Fever (7:00 PM ET)
SEA Storm @ NY Liberty (7:00 PM ET)
Glue Guy of the Day
The Lanyard
A couple things about the lanyard here. First off anybody who is carrying one seems to have their life together. It’s always dangling out of a pocket or hanging around a collar. That dude is keeping your keys or ID safe and sound. Also, what a word. Lanyard. Say it 10 times and it might not even sound like a word anymore!
DAILY STUMPED ANSWER
E. 14! Man yes that means he’s had trouble closing but it also means he’s one hell of a golfer! Congrats Xander on winning your first Major! What a place to do it, the PGA Championship at Valhalla!
