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Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Playing up in the transfer portal era

August 12, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

There’s a theme this season coming out of the transfer portal at Boise State: players playing up a level or two. There are four who could be key contributors.

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This Day In Sports: As good a lefthander as there ever was

August 11, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

August 11, 1961, 65 years ago today: Future Hall of Famer Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves wins the 300th game of his big league career in a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

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This Day In Sports: The unceremonious exit of Gene Bleymaier

August 10, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

August 10, 2011, 15 years ago today: Boise State president Bob Kustra announces that athletic director Gene Bleymaier is being relieved of his duties after almost 30 years at the helm. Kustra pointed to the ramifications of an NCAA investigation into the Broncos program as the core issue.

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This Day In Sports: 1,278 hits in Japan, 3,000 more in America

August 7, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

August 7, 2016, 10 years ago today: Ichiro Suzuki becomes the 30th-player in Major League history—and the first from Japan—to record 3,000 career hits. Ichiro did it as a 42-year-old Miami Marlin, legging out a triple in a 10-7 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver.

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Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Countdown is on – one month from today

August 5, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

Well, it’s the first day of fall camp. With a big exhale, as the Pac-12 and Mountain West have agreed to a settlement. And one month from today, it’s Boise State and Oregon at Autzen Stadium, with that point spread that doesn’t want to move—it’s still 24½ points.

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