This Day In Sports: The night Bobby Dye quit smoking
August 17, 1995: Well, it wasn’t actually when Bobby Dye quit smoking, but it leads to a great story about the legendary Boise State coach.
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This Day In Sports: A quick trip to the no-hitter history book
August 14, 2021, five years ago today: In a season flush with no-hitters, this one stands out. Tyler Gilbert of the Arizona Diamondbacks becomes the first pitcher in 68 years to throw a no-hitter in his first Major League start, beating the San Diego Padres 7-0.
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This Day In Sports: BK grad is an elbow away from gold
August 13, 2013: Bishop Kelly High graduate Nick Symmonds turns in the top American men’s 800-meter performance in international championship competition in 41 years when he wins the silver medal at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
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Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Playing up in the transfer portal era
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, 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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