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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This Day In Sports: The unceremonious exit of Gene Bleymaier
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, 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
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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This Day In Sports: Michael Phelps makes more history
August 4, 2012: American swimmer Michael Phelps competes in what we thought would be his final race and temporarily retires as the biggest Olympic medal-winner of all-time.
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