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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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This Day In Sports: Michael Phelps makes more history

August 4, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

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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This Day In Sports: A rare Reds explosion in Rose’s twilight

August 3, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

August 3, 1989: The Cincinnati Reds equal the second-highest scoring first inning in modern Major League history, pushing across 14 runs against the Houston Astros at Riverfront Stadium. The Reds sent a record 20 men to the plate and collected 16 hits.

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This Day In Sports: The Nationals win by three touchdowns

July 31, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

July 31, 2018: The highest-scoring game in Washington Nationals franchise history and the worst loss in New York Mets history, all rolled into one, as the Nats pummel the Mets 25-4 in D.C.

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