September 1, 2019: Justin Verlander joins the “three no-hitters” club in the Houston Astros’ 2-0 win at Toronto. The 36-year-old veteran struck out 14 Blue Jays and issued just one walk. It was the first time a hurler had no-hit the same team in its home stadium twice.
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August 31, 1996, 30 years ago today: Boise State and Idaho make their debuts in Division I-A, now the FBS. The Broncos fell at home to Central Michigan 42-21 while coach Pokey Allen was away in Vancouver, BC, undergoing alternative cancer treatment.
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August 28, 1981: Sebastian Coe of Great Britain sets his second world record for the mile run in nine days, lowering the standard to 3:47:33 at the prestigious “Golden Mile” in Brussels, Belgium.
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August 27, 1994: Venezuela wins the Little League World Series for the first time, with the team from Maracaibo defeating the U.S. representative from Northridge, CA, 4-3. The footnote was a 10-year-old named Yusmiero Petit, a backup second baseman who spent most of the Series on the bench.
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I don’t know how many people counted on Boise State wide receiver Ben Ford being back in time for the Oregon game, but it was a minority. How about Ford now going full-on in practice, 10 months after tearing his ACL (again) last season against UNLV?
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