This Day In Sports: The new Vikings unveil ‘The Scrambler’
September 17, 1961, 65 years ago today: The expansion Minnesota Vikings make a spectacular entry into the NFL with a 37-13 rout of the Chicago Bears at the old Met in Bloomington.
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Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: The real Broncos running game kicks in
I wasn’t one of those concerned about Boise State’s running game after the loss at Oregon. Dylan Riley and Sire Gaines had their moments against the Ducks, but at the end of the day, they averaged a combined 3.2 yards per carry.
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This Day In Sports: Carroll’s count reaches three-quarters of a century
September 15, 1951: The birthday of a football coach whose inauspicious beginning belied the success he would have later in his career.
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This Day In Sports: Coach Pete on the green turf of Bronco Stadium
September 14, 1985: The first home game in the final season of green turf at Bronco Stadium. And UC Davis visits with a new JC transfer quarterback from Sacramento City College named Chris Petersen.
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This Day In Sports: The most painful of sports postponements
September 11, 2001, 25 years ago today: Nobody needs to tell you what happened this day. But it had an effect on sports for months to come. Immediately following the events of 9/11, virtually every scheduled sporting event was either postponed or cancelled entirely.
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