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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August 25, 1996, 30 years ago today: The launching pad for what will become, if not the greatest, the most-watched career in the history of golf. Fresh off a two-year stay at Stanford, 20-year-old Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Amateur Championship for a record third straight year.
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