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This Day In Sports: The unceremonious exit of Gene Bleymaier

August 10, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

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, 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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