April 7, 2010: Anthony Tolliver, who had started his season as a member of the Idaho Stampede, picks a perfect time to register a career-high 34 points for the Golden State Warriors.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: The Spring Game’s healthy contingent
The only entirely healthy position group going into Boise State spring football was the wide receivers unit. We’ll see if the rest of the Broncos offense is healthy enough to get these guys the ball on Saturday in the Spring Game on the blue turf.
This Day In Sports: Kareem becomes the NBA scoring king
April 5, 1984: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA career scoring record with his 31,420th point in a 129-115 win over the Utah Jazz at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
This Day In Sports: Butler’s back-to-back magic
April 4, 2011: In the lowest-scoring NCAA championship game in 62 years, Connecticut beats Butler 53-41 to win its third national title. The Bulldogs once again captured the country’s imagination, rising from a No. 8 seed to make their second straight NCAA Tournament final under coach Brad Stevens.
This Day In Sports: A hot start to Junior’s hottest season
April 1, 1997, 25 years ago today: On Opening Day before 57,586 fans at the Kingdome, Seattle centerfielder Ken Griffey Jr. crushes two home runs off David Cone as the Mariners upend the defending world champion New York Yankees, 4-2.
This Day In Sports: Lute lights the championship lamp at Arizona
March 31, 1997, 25 years ago today: Without scoring a basket in overtime, Arizona wins its first national championship with an 84-79 win over Kentucky at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. That’s the last time a team from the West won it all.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: A Khalil Shakir encore on Pro Day
Pro Day is here for Boise State, with Khalil Shakir front and center among the eight former Broncos participating. Shakir won’t be running the 40-yard dash, as the 4.43-second time he posted at the NFL Combine showed scouts plenty.
This Day In Sports: Tar Heels take the title on an unforced error
March 29, 1982, 40 years ago today: One of the great gaffes in NCAA Tournament history. Georgetown trailed North Carolina 63-62 and had the ball when, with seven seconds left, the Hoyas’ Freddie Brown mistook the Tar Heels’ James Worthy for a teammate and threw Worthy the ball.
This Day In Sports: Laettner’s legacy shot beats Kentucky
March 28, 1992, 30 years ago today: One of the most famous shots in NCAA Tournament history sends Duke into its fifth consecutive Final Four.
This Day In Sports: Six straight trophies for UCLA
March 25, 1972, 50 years ago today: UCLA captures its sixth straight national championship and completes a perfect season with an 81-76 win over Florida State at the L.A. Sports Arena, the last time the Final Four was hosted by the City of Angels.