February 24, 2002, 20 years ago today: The Canadian men’s ice hockey team wins the Olympic gold medal for the first time in 50 years at the Winter Games in Salt Lake City. The Canadians beat the USA 5-2.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: The free throw grinder
It was almost death by a thousand paper cuts in the form of San Diego State three-pointers Tuesday night in ExtraMile Arena. The Aztecs drained six in seven tries in the second half. And some missed Boise State free throws felt like paper cuts, too.
This Day In Sports: The new college hoops comeback kings
February 22, 2018: Drexel stages the biggest comeback in Division I college basketball history, rallying from a 34-point deficit to edge Delaware 85-83.
This Day In Sports: Carl Powell lights up old Bronco Gym
February 18, 1979: Until Chandler Hutchison’s record 44-point night against San Diego State in 2018, it’s Boise State’s last 40-point game, as guard Carl Powell scores exactly that in a 98-87 loss to Idaho State in old Bronco Gym.
This Day In Sports: A-Rod bends baseball’s balance of power
February 17, 2004: The New York Yankees, thought by many to be evolving into merely an All-Star team, plug in the biggest prize yet.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Definition of a trap game
There’s something about playing at Air Force that drives Boise State crazy. It’s the Falcons’ deliberate, back-cutting style of play. It’s the atmosphere in one of the Mountain West’s smallest gyms.
This Day In Sports: Not a dry eye at J-Mac’s school
February 15, 2006: With only four minutes remaining in the final home game of the season, Greece Athena High School in upstate New York subs in scorekeeper Jason McElwain, a 17-year-old student with autism.
This Day In Sports: The topping off of Bronco Stadium
February 14, 2007, 15 years ago today: The next step in the evolution of Boise State football is marked by the groundbreaking on the $36 million sky suite/press box addition to Bronco Stadium.
This Day In Sports: One of the cookie-cutter stadiums crumbles
February 11, 2001: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh is imploded during a 19-second detonation viewed at a distance by 20,000 fans. That ended a run of more than 30 years for the facility, which was home to both the Pirates and the Steelers.
This Day In Sports: The crown jewel coach of the Utah Jazz
February 10, 2011: At the time the longest-tenured coach in any of the four major professional sports, Jerry Sloan resigns in the midst of his 23rd season leading the Utah Jazz.