July 30, 1990: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner is effectively banned from baseball for life, as commissioner Fay Vincent forces him to permanently give up day-to-day operations of the team.
While we await the opening of Boise State fall camp next week, we wonder if Cam Bates can become the Broncos’ go-to at wide receiver. Bates was the team’s sixth-leading receiver last year with 17 catches for 301 yards.
July 28, 1976, 50 years ago today: Chicago White Sox pitchers Blue Moon Odom and Francisco Barrios combine to pitch a no-hitter at the Oakland Coliseum in a 2-1 win over the A’s, the team for whom Odom pitched in three World Series in the early 1970s.
July 27, 2021, five years ago today: Less than a week after word of the jaw-dropping move was leaked, Oklahoma and Texas officially ask for applications to the Southeastern Conference.
July 24, 2016, 10 years ago today: Ken Griffey Jr. is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming the first player officially representing the Seattle Mariners to be enshrined in Cooperstown.
For decades, it has felt like football season starts when conference Media Days are held. Since the Pac-12 skipped the event, a number of schools have held their own. Wednesday was Boise State’s turn, and it’s game-on for 2026.
Now we can start thinking about former Boise State star George Holani’s chances of making an impact in his third year as a Seattle Seahawk. Veterans report Friday to Seahawks training camp in Renton (rookies are already there).
July 21, 1996, 30 years ago today: Six years after playing in the first Albertsons Boise Open at Hillcrest Country Club, Tom Lehman hits the jackpot at what we used to call the British Open.
July 20, 2021, five years ago today: The Milwaukee Bucks win their first NBA championship in 50 years, defeating the Phoenix Suns four games-to-two with a 105-98 home victory.
July 17, 2016, 10 years ago today: Forty-year-old Henrik Stenson beats Phil Mickelson by three strokes in a riveting final round of the Open Championship to become the first Swedish golfer—Nordic golfer, for that matter—to win a major title.
