The College Football Hall of Fame unveiled its 2026 ballot Monday, and there are two Boise State luminaries among the 79 FBS players and nine FBS coaches on it.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: No coach more deserving than Coach Pete
This Day In Sports: Heartbreak instead of perfection for Pedro
June 3, 1995, 30 years ago today: Montreal Expos ace Pedro Martinez has a perfect game broken up in the 10th inning when the San Diego’s Bip Roberts leads off with a double. Martinez had a chance to make history with baseball’s first extra-innings perfect game, but Roberts’ shot into right field was clean.
This Day In Sports: Wally Pipp has a headache
June 2, 1925, 100 years ago today: When New York Yankees first baseman Wally Pipp is unable to take the field, manager Miller Huggins turns to 21-year-old Lou Gehrig, a highly-touted phenom who, nevertheless, seldom got a chance to play (he was even left off the Yankees’ 1923 World Series roster).
This Day In Sports: Arnie’s in the money, such as it was
May 29, 1955, 70 years ago today: Arnold Palmer, the 1954 U.S. Amateur champion, wins his first money as a professional golfer, making $145 for finishing in a tie for 25th place in the Fort Wayne Open.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Bolt’s Boise State years are over
The holiday weekend was nothing if not interesting for the Boise State wide receivers room. First came word that Kobe Young, the former Broncos basketball player, was returning to the school—but as a wideout in football.
This Day In Sports: Remembering Bill Buckner
May 27, 2019: Baseball great Bill Buckner dies in Boise at the age of 69. Sadly, the video accompanying national stories on Buckner’s passing went right to the lowest common denominator. ESPN and NBC Nightly News, for example.
This Day In Sports: Those free passes gave Rickey a head start
May 23, 2000, 25 years ago today: Seattle Mariners outfielder Ricky Henderson draws the 2,000th walk of his big league career, becoming only the third player in history to do so, joining Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.
This Day In Sports: They started calling it a dynasty
May 22, 2017: The Golden State Warriors become the first team in NBA history to begin the playoffs with 12 straight wins as they sweep away the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals with a 129-115 victory.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Boise Hawks—past, present and future
Time flies, does it not? The Boise Hawks opened their 38th season Tuesday night with a 9-3 loss to the Idaho Falls Chukars. It’s the Hawks’ fifth year in the independent Pioneer League.
This Day In Sports: From 1 1/2 lengths to a neck to a nose
May 20, 1978: In the Preakness at Pimlico, the second act of horse racing’s most fabled trilogy, Affirmed reprises his 1½-length Kentucky Derby victory, beating Alydar to the wire again by a neck.