The Scott Slant: Tom Scott
The Scott Slant: Tom Scott

This Day In Sports: Nary a puck goes beyond the crease

May 5, 2025 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

May 5, 2010, 15 years ago today: The longest scoreless tie in ECHL history ends 36 seconds into the third overtime, as the Stockton Thunder defeat the Idaho Steelheads, 1-0. It almost amounted to a doubleheader, and it lasted more than four hours.

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This Day In Sports: Critics call this bout ‘Better Never Than Late’

May 2, 2025 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

May 2, 2015, 10 years ago today: In boxing’s biggest event since Tyson-Holyfield in 1997—and the richest bout in history—Floyd Mayweather Jr. remains undefeated with a 12-round unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao.

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This Day In Sports: The ‘Ryan Express’ mows ‘em all down

May 1, 2025 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

May 1, 1991: Nolan Ryan pitches his major league record seventh career no-hitter when the Texas Rangers blank the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0. Ryan was working on four days’ rest at the age of 44.

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Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Do you doubt that he’s here for the long haul?

April 30, 2025 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

It was another “if I had told you” checkpoint Tuesday.

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This Day In Sports: A trio of Broncos in the top three rounds

April 29, 2025 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

April 29, 2016: For the second time in five years—and the second time ever—Boise State has three players selected in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft.

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This Day In Sports: The Raiders jersey No. 2 that didn’t work out so well

April 28, 2025 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

April 28, 2007: By all accounts, former Boise State star Ashton Jeanty will be wearing his familiar No. 2 with the Las Vegas Raiders (if he can strike a deal with the team’s current kicker, Daniel Carlson).

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Scott Slant Friday Special: Here we go, born-again Raiders fans

April 25, 2025 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

It seems like just yesterday that we were looking at all these predictions—all the scenarios in which the Las Vegas Raiders wouldn’t draft Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty. He’d go earlier. Some team would trade up to get him. Vegas would go with an offensive lineman.

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This Day In Sports: Boise State’s last Top 60 draft pick

April 24, 2025 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

April 24, 2020, five years ago today: Boise State’s Ezra Cleveland is selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 58th overall pick in the second round of the NFL Draft, making him the 13th-highest pick in Broncos history.

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Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: 180 degrees today—from AJ to Ashton

April 23, 2025 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

At Boise State’s Spring Game, you often see an unfamiliar name rack up some stats—and then wonder if you’ll ever hear from him again. That’s the case with redshirt sophomore AJ Maes, who led the Broncos in receiving last Saturday with three catches for 55 yards.

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This Day In Sports: He fouls it off – again and again and again

April 22, 2025 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

April 22, 2018: San Francisco’s Brandon Belt, the second batter of the game, produces a 21-pitch at-bat, the longest in recorded big league history, against the L.A. Angels’ Jaime Barria.

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