Broadcasting great Red Barber once said never to predict sports. Who could have predicted that?
Scott Slant Thursday Special: Worst possible ending to MW hoops years
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: There are believers out there
Does Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News know something we don’t? Wilner has been publishing power rankings for the new Pac-12 men’s basketball lineup all season, and his final ones Tuesday kind of stopped me in my tracks.
This Day In Sports: “Don’t give up – don’t ever give up”
March 10, 1946: The birthday of the late Jim Valvano, who not only coached North Carolina State to the 1983 national championship, but also did as much for cancer awareness as anyone in the 20th century.
This Day In Sports: Broncos’ cup of coffee in the rankings
March 9, 2015: Toward the end of its 47th season of four-year basketball, Boise State nabs the first Top 25 ranking in school history. The Broncos made the AP Poll at No. 25 after capturing a share of the Mountain West regular season championship two days earlier.
This Day In Sports: Goodbye to “Omaha! Omaha! Omaha!”
March 6, 2016, 10 years ago today: News breaks that Peyton Manning has informed the Denver Broncos he’s going to retire after 18 years in the NFL. The decision came a month after the five-time MVP capped his career with a 24-10 win over Carolina in Super Bowl 50.
This Day In Sports: Leon Rice’s one and only WAC season
March 5, 2011, 15 years ago today: After 10 years in the league, Boise State plays its final men’s basketball conference game in the WAC, beating San Jose State, 66-51.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Are they peaking at the right time?
Boise State opened the game a house afire, building a 17-point lead over San Diego State midway through the first half. The Aztecs got the lead down to seven at the intermission. We’ve seen this movie before. But this time there was an alternate ending.
This Day In Sports: When a commissioner had an effect
March 3, 1984: With the groundwork already laid for what would be a very successful Olympics in Los Angeles that summer, Peter Ueberroth is elected the commissioner of baseball to succeed Bowie Kuhn effective October 1.
This Day In Sports: The wild cards get wilder in the majors
March 2, 2012: For the first time in 17 years, Major League Baseball expands its playoff format, going to 10 teams by adding a second wild-card berth to each league.
This Day In Sports: A rather noteworthy PGA Tour debut
February 27, 1992: Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to play in a PGA Tour event in 35 years. Woods was only 16 when he teed it up in the Nissan Los Angeles Open.