June 8, 1966, 60 years ago today: The National Football League, founded in 1920, and the American Football League, which began play in 1960, announce a merger. The NFL and AFL thus ended an increasingly destructive annual financial bidding war for players.
June 5, 2016, 10 years ago today: Novak Djokovic finally puts a French Open trophy in his case with his 11 other titles in tennis’s major tournaments. Djokovic beat Andy Murray in four sets on the red clay of Roland Garros to become the eighth man in history to complete a career Grand Slam.
June 4, 2009: On his first attempt, Randy Johnson becomes the 24th major league pitcher and only the sixth left-hander in history to reach 300 career wins.
Is the seventh time a charm for Kellen Moore? The former Boise State great is on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot again, and as the winningest quarterback in college football history, he deserves induction in 2027.
June 2, 2016, 10 years ago today: The biggest comeback in Seattle Mariners history, as the M’s rally from a 12-2 deficit in San Diego to beat the Padres by a field goal, 16-13. Seattle scored a combined 14 runs in the sixth and seventh innings on 12 hits, two walks and a hit batter […]
June 1, 1994: Film director and avid New York Knicks fan Spike Lee harasses Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller mercilessly from his courtside seat in Madison Square Garden.
May 29, 1990: Rickey Henderson of the Oakland A’s breaks Ty Cobb’s 62-year-old American League stolen bases record when he swipes his 893rd in a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, and it was a big relief for the legendary Oakland native.
The 100-day countdown to Boise State’s football season begins tomorrow, but we’ll start today (since it’s “column day” for the Scott Slant). And we’ll do it by zeroing in not on Oregon, but on Washington State.
May 26, 1998: Two seasons of a bloated, unwieldy 16-team WAC is more than enough for administrators at BYU, Utah, Colorado State, Wyoming, Air Force, New Mexico, San Diego State and UNLV.
May 22, 2019: Boise State’s Taco Bell Arena becomes ExtraMile Arena with the announcement of a 15-year, $8.4 million agreement with ExtraMile Convenience Stores, a joint venture between Chevron USA and Jacksons Food Stores.