May 13, 1911: We are in Mr. Peabody’s Wayback Machine today (IYKYK). The New York Giants establish a major league record by scoring 10 runs before a single batter is retired as they rout the St. Louis Cardinals 19-5 at the Polo Grounds.
May 10, 2016: Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry becomes the first unanimous Most Valuable Player in NBA history after leading the Warriors to the league’s best regular-season record ever.
May 9, 2014, 10 years ago today: Demarcus Lawrence becomes the seventh-highest NFL Draft choice in Boise State history when he is taken with the second pick of the second round—No. 34 overall—by the Dallas Cowboys.
Tyson Degenhart is going into his senior year? Where did the time go? There’s a chance his final season at Boise State will be unlike the previous three.
May 7, 2016: At the age of 42, New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon becomes the oldest player ever to hit his first major league home run when he connects off James Shields in San Diego. Some called it the most unlikely home run in baseball history.
May 6, 1998: Chicago Cubs rookie Kerry Wood ties Roger Clemens’ major league record for most strikeouts in a game, fanning 20 batters in a complete game one-hitter, a 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros.
May 3, 2019, five years ago today: An NBA playoff game goes to four overtimes for only the second time in history—and the first time in 66 years—with Portland outlasting Denver 140-137 at the Moda Center.
May 2, 1939, 85 years ago today: Lou Gehrig pulls himself out of the New York Yankees lineup for the first time since 1925—2,130 consecutive games earlier.
At the time of this writing, the Seattle Seahawks haven’t added their undrafted free agent signees to their roster yet, so former Boise State standout George Holani isn’t on it. But we can look at the Seahawks’ running backs depth at present.
April 30, 2019, five years ago today: The New York Yankees’ CC Sabathia becomes the 17th member of baseball’s 3,000-strikout club. But more importantly, Sabathia also became only the third lefthander in history to reach 3,000.