April 12, 2004, 20 years ago today: San Francisco outfielder Barry Bonds catches his godfather, Willie Mays, for the number three spot on baseball’s career home run list.
This Day In Sports: The baseballs flew off the Mariners bats, then…
April 11, 2019, five years ago today: The Seattle Mariners become the first big league team to hit a home run in each of the first 15 games of the season. In the process, the Mariners won their sixth game in a row with a 7-6 victory at Kansas City.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Remember the Broncos running game in 2021?
By association, Boise State offensive line coach Tim Keane was looped into the offense’s struggles a few seasons ago. The running game was stuck in the mud back then.
This Day In Sports: At least 10 of these, and those, and those
April 9, 2017: Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook eclipses an NBA record that many thought was unbreakable, recording his 42nd triple-double of the season in a 106-105 victory at Denver.
This Day In Sports: The tale of two NCAA Tournaments
April 8, 2019, five years ago today: A year after becoming the first NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed ever to lose to a No. 16, Virginia wins its first national championship with a riveting 85-77 win over Texas Tech in overtime.
This Day In Sports: The star from Spokane settles on Boise
April 5, 2014, 10 years ago today: Brett Rypien of Shadle Park High in Spokane gives his verbal commitment to Boise State, becoming the highest-rated quarterback recruit in Boise State history.
This Day In Sports: Couldn’t have scripted this any better
April 4, 2016: The first buzzer-beating three-pointer ever in the NCAA championship game, as Villanova’s Kris Jenkins connects when time expires to give the Wildcats a heart-stopping 77-74 win over North Carolina for the national title.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Jeanty’s place in Boise State history
As Boise State spring football rolls on, I’ll update something I did last spring—looking at Ashton Jeanty’s perch in the Broncos record book based on what he’s done his first two years.
This Day In Sports: An earlier dominant 7-4 force in college hoops
April 2, 1983: Three weeks after leading Virginia through the first-ever NCAA Tournament bracket in Boise, 7-4 center Ralph Sampson wins the Adolph Rupp Award as college basketball’s Player Of The Year.
This Day In Sports: George Mason sets the Cinderella standard
April 1, 2006: George Mason’s Cinderella run in the NCAA Tournament ends with a 73-58 loss to eventual national champion Florida at the Final Four in Indianapolis. The suburban commuter school from Fairfax, VA, produced one of the great stories in the history of March Madness.