“Is my coach going to be around for four years?” isn’t as frequent a question from recruits anymore (because many of them won’t be). But it’s better to have that be the case than not. Stability is fleeting in college football, especially at the Group of 6 level.
April 21, 2014: A year after the Boston Marathon bombing, Meb Keflezighi becomes the first American man to win the iconic race in 31 years—since Massachusetts resident Greg Meyer in 1983.
April 20, 1986, 40 years ago today: Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls’ budding superstar, scores the most points in NBA Playoffs history with a 63-point performance in the Boston Garden.
April 17, 1976, 50 years ago today: Future Hall of Famer Steve Carlton, almost at the mid-point of his brilliant career, would go 20-7 in 1976 and lead the National League with a winning percentage of .741. This was not one of those 20 victories.
April 16, 1996, 30 years ago today: The Chicago Bulls become the first team in NBA history to win 70 regular season games when they defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 86-80. Michael Jordan scored 22 points with eight rebounds and four assists to lead the way.
Boise State kicker Colton Boomer remarked to the media last week that he feels good on any field goal attempt inside 70 yards right now. That certainly perked my ears. The longest one in FBS history is 67.
April 14, 1966: The birthday of one of Major League Baseball’s great pitchers over the past 40 years. Greg Maddux spent most of his 23-year career with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves—he split his final three seasons between the L.A. Dodgers and San Diego Padres.
April 13, 2016, 10 years ago today: Two historic NBA games take place about 400 miles apart in California. In Oakland, the Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 125-104 to finish the season 73-9, the best record in NBA history.
April 10, 1936: The birthday of John Madden, most famous for his 30 years as an NFL football TV analyst. But Madden, of course, was also a Hall of Fame NFL coach, leading the Oakland Raiders from 1969-78.
April 9, 2006, 20 years ago today: Phil Mickelson wins his third major in three years—and his second Green Jacket—with a championship in the 70th edition of the Masters. That propelled him to No. 2 in the World Golf Rankings behind Tiger Woods.