January 24, 1968: The birthday of one of America’s Olympic legends. Mary Lou Retton was the first U.S. woman ever to win the gymnastics all-round gold medal at the Olympics when she topped the podium at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
This Day In Sports: 26 freebies, and they all go in
January 23, 2013, 10 years ago today: Boise State sets a school and Mountain West record by going 26-of-26 from the free throw line in a 74-67 win over Fresno State at Taco Bell Arena. Sophomore Derrick Marks made all 12 of his free throws on his way to a game-high 30 points.
This Day In Sports: The biggest Statehouse rally ever
January 20, 2007: More than 25,000 fans fill the streets of downtown Boise and jam around the Capitol for Boise State’s Fiesta Bowl Celebration Parade and Statehouse Salute. The crowd surged toward the flatbeds carrying the team that had upset Oklahoma 43-42 in overtime 19 days earlier in Glendale, AZ.
This Day In Sports: One of the weirdest of the weird trades
January 19, 1983, 40 years ago today: One of the craziest trades in sports history, as the Seattle Breakers of the Western Hockey League trade the rights to left wing Tom Martin to the Victoria Cougars—for a used bus.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Nevada gets burned by the Rice cooker
You can’t talk about Boise State’s 77-62 win over Nevada Tuesday night without talking about Max Rice, the coach’s son who’s only starting because of favoritism from his dad, Leon. I jest, of course. (That couldn’t be further from the truth.)
This Day In Sports: Another bad day for basketball’s Bad Boy
January 17, 1997: The NBA issues an 11-game suspension to Chicago Bulls forward Dennis Rodman for kicking cameraman Eugene Amos in the groin during a game at Minnesota.
This Day In Sports: Hutchison hits new scoring heights
January 13, 2018, five years ago today: Chandler Hutchison breaks a 47-year-old Boise State record with 44 points in an 83-80 win over San Diego State at sold-out Taco Bell Arena.
This Day In Sports: The Rams punch their ticket back to L.A.
January 12, 2016: A two-year grind of rumors and angst come to an end as NFL owners vote 30-2 to allow the St. Louis Rams to move back to Los Angeles. Owners chose the Rams’ plan for a new stadium in Inglewood over one in Carson proposed by the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Deggie digs in deeper in MW play
Workouts for Boise State’s Tyson Degenhart last summer were mostly about taking his three-point shooting to the next level. Degenhart shot a very respectable 38 percent from deep last season on his way to Mountain West Freshman of the Year honors.
This Day In Sports: The Hall wait ends for Hammerin’ Harmon
January 10, 1984: A massive sigh of relief for Payette’s Harmon Killebrew, who is finally elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his fourth year of eligibility. Every year he was passed over it was a little more discouraging, but there was elation at the end.