November 4, 2007, 15 years ago today: Adrian Peterson, the rookie out of Oklahoma, sets a new NFL single-game rushing record with 296 yards in the Minnesota Vikings’ 35-17 win over the San Diego Chargers.
This Day In Sports: Brooklyn is relevant again in major pro sports
November 3, 2012, 10 years ago today: The most anticipated Brooklyn sports event in a more than a half-century brings the borough a victory, as the Nets debut in their new Barclays Center home with a 107-100 win over the Toronto Raptors.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Two teams turned inside out
BYU and Boise State were two ships passing in the night at the end of September, but little did either know it. On Thursday the 29th, the Cougars beat Utah State 38-26 to move to 4-1 on the season with a No. 16 ranking.
This Day In Sports: Home runs and garbage cans
November 1, 2017, five years ago today: A thriller of a World Series ends with a relatively calm Game 7, as the Houston Astros win their first world championship with a 5-1 victory over the L.A. Dodgers.
This Day In Sports: The Jay-Train rolls into a new station
October 31, 2017, five years ago today: Jay Ajayi becomes the first Boise State alum involved in a major midseason NFL trade, as the Miami Dolphins send him to the Philadelphia Eagles for a fourth-round draft pick. It had been a weird year for Ajayi, his third in the NFL.
This Day In Sports: The Giants are the envy of baseball
October 28, 2012, 10 years ago today: The San Francisco Giants complete a four-game sweep in the World Series with a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in 10 innings.
This Day In Sports: Lots of rings for former Boise Hawks
October 27, 2002, 20 years ago today: The Anaheim Angels win their first World Series, finishing off the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 with a 4-1 victory.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Norvell’s grand return in green and gold
A little over a year ago, Jay Norvell was in Albertsons Stadium wearing Navy blue and leading Nevada to a 41-31 win over Boise State, the Wolf Pack’s first on the blue turf in 24 years.
This Day In Sports: Martin hits the century mark
October 25, 2012, 10 years ago today: Former Boise State star Doug Martin logs the first 100-yard rushing game of his NFL career, going for 135 to lead Tampa Bay to a 36-17 win at Minnesota.
This Day In Sports: Pokey passes the audition
October 24, 1992, 30 years ago today: Division II power Portland State comes to Bronco Stadium to face Boise State, which had upped its record to 5-2 after an 0-2 start. But coach Pokey Allen’s offense dismantled the Broncos, amassing 605 yards—at the time the most ever surrendered by Boise State.