June 2, 1925: When New York Yankees first baseman Wally Pipp is unable to take the field, manager Miller Huggins turns to 21-year-old Lou Gehrig, a highly-touted phenom who, nevertheless, seldom got a chance to play (he was even left off the Yankees’ 1923 World Series roster).
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Ajayi compensated for a short shelf life
Sure, Jay Ajayi had some injury history at Boise State. But nothing like he experienced once he got into the NFL. There was a chest fracture at the beginning of his rookie year in Miami, and the big one: another torn ACL in 2018 with Philadelphia.
This Day In Sports: Steelies hoist their second Kelly Cup
May 31, 2007, 15 years ago today: The Idaho Steelheads complete their second improbable run to an ECHL championship in four years by beating Dayton 4-1 to win the Kelly Cup Final.
This Day In Sports: Major League Baseball expansion No. 2
May 27, 1968: National League announces the addition of Montreal and San Diego, to begin play in 1969 as the Expos and the Padres, respectively. The Kansas City Royals and short-lived Seattle Pilots would join the American League at the same time.
This Day In Sports: Touching ‘em all at full speed
May 26, 1997, 25 years ago today: The visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1, as Sammy Sosa and Tony Womack each hit rare inside-the-park homers in the sixth inning, less than five minutes apart.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Déjà vu will be difficult in Corvallis
Early odds are out for the 2022 college football season, and Circa Sports in Las Vegas has Boise State opening as a five-point underdog September 3 at Oregon State.
This Day In Sports: The end for the one-and-only Ingraham
May 24, 2002, 20 years ago today: Boise’s first legit hockey star, Cal Ingraham, hangs up his skates after four seasons with the Idaho Steelheads.
This Day In Sports: The spectacle of the four-homer game
May 23, 2002, 20 years ago today: Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers sets a major league record by amassing 19 total bases in a 16-3 shellacking of the Brewers in Milwaukee. How did he do it? Green went 6-for-6 and became the 14th player in big league history to hit four home runs […]
This Day In Sports: At the dawn of Clemens’ checkered career
May 20, 1984: Boston’s Roger Clemens records the first of his 354 career victories as the Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins, 5-4.
This Day In Sports: Can Coors Field hold a baseball?
May 19, 1999: The mile-high air of Denver brings a record-setting day at Coors Field. The Cincinnati Reds blasted the Colorado Rockies, 24-12, as the two teams broke a 76-year-old big league record with 81 total bases.