April 19, 2017, five years ago today: In what we thought would be the final at-bat of his career at his old home, Safeco Field, Miami’s Ichiro Suzuki hits a home run—his first on the road in four years—thrilling Seattle fans toward the end of a 10-5 Mariners win.
This Day In Sports: Nothing quite like Bill Russell on the boards
April 18, 1962, 50 years ago today: In Game 7 of the NBA Finals, league MVP Bill Russell scores 30 points and ties his own postseason record with a staggering 40 rebounds to carry Boston to a 110-107 overtime win over the L.A. Lakers.
This Day In Sports: A 75th anniversary like no other
April 15, 1947, 75 years ago today: More than 25,000 fans witness history as Jackie Robinson bats second and plays first for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
This Day In Sports: A now-interrupted tradition debuts
April 14, 1910: William Howard Taft begins the presidential tradition of throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day in Washington.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Regarding the Broncos’ current perch
It’s kind of where Boise State is right now. Bronco football is part of the national conversation, but only in this context from Stewart Mandel’s College Football Mailbag at The Athletic: “Which Group of 5 team is positioned to be the next Boise State/TCU/UCF?”
This Day In Sports: Good day for an NBA ancestry tracker
April 12, 1954: The Minneapolis Lakers defeat the Syracuse Nationals (the what?) 87-80 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. And April 12, 1958: The St. Louis Hawks beat the Boston Celtics to win the NBA championship in six games.
This Day In Sports: Curry helps the Lakers hit a low bar
April 11, 2014: The Los Angeles Lakers set a team record for futility, losing their 54th game of the season in a 112-95 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
This Day In Sports: Watson grabs the green jacket with a miracle shot
April 8, 2012, 10 years ago today: Bubba Watson, one of the most popular players ever to come through the Albertsons Boise Open, wins the Masters over Louis Oosthuizen on the second hole of a sudden death playoff.
This Day In Sports: Assist on an NBA record from a former Idaho Stampeder
April 7, 2010: Anthony Tolliver, who had started his season as a member of the Idaho Stampede, picks a perfect time to register a career-high 34 points for the Golden State Warriors.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: The Spring Game’s healthy contingent
The only entirely healthy position group going into Boise State spring football was the wide receivers unit. We’ll see if the rest of the Broncos offense is healthy enough to get these guys the ball on Saturday in the Spring Game on the blue turf.