For the first time, the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl are happening on the same weekend. Just ask NBC’s Mike Tirico. In Milan-Cortina and in Santa Clara-San Francisco, we’ll be watching for the Idaho ties.
February 5, 2006, 20 years ago today: As the Seattle Seahawks prepare for Super Bowl 60 on Sunday against New England, the spotlight has been on their gaffe at the end of Super Bowl 49 against the Patriots.
Dylan Andrews played his best game since transferring to Boise State from UCLA, and the Broncos needed every sliver of it to get past Nevada 91-87 in overtime Tuesday night at ExtraMile Arena.
February 3, 2008: In the NFL’s biggest upset since the Jets’ win over Baltimore guaranteed by Joe Namath in Super Bowl III, the New York Giants derail New England’s hopes for a perfect season with a 17-14 stunner in Super Bowl XLII.
February 2, 2020: The Kansas City Chiefs win their first Super Bowl in 50 years, rallying for a 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Miami. The 49ers, seeking their first championship in 25 years, led 20-10 midway through the fourth quarter.
January 30, 1996, 30 years ago today: Magic Johnson returns to the Los Angeles Lakers lineup for his first regular-season appearance since his 1991 announcement that he had tested positive for HIV.
January 29, 1988: In Pontiac, Michigan, 61,983 fans, the largest crowd in NBA history to that point, pack the Silverdome to watch the Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 125-108.
At halftime Tuesday night, San Jose State was hangin’ around, as Boise State led by only three points in the silent Event Center. The Broncos were playing well, shooting 50 percent from the field, but the Spartans kept draining three-pointers.
January 27, 1991, 35 years ago today: The New York Giants win their second Super Bowl title in five years with a nail-biting 20-19 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
January 26, 1986, 40 years ago today: The Chicago Bears humble the New England Patriots 46-10 at the Louisiana Superdome in what was at that time the most lopsided Super Bowl in history.