April 6, 2006, 20 years ago today: After eight seasons in the CBA, the Idaho Stampede announce a move to the NBA Development League (now the G League).
This Day In Sports: Sunnier days for the Idaho Stampede
This Day In Sports: Another all-timer of a buzzer-beater
April 3, 2021, five years ago today: Arguably the best college basketball game of all-time—especially happening when it did—as Gonzaga outlasts UCLA 93-90 in overtime at the Final Four.
This Day In Sports: One Cinderella vs. another in the Final Four
April 2, 2011, 15 years ago today: All through March Madness this year, the question has been: is Cinderella dead? In just the past several years, NIL and the transfer portal have tilted the scales massively toward the power conferences.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: No April Fools (it happened on Monday)
Yes, the guy who Boise State was going to build next season’s team around is gone. Drew Fielder plans to enter the transfer portal, which opens next Tuesday.
This Day In Sports: Lute lights the championship lamp
March 31, 1997: Without scoring a basket in overtime, Arizona wins its first national championship with an 84-79 win over Kentucky at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The UA version of the Wildcats set an NCAA title game record by making 34 free throws, 14 of them from MVP Miles Simon.
This Day In Sports: Seattle arrives as a sports city
March 27, 1976, 50 years ago today: The grand opening of the Kingdome in Seattle, as a crowd of 54,000 watches 6,000 performers, including a choir of more than 1,700 voices and a band of almost 2,700 instruments.
This Day In Sports: The Magic-Bird Big Dance breakthrough
March 26, 1979: The night that is generally considered to be responsible for making the NCAA Tournament what it is today.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Spring football storylines start with Mad Dog
Maddux Madsen got a hearty warmup for spring football Tuesday at Pro Day, throwing to the receivers who were under the microscope. Thursday, the real drills begin at Boise State. Everyone knows the narrative on Madsen: the struggles against Power 4 opponents.
This Day In Sports: After besting the Bruins, the Wolfpack top it off
March 24, 1974: North Carolina State wins the NCAA Tournament, edging Marquette 76-74 at Greensboro, NC, in the first title game since 1966 that didn’t include UCLA. The Wolfpack was led by the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, David Thompson, who scored 21 points.
This Day In Sports: Seeding injustice, Boise State style
March 23, 2019: Despite an absurdly low No. 13 seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament that forced it to play on Oregon State’s home floor, Boise State almost pulls off the shocker before falling 80-75 in overtime.