August 11, 1961, 65 years ago today: Future Hall of Famer Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves wins the 300th game of his big league career in a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
This Day In Sports: As good a lefthander as there ever was
This Day In Sports: The unceremonious exit of Gene Bleymaier
August 10, 2011, 15 years ago today: Boise State president Bob Kustra announces that athletic director Gene Bleymaier is being relieved of his duties after almost 30 years at the helm. Kustra pointed to the ramifications of an NCAA investigation into the Broncos program as the core issue.
This Day In Sports: 1,278 hits in Japan, 3,000 more in America
August 7, 2016, 10 years ago today: Ichiro Suzuki becomes the 30th-player in Major League history—and the first from Japan—to record 3,000 career hits. Ichiro did it as a 42-year-old Miami Marlin, legging out a triple in a 10-7 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Countdown is on – one month from today
Well, it’s the first day of fall camp. With a big exhale, as the Pac-12 and Mountain West have agreed to a settlement. And one month from today, it’s Boise State and Oregon at Autzen Stadium, with that point spread that doesn’t want to move—it’s still 24½ points.
This Day In Sports: Michael Phelps makes more history
August 4, 2012: American swimmer Michael Phelps competes in what we thought would be his final race and temporarily retires as the biggest Olympic medal-winner of all-time.
This Day In Sports: A rare Reds explosion in Rose’s twilight
August 3, 1989: The Cincinnati Reds equal the second-highest scoring first inning in modern Major League history, pushing across 14 runs against the Houston Astros at Riverfront Stadium. The Reds sent a record 20 men to the plate and collected 16 hits.
This Day In Sports: The Nationals win by three touchdowns
July 31, 2018: The highest-scoring game in Washington Nationals franchise history and the worst loss in New York Mets history, all rolled into one, as the Nats pummel the Mets 25-4 in D.C.
This Day In Sports: ‘The Boss’ gets the boot from baseball
July 30, 1990: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner is effectively banned from baseball for life, as commissioner Fay Vincent forces him to permanently give up day-to-day operations of the team.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Cam & his compadres in the WR room
While we await the opening of Boise State fall camp next week, we wonder if Cam Bates can become the Broncos’ go-to at wide receiver. Bates was the team’s sixth-leading receiver last year with 17 catches for 301 yards.
This Day In Sports: Blue Moon’s final career win was a doozy
July 28, 1976, 50 years ago today: Chicago White Sox pitchers Blue Moon Odom and Francisco Barrios combine to pitch a no-hitter at the Oakland Coliseum in a 2-1 win over the A’s, the team for whom Odom pitched in three World Series in the early 1970s.