August 9, 2012, 10 years ago today: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt becomes the first man in history to sweep the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes in back-to-back Olympics.
This Day In Sports: NFL owners are good with Goodell
August 8, 2006: Roger Goodell is chosen as the NFL’s next commissioner, succeeding Paul Tagliabue. Goodell was unanimously elected by the league’s 32 owners on the fifth ballot. He has been a polarizing figure, but most commissioners are.
This Day In Sports: Will any pitcher ever reach 300 again?
August 5, 2007, 15 years ago today: The New York Mets’ Tom Glavine joins what is now the most exclusive of clubs, notching his 300th career victory in an 8-3 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
This Day In Sports: Emblematic of baseball’s steroids era
August 4, 2007, 15 years ago today: A day of irony in baseball history. To a mixture of cheers and boos in San Diego, the Giants’ Barry Bonds hits his 755th career home run, tying Hank Aaron on the career list—asterisk and all.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Convene the committee at wideout
Stefan Cobbs is poised to be Boise State’s feature receiver this year. But that doesn’t mean he has to be another Khalil Shakir. Or John Hightower. Or Cedrick Wilson. Or Thomas Sperbeck. Or Matt Miller. You get the idea.
This Day In Sports: Merritt makes Broncos golf history
August 2, 2015: Troy Merritt becomes the first former Boise State golfer to win a PGA Tour event, charging to a three-stroke victory over Rickie Fowler in the Quicken Loans National in Gainesville, VA.
This Day In Sports: No. 2 of 3 for Kristin Armstrong
August 1, 2012, 10 years ago today: Boise’s Kristin Armstrong wins her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women’s time trial with a dominant performance in London.
This Day In Sports: A baseball trade that pays off big-time
July 26, 2000: The Arizona Diamondbacks formulate one of the most awesome one-two pitching tandems in big league history when they obtain Curt Schilling from the Philadelphia Phillies and add him to Randy Johnson in their rotation.
This Day In Sports: Favre re-ups with the green and gold
July 25, 1997, 25 years ago today: Six months after leading the Green Bay Packers to victory in Super Bowl XXXI, quarterback Brett Favre re-signs with the team for $50 million over seven years. Favre was in the middle of three consecutive NFL Most Valuable Player seasons, a league record.
This Day In Sports: Adam Scott proves it’s never in the bag
July 22, 2012, 10 years ago today: In a classic meltdown, Adam Scott lets a four-shot lead with four holes to play slip away at the 141st British Open.