June 21, 2012, 10 years ago today: LeBron James collects a triple-double as the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-106 to win the NBA Finals four games-to-one.
This Day In Sports: The Golden Bear upsets Arnie’s apple cart
June 17, 1962, 60 years ago today: At 22 years old, Jack Nicklaus takes the U.S. Open and spoils the local party with a three-stroke playoff victory over Arnold Palmer at Oakmont. The course was only 40 miles from Palmer’s home in Latrobe, PA.
This Day In Sports: A Brit finally tops the board again
June 16, 2013: Justin Rose becomes the first British golfer to win the U.S. Open in 43 years when he passes Phil Mickelson and takes the title by two strokes. In fact, no Brit had won any of the four majors since Nick Faldo took the 1996 Masters.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Rypien’s undetermined place in Denver’s pecking order
Denver’s mandatory minicamp wraps up today, and as Russell Wilson learns the Broncos offense, former Boise State standout Brett Rypien has been getting his first look in competition with veteran Josh Johnson as Wilson’s backup.
This Day In Sports: Pop gets the Spurs to the top again
June 14, 2007, 15 years ago today: With an 83-82 Game 4 victory, the San Antonio Spurs win their fourth NBA championship in nine years with a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
This Day In Sports: Steve Young calls it a career
June 13, 2000: Steve Young announces his retirement from the San Francisco 49ers. Young successfully emerged from the longest shadow imaginable—that of four-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Joe Montana.
This Day In Sports: When the 80s were all about Bird and Magic
June 10, 1984: During the height of the Larry Bird-Magic Johnson rivalry, the Boston Celtics wrap up the NBA championship with a 111-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 7 of the Finals.
This Day In Sports: No-hitters are a habit by the Bay
June 9, 2015: The San Francisco Giants become the first major league team in 50 years to produce no-hitters in four straight seasons when rookie Chris Heston blanks the New York Mets, 5-0.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: The HOF case for Kellen
We can talk about Kellen Moore’s legacy until we’re blue in the face. Or blue and orange in the face. With that 50-3 record, Moore is the winningest quarterback in college football history. That should be a jumping-off point.
This Day In Sports: Another Bronco on the top podium step
June 7, 2012, 10 years ago today: Boise State’s Kurt Felix wins the national title in the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, IA. Felix, already ticketed to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London to represent Grenada, won the competition by 106 points.