Category Archives: Scott Slant

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Mariners now play (mostly) outdoors

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Mariners now play (mostly) outdoors

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…July 15, 1999, 25 years ago today: It’s the grand opening of Safeco Field (now T-Mobile Park) in Seattle. Tailored for the Puget Sound with a retractable roof for those rainy days and nights, Safeco was emblematic of other popular retro-style ballparks built in the 1990s. More than 44,000…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: There once was a flame-throwing Babe

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: There once was a flame-throwing Babe

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…July 12, 1914, 110 years ago today: Before he was the “Great Bambino,” he was a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, and Babe Ruth makes his major league debut, giving up two runs on eight hits over seven innings in a 4-3 win over Cleveland. Ruth had arrived…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Sheen’s wild ride with the Steelies begins

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Sheen’s wild ride with the Steelies begins

Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…July 11, 2019, five years ago today: A few days after Neil Graham departs for the Texas Stars of the AHL, the Idaho Steelheads name Everett Sheen to replace him as head coach. Sheen had served as Graham’s assistant the previous three seasons. The 32-year-old native of Lethbridge, AB,…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Not a total makeover, and that’s good

SCOTT SLANT: Not a total makeover, and that’s good

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Wednesday Weekly…July 10, 2024. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Just tweak it. Count me among the relieved that Boise State didn’t completely overhaul its uniforms when the new ones were unveiled Tuesday in time for Mountain West Media Days. To the naked eye, it’s still the classic Broncos look…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Captain’s flair for the dramatic

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Captain’s flair for the dramatic

Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…July 9, 2011: With questions swirling about his viability as a player at the age of 37, Derek Jeter makes a statement as he becomes the first player to reach 3,000 hits while wearing New York Yankees pinstripes. Jeter’s milestone came on a 420-foot home run, part of…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The game is simply known as ‘7-1’

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The game is simply known as ‘7-1’

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…July 8, 2014, 10 years ago today: In the biggest knockout round rout in the history of World Cup soccer, Germany embarrasses the host country, Brazil, 7-1 in the semifinals. The Germans scored a staggering four goals in a six-minute stretch en route to a 5-0 halftime lead.…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: A pair of deserving Broncos ambassadors

SCOTT SLANT: A pair of deserving Broncos ambassadors

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Wednesday Weekly…July 3, 2024. It’ll be kicker Jonah Dalmas and defensive end Ahmed Hassanein joining coach Spencer Danielson in representing Boise State at Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas next Wednesday and Thursday. On the one hand, it’s different to have the offense go unrepresented, but Dalmas has earned this…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: More amazing clutch magic from Mays

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: More amazing clutch magic from Mays

Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…July 2, 1963: San Francisco’s Willie Mays (never miss an opportunity to plug this guy) hits a home run in the bottom of the 16th inning to break up an incredible scoreless pitchers’ duel between Juan Marichal of the Giants and Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves. I’d call…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: For me, Orlando’s passing was surreal

SCOTT SLANT: For me, Orlando’s passing was surreal

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Monday Special…July 1, 2024. I was at Orlando Cepeda’s assisted living apartment last Wednesday afternoon. The beloved 86-year-old Baseball Hall of Famer passed away Friday evening. Here’s the story. In the early 1960s, a bunch of us little San Francisco Giants fans ran around together in a Bay Area suburb, Orinda.…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Kershaw curtails every Rockies bat

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Kershaw curtails every Rockies bat

Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. This Day In Sports…June 18, 2014, 10 years ago today: It isn’t a perfect game, but some consider it to be the best pure pitching performance ever. Los Angeles Dodgers southpaw Clayton Kershaw no-hit the Colorado Rockies, 8-0, with his night spoiled only by a seventh-inning throwing error…MORE