Category Archives: SCOTT SLANT

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A momentous night up and down the coast
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports...April 13, 2016, 10 years ago today: Two historic NBA games take place about 400 miles apart in California. In Oakland, the Golden State Warriors beat...
Tom Scott Apr 13, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: "Boom!" John Madden is born
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports...April 10, 1936: The birthday of John Madden, most famous for his 30 years as an NFL football TV analyst. But Madden, of course, was also a Hall of Fame NFL c...
Tom Scott Apr 10, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: 'Lefty' is on the right track at Augusta
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports...April 9, 2006, 20 years ago today: Phil Mickelson wins his third major in three years-and his second Green Jacket-with a championship in the 70th edition...
Tom Scott Apr 09, 2026

SCOTT SLANT: A figment of spring, or is he the real thing?
Presented by TURN RIGHT SERVICES. Wednesday Weekly: April 8, 2026. Less than two weeks into Boise State spring football, Rasean Jones appears to be a big hit. The 6-2 true freshman wide receiver out o...
Tom Scott Apr 08, 2026

SCOTT SLANT: Is the AC Boise scene sustainable? Why not?
Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. Tuesday Special: April 7, 2026. It was at the home openers for the Boise Hawks in 1987, and the Idaho Stampede and Idaho Steelheads in 1997. Even the Idaho Sneakers World T...
Tom Scott Apr 07, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Sunnier days for the Idaho Stampede
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports...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...
Tom Scott Apr 06, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Another all-timer of a buzzer-beater
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports...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...
Tom Scott Apr 03, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: One Cinderella vs. another in the Final Four
Presented by TURN RIGHT SERVICES. This Day In Sports...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...
Tom Scott Apr 02, 2026

SCOTT SLANT: No April Fools (it happened on Monday)
Presented by BACON BOISE. Wednesday Weekly: April 1, 2026. 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 ope...
Tom Scott Apr 01, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Lute lights the championship lamp
Presented by TURN RIGHT SERVICES. This Day In Sports...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 Dom...
Tom Scott Mar 31, 2026




