Category Archives: Scott Slant

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: From the French Open title to Tamarack

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: From the French Open title to Tamarack

Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…June 6, 1999, 25 years ago today: Seeded 13th and thought by many to be more style than substance, Andre Agassi defeats Andriy Medvedev in five sets in the finals of the French Open. It didn’t start so well, with Agassi dropping the first two sets.  He fell 6-1 in…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Bleed Blue against the Blue Bloods

SCOTT SLANT: Bleed Blue against the Blue Bloods

Presented by BACON BOISE. Wednesday Weekly…June 5, 2024. There was a time when Bronco Nation’s collective mouth would be agape at an opportunity to play in a facility like Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City. That was 1980, when the home of the Utah Utes held about 30,000. The Division I-AA version of Boise State…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A fresh FBS start for the Vandals

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A fresh FBS start for the Vandals

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…June 4, 2004, 20 years ago today: Idaho’s exile in the Sun Belt Conference finally has an end, as the Vandals are invited to join the WAC beginning in 2005. They enthusiastically accepted, filling a spot vacated suddenly by UTEP’s departure to Conference USA a month earlier. Still,…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Fife joins an exclusive Boise faction

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Fife joins an exclusive Boise faction

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…June 3, 2013: After coming close in six previous starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Borah High grad Stephen Fife becomes the first native Boisean to win a major league game in 45 years in a 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres. Fife allowed one run on…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: LeBron lays 51 on the Warriors – and loses 

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: LeBron lays 51 on the Warriors – and loses 

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…May 31, 2018: Cleveland superstar LeBron James scores 51 points, the most in the NBA Finals in 25 years. But he didn’t celebrate it.  It just became the most points ever scored in a Finals loss, as the Cavaliers fell 124-114 in overtime to the Golden State Warriors in Game…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Historic longevity for Bert Blyleven

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Historic longevity for Bert Blyleven

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…May 30, 1992: Bert Blyleven becomes only the second pitcher in major league history to win a game as a teenager and another as a 40-year-old as the California Angels down the Cleveland Indians 3-1. Blyleven was in his final season—his first win came as a 19-year-old with…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Unfortunately, the timing isn’t right

SCOTT SLANT: Unfortunately, the timing isn’t right

Presented by the SANDWICH BAR. Wednesday Weekly…May 29, 2024. Boise State needs one football road game and one home game…next year. At this point, Houston is still on the 2025 schedule at BroncoSports.com, but word is that the home-and-home series with the Cougars of the Big 12 is not going to happen. So all there…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Griffey and Mattingly and…Dale Long?

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Griffey and Mattingly and…Dale Long?

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…May 28, 1956: Pittsburgh first baseman Dale Long sets a major league record by hitting a home run in his eighth straight game in the Pirates’ 3-2 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Forbes Field. Long went into the streak with 25 homers in 201 career games. He…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Bobby Unser wins, and loses, and wins

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Bobby Unser wins, and loses, and wins

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…May 24, 1981: In one of the most controversial Indianapolis 500 races ever, Bobby Unser crosses the finish line first at the Brickyard. But upon reviewing films, USAC officials penalized Unser one position for illegally passing cars under a caution flag and declared second-place finisher Mario Andretti the winner.…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Wilt The Stilt opts for the ‘Trotters

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Wilt The Stilt opts for the ‘Trotters

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…May 23, 1958: Wilt Chamberlain passes on his senior year at Kansas—but not to go to the NBA, which wouldn’t allow him to play in the league until his college class graduated. Chamberlain thus signed with the Harlem Globetrotters and toured with them for a year before joining…MORE