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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The tale of two NCAA Tournaments

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The tale of two NCAA Tournaments

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…April 8, 2019, five years ago today: A year after becoming the first NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed ever to lose to a No. 16, Virginia wins its first national championship with a riveting 85-77 win over Texas Tech in overtime. It had been 388 days since the…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The star from Spokane settles on Boise

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The star from Spokane settles on Boise

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…April 5, 2014, 10 years ago today: Brett Rypien of Shadle Park High in Spokane gives his verbal commitment to Boise State, becoming the highest-rated quarterback recruit in Boise State history. Rypien, who had been the 2013 Offensive Player of the Year in the state of Washington, was a consensus four-star…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Couldn’t have scripted this any better

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Couldn’t have scripted this any better

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…April 4, 2016: The first buzzer-beating three-pointer ever in the NCAA championship game, as Villanova’s Kris Jenkins connects when time expires to give the Wildcats a heart-stopping 77-74 win over North Carolina for the national title. That came after the Tar Heels’ Marcus Paige had hit an incredible…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Ashton Jeanty’s place in Boise State history

SCOTT SLANT: Ashton Jeanty’s place in Boise State history

Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…April 3, 2024. As Boise State spring football rolls on, I’ll update something I did last spring—looking at Ashton Jeanty’s perch in the Broncos record book based on what he’s done his first two years. Jeanty rushed for 1,347 yards last season, the eighth-most ever at Boise State. He has 2,168…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: An earlier dominant 7-4 force in college hoops

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: An earlier dominant 7-4 force in college hoops

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…April 2, 1983: Three weeks after leading Virginia through the first-ever NCAA Tournament bracket in Boise, 7-4 center Ralph Sampson wins the Adolph Rupp Award as college basketball’s Player Of The Year. Sampson was the first one to win the honor three years in a row.  (No one has…MORE