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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

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: George Mason sets the Cinderella standard

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: George Mason sets the Cinderella standard

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…April 1, 2006: George Mason’s Cinderella run in the NCAA Tournament ends with a 73-58 loss to eventual national champion Florida at the Final Four in Indianapolis. The suburban commuter school from Fairfax, VA, produced one of the great stories in the history of March Madness, knocking off…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A ‘be careful what you wish for’ moment

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A ‘be careful what you wish for’ moment

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…March 29, 1994, 30 years ago today: In a separation that he and Dallas owner Jerry Jones call a “mutual agreement”, Jimmy Johnson leaves the Cowboys as head coach. As Jones’ only coach since acquiring the team five years before, Johnson had taken a young squad that was 1-15…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The NCAA selection process was a lot different

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The NCAA selection process was a lot different

Presented by THE SANDWICH BAR. This Day In Sports…March 28, 1944, 80 years ago today: In a nailbiter at Madison Square Garden, a game in which neither team led by more than four points, Utah edges Dartmouth, 42-40, on a long shot by Herb Wilkinson with three seconds left in overtime to win the NCAA…MORE