Category Archives: Scott Slant

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Steve Young calls it a career

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Steve Young calls it a career

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…June 13, 2000, 25 years ago today: Steve Young announces his retirement from the San Francisco 49ers. Young successfully emerged from the longest shadow imaginable—that of four-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Joe Montana. And by the time he finished his career, he was the highest-rated passer at the time…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Interleague baseball becomes a thing

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Interleague baseball becomes a thing

Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…June 12, 1997: In a drastic but long-awaited departure for a tradition-governed sport, the San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers, 4-3, in the first regular-season interleague game in Major League Baseball history. A sellout crowd of 46,507 at Arlington watched Nolan Ryan and Willie Mays throw out…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Pac-12 hoops power will be you-know-who

SCOTT SLANT: Pac-12 hoops power will be you-know-who

Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. Wednesday Weekly…June 11, 2025. By the time close friends Leon Rice of Boise State and Mark Few of Gonzaga finally meet on the basketball court for the first time a little over a year and a half from now, the Zags advantage will be, shall we say, even more pronounced. With…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The first of three for the amazing Allie O

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The first of three for the amazing Allie O

Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…June 10, 2017: After adding the event to her repertoire earlier in the spring, Boise State’s Allie Ostrander wins the national title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene. Ostrander pulled away over the final 200 meters to win the race…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Rafael Nadal owns the red clay – again

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Rafael Nadal owns the red clay – again

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…June 9, 2019: Rafael Nadal wins his 81st consecutive match on clay, the longest streak on one surface by any player in tennis history. More significantly, “Rafa” won the French Open with a four-set triumph over Austria’s Dominic Thiem in a rematch of the previous year’s final. It…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Serena closes in on Steffi’s record

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Serena closes in on Steffi’s record

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…June 6, 2015, 10 years ago today: Serena Williams wins her 20th career Grand Slam championship with a 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 win over Lucie Safarova in the women’s final at The French Open. It was Williams’ third French Open title to go along with six U.S. Opens, six Australian…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: MLB’s only ‘switch-pitcher’ debuts

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: MLB’s only ‘switch-pitcher’ debuts

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…June 5, 2015, 10 years ago today: Pat Venditte makes his big league debut for the Oakland A’s, and in the process becomes the first true ambidextrous pitcher to appear in the majors in modern baseball history. Wearing a special six-fingered glove, Venditte pitched two scoreless innings in…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: No coach more deserving than Coach Pete

SCOTT SLANT: No coach more deserving than Coach Pete

Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. Wednesday Weekly…June 4, 2025. The College Football Hall of Fame unveiled its 2026 ballot Monday, and there are two Boise State luminaries among the 79 FBS players and nine FBS coaches on it. Kellen Moore is in his familiar spot: a candidate once again. And for the first time, legendary Broncos…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Heartbreak instead of perfection for Pedro

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Heartbreak instead of perfection for Pedro

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…June 3, 1995, 30 years ago today: Montreal Expos ace Pedro Martinez has a perfect game broken up in the 10th inning when the San Diego’s Bip Roberts leads off with a double. Martinez had a chance to make history with baseball’s first extra-innings perfect game, but Roberts’ shot…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Wally Pipp has a headache

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Wally Pipp has a headache

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…June 2, 1925, 100 years ago today: When New York Yankees first baseman Wally Pipp is unable to take the field, manager Miller Huggins turns to 21-year-old Lou Gehrig, a highly-touted phenom who, nevertheless, seldom got a chance to play (he was even left off the Yankees’ 1923…MORE