Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…June 8, 2010: The most anticipated big league debut of the new century does not disappoint. Amid relentless hype that had followed him for a year, Washington’s Stephen Strasburg went seven innings and struck out 14 batters, the most by a pitcher in his inaugural appearance in 39…… MORE
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Wednesday Weekly: June 7, 2023. Good things come to those who wait. Boise State great Kellen Moore won’t have to wait forever for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Moore is on the College Hall ballot for the third consecutive year, one of 78 FBS players listed. As a…… MORE
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…June 6, 2017: It rarely happens in baseball, and it almost never happens with a guy like this. But Scooter Gennett makes history, becoming the first Cincinnati Reds player ever to hit four home runs in a game in a 13-2 win over St. Louis. One of the…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…June 5, 2016: Novak Djokovic finally puts a French Open trophy in his case with his 11 other titles in tennis’ major tournaments. Djokovic beat Andy Murray in four sets in Paris to become the eighth man in history to complete a career Grand Slam with at least…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…June 2, 2010: About a third of the way through the 22nd season in his surefire Hall of Fame career, Ken Griffey Jr. announces his retirement from the Seattle Mariners after leaving the team and driving all night to his home in Florida. Griffey ended up fifth (now seventh) in…… MORE
Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…June 1, 1979: The Seattle Supersonics, led by Dennis Johnson, Jack Sikma, Gus Williams, and Downtown Freddie Brown off the bench—and coached by the legendary Lenny Wilkens—beat Washington 97-93 to win the NBA Finals in five games. The Bullets were coached by Dick Motta, the pride of Fish…… MORE
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Wednesday Weekly: May 31, 2023. I haven’t run down Bill Connelly’s ESPN post-spring football SP+ rankings yet. Let’s do it now. They’re based on returning production, recent recruiting and recent history. The good news for Bronco Nation: Boise State is the highest-ranked team in the Mountain West. The bad news: the Broncos…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…May 30, 1998, 25 years ago today: In the Cardinals’ 3-2 loss to San Diego, St. Louis first baseman Mark McGwire continues the torrid, juice-aided pace that will make him baseball’s all-time single season home run champion. Big Mac hit his 27th homer in the Cards’ 53rd game, jumping well…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…May 26, 1998, 25 years ago today: Two seasons of a bloated, unwieldy 16-team WAC is more than enough for administrators at BYU, Utah, Colorado State, Wyoming, Air Force, New Mexico, San Diego State and UNLV. Citing financial concerns and the erosion of rivalries, the schools announced they were…… MORE
Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…May 25, 2018, five years ago today: Former Boise Hawk Gleyber Torres becomes the youngest player in American League history to hit home runs in four consecutive games. The 21-year-old Yankees shortstop hit a go-ahead blast in the seventh inning to beat the L.A. Angels 2-1. It was…… MORE
