Category Archives: SCOTT SLANT

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The 'Zen Master' bows out quietly
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports...May 8, 2011, 15 years ago today: Phil Jackson's 20-year coaching career ends on an ignominious note, as the L.A. Lakers are pummeled 122-86 by the Dallas Mav...
Tom Scott May 08, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: First of 3 Derby wins for an Idaho native
Presented by CORSO ITALIAN STEAK. This Day In Sports...May 7, 1988: Caldwell native Gary Stevens, who got his horse racing start at Les Bois Park while a student at Capital High in the late 1970s, rid...
Tom Scott May 07, 2026

SCOTT SLANT: A familiar Boise State preseason place
Presented by PRO CARE LANDSCAPE SERVICES. Wednesday Weekly: May 6, 2026. Twenty-five years after its ascension to the upper-echelon of college football, Boise State still gets the benefit of the doubt...
Tom Scott May 06, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: 27 up, 27 down - with an asterisk
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports...May 5, 2021, five years ago today: John Means becomes the first Baltimore Oriole to throw an individual no-hitter in 52 years-since Hall of Famer Jim...
Tom Scott May 05, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Where did all the complete games go?
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports...May 1, 1920: Both Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Robins (now the Dodgers) pitch all 26 innings in the longest game in Majo...
Tom Scott May 01, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: 'Say Hey' sends four over the fence
Presented by TURN RIGHT SERVICES. This Day In Sports...April 30, 1961, 65 years ago today: I listened to this game on a transistor radio in my formative years. Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants ...
Tom Scott Apr 30, 2026

SCOTT SLANT: The Spring Game tells us just enough
Presented by THE SANDWICH BAR. Wednesday Weekly: April 29, 2026. Boise State got what it needed to out of the 2026 Spring Game last Saturday-starting with hope in the wide receivers room. Spring footb...
Tom Scott Apr 29, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: An unbreakable record of championships
Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports...April 28, 1966, 60 years ago today: Talk about a dynasty-the Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 95-93 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. That gave th...
Tom Scott Apr 28, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: At first, a bitter pill for the Vandals
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports...April 27, 2016, 10 years ago today: Reports surface and are subsequently confirmed that the University of Idaho football program will end its FBS aff...
Tom Scott Apr 27, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Robinson and Shaq to the finish line
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports...April 24, 1994: San Antonio Spurs center David Robinson becomes just the fourth player in NBA history (after Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor and David Thompso...
Tom Scott Apr 24, 2026




