Category Archives: SCOTT SLANT

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Big Unit logs a landmark win
Presented by PINNACLE WINDOWS & DOORS. This Day In Sports...June 4, 2009: On his first attempt, Randy Johnson becomes the 24th major league pitcher and only the sixth left-hander in history to rea...
Tom Scott Jun 04, 2026

SCOTT SLANT: Kellen will get in - but when?
Presented by PRO CARE LANDSCAPE SERVICES. Wednesday Weekly: June 3, 2026. Is the seventh time a charm for Kellen Moore? The former Boise State great is on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot agai...
Tom Scott Jun 03, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Seattle singles just kept on a-comin'
Presented by PINNACLE WINDOWS & DOORS. This Day In Sports...June 2, 2016, 10 years ago today: The biggest comeback in Seattle Mariners history, as the M's rally from a 12-2 deficit in San Diego to...
Tom Scott Jun 02, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When Reggie and Spike really got after it
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports...June 1, 1994: Film director and avid New York Knicks fan Spike Lee harasses Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller mercilessly from his courtside seat in ...
Tom Scott Jun 01, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Another stolen bases record for Rickey
Presented by PRO CARE LANDSCAPE SERVICES. This Day In Sports...May 29, 1990: Rickey Henderson of the Oakland A's breaks Ty Cobb's 62-year-old American League stolen bases record when he swipes his 893...
Tom Scott May 29, 2026

SCOTT SLANT: The 100-day countdown (plus one) is on
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Wednesday Weekly: May 27, 2026. The 100-day countdown to Boise State's football season begins tomorrow, but we'll start today (since it's "column day" for the Scott Slant). A...
Tom Scott May 27, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Mountain West comes out of the incubator
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports...May 26, 1998: Two seasons of a bloated, unwieldy 16-team WAC is more than enough for administrators at BYU, Utah, Colorado State, Wyoming, Air Force,...
Tom Scott May 26, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: New name, same games for Boise State's arena
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports...May 22, 2019: Boise State's Taco Bell Arena becomes ExtraMile Arena with the announcement of a 15-year, $8.4 million agreement with ExtraMile Convenience Sto...
Tom Scott May 22, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Babe unsuccessfully switches sides
Presented by PRO CARE LANDSCAPE SERVICES. This Day In Sports...May 21, 1930: After hitting three home runs in a game against the Philadelphia A's, the Yankees' Babe Ruth decides to bat right-handed in...
Tom Scott May 21, 2026

SCOTT SLANT: Would UNLV's ship still be able to sail?
Presented by PRO CARE LANDSCAPE SERVICES. Wednesday Weekly: May 20, 2026. The Pac-12 and the Mountain West won't make it to trial, to the surprise of no one, with the two conferences' announcement of ...
Tom Scott May 20, 2026




