Category Archives: SCOTT SLANT
THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When it looked like Daly was on a roll
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports...August 11, 1991: John Daly wins the first of his two major championships in dominating fashion at the PGA Championship in suburban Indianapolis. It w...
Aug 11, 2025
THIS DAY IN SPORTS: NFL owners are good with Goodell
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports...August 8, 2006: Roger Goodell is chosen as the NFL's next commissioner, succeeding Paul Tagliabue. Goodell was unanimously elected by the league's 32 owners ...
Aug 08, 2025
THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The big 9-0 for the inimitable Corso
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports...August 7, 1935: The birthday of the iconic Lee Corso. He spent 15 years as a head coach in college football, but he's famous (of course) for his role on ...
Aug 07, 2025
SCOTT SLANT: Can the Broncos make hay out of their head start?
Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. Wednesday Weekly...August 6, 2025. The preseason rankings that get the eyeballs are the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll, of course-and the Coaches Poll is out. Boise...
Aug 06, 2025
THIS DAY IN SPORTS: An unconscious 30 hours on the course
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports...August 5, 1985, 40 years ago today: Jim Cobb, a 69-year-old amateur golfer from Craig, CO, scores three holes-in-one over a 30-hour period. The odds ...
Aug 05, 2025
THIS DAY IN SPORTS: 'Master Melvin' mashes No. 500
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports...August 1, 1945, 80 years ago today: The legendary Mel Ott, standing only 5-9 and weighing 170 pounds, becomes the first National League player in history to ...
Aug 01, 2025
THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Ryan racks up an increasingly rare number
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. This Day In Sports...July 31, 1990, 35 years ago today: With an 11-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers fireballer Nolan Ryan becomes the first and only pitc...
Jul 31, 2025
SCOTT SLANT: It's nice to have options on the O-line
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Wednesday Weekly...July 30, 2025. As fall camp moves into Day 3 (and it's still July), we're talking the Boise State offensive line. And where we may have thought there was o...
Jul 30, 2025
THIS DAY IN SPORTS: From Vale to BJC to Canton, Ohio
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports...July 29, 2000, 25 years ago today: The best player of the Boise Junior College era, Dave Wilcox, joins two other San Francisco 49ers greats, Joe Mont...
Jul 29, 2025
THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Billy vs. George vs. Reggie
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. This Day In Sports...July 24, 1978: New York Yankees manager Billy Martin "resigns" a day after saying slugger Reggie Jackson and owner George Steinbrenner "deserve eac...
Jul 24, 2025
Should Boise State and Idaho Resume their Football Series?
Voting Ends: Never
