Category Archives: SCOTT SLANT

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Boise State’s last Top 60 draft pick
Presented by CORSO ITALIAN STEAK.This Day In Sports...April 24, 2020, five years ago today:Boise State's Ezra Cleveland is selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 58th overall pick in the seco...
Cumulus Media Apr 24, 2025

SCOTT SLANT: 180 degrees today—from AJ to Ashton
Presented by BACON BOISE.Wednesday Weekly...April 23, 2025.At Boise State's Spring Game, you often see an unfamiliar name rack up some stats-and then wonder if you'll ever hear from him again. That's ...
Cumulus Media Apr 23, 2025

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: He fouls it off – again and again and again
Presented by CORSO ITALIAN STEAK.This Day In Sports...April 22, 2018:San Francisco's Brandon Belt, the second batter of the game, produces a 21-pitch at-bat, the longest in recorded big league history...
Cumulus Media Apr 22, 2025

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A decade ago, he was a star in the making
Presented by POOL SCOUTS.This Day In Sports...April 17, 2015, 10 years ago today:Former Boise Hawk Kris Bryant makes his long-awaited major league debut and goes 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a 5-4...
Cumulus Media Apr 17, 2025

SCOTT SLANT: Oi oi oi becomes aye yi yi
Presented by HARMON TRAVEL.Wednesday Weekly...April 16, 2025.College football's spring transfer portal opens today, with Boise State's Andrew Simpson and Braxton Fely already ticketed for it. And now ...
Cumulus Media Apr 16, 2025

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When boxing was at a marvelous zenith
Presented by MCCAULEY GROUNDSKEEPING.This Day In Sports...April 15, 1985, 40 years ago today:In Las Vegas, two of the greatest fighters of the era meet when middleweight champion "Marvelous" Marvin Ha...
Cumulus Media Apr 15, 2025

SCOTT SLANT: Now it’s about Boise State roster retention
Presented by POOL SCOUTS.Wednesday Weekly...April 9, 2025.Boise State hoops is going to be a rebuild job next season. One particular Bronco to enter the transfer portal, Emmanuel Ugbo, makes it quite ...
Cumulus Media Apr 09, 2025

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A fitting first act for a ‘player-manager’
Presented by HARMON TRAVEL.This Day In Sports...April 8, 1975, 50 years ago today:Baseball's first Black manager, Frank Robinson, makes his debut a winning one-both in the dugout and on the field. The...
Cumulus Media Apr 08, 2025

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: ‘Sidd Finch’ hands off to Rollie Massimino
Presented by HARMON TRAVEL.This Day In Sports...April 1, 1985, 40 years ago today:Author George Plimpton pulls a fast one on the readers of Sports Illustrated. Plimpton wrote an article about Sidd Fin...
Cumulus Media Apr 01, 2025

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Loyola Chicago lifted by Sister Jean
Presented by ZAMZOWS.This Day In Sports...March 31, 2018:One of the more remarkable runs in NCAA Tournament history ends in the Final Four when Loyola Chicago, a No. 11 seed, falls to Michigan 69-57. ...
Cumulus Media Mar 31, 2025