Presented by WESTERN SIDING. Wednesday, May 29, 2019. John Hightower is the Boise State wide receiver on Athlon’s Preseason All-Mountain West first-team. Khalil Shakir is the underrated one on Athlon’s fourth-team. But Stefan Cobbs is generating more buzz all the time. Sky’s The Limit Elite Training tweeted video of Cobbs acing one of its drills…… MORE
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REMEMBERING BILL BUCKNER: PAUL PETERSON, BOISE AREA COACH
Caves and Prater talk to former Boise area high school coach Paul Peterson on the life of his good friend Bill Buckner, who spent 26 years in the Treasure Valley before passing away on Monday… MORE
REMEMBERING BILL BUCKNER: BOBBY VALENTINE, FORMER MLB PLAYER AND MANAGER
Caves and Prater talk to former MLB player and manager Bobby Valentine on the career and life of Bill Buckner, who passed away Monday … MORE
BOISE STATE FOOTBALL PREVIEW: OFFENSIVE LINE
Bob and Prater talk to B.J. Rains of the Idaho Press on Boise State’s offensive line for 2019 – all five starters are scheduled to return… MORE
REMEMBERING BILL BUCKNER: DAN SHAUGHNESSY, BOSTON GLOBE
Bob and Prater talk to Hall of Fame baseball writer Dan Shaughnessy on the career of Bill Buckner, who passed away Monday in Boise… MORE
REMEMBERING BILL BUCKNER: GARY VAN TOL, BOISE STATE BASEBALL
Bob and Prater talk to the Boise State baseball manager, and former Boise Hawks manager, on the passing of baseball icon and Boise resident Bill Buckner… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Bill Buckner, Boisean
Presented by BACON. Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Sadly, the video accompanying national stories on Bill Buckner’s passing Monday in Boise went right to the lowest common denominator. ESPN and NBC Nightly News, for example. They shared one play from the 1986 World Series that needs no further elaboration. How many times does Buckner’s career legacy…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Happy New Year to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Presented by BACON. Friday, May 24, 2019. We had become accustomed to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl being held close to the beginning of the postseason. Now, for only the second time in 23 editions, Boise’s bowl game will be played in January. The date is Friday, January 3, and kickoff time is 1:30 p.m.…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: From tacos to extra miles
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Thursday, May 23, 2019. I had long ago heard rumors about what the new name of Taco Bell Arena would be when the 15-year contract with Taco Bell expired. This wasn’t it. Later this summer, the place will become ExtraMile Arena thanks to a 15-year, $8.4 million agreement with ExtraMile Convenience…… MORE
MOUNTAIN WEST WORKING TO IMPROVE OFFICIATING
Bob and Chris talk to Greg Barns, the Mountain West coordinator of officials, on a summit between refs and head coaches in the MW and the impact of replay on the game… MORE
