Category Archives: Local News

BRONCO NATION NEWS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

BRONCO NATION NEWS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation to preview next week’s Mountain West Football Media Days in Las Vegas (IST shows from Circa Resort and Stadium Swim on July 9-11). Two storylines: Who’s good outside of BSU/Ashton Jeanty and what’s going on with Utah State?MORE

SCOTT SLANT: A pair of deserving Broncos ambassadors

SCOTT SLANT: A pair of deserving Broncos ambassadors

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Wednesday Weekly…July 3, 2024. It’ll be kicker Jonah Dalmas and defensive end Ahmed Hassanein joining coach Spencer Danielson in representing Boise State at Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas next Wednesday and Thursday. On the one hand, it’s different to have the offense go unrepresented, but Dalmas has earned this…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: More amazing clutch magic from Mays

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: More amazing clutch magic from Mays

Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…July 2, 1963: San Francisco’s Willie Mays (never miss an opportunity to plug this guy) hits a home run in the bottom of the 16th inning to break up an incredible scoreless pitchers’ duel between Juan Marichal of the Giants and Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves. I’d call…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: For me, Orlando’s passing was surreal

SCOTT SLANT: For me, Orlando’s passing was surreal

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Monday Special…July 1, 2024. I was at Orlando Cepeda’s assisted living apartment last Wednesday afternoon. The beloved 86-year-old Baseball Hall of Famer passed away Friday evening. Here’s the story. In the early 1960s, a bunch of us little San Francisco Giants fans ran around together in a Bay Area suburb, Orinda.…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Kershaw curtails every Rockies bat

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Kershaw curtails every Rockies bat

Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. This Day In Sports…June 18, 2014, 10 years ago today: It isn’t a perfect game, but some consider it to be the best pure pitching performance ever. Los Angeles Dodgers southpaw Clayton Kershaw no-hit the Colorado Rockies, 8-0, with his night spoiled only by a seventh-inning throwing error…MORE

BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: ASHTON JEANTY 2025 DRAFT EXPECTATIONS

BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: ASHTON JEANTY 2025 DRAFT EXPECTATIONS

Dane Brugler of The Athletic, author of The Beast NFL Draft Guide, joins Johnny and Bob for an early look at Ashton Jeanty’s draft expectations in 2025, the depth of next year’s RB class, how Jeanty compares to other great Bronco RBs and ultimately how high he thinks he can go.
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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Big news from two valley campuses

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Big news from two valley campuses

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…June 17, 2004, 20 years ago today: In back-to-back days, two local bombshells are dropped during an otherwise slow sports week. Boise State announced a 15-year deal to rename the BSU Pavilion as Taco Bell Arena. It was shocking to some, not only from a commercialization standpoint, but…MORE

IDAHO VANDALS FOOTBALL: COACH JASON ECK CONTRACT EXTENSION

IDAHO VANDALS FOOTBALL: COACH JASON ECK CONTRACT EXTENSION

Jason Eck received a contract extension from the University of Idaho through the 2028 season. Eck joins Idaho Sports Talk to discuss his desire to stay with the Vandals, and some of his short- and long-term goals for the program. MORE