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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The star from Spokane settles on Boise

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The star from Spokane settles on Boise

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…April 5, 2014, 10 years ago today: Brett Rypien of Shadle Park High in Spokane gives his verbal commitment to Boise State, becoming the highest-rated quarterback recruit in Boise State history. Rypien, who had been the 2013 Offensive Player of the Year in the state of Washington, was a consensus four-star…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Couldn’t have scripted this any better

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Couldn’t have scripted this any better

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…April 4, 2016: The first buzzer-beating three-pointer ever in the NCAA championship game, as Villanova’s Kris Jenkins connects when time expires to give the Wildcats a heart-stopping 77-74 win over North Carolina for the national title. That came after the Tar Heels’ Marcus Paige had hit an incredible…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Ashton Jeanty’s place in Boise State history

SCOTT SLANT: Ashton Jeanty’s place in Boise State history

Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…April 3, 2024. As Boise State spring football rolls on, I’ll update something I did last spring—looking at Ashton Jeanty’s perch in the Broncos record book based on what he’s done his first two years. Jeanty rushed for 1,347 yards last season, the eighth-most ever at Boise State. He has 2,168…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: An earlier dominant 7-4 force in college hoops

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: An earlier dominant 7-4 force in college hoops

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…April 2, 1983: Three weeks after leading Virginia through the first-ever NCAA Tournament bracket in Boise, 7-4 center Ralph Sampson wins the Adolph Rupp Award as college basketball’s Player Of The Year. Sampson was the first one to win the honor three years in a row.  (No one has…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: George Mason sets the Cinderella standard

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: George Mason sets the Cinderella standard

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…April 1, 2006: George Mason’s Cinderella run in the NCAA Tournament ends with a 73-58 loss to eventual national champion Florida at the Final Four in Indianapolis. The suburban commuter school from Fairfax, VA, produced one of the great stories in the history of March Madness, knocking off…MORE