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 two-part conversation: Thoughts on football coach Spencer Danielson and his pursuit of a new offensive coordinator, and late-season expectations for the basketball team, which hosts Fresno State on Saturday.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When the NHL was historically cross-checked

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When the NHL was historically cross-checked

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…February 16, 2005: The National Hockey League becomes the first major professional circuit in sports history to lose an entire season to a work stoppage when commissioner Gary Bettman announces the official cancellation of the 2004-05 campaign. The two sides had been trying to salvage at least some of…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: No way Leon Spinks would win this, right?

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: No way Leon Spinks would win this, right?

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…February 15, 1978: In one of boxing’s biggest upsets, 10-1 underdog Leon Spinks wins a 15-round decision over Muhammad Ali in Las Vegas to take the world heavyweight title. Ali was 36 at the time, but had held the title for over three years. Spinks was entering only…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Chibuzo Agbo factor, O’Mar Stanley factor

SCOTT SLANT: Chibuzo Agbo factor, O’Mar Stanley factor

Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…February 14, 2024. When Tyson Degenhart is scoring in the upper teens, and Max Rice, Chibuzo Agbo and O’Mar Stanley are scoring in the mid-teens, it usually means Boise State is rolling. Degenhart is getting it done, and although Rice has cooled since his 35-point game at New Mexico, he…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Before Jack Taylor’s 138 points, there was…

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Before Jack Taylor’s 138 points, there was…

Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. This Day In Sports…February 13, 1954, 70 years ago today: On his way to establishing the college basketball records for points in a season and a career, Furman sharpshooter Frank Selvy sinks 41 field goals and 18 free throws to score 100 points in a 149-95 shellacking of Newberry, shattering the…MORE

TANNER VALLEJO AND HIS FAMILY TRAGEDY: FORMER BOISE STATE STAR AND NFL PLAYER ON WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS LITTLE BROTHER

TANNER VALLEJO AND HIS FAMILY TRAGEDY: FORMER BOISE STATE STAR AND NFL PLAYER ON WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS LITTLE BROTHER

Tanner Vallejo, who played at Boise State (2013-16) and in the NFL for six seasons (2017-22), joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his brother, Hunter, a Boise State student. Hunter Vallejo, a brain cancer survivor, suffered a serious brain injury during a bonfire encounter with other men near Kuna on Friday night. Police are looking for three suspects, according to news reports. MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Farrington joins Idaho’s winter Mt. Rushmore

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Farrington joins Idaho’s winter Mt. Rushmore

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…February 12, 2014, 10 years ago today: Kaitlyn Farrington, who grew up on a ranch near Bellevue and cut her snowboarding teeth at Sun Valley, wins the gold medal in the women’s halfpipe at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Farrington’s second run will be long remembered, including a 900…MORE