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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Houston Astros change addresses

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Houston Astros change addresses

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…March 31, 2013, 10 years ago today: After 51 years as a National League franchise, the Houston Astros make their American League debut with an 8-2 win over their new AL West rivals from Dallas, the Texas Rangers. The Astros were coming off back-to-back 100-loss seasons and had the…MORE

BOISE STATE BASKETBALL: MEET THE BRONCOS’ THREE NEW PLAYERS

BOISE STATE BASKETBALL: MEET THE BRONCOS’ THREE NEW PLAYERS

Boise State basketball has landed three new players as coach Leon Rice continues to build his “super team” for 2023-24. Forward Andrew Meadow (Santa Clarita, Calif.), point guard Roddie Anderson (UC San Diego transfer) and combo guard Chris Lockett (New Orleans) join IST live for three separate interviews. MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A new thing called the ‘jump shot’ wins for Wyo

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A new thing called the ‘jump shot’ wins for Wyo

Presented by TRI STATE ELECTRIC. This Day In Sports…March 30, 1943, 80 years ago today: Wyoming wins the NCAA Tournament with a 46-34 win over Georgetown in the championship game at Madison Square Garden in New York. Kenny Sailors, the College Player of the Year, showed off his then-unusual jump shot and scored 16 points…MORE

BOISE STATE & BEER: HOW HORSESHOE GOLDEN ALE WILL TASTE – AND BENEFIT STUDENT-ATHLETES

BOISE STATE & BEER: HOW HORSESHOE GOLDEN ALE WILL TASTE – AND BENEFIT STUDENT-ATHLETES

Kyle Manns, director of brewing for Western Collective in Garden City, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about a new local beer, Horseshoe Golden Ale. Western Collective is partnering with The Horseshoe Collective to help raise name, image and likeness (NIL) money for Boise State student-athletes. The beer went into production Wednesday and is scheduled to launch April 28.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: ‘If the shoe fits, wear it’

SCOTT SLANT: ‘If the shoe fits, wear it’

Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Wednesday Weekly: March 29, 2023. The only coach in the Final Four who’s been there before is Jim Larranaga of Miami. You remember his first Final Four, right? It was with George Mason in 2006, one of the great Cinderella stories of all time. The last week of…MORE

STEELHEADS: BOISE NATIVE ZACH WALKER ON CHASING ECHL HOCKEY HISTORY

STEELHEADS: BOISE NATIVE ZACH WALKER ON CHASING ECHL HOCKEY HISTORY

Idaho Steelheads player Zach Walker joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about history … how Boise’s hockey team is six wins away from setting the all-time ECHL record for most wins in a season (56). Idaho has nine games left in the regular season, including five straight home games, starting Wednesday night.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Slap-in-the-face move in the middle of the night

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Slap-in-the-face move in the middle of the night

Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. This Day In Sports…March 28, 1984: Baltimore Colts owner Robert Irsay signs a 20-year lease to move the team to Indianapolis, and in the wee hours the following morning, he packs up the Colts’ stuff and bolts. At 2 a.m., 15 moving trucks showed up at the Colts’…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When the Heat were at their hottest

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When the Heat were at their hottest

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…March 27, 2013, 10 years ago today: The second-longest same-season winning streak in NBA history ends at 27 games as the Miami Heat fall to the Chicago Bulls, 101-97. The Heat came within six victories of the L.A. Lakers’ record 33-game streak in 1971-72. LeBron James scored 26.9…MORE