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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The sun sets on the old ABA

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The sun sets on the old ABA

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…May 13, 1976: In the last American Basketball Association game ever played, Julius Erving scores 31 points to help the New York Nets overcome a 22-point third quarter deficit and beat the Denver Nuggets, 112-106, to win the final ABA title. It also marked the retirement of the league’s…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A 55? Who is that guy?

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A 55? Who is that guy?

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…May 12, 2012, 10 years ago today: Australian-turned-Oklahoman Rhein Gibson shoots a 16-under-par 55 at River Oaks Country Club in Edmond, OK, believed to be the lowest 18-hole score in history. Gibson recorded 12 birdies and two eagles during his amazing round, with six of the birdies coming…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: And so it begins for King Khalil

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Wednesday Weekly: May 11, 2022. Khalil Shakir leaves today for Buffalo as his NFL journey begins. The Bills’ rookie minicamp is coming up Friday and Saturday, as the former Boise State star will be joined by Buffalo’s other seven draft picks, as well as undrafted rookie signees and players invited in…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Now the Mahre twins can retire for real

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Now the Mahre twins can retire for real

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…May 10, 1957: A twin birthday, as Phil and Steve Mahre are born in Yakima, WA. The brothers developed into two of America’s most accomplished ski racers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Phil was World Cup overall champion from 1981-83—then won the gold medal in the…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A perfect game from an unlikely arm

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A perfect game from an unlikely arm

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…May 9, 2010: Forty-two years and one day after Jim “Catfish” Hunter does it, Dallas Braden throws the second perfect game in Oakland A’s history in a 4-0 win over Tampa Bay. It was the 19th perfect game in big league history, but only Braden’s 18th career victory in the…MORE

BRONCO NATION NEWS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

BRONCO NATION NEWS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about five former BSU football players who compete in NFL mini-camps over the next two weeks. Who are they – and what are their expectations?MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Win No. 300 for a slick-throwing pitcher

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Win No. 300 for a slick-throwing pitcher

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…May 6, 1982, 40 years ago today: Seattle pitcher Gaylord Perry, known as the “Ancient Mariner,” picks up his 300th career victory in a 7-3 win over the New York Yankees. Perry would finish his career the following year with 314 victories (the Mariners were the eighth of nine teams…MORE