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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A hot start to Junior’s hottest season

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A hot start to Junior’s hottest season

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…April 1, 1997, 25 years ago today: On Opening Day before 57,586 fans at the Kingdome, Seattle centerfielder Ken Griffey Jr. crushes two home runs off David Cone as the Mariners upend the defending world champion New York Yankees, 4-2.  Junior would go on to have a monstrous MVP season,…MORE

HOLLYWOOD: ‘KING RICHARD’ SCREENWRITER COMING TO IDAHO, JOINS IST

HOLLYWOOD: ‘KING RICHARD’ SCREENWRITER COMING TO IDAHO, JOINS IST

Zach Baylin, who wrote the original screenplay for the “King Richard” movie, joins Prater and Ballgame for a conversation about his project and iconic American tennis family (Serena and Venus). Baylin was nominated for an Oscar, and is headed to Sun Valley this weekend for the SV Film Festival. And, yes, we asked Baylin about Will Smith, who played Richard Williams in the movie.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Lute lights the championship lamp at Arizona     

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Lute lights the championship lamp at Arizona 

Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. This Day In Sports…March 31, 1997, 25 years ago today: Without scoring a basket in overtime, Arizona wins its first national championship with an 84-79 win over Kentucky at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. That’s the last time a team from the West won it all. The UA version of the Wildcats…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: A Khalil Shakir encore on Pro Day

SCOTT SLANT: A Khalil Shakir encore on Pro Day

Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Wednesday Weekly: March 30, 2022. Pro Day is here for Boise State, with Khalil Shakir front and center among the eight former Broncos participating. Shakir won’t be running the 40-yard dash, as the 4.43-second time he posted at the NFL Combine showed scouts plenty. But Shakir will do just about everything…MORE

BOISE STATE & NIL: SOFTBALL PLAYER HANNAH BAILEY AWARDED $500

BOISE STATE & NIL: SOFTBALL PLAYER HANNAH BAILEY AWARDED $500

TSS HOME COMFORT/KTIK STUDENT-ATHLETE COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH: Boise State softball pitcher Hannah Bailey joins Prater and Mallory as this month’s Name, Image & Likeness award winner. Bailey talks about the team’s success and what it means to collect $500 from TSS Home Comfort.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Tar Heels take the title on an unforced error

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Tar Heels take the title on an unforced error

Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. This Day In Sports…March 29, 1982, 40 years ago today: One of the great gaffes in NCAA Tournament history. Georgetown trailed North Carolina 63-62 and had the ball when, with seven seconds left, the Hoyas’ Freddie Brown mistook the Tar Heels’ James Worthy for a teammate and threw Worthy the…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Laettner’s legacy shot beats Kentucky

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Laettner’s legacy shot beats Kentucky

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…March 28, 1992, 30 years ago today: One of the most famous shots in NCAA Tournament history sends Duke into its fifth consecutive Final Four. With the Blue Devils trailing Kentucky by one point in the final seconds of overtime, Christian Laettner took a long inbounds pass and…MORE

BOISE STATE & BIG 12: GUNDY IS KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE

BOISE STATE & BIG 12: GUNDY IS KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE

Prater and Mallory have a conversation with longtime Oklahoman sports writer Berry Tramel, who had a conversation with Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy this week. Both Gundy and Tramel believe Boise State would be a good fit if the Big 12 decides to expand in the next 2-3 years.MORE