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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Six straight trophies for UCLA

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Six straight trophies for UCLA

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…March 25, 1972, 50 years ago today: UCLA captures its sixth straight national championship and completes a perfect season with an 81-76 win over Florida State at the L.A. Sports Arena, the last time the Final Four was hosted by the City of Angels. The Bruins didn’t need any…MORE

This Day In Sports: The Idaho Stampede clock starts ticking

This Day In Sports: The Idaho Stampede clock starts ticking

Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. This Day In Sports…March 24, 2015: The Utah Jazz and Miller Sports Properties announce the acquisition of the Idaho Stampede, ending 18 years of local ownership led by managing investor and founder Bill Ilett. The Jazz were completing their first season of a single-affiliation arrangement with the Stampede and…MORE

MARCH MADNESS: BOISE STATE COACH BREAKS DOWN THE SWEET 16

MARCH MADNESS: BOISE STATE COACH BREAKS DOWN THE SWEET 16

Boise State assistant basketball coach Mike Burns joins Prater and Mallory for a preview of the Sweet 16, including thoughts on Gonzaga, Arizona and UCLA. Burns’ Final Four prediction: Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas and Purdue.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Next man up in the captain’s chair

SCOTT SLANT: Next man up in the captain’s chair

Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Wednesday Weekly: March 23, 2022. Who is next season’s Abu Kigab for Boise State? The consummate leader? At this point, it’s kind of obvious. Tyson Degenhart is on an amazing trajectory, and even as a sophomore, he is poised to be the face of the Broncos. Degenhart is more soft-spoken…MORE

STEELHEADS: RYAN DMOWSKI ON SCORING FIVE GOALS IN HIS SECOND GAME

STEELHEADS: RYAN DMOWSKI ON SCORING FIVE GOALS IN HIS SECOND GAME

Prater and Mallory have a conversation with new Idaho Steelheads hockey player Ryan Dmowski, who joined the ECHL team last week after a trade with South Carolina. Dmowski had five goals, one assist and six points in his second game with the Steelheads on Saturday night.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: NFL hits the Saints hard for ‘Bountygate’

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: NFL hits the Saints hard for ‘Bountygate’

Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. This Day In Sports…March 22, 2012, 10 years ago today: Commissioner Roger Goodell hands out the stiffest punishments in NFL history over the New Orleans Saints’ bounty program. Coach Sean Payton was suspended for a year, and former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who had moved on to the St. Louis Rams,…MORE

BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: MEET THE BRONCOS’ NEW QUARTERBACK COMMIT

BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: MEET THE BRONCOS’ NEW QUARTERBACK COMMIT

CJ Tiller, a quarterback at Rancho Cucamonga High in California, has committed to Boise State’s class of 2023. Tiller joins Idaho Sports Talk to talk about the Broncos’ appeal, what he’s like as a QB, and his life and personality away from football.MORE

This Day In Sports: Shaq’s college hoops Boise sayonara

This Day In Sports: Shaq’s college hoops Boise sayonara

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…March 21, 1992, 30 years ago today: LSU sophomore center Shaquille O’Neal plays his final collegiate game in an 89-79 second round loss to Bobby Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers in the NCAA Tournament at the BSU Pavilion. (That was three years before Knight’s famous post-game tirade.) Two days earlier,…MORE