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WINTER OLYMPICS: MEET THE ONLY BOISEAN GOING TO BEIJING

WINTER OLYMPICS: MEET THE ONLY BOISEAN GOING TO BEIJING

Prater and Mallory have a conversation with former Meridian High and University of Idaho track and field athlete Andrew Blaser, the only man to represent Team USA in the skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics in China next month. Blaser is a track and field/volleyball coach at Capital High. (Photo courtesy of Molly Chona)MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Obama & the Broncos’ record rout

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Obama & the Broncos’ record rout

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…January 21, 2015:   About six hours after President Barack Obama speaks across the parking lot in the Caven-Williams Sports Complex, Boise State registers the largest margin of victory over a Division I opponent in school history. Obama had made Boise his first stop the day after his State of…MORE

NFL: DIRK KOETTER ON KELLEN, COWBOYS, ANDY REID & QBS

NFL: DIRK KOETTER ON KELLEN, COWBOYS, ANDY REID & QBS

Prater and Mallory have a conversation with former Boise State and NFL head coach Dirk Koetter, who joins Idaho Sports Talk for a weekly NFL playoff segment. Koetter breaks down Kellen Moore’s final play – and what advice he has for the NFL interview process.MORE

CODY PICKETT: TREASURE VALLEY SPORTS ICON ON HIS LIFE-CHANGING MEDICAL SCARE

CODY PICKETT: TREASURE VALLEY SPORTS ICON ON HIS LIFE-CHANGING MEDICAL SCARE

Prater and Mallory have a conversation with Eagle High boys basketball coach Cody Pickett, 41, a former quarterback at Caldwell High, University of Washington and the 49ers. He’s back coaching basketball this season after doctors found major blockage in a primary artery that supplies blood to the heart.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Dan Marino’s Super Bowl

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Dan Marino’s Super Bowl

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…January 20, 1985:   In a matchup of two of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, San Francisco’s Joe Montana is the decisive winner over Miami’s Dan Marino in Super Bowl XIX. For the first time ever, both quarterbacks in the Super Bowl threw for over 300 yards. But…MORE

BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: MEET THE NEW EDGE/SPECIAL TEAMS COACH

BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: MEET THE NEW EDGE/SPECIAL TEAMS COACH

Prater and Mallory share a conversation about new edge coach/special teams coordinator Kelly Poppinga. The former BYU player/Virginia assistant met with the media Wednesday and talked about his background and coaching style/influences.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Tyson Degenhart makes free throws

SCOTT SLANT: Tyson Degenhart makes free throws

Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Wednesday Weekly: January 19, 2022. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi moved Boise State into his NCAA Tournament Field of 68 Tuesday. Would such kudos hold up on the court later that night in ExtraMile Arena? It was going according to script when the Broncos took a 14-point lead with 11½ minutes…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS – The breakthrough in The Pit

THIS DAY IN SPORTS – The breakthrough in The Pit

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…January 18, 2015:   Boise State wins its first game ever at The Pit, the iconic home of the New Mexico Lobos. Senior Derrick Marks and sophomore James Webb III combined for 54 points as the Broncos bested UNM, 69-59, after ending a tight game on an 11-2 run.…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Cowboys’ first Super Bowl

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Cowboys’ first Super Bowl

Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. This Day In Sports…January 17, 1971:   In a comedy of errors, the Baltimore Colts defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 16-13, in Super Bowl V. The game was marred by 11 turnovers and a slew of penalties. The game’s most spectacular play happened in the second quarter, when Colts tight end John Mackey…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Happy 50 days after Thanksgiving

SCOTT SLANT: Happy 50 days after Thanksgiving

Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Friday, January 14, 2022. My mind keeps drifting back to Boise State’s game against Cal State Bakersfield the night after Thanksgiving. The team we saw handle Nevada Wednesday night in Reno bore no resemblance to the one that scored 39 points in the loss to the Roadrunners. Never had a Broncos squad…MORE