Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Wednesday, December 29, 2021. Fresno State and Boise State, the two best defensive teams in non-conference play in the Mountain West, faced off in ExtraMile Arena Tuesday night, and shots were at a premium. The Broncos trailed the Bulldogs 17-16 with seven minutes left in the first half and had…… MORE
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STEELHEADS: HOW BOISE’S HOCKEY TEAM IS JUGGLING COVID CONCERNS
IDAHO STEELHEADS – EVERY TUESDAY ON IST DURING THE REGULAR SEASON: Prater and Mallory have a conversation with Steelheads coach Everett Sheen, who shares how the team is handling COVID issues that are ravaging sports leagues, rosters and schedules around the country.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: ‘Cursed when it comes to bowl season’
Presented by BBSI BOISE. Tuesday, December 28, 2021. As quickly as the omicron COVID variant is spreading across the country, it was accelerated when Boise State players returned from a brief Christmas with their families. And so there will be no Arizona Bowl on New Year’s Eve. Barstool or no Barstool, what a slap in…… MORE
BOISE STATE BASKETBALL: FRESHMAN TYSON DEGENHART MAKES HIS IST DEBUT
Prater and Mallory have a conversation with Boise State basketball player Tyson Degenhart, a true freshman from Spokane and one of the top newcomers in the Mountain West Conference. Boise State opens MW play at home Tuesday night against Fresno State.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Bowl season insanity
Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Monday, December 27, 2021. This will be an interesting week in Bronco land as the Arizona Bowl approaches Friday. First, did holiday flights affect Boise State’s plans to gather for drills leading into the game against Central Michigan in Tucson? There were almost 1,000 flights canceled Christmas Day, and more…… MORE
MARK JOHNSON: LONGTIME KTVB ANCHOR ON RETIREMENT, THE CHANGING BOISE SPORTS SCENE
Prater and Mallory have a 30-minute, in-studio conversation with KTVB news anchor Mark Johnson, who started working in the Boise market as a sports anchor and reporter in 1983. He’s retiring this week – we touch on his career, his memories, what’s next, and the changing landscape of the Boise sports scene.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Degenhart’s Spokane homecoming
Presented by BACON BOISE. Wednesday, December 22, 2021. (TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN MONDAY.) Okay, we’re putting the pressure on Tyson Degenhart tonight. The Boise State true freshman is 12 games into his college career—six games in as a starter—and we’re already hyping a homecoming. Degenhart, who was just named Mountain West Freshman of the Week…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Who gets the fry bath?
Presented by BACON BOISE. Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Kent State may be an underdog to Wyoming and its typically-tough defense today in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, but the Golden Flashes offense is well, flashy. KSU, the MAC runnerup this year, is eighth in the nation in total offense at 483 yards per game. The…… MORE
VANDALS: NEW COACH JASON ECK JOINS IST, SHARES VISION FOR SUCCESS
Prater and Behler talk to new Idaho Vandals football coach Jason Eck, who was introduced during a campus press conference Monday. The former South Dakota State offensive coordinator focused on attitude, toughness and building the roster through recruiting, including the transfer portal.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Last mention of the sponsor
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Monday, December 20, 2021. Props to the Idaho Statesman for its editorial on the ills of Barstool Sports. And bad on me for not knowing more about the sponsor of the Arizona Bowl. All I really knew of Barstool was some of its ridiculous and inflammatory tweets. I hadn’t taken…… MORE
