Category Archives: Local News

BLUE TURF SPORTS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

BLUE TURF SPORTS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

Prater and Mallory talk to Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (Idaho Press, BlueTurfSports.com) about NFL Draft prospects John Bates and Avery Williams, where they are expected to go/not go in next week’s NFL Draft, and a new player on the men’s basketball team.MORE

DARRYL STRAWBERRY: MLB LEGEND HITS BOISE TO SPREAD A MESSAGE OF LIFE

DARRYL STRAWBERRY: MLB LEGEND HITS BOISE TO SPREAD A MESSAGE OF LIFE

Prater and Mallory talk to former major-league star Darryl Strawberry, who is in Boise on Friday night and Saturday morning for the Capital Men’s Conference 2021 at the Capital Church in Meridian. Strawberry, now a pastor who talks openly about his troubled past, joins Boise State head football coach Andy Avalos and other Broncos for a Saturday morning breakfast. Details: https://capitalchurch.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/774630MORE

SCOTT SLANT: From Lawrence to Crawford

Presented by WESTERN HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING. Friday, April 23, 2021. (TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) The coolest thing I saw on Twitter Thursday was not an M.J. thread. It was an emotional thank you letter from DeMarcus Lawrence to Tyrone Crawford at ThePlayersTribune.com.MORE

JERRY KRAMER: FILMMAKER COMPLETES ‘YOU CAN IF YOU WILL’ DOCUMENTARY

Prater and Mallory talk to Glenn Aveni, who has completed the Jerry Kramer documentary “You Can If You Will.” The doc is being released in Wisconsin this month, and Aveni has plans this year to bring it to Idaho, where the Hall of Famer starred in college (Vandals) and currently lives (Treasure Valley).MORE

SCOTT SLANT: What could or could not have been

Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Thursday, April 22, 2021. It’s unfair to bring this up, but I will anyway. Would BYU’s Zach Wilson had been in this same draft position had he not backed out of his commitment to Boise State one week before early signing day in 2017?MORE

FOOTBALL: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HS GRAD PLAYING FOR FCS TITLE AT EASTERN WASHINGTON

FOOTBALL: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HS GRAD PLAYING FOR FCS TITLE AT EASTERN WASHINGTON

Prater and Mallory talk to Calin Criner, a senior safety and team co-captain at Eastern Washington, which opens the FCS national playoffs this weekend against defending champion North Dakota State. Criner, part of the legendary Criner football family, touches on his college career and a future in coaching.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: ‘Williams in the 7th’ gains traction

Presented by WESTERN HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING. Wednesday, April 21, 2021. A week and a half from the NFL Draft, Avery Williams’ stock seems to be rising as a seventh round pick. The former Boise State star had a virtual visit with the Denver Broncos recently, according to The Draft Network’s Justin Melo.MORE