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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The castoffs and misfits win it all

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The castoffs and misfits win it all

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…November 1, 2010: The San Francisco Giants, who manager Bruce Bochy affectionately called a collection of “castoffs and misfits,” win their first World Series since moving to California in 1958, finishing off the Texas Rangers in five games with a 3-1 victory. The Giants’ pitching was dominant throughout, with…MORE

PREP RALLY: COACH BILL BROCK, MIDDLETON HIGH FOOTBALL

PREP RALLY: COACH BILL BROCK, MIDDLETON HIGH FOOTBALL

PREP RALLY – EVERY THURSDAY DURING THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON: Middleton’s Bill Brock, one of the longest tenured coaches in Idaho, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the Vikings hosting state power Highland in a 6A playoff game in Middleton on Friday night. The winner plays at Coeur d’ Alene next week.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Brett Rypien haunts Sam Boyd Stadium

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Brett Rypien haunts Sam Boyd Stadium

Presented by ALPHAGRAPHICS. This Day In Sports…October 31, 2015: On a sunny Halloween afternoon in Las Vegas, quarterback Brett Rypien breaks a Boise State and Mountain West freshman single-game record by throwing for 469 yards in a 55-27 win over UNLV. Rypien eclipsed Kellen Moore’s Bronco freshman standard of 414 yards at Nevada in 2008.…MORE

BOISE STATE HALL OF FAME: BASKETBALL ICON TANOKA BEARD ON TYSON DEGENHART

BOISE STATE HALL OF FAME: BASKETBALL ICON TANOKA BEARD ON TYSON DEGENHART

Former Boise State basketball star Tanoka Beard (1989-1993) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about this weekend’s Hall of Fame ceremony. Beard is the Broncos’ all-time leading scorer with 1,944 points – a record that could fall this season (Tyson Degenhart needs 584 points in his final season at BSU).MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Sack differential & strange TO margin

SCOTT SLANT: Sack differential & strange TO margin

Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…October 30, 2024. No doubt, the six sacks Boise State racked up at UNLV last Friday were key to the grinder of a win in Allegiant Stadium. But a case can be made that the zero sacks given up played almost as big a part in Vegas. For the season,…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: An epic (and generally unexpected) blowout

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: An epic (and generally unexpected) blowout

Presented by HAMMER & HINGE CONSTRUCTION. This Day In Sports…October 29, 2004, 20 years ago today: In a record fourth regular season appearance on ESPN from Bronco Stadium, Boise State destroys Hawaii, 69-3, for its 19th straight victory (and 13th straight on the ESPN family of networks). Boise State also kept Warriors quarterback Timmy Chang, now the…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Madsen answers the call in Allegiant

SCOTT SLANT: Madsen answers the call in Allegiant

Presented by HAMMER & HINGE CONSTRUCTION. Monday Special…October 28, 2024. Ashton Jeanty’s first two carries Friday night went for minus-five yards on Boise State’s first possession of the game. But sandwiched in between was a third-down conversion for the ages, Maddux Madsen’s 49-yard run to the UNLV 26-yard line. That became the theme of the…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Logo-stomp backfires bigtime on the Blue

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Logo-stomp backfires bigtime on the Blue

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…October 25, 2003: “Man was that stupid,” said the Scott Slant column at the time. Visiting San Jose State stomped on the Boise State logo at midfield before the game, and the result was a 77-14 Broncos victory and a school-record for points scored. The explosion bumped the 74-0…MORE