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LEON RICE: BOISE STATE BASKETBALL COACH ON HIS ROSTER REBUILD

LEON RICE: BOISE STATE BASKETBALL COACH ON HIS ROSTER REBUILD

Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice joins Prater and Mallory in the RoePaint.com Studio to go over his offseason roster rebuild – at least five new players will join the Broncos for the 2025-26 season. Rice said his roster is complete – and he expects “a touch more athleticism” and “better 3-point shooting.”MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Way-too-early fast-forward to next April

SCOTT SLANT: Way-too-early fast-forward to next April

Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. Wednesday Weekly…May 7, 2025. It’s a bit premature, of course, but left tackle Kage Casey’s NFL Draft stock is high as he enters his fourth season as a Boise State starter. Casey’s currently rated as a mid-round pick by various sites that predict such things. He’s a high-character guy,…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Win No. 300 for a slick-throwing pitcher

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Win No. 300 for a slick-throwing pitcher

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…May 6, 1982: Seattle pitcher Gaylord Perry, known as the “Ancient Mariner,” picks up his 300th career victory in a 7-3 win over the New York Yankees. Perry would finish his career the following year with 314 victories (the Mariners were the eighth of nine teams Perry played for…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Nary a puck goes beyond the crease

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Nary a puck goes beyond the crease

Presented by COMMECIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…May 5, 2010, 15 years ago today: The longest scoreless tie in ECHL history ends 36 seconds into the third overtime, as the Stockton Thunder defeat the Idaho Steelheads, 1-0. It almost amounted to a doubleheader, and it lasted more than four hours. The intense duel came in…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Critics call this bout ‘Better Never Than Late’

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Critics call this bout ‘Better Never Than Late’

Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. This Day In Sports…May 2, 2015, 10 years ago today: In boxing’s biggest event since Tyson-Holyfield in 1997—and the richest bout in history—Floyd Mayweather Jr. remains undefeated with a 12-round unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao. The long-awaited showdown in Las Vegas saw the Mayweather and Pacquiao camps split an estimated $300…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The ‘Ryan Express’ mows ‘em all down

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The ‘Ryan Express’ mows ‘em all down

Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. This Day In Sports…May 1, 1991: Nolan Ryan pitches his major league record seventh career no-hitter when the Texas Rangers blank the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0. Ryan was working on four days’ rest at the age of 44. He was already the oldest pitcher ever to throw a no-hitter, having tossed…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Do you doubt that he’s here for the long haul?

SCOTT SLANT: Do you doubt that he’s here for the long haul?

Presented by CORSO ITALIAN STEAK. Wednesday Weekly…April 30, 2025. It was another “if I had told you” checkpoint Tuesday. If I had told you in the summer of 2023 that 1) Andy Avalos would be fired as Boise State head coach during that season, 2) that a 35-year-old Spencer Danielson would end up as head…MORE

MEET KYLE … THE CRANE OPERATOR AT ALBERTSONS STADIUM

MEET KYLE … THE CRANE OPERATOR AT ALBERTSONS STADIUM

Kyle The Crane Operator, who works for Boise-based Seid Crane Service, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his current work assignment: He operates the 160-foot crane that sits on the north end of Albertsons Stadium. It’s part of the $75 million north end zone project that should be complete in time for the 2026 football season.MORE