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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: It’s Scoop ‘N Score Night for the Broncos

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: It’s Scoop ‘N Score Night for the Broncos

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…September 1, 2018, five years ago today: Boise State’s Tyler Horton ties an NCAA record with two fumble returns for touchdowns as the Broncos open the season with a 56-20 road rout of Troy. Horton’s first scoop-and-score covered 55 yards in the third quarter, and the second went a…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Broncos try to avoid decade-old déjà vu 

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Broncos try to avoid decade-old déjà vu 

Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. This Day In Sports…August 31, 2013, 10 years ago today: Washington revels in the celebration of the grand re-opening of Husky Stadium and gets revenge against Boise State for a loss in the Las Vegas Bowl eight months earlier, routing the Broncos 38-6. The Huskies won the battle of new…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: It’ll be fun trying to stop this guy Saturday

SCOTT SLANT: It’ll be fun trying to stop this guy Saturday

Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. Wednesday Weekly: August 30, 2023. Oddsmakers have Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. No. 6 in the 2023 Heisman Trophy race. That means, for one thing, that Penix has to have a pretty strong body of work. I read somewhere recently that Penix “is primed for a major breakout in…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A Yankee year the polar opposite of this one

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A Yankee year the polar opposite of this one

Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. This Day In Sports…August 29, 1998, 25 years ago today: The New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 11-6 for their 98th win in 134 tries, clinching a post-season spot the earliest in the team’s storied history. The Yankees would win 114 regular season games in 1998, the most in…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: ‘Sweet Lou’ hits the big Eight-Oh

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: ‘Sweet Lou’ hits the big Eight-Oh

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…August 28, 1943: Lou Piniella is born. Piniella managed five big league teams and guided one of them, the Seattle Mariners, to one of the most magical seasons in major league history in 2001, with 116 victories. He also managed the Cubs, Devil Rays, Yankees and Reds, winning…MORE

BOISE STATE IN THE NFL: ALEXANDER MATTISON

BOISE STATE IN THE NFL: ALEXANDER MATTISON

Former Boise State running back Alexander Mattison joins Johnny and Bob for a discussion on becoming the number one RB with the Minnesota Vikings, an update on his college and pro teammate Ezra Cleveland, and Boise State’s history of turning out great running backs. MORE