Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…May 29, 1955, 70 years ago today: Arnold Palmer, the 1954 U.S. Amateur champion, wins his first money as a professional golfer, making $145 for finishing in a tie for 25th place in the Fort Wayne Open. Palmer’s first career victory would come about three months later at the…… MORE
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Wednesday Weekly…May 28, 2025. The holiday weekend was nothing if not interesting for the Boise State wide receivers room. First came word that Kobe Young, the former Broncos basketball player, was returning to the school—but as a wideout in football. Young had played hoops for Cal State Fullerton last season and…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…May 27, 2019: Baseball great Bill Buckner dies in Boise at the age of 69. Sadly, the video accompanying national stories on Buckner’s passing went right to the lowest common denominator. ESPN and NBC Nightly News, for example. They shared one Boston Red Sox play from the 1986 World…… MORE
Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…May 23, 2000, 25 years ago today: Seattle Mariners outfielder Ricky Henderson draws the 2,000th walk of his big league career, becoming only the third player in history to do so, joining Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. The milestone came in a 4-2 M’s loss to the Baltimore Orioles…… MORE
Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…May 22, 2017: The Golden State Warriors become the first team in NBA history to begin the playoffs with 12 straight wins as they sweep away the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals with a 129-115 victory. The stars came out for the Warriors, as Stephen Curry…… MORE
Presented by CORSO ITALIAN STEAK. Wednesday Weekly…May 21, 2025. Time flies, does it not? The Boise Hawks opened their 38th season Tuesday night with a 9-3 loss to the Idaho Falls Chukars. It’s the Hawks’ fifth year in the independent Pioneer League, but they were independent for their first three seasons of existence before becoming affiliated with…… MORE
Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…May 20, 1978: In the Preakness at Pimlico, the second act of horse racing’s most fabled trilogy, Affirmed reprises his 1½-length Kentucky Derby victory, beating Alydar to the wire again by a neck. Affirmed trailed early, but entering the backstretch, he finally took the lead. Alydar was right…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…May 19, 2019: The PGA Championship moves to May for the first time, but Brooks Koepka is unfazed—until the final round. Koepka fought off four consecutive bogeys on the back nine and hung on for a two-stroke victory over Dustin Johnson. Koepka’s scores climbed steadily over the four…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…May 16, 1985, 40 years ago today: A hint of things to come, as the Chicago Bulls’ Michael Jordan is named NBA Rookie of the Year. After coming out of North Carolina following his junior year, Jordan was an instant sensation, landing on the cover of Sports Illustrated a…… MORE
Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…May 15, 1975: The birthday of one of the greatest and most-feared NFL linebackers of all-time. Ray Lewis spent his entire career with the Baltimore Ravens from 1996-2012 and was the face of the franchise during that time—for better or for worse. For better: the two Super Bowl…… MORE
