Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…July 16, 2009, 15 years ago today: The most successful coach in Idaho Stampede history resigns to take an assistant’s spot with the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, the latest jaunt in an amazing journey. Bryan Gates, who had been a student at Boise State but didn’t play basketball there,…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…July 15, 1999, 25 years ago today: It’s the grand opening of Safeco Field (now T-Mobile Park) in Seattle. Tailored for the Puget Sound with a retractable roof for those rainy days and nights, Safeco was emblematic of other popular retro-style ballparks built in the 1990s. More than 44,000…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…July 12, 1914, 110 years ago today: Before he was the “Great Bambino,” he was a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, and Babe Ruth makes his major league debut, giving up two runs on eight hits over seven innings in a 4-3 win over Cleveland. Ruth had arrived…… MORE
Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…July 11, 2019, five years ago today: A few days after Neil Graham departs for the Texas Stars of the AHL, the Idaho Steelheads name Everett Sheen to replace him as head coach. Sheen had served as Graham’s assistant the previous three seasons. The 32-year-old native of Lethbridge, AB,…… MORE
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Wednesday Weekly…July 10, 2024. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Just tweak it. Count me among the relieved that Boise State didn’t completely overhaul its uniforms when the new ones were unveiled Tuesday in time for Mountain West Media Days. To the naked eye, it’s still the classic Broncos look…… MORE
Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…July 9, 2011: With questions swirling about his viability as a player at the age of 37, Derek Jeter makes a statement as he becomes the first player to reach 3,000 hits while wearing New York Yankees pinstripes. Jeter’s milestone came on a 420-foot home run, part of…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…July 8, 2014, 10 years ago today: In the biggest knockout round rout in the history of World Cup soccer, Germany embarrasses the host country, Brazil, 7-1 in the semifinals. The Germans scored a staggering four goals in a six-minute stretch en route to a 5-0 halftime lead.…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Wednesday Weekly…July 3, 2024. It’ll be kicker Jonah Dalmas and defensive end Ahmed Hassanein joining coach Spencer Danielson in representing Boise State at Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas next Wednesday and Thursday. On the one hand, it’s different to have the offense go unrepresented, but Dalmas has earned this…… MORE
Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…July 2, 1963: San Francisco’s Willie Mays (never miss an opportunity to plug this guy) hits a home run in the bottom of the 16th inning to break up an incredible scoreless pitchers’ duel between Juan Marichal of the Giants and Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves. I’d call…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Monday Special…July 1, 2024. I was at Orlando Cepeda’s assisted living apartment last Wednesday afternoon. The beloved 86-year-old Baseball Hall of Famer passed away Friday evening. Here’s the story. In the early 1960s, a bunch of us little San Francisco Giants fans ran around together in a Bay Area suburb, Orinda.…… MORE
