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
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
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
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
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…August 25, 1985: Dwight Gooden makes baseball history, becoming the youngest major league pitcher to win 20 games in a season. Gooden and the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 9-3 at Shea Stadium, improving his record to 20-3 at the age of 20 years, nine months…… MORE
Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…August 24, 2012: The latest chapter of an unsettling year for Boise State athletics, as the Big West Conference invites the Broncos to join in non-football sports effective July 1, 2013. Boise State had been searching for a home for those teams since it was announced football would…… MORE
Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Wednesday Weekly: August 23, 2023. What are we really thinking about Boise State’s chances of upsetting Washington a week from Saturday at Husky Stadium? First, with the kind of offense both teams are going to throw out there, and with the Broncos answering some questions on defense, there…… MORE
Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…August 22, 1993, 30 years ago today: University of Washington head coach Don James resigns after 18 years at the helm in protest over harsh sanctions imposed on the Husky program by the Pac-10. Despite the fact that the Huskies turned themselves in over preferential treatment of players,…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…August 21, 2007: The biggest day at the plate by any former Boise Hawk to make the majors, as Garret Anderson of the Los Angeles Angels knocks in 10 runs, a franchise record, in an 18-9 win over the New York Yankees. Included in Anderson’s barrage were a…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…August 18, 2009: The wounds have healed now, but on this day future Hall of Famer Brett Favre shocks the Green Bay Packers’ universe by signing a two-year, $25 million deal with the rival Minnesota Vikings. That came six months after Favre tearfully announced his retirement from the New York…… MORE
