Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. This Day In Sports…August 3, 2011: The name “Humanitarian” disappears from Boise’s bowl game for good, as the organization announces a six-year deal with the Idaho Potato Commission to rename the game the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The game was known as the Humanitarian Bowl for 11 of its 14 previous…… MORE
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Wednesday Weekly: August 2, 2023. A thought for today’s opening of fall camp—with Boise State the expected pick to win the Mountain West this season (not a rare occurrence), what will that mean for Gatorade baths? Coach Andy Avalos got one after the Broncos defeated North Texas in the Frisco Bowl…… MORE
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. This Day In Sports…August 1, 1993, 30 years ago today: Reggie Jackson, long known as “Mr. October,” is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jackson, the second overall pick in the 1967 MLB Draft, became an A’s fixture when the team moved from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968. He…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…July 31, 2018, five years ago today: The highest-scoring game in Washington Nationals franchise history and the worst loss in New York Mets history, all rolled into one, as the Nats pummel the Mets 25-4 in D.C. The Nationals’ team scoring mark dated to their days when they were…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…July 28, 2009: Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox sets a major league record by retiring 45 consecutive batters over a three-game stretch. The streak started when Buehrle retired the final man he faced against the Orioles 10 days earlier. Then, he became the 18th pitcher in big league…… MORE
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Wednesday Weekly: July 26, 2023. It’s always interesting to hear those national Kellen Moore narratives. The one at The Athletic from Daniel Popper is one of the best I’ve seen. Before Moore’s wife Julie and the kids moved out to L.A. from Dallas last winter, the former Boise State great had…… MORE
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…July 25, 1913, 110 years ago today: Washington’s Walter Johnson, who six years earlier had gone directly from Weiser to the majors, strikes out St. Louis Browns pitcher Carl Weilman six consecutive times. Johnson struck out 16 batters that day in 11 1/3 innings…of relief. The “Big Train”…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…July 24, 1963: A mailman is born. Karl Malone, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a Basketball Hall of Famer, was selected in 1996 as one of the “50 Greatest Players in NBA History.” Malone was Utah’s first round pick in the 1985 draft and followed with…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…July 21, 1968: Perhaps the most popular boxer in Idaho history is born. His name is Kenny Keene, and he would parlay a great run through the Golden Gloves ranks into what you might call a “controlled” pro career. It started modestly with raucous bouts at Caldwell’s O’Connor Fieldhouse…… MORE
Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. This Day In Sports…July 20, 1976: Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Brewers hits his 755th and final home run off pitcher Dick Drago of the California Angels. The Home Run King had gone back to Milwaukee for the final year of his 23-year big league career. Aaron collected 3,771 career hits, and…… MORE
