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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Bills hope this record is broken someday

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Bills hope this record is broken someday

Presented by OPTIMIST YOUTH FOOTBALL. This Day In Sports…January 30, 1994, 30 years ago today: Most teams are thankful to so much as get there, but the Buffalo Bills are not thankful for this. The Dallas Cowboys handed the Bills their fourth consecutive Super Bowl loss, 30-13, as Most Valuable Player Emmitt Smith rushed for…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS:  The draft that set the Steelers’ foundation

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The draft that set the Steelers’ foundation

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…January 29, 1974, 50 years ago today: History would prove the Pittsburgh Steelers to be brilliant with their picks in the NFL Draft, and there was none quite like 1974. This was back when the draft was held about two weeks after the Super Bowl, and the Steelers’…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Kerr is cut from a different NBA cloth

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Kerr is cut from a different NBA cloth

Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…January 26, 2019, five years ago today: Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors becomes the fastest coach to 300 wins—377 games—in the history of professional sports after a 115-111 victory over the Boston Celtics. At that point Kerr was an astounding 300-77 in the regular season with…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The high-scoring Broncos of 1970-71 (one in particular)

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The high-scoring Broncos of 1970-71 (one in particular)

Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…January 25, 1971: Boise State turns in its second-highest scoring game ever in a 118-96 win over Portland State in Bronco Gym, keyed by 41 points from Ron Austin. It was the Broncos’ transition season from the NAIA level to the NCAA and the Big Sky, and there…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos on the brink – Agbo to the rescue

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos on the brink – Agbo to the rescue

Presented by OPTIMIST YOUTH FOOTBALL. Wednesday Weekly…January 24, 2024. That was almost disaster Tuesday night for Boise State. Almost. With a 16-point lead midway through the second half at Fresno State, the Broncos hit the ice box, and the Bulldogs went on a 23-5 run to take their first lead of the game with just…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: ‘Sandman’ is unanimous, and Edgar is in

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: ‘Sandman’ is unanimous, and Edgar is in

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…January 23, 2019, five years ago today: Mariano Rivera becomes the first player ever to voted unanimously into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Rivera is the major leagues’ all-time leader in saves with 652 in 19 seasons with the New York Yankees. He was also part of five…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The best night of Kobe’s legendary career

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The best night of Kobe’s legendary career

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…January 22, 2006: Kobe Bryant scores 81 points, second only in NBA history to Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game in 1962, leading the L.A. Lakers to a 122-104 win over Toronto at Staples Center. The Lakers trailed the Raptors by 18 points early in the third quarter—and Bryant scored…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When UCLA was all that in college hoops

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When UCLA was all that in college hoops

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…January 19, 1974, 50 years ago today: Notre Dame beats UCLA 71-70 to snap the Bruins’ 88-game winning streak, the longest in the history of college men’s basketball. The Fighting Irish had been the last team to beat John Wooden’s Bruins four years earlier, and 32-year-old coach Digger Phelps…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Epic comeback for Super Bowl-bound Seahawks

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Epic comeback for Super Bowl-bound Seahawks

Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…January 18, 2015: Happier times for Pete Carroll, at least for a while. In the NFC Championship Game, defending Super Bowl champion Seattle falls behind Green Bay 16-0 as Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is stuck in an interception-fest. As bad as it was, the Seattle defense kept making…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Nothing is a given in the Mountain West

SCOTT SLANT: Nothing is a given in the Mountain West

Presented by OPTIMIST YOUTH FOOTBALL. Wednesday Weekly…January 17, 2024. That’s not the way Boise State wanted to set the table for Saturday’s San Diego State game. If you needed any more evidence that the Mountain West is a meatgrinder, you saw it Tuesday night in UNLV’s 68-64 win over the Broncos in ExtraMile Arena. The…MORE