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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: What a wild way to get to 20

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: What a wild way to get to 20

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…February 6, 2018, five years ago today: Boise State clinches its sixth straight 20-win season in dramatic fashion, scoring eight points in the final 53 seconds to beat New Mexico 73-71. The Broncos had trailed by 11 points at halftime and by 13 with eight minutes left. But…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Good things come to those who wait – and wait

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Good things come to those who wait – and wait

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…February 3, 2018, five years ago today: After 11 nominations over 45 years, former Idaho Vandal and Green Bay Packer Jerry Kramer is finally elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Kramer, who grew up in Sandpoint, was a star guard and kicker at Idaho before an 11-year…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: There’s a league, and it’s national

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: There’s a league, and it’s national

Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…February 2, 1876: Baseball’s National League is born in a meeting at the Grand Central Hotel in New York City. There would be eight teams—in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis. The American League was formed 25 years later, in 1901. They were…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Now for the vaunted visit to Viejas

SCOTT SLANT: Now for the vaunted visit to Viejas

Presented by BACON BOISE. Wednesday Weekly: February 1, 2023. San Diego State won there by 10 points. Nevada by six. And last night, Boise State won by seven at Air Force’s Clune Arena. The 59-52 win was a sigh of relief. The Falcons started the game like so many others—some back-cuts, some three-pointers, and some…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Super Bowl history beyond skin color

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Super Bowl history beyond skin color

Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. This Day In Sports…January 31, 1988: Washington’s Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback to start a Super Bowl, goes 9-of-11 for 228 yards and four touchdowns, while rookie teammate Tim Smith rushes for 122 yards and a TD. All that in the second quarter in a 42-10 rout…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: First triple-double with a ‘60’ in it

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: First triple-double with a ‘60’ in it

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…January 30, 2018, five years ago today: James Harden of the Houston Rockets produces the first triple-double in NBA history that includes a 60-point game in a 114-107 win over the Orlando Magic. Harden’s 60 points broke the Rockets’ 40-year-old franchise record, and he added 10 rebounds and…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Bruins establish a new standard

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Bruins establish a new standard

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…January 27, 1973, 50 years ago today: Keith Wilkes scores 20 points and Bill Walton adds 16 as UCLA breaks the college basketball record for longest winning streak, notching its 61st victory in a row in an 82-63 win at Notre Dame. The Bruins were in the midst of the…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Bears shuffle off with the Lombardi Trophy

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Bears shuffle off with the Lombardi Trophy

Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. This Day In Sports…January 26, 1986: The Chicago Bears humble the New England Patriots 46-10 at the Louisiana Superdome in what was at that time the most lopsided Super Bowl in history. It was the Bears’ first NFL championship since 1963, three seasons before the Super Bowl era…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: The Broncos’ Quads started to hurt

SCOTT SLANT: The Broncos’ Quads started to hurt

Presented by BBSI BOISE. Wednesday Weekly: January 25, 2023. All this talk about Quad 1 and Quad 2. The Fresno State game was Quad 4 Tuesday night. Instead of worrying about Quads, Boise State just needs to concentrate on the Mountain West. Fortunately for the Broncos, they cleaned things up in the second half Tuesday…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Don’t look now – ‘America’s Sweetheart’ is 55

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Don’t look now – ‘America’s Sweetheart’ is 55

Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. This Day In Sports…January 24, 1968: The birthday of one of America’s Olympic legends. Mary Lou Retton was the first U.S. woman ever to win the gymnastics all-round gold medal at the Olympics when she topped the podium at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles. Retton, a sophomore in high…MORE