Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…October 17, 1997, 25 years ago today: The first game in the history of the Idaho Steelheads, who were making their debut in the West Coast Hockey League against the defending champion San Diego Gulls. Alain Savage, who would be the Steelheads’ leading scorer and fan favorite during that…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…October 14, 2003: It wasn’t a record-setting inning per se, but it was historic in baseball lore. The Chicago Cubs, leading 3-0 and cruising toward their first World Series appearance in 58 years, were five outs away in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the National League Championship…… MORE
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. This Day In Sports…October 13, 1960: One of the all-time great World Series moments—Bill Mazeroski of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 to beat the New York Yankees, 10-9, for the world championship. The image of Mazeroski jumping up…… MORE
Presented by PASTRY PERFECTION. Wednesday Weekly: October 12, 2022. What in the world has gotten into the Boise State football team? The events of two weeks ago could have exposed a fractured locker room: an embarrassing loss, the firing of an offensive coordinator and the departure of the starting quarterback into the transfer portal. The…… MORE
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. This Day In Sports…October 11, 1975: The University of Idaho dedicates the Kibbie Dome with a game against rival Boise State. The arena had functioned as “New Idaho Stadium” since October, 1971, on the site of the old wooden Neale Stadium, which had ben destroyed by a fire two years…… MORE
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. This Day In Sports…October 10, 1982, 40 years ago today: The first basketball game ever played in the BSU Pavilion, now ExtraMile Arena, is not a Boise State game, but an NBA exhibition between the Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Supersonics. The Blazers’ 113-109 victory drew a crowd of 8,428…… MORE
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. This Day In Sports…October 7, 2011: In Derek Carr’s first year as starting quarterback at Fresno State, the Bulldogs are stifled by the Boise State defense in a 57-7 rout. The Broncos, whose offense wasn’t too shabby, either, led 37-0 at halftime before a restless Bulldog Stadium crowd in what…… MORE
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. This Day In Sports…October 6, 2017, five years ago today: Boise State earns a victory in Provo for the first time since 2003, beating BYU 24-7 before almost 60,000 fans. The Broncos won the battle against Eagle High grad Tanner Mangum, the Cougars quarterback who returned from an ankle injury…… MORE
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Wednesday Weekly: October 5, 2022. It’s been all about the Boise State offense this week, of course, but the defense was borderline historic in the 35-13 win over San Diego State. The 114 yards allowed is outside the Broncos’ all-time top 10, but definitely in it against FBS competition. Consider…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…October 4, 2014: In the final game before a two-year hiatus in their long rivalry, Boise State and Nevada produce a classic. The Broncos, despite rolling up 570 yards of offense and picking off four Cody Fajardo passes on defense, had to hang on for a wild 51-46…… MORE
