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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A birthday to be celebrated by all sports fans

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A birthday to be celebrated by all sports fans

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…January 21, 1940: The birthday of the “Golden Bear.” If the title of “Greatest Golfer of All-Time” is based on major victories, Jack Nicklaus is still on the throne. As an amateur, Nicklaus sandwiched a runner-up finish in the 1960 U.S. Open between U.S. Amateur championships in 1959…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Happier times in St. Louis

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Happier times in St. Louis

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…January 17, 1995, 30 years ago today: Owner Georgia Frontiere makes it official—the Los Angeles Rams are moving to St. Louis. The Rams had been a staple in Southern California since moving from Cleveland in 1946, spending the final 15 seasons playing in Anaheim. That same year, the Raiders…MORE

DAVIS KOETTER: FORMER BOISE STATE WR ON COACHING AT TEXAS; CFP TITLE GAME

DAVIS KOETTER: FORMER BOISE STATE WR ON COACHING AT TEXAS; CFP TITLE GAME

Davis Koetter, who played 23 games at Boise State in the 2021-22 seasons, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his post-playing coaching job at Texas (working with tight ends), what it’s like to work for Steve Sarkisian and Pete Kwiatkowski, and his quick preview of the CFP title game.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Kellen Moore is not losing sleep over this

SCOTT SLANT: Kellen Moore is not losing sleep over this

Presented by BACON BOISE. Thursday Special…January 16, 2025. Just know that it’s going to happen sooner or later. Boise State great Kellen Moore, who meets all the criteria, was passed over for the fourth time yesterday for the College Football Hall of Fame. There’s backlog of quarterbacks in the queue to get in. That’s one…MORE

KHALIL SHAKIR: BILLS REPORTER ON THE BSU RECEIVER – AND THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE WEEKEND

KHALIL SHAKIR: BILLS REPORTER ON THE BSU RECEIVER – AND THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE WEEKEND

Longtime NFL reporter Ryan O’Halloran, now with The Buffalo News, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about former Boise State/current Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir – and his role in Sunday’s NFL playoff game against Baltimore. O’Halloran also talks about Shakir’s future in Buffalo – and what kind of money he could expect in a new contract.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos get the message on defense

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos get the message on defense

Presented by BIG BUN DRIVE-IN. Wednesday Weekly…January 15, 2025. “When we address things, they can fix ‘em,” said Boise State coach Leon Rice off the top of the KBOI postgame show. The defense got fixed Tuesday night, and the Broncos blew out Wyoming 96-55 in ExtraMile Arena. “It was a great bounce-back,” Rice added after…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Lombardi’s definitive Packers finale

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Lombardi’s definitive Packers finale

Presented by BIG BUN DRIVE-IN. This Day In Sports…January 14, 1968: The Green Bay Packers win the Super Bowl for the second consecutive year, dropping the Oakland Raiders 33-14 in Super Bowl II. The game drew the first $3 million gate in football history (man, does that sound like peanuts now, or what?). Packers quarterback…MORE