Category Archives: Local News

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Celtics’ shooting stars – McHale’s turn

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Celtics’ shooting stars – McHale’s turn

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…March 3, 1985, 40 years ago today: Boston power forward Kevin McHale scores a team record 56 points in a 138-129 win over the Detroit Pistons on the parquet floor in the old Boston Garden. McHale went 22-for-28 from the field, getting the 56 without the benefit of a…MORE

BRONCO NATION NEWS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

BRONCO NATION NEWS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about Fresno State basketball – gambling scandal, one Mountain West victory this season and a dreadful avenue moving into a new Pac-12 era. How did Fresno State basketball become a dumpster fire – and how can it be fixed?MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Still a bittersweet Boise State moment

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Still a bittersweet Boise State moment

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…February 28, 2020, five years ago today: Boise State baseball, dormant since 1980, had made its official return a week earlier at the University of Texas. But this is when a 40-year home game hiatus ends for the Broncos, as they blank Northern Colorado 4-0 at Memorial Stadium before…MORE

VANDALS FOOTBALL: MEET NEW COACH THOMAS FORD

VANDALS FOOTBALL: MEET NEW COACH THOMAS FORD

Thomas Ford, hired in December, joins Prater & The Ballgame in the KTIK RoePaint.com Studio for a conversation about continuing the success started by former coach Jason Eck (now at New Mexico). Idaho lost more than 20 players to the transfer portal this offseason – how is Ford and his recruiting reputation helping to rebuild the roster?MORE

YOTES BASKETBALL: COACH COLBY BLAINE … ON CHASING ANOTHER NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

YOTES BASKETBALL: COACH COLBY BLAINE … ON CHASING ANOTHER NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

College of Idaho men’s basketball coach Colby Blaine joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation – chasing a second national championship in three years with a senior class that owns a 127-12 record at the Caldwell school. The Yotes host a Cascade Conference semifinal Friday, the championship game is Monday. NAIA nationals start in March.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: It ain’t over ‘til it’s, well, you know…

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: It ain’t over ‘til it’s, well, you know…

Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…February 27, 2016: One of the best late-game comebacks in Boise State history, as the Broncos rally from a nine-point deficit with just over a minute left to defeat San Diego State, 66-63. The Broncos had been on the ropes. With the seemingly safe Aztecs lead, the decibel…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Can the Broncos mirror the New Mexico effort?

SCOTT SLANT: Can the Broncos mirror the New Mexico effort?

Presented by WESTERN HEATING & AIR. Wednesday Weekly…February 26, 2025. In Mountain West men’s basketball this season, New Mexico is 1A and Utah State is 1B. Boise State kept its slim NCAA Tournament at-large hopes alive by taking care of 1A a week ago. 1B takes the court tonight in ExtraMile Arena. Victory was in…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: ‘Speedy’ and his silver medal moment

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: ‘Speedy’ and his silver medal moment

Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…February 25, 2010, 15 years ago today: Boise’s Jeret “Speedy” Peterson flies 50 feet in the air and lands his famed Hurricane jump to win a silver medal in the men’s aerials at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Peterson had been a longshot after the first round, sitting in…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Inspiring at the podium and on the court

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Inspiring at the podium and on the court

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…February 24, 2020, five years ago today: A day like no other for Oregon basketball star Sabrina Ionescu. Earlier in the day, Ionescu had been a speaker at the riveting memorial service for the late Kobe and Gigi Bryant before a capacity crowd at Staples Center in Los…MORE