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ETHAN DANIELSON: BOISE FIREMAN – AND STORIES ABOUT HIS FAMOUS BROTHER

ETHAN DANIELSON: BOISE FIREMAN – AND STORIES ABOUT HIS FAMOUS BROTHER

Ethan Danielson, brother of Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson, is a senior firefighter in the Boise Fire Department. He joins Prater & The Ballgame in the KTIK studio for a conversation about his brother, his relationship with the team, family stories and life as a firefighter.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Boise State’s long MW wait finally ends

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Boise State’s long MW wait finally ends

Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. This Day In Sports…June 11, 2010: Four days after putting an invitation to Boise State on hold due to a rapidly changing college sports landscape, Mountain West Conference presidents vote unanimously to make BSU its 10th member, effective July 1, 2011. The MW was holding out hope it could land…MORE

COBY KARL ON LIFE IN THE NBA AFTER ONE SEASON WITH THE 76ERS

COBY KARL ON LIFE IN THE NBA AFTER ONE SEASON WITH THE 76ERS

Former Boise State basketball star Coby Karl, now a first-year assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers, joins Prater & The Ballgame in the KTIK studio to talk about life in the NBA, coach Dan Hurley turning down the Lakers and what he’s doing in Boise this week.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: And…there goes another one

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: And…there goes another one

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…June 10, 2019, five years ago today: The Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies combine to hit 13 home runs, the most in a single game in major league history, in a 13-8 D-backs victory. Arizona, in fact, smacked three consecutive homers to begin the game and finished with…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A big thing – when boxing was biggest

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A big thing – when boxing was biggest

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…June 7, 1996: Former Olympic champion Oscar De La Hoya fights living legend Julio Cesar Chavez for the WBC junior welterweight title, billed as “Ultimate Glory” at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. De La Hoya was undefeated and was the reigning WBO lightweight champion, while Chavez was the WBC…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: From the French Open title to Tamarack

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: From the French Open title to Tamarack

Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…June 6, 1999, 25 years ago today: Seeded 13th and thought by many to be more style than substance, Andre Agassi defeats Andriy Medvedev in five sets in the finals of the French Open. It didn’t start so well, with Agassi dropping the first two sets.  He fell 6-1 in…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Bleed Blue against the Blue Bloods

SCOTT SLANT: Bleed Blue against the Blue Bloods

Presented by BACON BOISE. Wednesday Weekly…June 5, 2024. There was a time when Bronco Nation’s collective mouth would be agape at an opportunity to play in a facility like Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City. That was 1980, when the home of the Utah Utes held about 30,000. The Division I-AA version of Boise State…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A fresh FBS start for the Vandals

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A fresh FBS start for the Vandals

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…June 4, 2004, 20 years ago today: Idaho’s exile in the Sun Belt Conference finally has an end, as the Vandals are invited to join the WAC beginning in 2005. They enthusiastically accepted, filling a spot vacated suddenly by UTEP’s departure to Conference USA a month earlier. Still,…MORE