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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: INSIDER ON THE PROS/CONS OF A NEW TOP 25 POLL FOR G5

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: INSIDER ON THE PROS/CONS OF A NEW TOP 25 POLL FOR G5

Colton Pool, a college football reporter for HERO Sports, a website dedicated to Group of Five and FCS football, joins Prater and Mallory to talk about the G5 Top 25 poll his organization conducted last season. For 2024, there’s a new G5-only Top 25 poll being proposed – is that good for the Boise States of the world?MORE

STEELHEADS: SCORING-MACHINE MARK RASSALL ON HIS HOCKEY JOURNEY TO BOISE

STEELHEADS: SCORING-MACHINE MARK RASSALL ON HIS HOCKEY JOURNEY TO BOISE

Idaho Steelheads forward Mark Rassell joins Prater & The Ballgame in the KTIK RoePaint.com studio for a discussion about his hockey journey to Boise, his ability to lead a team in scoring, this week’s three home games against top-seed Kansas City and why he’s called “The Worm.”MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Home run ‘trot’ was an exaggeration

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Home run ‘trot’ was an exaggeration

Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. This Day In Sports…May 7, 2016: At the age of 42, New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon becomes the oldest player ever to hit his first major league home run when he connects off James Shields in San Diego. Some called it the most unlikely home run in baseball…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When the Cubs’ Kerry Wood was relatively fresh

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When the Cubs’ Kerry Wood was relatively fresh

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…May 6, 1998: Chicago Cubs rookie Kerry Wood ties Roger Clemens’ major league record for most strikeouts in a game, fanning 20 batters in a complete game one-hitter, a 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros. Wood allowed only two baserunners, one on an infield single and the other…MORE

BOISE STATE BASKETBALL: TRANSFERS JAVAN BUCHANAN AND DYLAN ANDERSON

BOISE STATE BASKETBALL: TRANSFERS JAVAN BUCHANAN AND DYLAN ANDERSON

Boise State assistant basketball coach/director of recruiting David Moats joins Johnny and Bob to discuss the art of working the transfer portal, new players Javan Buchanan (Indiana Wesleyan) and Dylan Anderson (Arizona), and what these players add to the roster.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Exhausting but exhilarating for the Blazers

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Exhausting but exhilarating for the Blazers

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…May 3, 2019, five years ago today: An NBA playoff game goes to four overtimes for only the second time in history—and the first time in 66 years—with Portland outlasting Denver 140-137 at the Moda Center. It was a physically-taxing marathon of wild swings, with 24 lead changes. Yet…MORE

KENTUCKY DERBY: HANDICAPPING THE 150TH RUN FOR THE ROSES

KENTUCKY DERBY: HANDICAPPING THE 150TH RUN FOR THE ROSES

Longtime handicapper Dick Jerardi joins Johnny and Bob for a conversation about the state of horse racing across the nation, the crowded 22-horse field, and how he handicaps the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Gehrig forced to end his ‘Iron Man’ streak

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Gehrig forced to end his ‘Iron Man’ streak

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…May 2, 1939, 85 years ago today: Lou Gehrig pulls himself out of the New York Yankees lineup for the first time since 1925—2,130 consecutive games earlier. Manager Joe McCarthy inserted Babe Dahlgren at first base while Gehrig, as Yankees captain, took the lineup card out to home…MORE