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SCOTT SLANT: A Broncos crossroads on the cusp of February

SCOTT SLANT: A Broncos crossroads on the cusp of February

Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…January 31, 2024. You hear a lot about Quad 1 wins and Quad 1 losses in college basketball. According to BracketResearch.com, Boise State currently has three of the former and four of the latter, and the ones in the latter category are beginning to be a concern. Theoretically those are…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Bills hope this record is broken someday

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Bills hope this record is broken someday

Presented by OPTIMIST YOUTH FOOTBALL. This Day In Sports…January 30, 1994, 30 years ago today: Most teams are thankful to so much as get there, but the Buffalo Bills are not thankful for this. The Dallas Cowboys handed the Bills their fourth consecutive Super Bowl loss, 30-13, as Most Valuable Player Emmitt Smith rushed for…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS:  The draft that set the Steelers’ foundation

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The draft that set the Steelers’ foundation

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…January 29, 1974, 50 years ago today: History would prove the Pittsburgh Steelers to be brilliant with their picks in the NFL Draft, and there was none quite like 1974. This was back when the draft was held about two weeks after the Super Bowl, and the Steelers’…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Kerr is cut from a different NBA cloth

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Kerr is cut from a different NBA cloth

Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…January 26, 2019, five years ago today: Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors becomes the fastest coach to 300 wins—377 games—in the history of professional sports after a 115-111 victory over the Boston Celtics. At that point Kerr was an astounding 300-77 in the regular season with…MORE

AHMED HASSANEIN: FROM EGYPT – TO ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN

AHMED HASSANEIN: FROM EGYPT – TO ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN

Senior defensive end Ahmed Hassanein joins Prater and Mallory for an inspiring conversation about his journey to the United States. Hassanein, the first native Egyptian to play FBS football, learned to speak English in 2018 and just this month was named to a college football Academic All-American team.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The high-scoring Broncos of 1970-71 (one in particular)

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The high-scoring Broncos of 1970-71 (one in particular)

Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…January 25, 1971: Boise State turns in its second-highest scoring game ever in a 118-96 win over Portland State in Bronco Gym, keyed by 41 points from Ron Austin. It was the Broncos’ transition season from the NAIA level to the NCAA and the Big Sky, and there…MORE