Presented by ZAMZOWS. (Tom Scott’s column will return Friday, August 29) Friday Special…August 22, 2024. The buzz for Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty is kind of overwhelming. And a lot of it has to do with what will happen after the season. We’re about eight months away from the NFL Draft, but here we go. One…… MORE
Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…August 22, 2019, five years ago today: The Baltimore pitching staff throws itself into baseball infamy, allowing its 259th and 260th home runs of the season, the most in big league history, in a 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay at Camden Yards. A solo shot by the Rays’ Austin Meadows…… MORE
Presented by HAMMER & HINGE CONSTRUCTION. Wednesday Weekly…August 21, 2024. It may be a tired line, but it rings true in the race for Boise State’s starting quarterback. “Who gives us the best chance to win Game 1?” said coach Spencer Danielson after last Saturday’s second scrimmage of fall camp. Danielson gave his answer late…… MORE
Presented by HAMMER & HINGE CONSTRUCTION. This Day In Sports…August 20, 2008: On what he said was a “gut feeling,” Boise State coach Chris Petersen names redshirt freshman Kellen Moore as his starting quarterback. Moore would become the first freshman to open a season at quarterback in Broncos history after beating out fifth-year senior Bush…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…August 19, 1984, 40 years ago today: Lee Trevino, one of golf’s most popular all-time players, wins his second PGA Championship, the sixth and final major title of his career. In fact, that would be his last PGA Tour victory. Trevino finished 15-under for the tournament and became…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…August 16, 1965: After five increasingly successful seasons and about to enter a sixth, the American Football League awards its first expansion franchise to Miami. The team would be named the Dolphins and would debut in 1966. It was another line drawn in the sand by the upstart AFL.…… MORE
Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…August 15, 2011: Just short of his 41st birthday, the Minnesota Twins’ Jim Thome hits the 600th home run of his career in a 9-6 win at Detroit. The landmark homer was a three-run shot and was Thome’s second in as many at-bats. He had 12 homers left to go…… MORE
Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…August 7, 2024. The phrase “embarrassment of riches” is a dangerous one when looking at the Boise State depth chart. One injury can flip that script. But right now, the Broncos are sitting pretty at linebacker, as Marco Notarainni and Jake Ripp compete for the starting spot next to preseason…… MORE
Presented by HAMMER & HINGE CONSTRUCTION. This Day In Sports…August 13, 2008: Kristin Armstrong becomes Boise’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist and only the second American ever to take a gold in women’s cycling when she wins the time trial in Beijing by 24 seconds over Britain’s Emma Pooley. Armstrong had been a promising triathlete before…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…August 12, 1994, 30 years ago today: One of baseball’s darkest hours, as Major League Baseball players go on strike, ultimately wiping out the rest of the season and—for the first time—the World Series. (The Series wasn’t played in 1904, but not due to a labor dispute.) The…… MORE
