Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…June 13, 2019, five years ago today: A historic night for the Toronto Raptors—and for Canada. The Raptors became the first team from outside the U.S. to win an NBA championship, and in the process put a dent in the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty. Toronto took the series…… MORE
Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…June 12, 2024 It’s a good time to be perusing the college football preseason magazines, and here are some takeaways from Lindy’s. Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty gets the expected kudos—top-rated player in the Mountain West and all. And Jonah Dalmas and James Ferguson-Reynolds are tops on special teams. But the…… MORE
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
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
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
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
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
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
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…June 3, 2013: After coming close in six previous starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Borah High grad Stephen Fife becomes the first native Boisean to win a major league game in 45 years in a 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres. Fife allowed one run on…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…May 31, 2018: Cleveland superstar LeBron James scores 51 points, the most in the NBA Finals in 25 years. But he didn’t celebrate it. It just became the most points ever scored in a Finals loss, as the Cavaliers fell 124-114 in overtime to the Golden State Warriors in Game…… MORE
