Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…April 9, 2017: Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook eclipses an NBA record that many thought was unbreakable, recording his 42nd triple-double of the season in a 106-105 victory at Denver. In Westbrook’s case, we’re talking points, rebounds and assists. He surpassed the 41 triple-doubles posted by the great Oscar Robertson…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…April 8, 2019, five years ago today: A year after becoming the first NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed ever to lose to a No. 16, Virginia wins its first national championship with a riveting 85-77 win over Texas Tech in overtime. It had been 388 days since the…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…April 5, 2014, 10 years ago today: Brett Rypien of Shadle Park High in Spokane gives his verbal commitment to Boise State, becoming the highest-rated quarterback recruit in Boise State history. Rypien, who had been the 2013 Offensive Player of the Year in the state of Washington, was a consensus four-star…… MORE
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…April 4, 2016: The first buzzer-beating three-pointer ever in the NCAA championship game, as Villanova’s Kris Jenkins connects when time expires to give the Wildcats a heart-stopping 77-74 win over North Carolina for the national title. That came after the Tar Heels’ Marcus Paige had hit an incredible…… MORE
Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…April 3, 2024. As Boise State spring football rolls on, I’ll update something I did last spring—looking at Ashton Jeanty’s perch in the Broncos record book based on what he’s done his first two years. Jeanty rushed for 1,347 yards last season, the eighth-most ever at Boise State. He has 2,168…… MORE
Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…April 2, 1983: Three weeks after leading Virginia through the first-ever NCAA Tournament bracket in Boise, 7-4 center Ralph Sampson wins the Adolph Rupp Award as college basketball’s Player Of The Year. Sampson was the first one to win the honor three years in a row. (No one has…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…April 1, 2006: George Mason’s Cinderella run in the NCAA Tournament ends with a 73-58 loss to eventual national champion Florida at the Final Four in Indianapolis. The suburban commuter school from Fairfax, VA, produced one of the great stories in the history of March Madness, knocking off…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…March 29, 1994, 30 years ago today: In a separation that he and Dallas owner Jerry Jones call a “mutual agreement”, Jimmy Johnson leaves the Cowboys as head coach. As Jones’ only coach since acquiring the team five years before, Johnson had taken a young squad that was 1-15…… MORE
Presented by THE SANDWICH BAR. This Day In Sports…March 28, 1944, 80 years ago today: In a nailbiter at Madison Square Garden, a game in which neither team led by more than four points, Utah edges Dartmouth, 42-40, on a long shot by Herb Wilkinson with three seconds left in overtime to win the NCAA…… MORE
Presented by BACON BOISE. Wednesday Weekly…March 27, 2024. There is no question that—after a whole season of hype and high computer rankings—the Mountain West underperformed in the NCAA Tournament (even though San Diego State is still alive). With six teams in the tournament, more was expected of the league, especially in the first round. Boise…… MORE
