Category Archives: Scott Slant

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos stick to the task at hand

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos stick to the task at hand

Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…March 5, 2025. Well, you can look at it this way. Air Force got out to an 8-2 lead on Boise State Tuesday night. And the Broncos’ biggest was 35 points at 78-43. So the Broncos went on a 76-35 run in their 80-57 win over the Falcons in Clune…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Boise State women’s MW four-peat

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Boise State women’s MW four-peat

Presented by ALPHAGRAPHICS. This Day In Sports…March 4, 2020, five years ago today: Boise State becomes the first Mountain West team in history to win four consecutive women’s conference tournament championships when it outlasts Fresno State 80-76 in overtime at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. It was also the Broncos’ fifth title…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Celtics’ shooting stars – McHale’s turn

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Celtics’ shooting stars – McHale’s turn

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…March 3, 1985, 40 years ago today: Boston power forward Kevin McHale scores a team record 56 points in a 138-129 win over the Detroit Pistons on the parquet floor in the old Boston Garden. McHale went 22-for-28 from the field, getting the 56 without the benefit of a…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Still a bittersweet Boise State moment

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Still a bittersweet Boise State moment

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…February 28, 2020, five years ago today: Boise State baseball, dormant since 1980, had made its official return a week earlier at the University of Texas. But this is when a 40-year home game hiatus ends for the Broncos, as they blank Northern Colorado 4-0 at Memorial Stadium before…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: It ain’t over ‘til it’s, well, you know…

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: It ain’t over ‘til it’s, well, you know…

Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…February 27, 2016: One of the best late-game comebacks in Boise State history, as the Broncos rally from a nine-point deficit with just over a minute left to defeat San Diego State, 66-63. The Broncos had been on the ropes. With the seemingly safe Aztecs lead, the decibel…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Can the Broncos mirror the New Mexico effort?

SCOTT SLANT: Can the Broncos mirror the New Mexico effort?

Presented by WESTERN HEATING & AIR. Wednesday Weekly…February 26, 2025. In Mountain West men’s basketball this season, New Mexico is 1A and Utah State is 1B. Boise State kept its slim NCAA Tournament at-large hopes alive by taking care of 1A a week ago. 1B takes the court tonight in ExtraMile Arena. Victory was in…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: ‘Speedy’ and his silver medal moment

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: ‘Speedy’ and his silver medal moment

Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…February 25, 2010, 15 years ago today: Boise’s Jeret “Speedy” Peterson flies 50 feet in the air and lands his famed Hurricane jump to win a silver medal in the men’s aerials at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Peterson had been a longshot after the first round, sitting in…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Inspiring at the podium and on the court

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Inspiring at the podium and on the court

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…February 24, 2020, five years ago today: A day like no other for Oregon basketball star Sabrina Ionescu. Earlier in the day, Ionescu had been a speaker at the riveting memorial service for the late Kobe and Gigi Bryant before a capacity crowd at Staples Center in Los…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Broncos’ record road rout of the Rams

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Broncos’ record road rout of the Rams

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…February 21, 2018: Boise State notches its largest margin of victory ever in a Mountain West road game in an 87-54 thumping of Colorado State in Fort Collins. The margin ballooned to 42 with seven minutes remaining in the game before Boise State called off the dogs.  Senior star Chandler…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos need answers – is ‘Peanut’ one?

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos need answers – is ‘Peanut’ one?

Presented by WESTERN HEATING & AIR. Wednesday Weekly…February 19, 2025. The rotation seemed to have settled down—a four-game winning streak with a new starting lineup. But the fifth didn’t work out so well in a 64-47 loss at Viejas Arena last Saturday. The last thing Boise State needs is a carbon copy tonight against Mountain…MORE