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This Day In Sports: The wild cards get wilder in the majors

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:51:05 GMT

2012: As other major American sports leagues expanded their postseason fields, Major League Baseball said, “Why not us?”

This Day In Sports: A rather noteworthy PGA Tour debut

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:04:11 GMT

1992: A skinny 16-year-old from Anaheim makes his PGA Tour debut. At that point he was a curiosity, but he’d prove to be an all-time great.

This Day In Sports: When the Broncos got particularly hot

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:46:41 GMT

2004: Fortunately for Boise State, what happened to the Broncos beyond the arc four weeks earlier was irrelevant when they played SMU again.

Scott Slant: Little things add up – in a good way

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:43:02 GMT

Shooting was fine inside the arc, while outside it was not. But the key for Boise State Tuesday night was attention to dirty details.

This Day In Sports: End of the two-day wait for hockey gold

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:56:44 GMT

1980: It was the day Finland became a trivia answer. The U.S. Olympic hockey team had not won a gold medal with its upset of the Soviet Union.

This Day In Sports: Speedy debuts the iconic ‘hurricane’

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:23:49 GMT

2006: The sky was literally the limit for Boise’s Jeret “Speedy” Peterson as he broke new ground in aerial skiing. We miss him.

This Day In Sports: One-and-done (well) for Tara Lipinski

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:38:35 GMT

1998: Tara Lipinski has spent a lot more time as an NBC commentator than she ever did on Olympic ice. But her one Olympiad was amazing.

Scott Slant: Dealing with the Cache Valley juggernaut

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:17:28 GMT

The thumping Utah State handed Boise State at ExtraMile Arena in January was not unique to the Broncos. The Aggies have quite a program.

This Day In Sports: Ancient inspiration for Ashton Jeanty?

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:30:37 GMT

1936: When Jim Brown was born, Black youngsters could never imagine having a shot to play in the NFL. When he was 21, he took over the sport.

This Day In Sports: Leon gets to the top of the Broncos list

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:45:40 GMT

2021: Coach Leon Rice now has 331 career victories at Boise State, over 100 more than when he broke the record of a Hall of Famer.

Scott Slant: 40 years on and 16 years off (so far)

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:56:19 GMT

Here’s historical help for the 200,000 people who have moved to the Treasure Valley since Boise State and Idaho last played football.

Scott Slant: Spilling some beans on the Pac-12 plan

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:50:15 GMT

In the next 24 hours, we’ll probably have the weekly matchups for 2026 conference games in the Pac-12. Until then, we get a teaser.

This Day In Sports: When Webb was truly robbed

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:58:46 GMT

2016: On rare occasions, officials will admit an error that would have changed the outcome of a game. This was one of those times.

Scott Slant: Yes, a three-pronged peach of a weekend

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:38:04 GMT

A native Idahoan at the top of the podium, two former Broncos with Super Bowl rings, and a bunch of current Broncos gut it out at The Pit.

Scott Slant: A double-whammy of a weekend

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:33:42 GMT

At least one player with Idaho ties will earn a Super Bowl ring Sunday night. And there’s one with a good shot at gold at the Winter Olympics.

This Day In Sports: The Seahawks’ forgettable first Super Bowl

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:49:35 GMT

2006: In their 30th season, the Seattle Seahawks finally made the Super Bowl. But, for a number of reasons, victory wasn’t meant to be.

Scott Slant: Finishing is tough – the Broncos did it

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:06:30 GMT

A pall of dread settled in at ExtraMile Arena when Nevada sent the game to overtime. It was Boise State that changed the postgame narrative.

This Day In Sports: The ‘helmet catch’ and a Giant upset

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:20:58 GMT

2008: New England had won every game of the 2007 season, plus two in the playoffs—and was being called “the best team in NFL history.”

This Day In Sports: Reid, Mahomes and KC’s super rally

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:42:02 GMT

2020: The 49ers could taste their first Super Bowl championship since 1995. Instead, the Kansas City Chiefs won their first since 1970.

This Day In Sports: The much-missed Magic makes his return

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:31:28 GMT

1996: Magic looked a little different, but he still had skills. One of the NBA’s all-time greats was back with the Lakers after a four-year-plus layoff.

This Day In Sports: Crowds that would make a sardine proud

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:29:30 GMT

1988: If you see a basketball game from the upper deck of a massive football stadium, you’d better be ready to watch it on a video screen.

Scott Slant: Broncos stay awake in sleepy San Jose

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:40:26 GMT

Boise State did what it had to do the past two games, but the margins of victory against Air Force and San Jose State could be a good sign.

This Day In Sports: ‘Wide right’…enough said

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:28:08 GMT

1991: Al Michaels’ “Do you believe in miracles? Yes” in 1980 is as famous as his call at the end of Super Bowl XXV is infamous.

This Day In Sports: The Bears shuffle off with the Lombardi Trophy

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:50:22 GMT

1986: The Chicago Bears, who had posted two playoff shutouts, finish off the postseason with a defensive masterpiece in Super Bowl XX.

This Day In Sports: A momentous Idaho sports birthday

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:45:03 GMT

1936: A star is born in Montana. But Jerry Kramer would become one of the most famous and recognizable figures in Idaho sports history.

This Day In Sports: “Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!”

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:50:57 GMT

1973: George Foreman had everything going for him and was in his prime, but he was the underdog against heavyweight champ Joe Frazier.

Scott Slant: Leaving ‘Laradise’ in the rearview mirror

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:03:42 GMT

This was a Wyoming team that had pummeled UNLV by 32 points in Laramie. Goes to show you can’t play that ‘common opponents’ game.

This Day In Sports: It was the ‘Game of the Century’

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:31:01 GMT

1968: These days there may be 10 college basketball games on in prime time TV. In the late 1960s, they had never heard of such a thing.

This Day In Sports: Koetter at the top in Tampa Bay

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:55:22 GMT

2016: While growing up in Pocatello, Dirk Koetter would sit with his dad Jim at the kitchen table drawing up plays. He made a career out of it.

Scott Slant: An inevitable College Football Hall of Fame induction

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:44:27 GMT

‘Coach Pete, College Football Hall of Famer’ has a nice ring to it. You can say it out loud now, as the most deserving of people is going in.

Scott Slant: The Bronco pain has not been mitigated

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:51:21 GMT

If progress was the goal, Boise State certainly met it Tuesday night at UNLV. But the Broncos are still buried near the bottom of the MW.

This Day In Sports: The Broncos were streaking the other way

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:49:25 GMT

2021: The challenge of the 2020-21 season for all college hoops teams was navigating the craziness of COVID. Boise State did for a long time.

This Day In Sports: Still (arguably) the biggest upset ever

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:26:15 GMT

1969: As the NFL and the AFL were merging, everybody knew the NFL was far superior. But that theory didn’t resonate with Joe Namath.

This Day In Sports: It seemed like such a good fit

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:44:54 GMT

2021: A four-year Bronco with a stellar pedigree as a defensive coordinator returns as Boise State’s head coach. Andy Avalos was welcomed back.

This Day In Sports: When Tagovailoa subbed in for Hurts

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:12:54 GMT

2018: Two quarterbacks—one ball. Jalen Hurts had guided Alabama into the SEC championship game, but he got an early hook.

Scott Slant: Andrews and the anguish around the hoop

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:54:56 GMT

Dylan Andrews came to Boise State with a UCLA pedigree—61 starts over the past two seasons for the Bruins. Is he on the verge here?

This Day In Sports: What was it with Seattle sports roofs?

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:11:18 GMT

1986: It rains a lot in Seattle, so you’d think arena roofs would be extra-fortified. Somehow, that was not the case at two iconic venues.

This Day In Sports: An after-practice treat for DeVonta Smith

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:27:07 GMT

2021: There was no glitzy ceremony in New York City, just a freshening up after practice. But that was just fine for an Alabama superstar.

Scott Slant: Is Wazzu a real-for-real rival?

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:10:26 GMT

The only question now is: will the first Pac-12 matchup between new rivals Boise State and Washington State be in Boise or Pullman?

This Day In Sports: Before there was Jeanty, there was you-know-who

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:03:31 GMT

1988: Barry Sanders does what he has done all year as he puts the icing on top of his remarkable Heisman Trophy season.