B.J. Rains is a four-time winner of the NSMA Idaho Sportswriter of the Year Award. He covered Boise State Athletics for the Idaho Press from 2013 to 2021 before leaving to create Bronco Nation News. Rains, who was a voter in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll from 2014-2021, also makes weekly appearances on KTIK 95.3 FM each Friday at 4 p.m.
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LAS VEGAS – It wasn’t the undefeated Fiesta Bowl seasons in 2006 or 2009, or one of the many 10, 11 or 12-win seasons the Broncos have accumulated over the years. It may still go down as one of the most memorable. Boise State, at one point having one of its worst seasons since joining…
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LAS VEGAS – After Boise State’s 37-30 loss to Fresno State on Nov. 4, there was very little thought of Boise State winning a Mountain West Championship. Heck, at 4-5, many were wondering if Boise State would even win two of the final three games just to qualify for a bowl game. Odds were so…
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A year ago James Ferguson-Reynolds knew very little about American football and often had to ask teammates for help with rules and why certain things were happening during a practice or game. He was halfway around the world from his home in Australia and adjusting to a new country, a new town and life as…
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ORLANDO – A 10-day, cross-country road trip appeared to finally catch up with the Boise State men’s basketball team Sunday in the finale. Shots weren’t falling. Energy lacked. Defense was subpar. The final score showed it. Boise State suffered a 70-56 loss to Butler in the finale game of the ESPN Events Invitational, ending a…
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Spencer Danielson’s run as Boise State’s interim head coach will include at least one more remarkable chapter. The Broncos found out Sunday morning that they prevailed in a computer tiebreaker with San Jose State and will advance to play UNLV in the Mountain West Championship Game inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec.…
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ORLANDO – It wasn’t stars Max Rice or Tyson Degenhart or Chibuzo Agbo who carried the Boise State men’s basketball team to a much-needed 65-61 win over VCU on Friday evening in the second game of the ESPN Events Invitational. It wasn’t prized transfers Cam Martin or O’mar Stanley, either. And that’s why coach Leon…
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