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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Boise State softball coach Justin Shults has plenty of things on his plate. Getting lights installed at Dona Larsen Park by next season is now near the top of the list. The Broncos won the regular season Mountain West title last Friday night with a a 3-0 win at Fresno State, meaning Boise State gets…
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Bronco Nation News is taking a look at 20 key questions and storylines facing the Boise State football team entering the 2023 season. Next up in our series is question No. 17: Which new assistant coach will make the biggest impact? Boise State added four new assistant coaches after the 2022 season: offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach…
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Bronco Nation News is taking a look at 20 key questions and storylines facing the Boise State football team entering the 2023 season. First up in our series is question No. 19: Who starts at cornerback for the Broncos against Washington? Jonah Dalmas will likely become statistically the best kicker in Boise State history by…
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Bronco Nation News is taking a look at 20 key questions and storylines facing the Boise State football team entering the 2023 season. First up in our series is question No. 19: Who starts at cornerback for the Broncos against Washington? The departures of Caleb Biggers and Lyric LeBeauf have brought plenty of intrigue to…
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Bronco Nation News is taking a look at 20 key questions and storylines facing the Boise State football team entering the 2023 season. First up in our series is question No. 20: Will the Broncos have a player drafted in the 2024 NFL Draft? The Broncos have had at least one player selected in the…
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The Boise State softball team remained in first place in the Mountain West with a 9-6 win over second-place San Diego State on Sunday afternoon at Dona Larsen Park. The Broncos, who would have been eliminated from title contention with a loss, now can clinch the Mountain West regular season crown by winning two of…
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