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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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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The wait is finally over for Boise State safety JL Skinner. And teammate Scott Matlock wasn’t far behind. Skinner’s NFL dream became a reality Saturday, albeit a bit later than most expected, when he was picked by the Denver Broncos in the 6th round with pick 183 overall in the NFL Draft. Skinner extended Boise…
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The NFL Draft starts Thursday and Boise State is expected to have at least one player drafted for the 14th consecutive year. But how many can the Broncos get? Four players appear to have realistic chances – JL Skinner, Scott Matlock, Tyreque Jones and John Ojukwu. Boise State hasn’t had four players drafted in the…
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Former Boise State track and field star and NCAA champion Emma Bates made history with a fifth place finish in the woman’s division of the Boston Marathon Monday. Bates, who ran at Boise State from 2010-15, held the lead with about four miles remaining before falling off the pace in the final few miles. The…
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