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 – Colorado State coach Niko Medved has now played every team in the Mountain West. He hasn’t seen many better than Boise State. Tyson Degenhart had 22 points and Chibuzo Agbo added 17 as the Broncos posted one of their more impressive wins of the season in a 80-59 win over Colorado State on…
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BOISE – Boise State women’s coach Gordy Presnell didn’t mince words following a 69-62 loss to Wyoming on Saturday afternoon at ExtraMile Arena. This one was on him. Presnell criticized himself for pulling a group of reserves that helped the Broncos come back to grab a 3-point lead heading into the fourth quarter and putting…
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BOISE – Boise State had more turnovers than made baskets in the first half Tuesday night against Fresno State. It was as ugly as the stats showed: 15 turnovers in the first half tied a season high for the Broncos in any full game this season. And they had just 11 points with 6:30 remaining…
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BOISE – After playing three of the past four games on the road, including last Friday night’s heartbreaking loss at New Mexico, the Boise State men’s basketball team is eager for some home cooking this week. The Broncos (15-5, 5-2 MW) are home for the next two games: Tuesday night at 7 p.m. against Fresno…
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Listening to Leon Rice talk, you might have thought his team won. That’s how impressed he was with his group despite a heartbreaking 81-79 overtime loss at New Mexico on Saturday. The Broncos (15-5, 5-2 MW) battled in easily their most hostile and toughest road environment of the season, tying the game…
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BOISE – Max Rice could do no wrong Tuesday night at ExtraMile Arena. And neither could the Broncos. Rice poured in a career-high 29 points, including 21 in the first half, to lead Boise State to an impressive 77-62 win over visiting Nevada. More importantly? The Broncos (15-4, 5-1 MW) moved into sole possession of…
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