By Brian Murphy bmurphy@idahostatesman.com The State Board of Education will consider new contracts for Boise State men’s basketball coach Leon Rice and Idaho men’s basketball coach Don Verlin during its meetings Wednesday and Thursday in Twin Falls. • Boise State: After guiding…
Borah High defensive lineman Hawkins Mann has committed to play football at Boise State, he told the Statesman on Monday. Mann, who will play his senior season at Borah in the fall, will join the Broncos’ 2014 signing class. Mann…
By Brian Murphy bmurphy@idahostatesman.com Former Idaho Steelheads coach Clint Malarchuk is telling his story again. Grantland, an ESPN-affiliated web site, has produced a 30 for 30 short on the former NHL goalie, who was badly injured in a 1989 on-ice…
By Brian Murphy bmurphy@idahostatesman.com Former Eagle quarterback Taylor Kelly, now the starting quarterback at Arizona State, returned to Firebird Raceway this off-season. He and his family have spent their summers drag racing, according to the Pac-12′s blog and video. His…
By Brian Murphy bmurphy@idahostatesman.com The Boise State football team will play at least three national TV bonus games through the 2019 football season, as designated by the Mountain West, under terms of the league’s new television contract with ESPN announced…
The Idaho Vandals’ women’s basketball team will play No. 1 seed Connecticut in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN2. The game is in Storrs, Conn. Idaho is a No. 16 seed. Idaho…
By Brian Murphy bmurphy@idahostatesman.com With the Mountain West and ESPN nearing a seven-year deal, according to ESPN.com’s Brett McMurphy, we can finally assess (financially and otherwise) whether Boise State made the right decision to return to the Mountain West rather…
By Brian Murphy bmurphy@idahostatesman.com Why now? Why is Boise State able to land home-and-home football series with Michigan State, Virginia and, perhaps the biggest of all, Florida State now when such series were beyond the Broncos’ grasp in previous years?…
By Brian Murphy bmurphy@idahostatesman.com Boise State’s quest for its first-ever at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament is in the final stretch. And the Broncos couldn’t have asked for a better slate of games to prove they belong. Boise State (19-8,…
By Brian Murphy bmurphy@idahostatesman.com Is the Mountain West dissatisfied with the NCAA leadership and President Mark Emmert? Or is the conference supporting the embattled president? It depends on the day, apparently. Last week, CBSSports.com reported that the league was not…
