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Sports Hawks beat Ems 8-2, take opening series (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: Jun 16, 2013 at 11:08 PM MDT Last Updated: Jun 16, 2013 at 11:08 PM MDT

The Boise Hawks scored seven runs in the final three innings Sunday, beating Eugene 8-2.

Sports Hawks win on opening night for first time since 2008

By Troy Oppie Published: Jun 14, 2013 at 11:06 PM MDT Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013 at 11:06 PM MDT

A five-run third inning highlighted the Boise Hawks' 7-0 defeat of Eugene on opening night of the 2013 Northwest League baseball season.

Sports PGA's DeLaet building confidence with consistancy (Photo Gallery)

By Troy Oppie Published: Jun 12, 2013 at 7:44 PM MDT Last Updated: Jun 12, 2013 at 7:44 PM MDT

Former Boise State golfer Graham DeLaet's third full season on the PGA Tour is easily his best. With a third of the season still remaining, DeLaet's already surpassed his 2012 FedEx Cup point total.

Sports New Zealander takes 2013 Boise Ironman 70.3 title (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: Jun 8, 2013 at 11:06 PM MDT Last Updated: Jun 9, 2013 at 10:55 PM MDT

Bevan Docherty had never run the Ironman 70.3 Boise race before, and he didn't even scout the course before the cannon sounded at noon on Saturday.

Sports Backseat driving with the Idaho Rally International (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: Jun 6, 2013 at 9:22 PM MDT Last Updated: Jun 6, 2013 at 10:13 PM MDT

The dirt roads between Centerville, Placerville, and Idaho City will be a little less lonely this weekend. Rally cars from Idaho and beyond will drift through the freshly graded dirt.

Local & Regional Idaho breweries win 25 medals at North American Beer Awards

By Troy Oppie Published: Jun 3, 2013 at 3:03 PM MDT Last Updated: Jun 6, 2013 at 12:47 PM MDT

Idaho-based breweries won 25 total medals at the annual North American Beer Awards in Idaho Falls. Eight Idaho beers were gold medal winners.

Sports Former Broncos back in Boise to mentor local youth (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 31, 2013 at 10:49 PM MDT Last Updated: May 31, 2013 at 10:49 PM MDT

Nearly two dozen former Boise State football players gathered at Meridian High School's Warrior Stadium to pass what they've learned at BSU and in the NFL on to local youth football players.

Sports Former Bronco Atkinson signs with CFL's Tiger-Cats

By Troy Oppie Published: May 27, 2013 at 9:31 PM MDT Last Updated: May 27, 2013 at 9:51 PM MDT

Former Boise State defensive tackle Mike Atkinson has signed a contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, the team which drafted him in the third round of the 2012 CFL draft.

Sports Treasure Valley youth soccer dominates at Idaho State Cup

By Troy Oppie Published: May 27, 2013 at 5:35 PM MDT Last Updated: May 27, 2013 at 9:51 PM MDT

At least seven Treasure Valley youth soccer teams won Idaho State Cup championships this weekend at the annual tournament in Pocatello.

Sports Meet Ryan Bragdon, NNU's new women's basketball coach (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 22, 2013 at 9:18 PM MDT Last Updated: May 22, 2013 at 11:05 PM MDT

Northwest Nazarene University added a new face to their athletic department three weeks ago, when they signed women's basketball coach Ryan Bragdon. He arrives in Nampa for his first career head coaching job.

Sports Rocky boys, Eagle girls win state track & field championship (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 18, 2013 at 11:05 PM MDT Last Updated: May 18, 2013 at 11:05 PM MDT

The Rocky Mountain High School boys track & field team won it's third straight 5A state track & field championship on Saturday, winning seven events including all the relays.

Sports Timberline baseball rides momentum to State 5A title (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 18, 2013 at 10:53 PM MDT Last Updated: May 18, 2013 at 10:53 PM MDT

The Timberline Wolves won a sixth-straight game Saturday night, beating Coeur D'Alene 6-2 to take the 5A State Championship.

Sports State Board of Ed approves video boards for Idaho, Boise St stadiums (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 15, 2013 at 5:21 PM MDT Last Updated: May 15, 2013 at 10:43 PM MDT

The Idaho State Board of Education has approved funding for new video boards in the University of Idaho's Kibbie Dome and Boise State's Bronco Stadium.

Sports Mountain West adds ROOT Sports as TV partner

By Troy Oppie Published: May 15, 2013 at 5:03 PM MDT Last Updated: May 15, 2013 at 5:03 PM MDT

The Mountain West announced a television partnership with ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain, beginning with the 2013 football season.

Sports Steelheads season ends in Stockton

By Troy Oppie Published: May 11, 2013 at 11:39 PM MDT Last Updated: May 11, 2013 at 11:39 PM MDT

The Stockton Thunder fought off a furious attack from the Idaho Steelheads Saturday night in California, eliminating Idaho from the Kelly Cup Playoffs with a 2-1 game five victory.

Sports Bronco Senior Lela Work makes final game memorable (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 11, 2013 at 11:25 PM MDT Last Updated: May 11, 2013 at 11:26 PM MDT

In her final game as a Bronco, softball senior Lela Work hit the game-tying home run, and recorded a school record 12th save of the season as Boise State beat Nevada 7-6 on senior day.

National & World Alabama becomes 50th state to legalize homebrewing

By Troy Oppie Published: May 10, 2013 at 12:52 PM MDT Last Updated: May 10, 2013 at 12:52 PM MDT

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed a bill legalizing homebrewing of beer in his state Thursday, making Alabama the 50th and final state allowing the practice prohibited by prohibition.

Sports No conference title coming, but Broncos enjoying life in the MWC (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 9, 2013 at 8:04 PM MDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 8:07 PM MDT

Not six months ago, the Boise State softball team was prepared to play its final season in the Mountain West with BSU's non-football sports moving to the Big West.

Sports BSU football on ESPN, Las Vegas Bowl date announced (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 9, 2013 at 1:18 PM MDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 8:07 PM MDT

Boise State appears seven times on ESPN's family of networks in 2013, but many home Saturday kickoff times remain TBD.

Sports Fyten nets Steelheads game 3 victory in OT

By Troy Oppie Published: May 9, 2013 at 9:11 AM MDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 11:37 AM MDT

Austin Fyten scored with less than two minutes to go in the first overtime period, giving the Idaho Steelheads a 2-1 overtime victory in game three of the Kelly Cup's western conference finals.

Sports Bronco softball ready to play spoiler (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 8, 2013 at 6:26 PM MDT Last Updated: May 8, 2013 at 10:40 PM MDT

Boise State softball is down to its final three games of the season. The Broncos can finish as high as second in the Mountain West Conference, but that won't be good enough to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Sports Treasure Valley teenager one of USA's best freestyle kayakers (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 6, 2013 at 7:27 PM MDT Last Updated: May 6, 2013 at 7:46 PM MDT

A Treasure Valley teenager will represent team USA at the Freestyle Kayaking World Championships this September in North Carolina.

Sports Steelheads: "We will bounce back" (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 5, 2013 at 10:58 PM MDT Last Updated: May 5, 2013 at 11:04 PM MDT

The Stockton Thunder took a 2-0 series lead Sunday with a 4-3 overtime defeat of the Idaho Steelheads in Boise's CenturyLink Arena.

Sports BSU tennis assistant hired at Utah State (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 2, 2013 at 5:58 PM MDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 11:06 PM MDT

Clancy Shields will take over the Utah State men's tennis program after eight years as a player and assistant coach at Boise State.

Sports Steelheads have home ice for Western Conference Finals (Video)

By Troy Oppie Published: May 1, 2013 at 12:55 PM MDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 6:39 PM MDT

The fourth-seeded Stockton Thunder defeated top seed Alaska in the ECHL's Western Conference semifinals, giving 2-seed Idaho the home ice advantage in the Western Conference finals.