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Posted on February 19, 2009 by Archive
The No. 29 Boise State men's tennis team hits the road for what could be their toughest road trip of the season. Not only do the Broncos have to travel to one of their farthest destinations, but they will face the University of Virginia (12-0) who was the nation's No.
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Posted on February 19, 2009 by Archive
A nearly sold-out crowd at Taco Bell Arena witnessed an incredibly surprising loss when the Boise State men's basketball team was defeated 56-54 by the University of Idaho (12-13, 6-6 WAC) Wednesday night.
The Broncos (17-8, 7-5 WAC) also suffered a unexpected 63-59 loss when the two rivals last played in Moscow Jan.
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Posted on February 19, 2009 by Archive
It was a page back in time of Lakers lore. Kobe to Shaq, the Big Diesel slamming down a savage dunk, and then turning to run down court, hand down low in that unique way.
Those memories came back to life Sunday night at US Airways Center, as the two former teammates, whose feud is now patched up, collaborated on a series of pick and roll plays in the third quarter.
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Posted on February 19, 2009 by Archive
It was a clean sweep of the Oregon schools Feb. 15 for the Boise State University wrestling team as the No. 10 Broncos handed Oregon State University a 25-9 loss in the afternoon, before driving north to shut out Portland State University, 42-0, in the evening.
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Posted on February 19, 2009 by Archive
When someone brings up the topic of hockey, what are some of the first things that come to mind? High action? Fights? Canada, maybe? Well, what about Spokane, Washington?
That's where Idaho Steelhead rookie Ben Nelson calls home. On a club full of new and unfamiliar players, Nelson is one that is becoming talked about on a regular basis.
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Posted on February 19, 2009 by Archive
For some teams, the pressure to live up to No.1 is too much to handle. That has been the case for five different NCAA men's basketball teams this season.
The most recent victim of the No. 1 curse was the University of Connecticut Monday night.
Player of the year candidate, Hasheem Thabeet, was completely manhandled by former No.
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Posted on February 19, 2009 by Archive
Lauren Megale captures second straight WAC honors Boise State's Lauren Megale was named the Western Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week for Feb. 9-15. This is the second time in as many weeks the freshman has earned the WAC weekly honor. Megale, a freshman from Boise, swept through the competition last weekend in the No.
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Posted on February 19, 2009 by Archive
Perched on a plastic maroon chair, Megan Olivetti shouted out some encouraging words as her sister Paige rounded the corner of the indoor track. Just moments before, Paige Olivetti, was doing the same thing, cheering on her sister. That act of comrade isn't a big deal for these two sisters and identical twins, it's just something they've always done.
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Posted on February 19, 2009 by Archive
Idaho Human Rights Act Amendment Disappointment Idaho Human Rights Act Amendment Disappointment "A right delayed is a right denied." Those words by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ring true today as they did when spoken over forty years ago. On a 5-4 vote, the Idaho Human Rights Commission has denied equal rights to Idaho's LGBT community by failing to deliver non-discrimination protections in employment, housing, education and public accommodation based upon a persons actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.
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Posted on February 19, 2009 by Archive
Having playoffs in college football isn't a solution to the problems facing the Bowl Championship Series. It's an option that many fans have turned to without taking into consideration everything that would be lost.