PRATER & THE BALLGAME, MAY 1: LIVE FROM BOISE STATE SOFTBALL, BOISE STATE FOOTBALL, BRONCOS & NFL, OREGON DUCKS, KENTUCKY DERBY, FRIDAY FIVE

Live from Huber Field at Dona Larsen Park for our fifth annual Boise State softball show (games Friday and Saturday are the final Mountain West events in Boise ever), B.J. (BNN Report) helps to break down the Boise State football roster after spring camp, updates on six former Broncos in NFL rookie…

PRATER & THE BALLGAME, APRIL 30: BOISE STATE & NFL, JERAMIAH DICKEY, BOISE STATE SOFTBALL, KENTUCKY DERBY

The NFL offseason continues this weekend with rookie mini camps for eight teams - and there are at least 10 players with Idaho connections who could make their debuts on a NFL field, the list includes six former Boise State players, two from Idaho and two from Idaho State (including a wide receiver…

BOB CATCHES UP WITH BOISE STATE SOFTBALL - HOSTING SAN JOSE STATE THIS WEEK

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to share the story of softball pitcher Shannon Keighran, a sophomore from Sonoma, Calif. Boise State is hosting San Jose State this week - Idaho Sports Talk with Prater & The Ballg…

PRATER & THE BALLGAME, APRIL 29: BLUE TURF, MOORE & JEANTY, KELLEN & SAINTS, BOISE STATE FOOTBALL, MATT LAUTER, BOISE STATE BASKETBALL, AC BOISE SOCCER, BLAZERS & SEATTLE

Boise State unveils design of new blue turf to be installed this summer - with orange sideline yard-markers on the 11 and 2 to honor football icons Kellen Moore and Ashton Jeanty, the design is cool and the idea is unique but is it enough (what else can be done to honor both players?), what Kellen …

MATT LAUTER: FORMER BOISE STATE TIGHT END REPORTS TO RAIDERS CAMP FRIDAY

Matt Lauter, who has been training in Florida but flies to Las Vegas on Thursday, joins Prater and Ballgame for a conversation about rookie mini camp. The undrafted free agent has a three-year UDFA contract with the Raiders. and will be on the field Friday (along with Fernando Mendoza) as the NFL t…

PRATER & THE BALLGAME, APRIL 28: BOISE STATE FOOTBALL, KELLEN & SAINTS, STEELHEADS HOCKEY

True freshman wide receiver Rasean Jones is a new star on the Boise State football roster - his father JeBron joins the show to talk about his 18-year-old son and his future with the Broncos, Bronco Focus - who are the two new starters on the offense now that spring camp is over (Wednesday: two new…

BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: WHAT'S DAD SAYING ABOUT NEW WR RASEAN JONES?

JeBron Jones, a long-time coach in Oregon and now Idaho, joins the show to talk about his son - Boise State true freshman wide receiver Rasean Jones. Rasean, 18, was the talk of spring camp and should be in a heavy rotation at WR this fall. What's his story, according to dad? What makes him so skil…

PRATER & THE BALLGAME, APRIL 27: BOISE STATE FOOTBALL, NFL DRAFT, STEELHEADS HOCKEY, DIRK KEMPTHORNE, WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS

Boise State football completes spring camp with its annual Spring Game on Saturday - how do the Broncos look going into summer conditioning and what were Bob's top four observations from the game (Bronco Focus), OL Kage Casey leads a group of former Boise State players headed to the NFL (statewide …

BOB RECAPS BOISE STATE SPRING GAME - FINAL ACT OF THE BRONCOS' SPRING CAMP

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to share four top observations from the Broncos' annual Spring Game on Saturday at Albertsons Stadium. Top storyline: Bob is "impressed'' with the wide receiver room. He also touch…

DIRK KEMPTHORNE: BELOVED IDAHO POLITICIAN PASSES AWAY, LEAVES BEHIND A SPORTS LEGACY

Dirk Kempthorne was a Boise mayor, U.S. Senator, Idaho governor, a former Secretary of Interior - and a sports fan. He came up with the Governor's Trophy (Boise State-Idaho football rivalry), helped paved the way for a sports arena/professional sports in Downtown Boise, and loved to associate with …