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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Updated news and notes from the world of Idaho sports with sports reporters Jay Tust &amp; Ryan Larrondo.</description><title>7 Sports Live</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @ktvbsports)</generator><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Tryout a success, former Boise State linebacker signs contract with Cleveland</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Former Boise State linebacker Tommy Smith signed a rookie free-agent contract with the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday, according to his agents at KLASS Sports.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After Smith was not selected in the 2013 NFL Draft, &lt;a href="http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49886732085/tommy-smith-gets-a-tryout-with-the-cleveland-browns"&gt;Cleveland invited him to attend their rookie mini-camp on a tryout basis earlier this month&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Those at KLASS Sports say Cleveland was intrigued with Smith’s ability to play fullback, however, he was specifically brought in to compete at inside linebacker.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Smith joins fellow Boise State alumnus Billy Winn on the Browns roster. Winn was drafted in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#7SportsInsider&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- Smith played in all 13 games for Boise State last season and recorded 61 tackles. He becomes just the second player off last year’s Boise State team to land a rookie free-agent deal. Former Bronco runningback D.J. Harper agreed to terms with the San Francisco 49ers on April 29.&lt;br/&gt;- Cleveland had an interesting draft this year. With a new regime in place, the Browns made a number of trades and only ended up selecting five players in the 2013 NFL Draft.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;— Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;@KTVBSportsGuy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50988990205</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50988990205</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:01:18 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>ISBOE approves $2 million request for new video board at Bronco Stadium</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Idaho State Board of Education approved a $2 million request from Boise State Athletics for the purchase of a new video board for Bronco Stadium on Wednesday.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The new video board will measure approximately 33-feet by 60-feet and include sound baskets and permanent advertising panels on the top and bottom.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;#8220;We are constantly and aggressively looking for ways to enhance the fan experience at Bronco Stadium,” Director of Athletics Mark Coyle said. “A new video board is a priority for us, and one of the first steps in moving in that direction is gaining approval from the State Board of Education. We appreciate the Board’s support as we move forward.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The proposed funding sources include $1 million in donations, $750,000 from athletic reserves and a $250,000 stipend from Learfield Equipment.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A completion date was not provided. A source says the approval is just the first step of the process.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The current video board at Boise State was installed back in 2001.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;#8212; Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;@KTVBSportsGuy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50537899944</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50537899944</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:27:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>MW and ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain reach TV deal, but will Boise be able to see it?</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Mountain West Conference and the DIRECTV Sports Network announced they entered into a multi-year agreement on Wednesday, making ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain the television home for MW football and men&amp;#8217;s basketball.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Beginning with the 2013-14 season, ROOTS SPORTS RM will produce and televise approximately 10 of the league&amp;#8217;s football games, and a minimum of 25 noncoference and intra-conference men&amp;#8217;s basketball games.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;This unique partnership will provide enhanced coverage and promotion for the entire MW membership,&amp;#8221; said Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson. &amp;#8220;ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain is an important component in an innovative, multi-platform exposure plan for the future of the league.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ROOT SPORTS RM is the home of the Colorado Rockies, Utah Jazz, Big Sky Conference and the University of Denver, inaddition to the Mountain West. The newtork reaches approximately 2.5 million households across nine states.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#7SportsInsider&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;NOTE: While ROOT SPORTS RM is available in Boise on Dish and DIRECTV, it is not on CableOne, which carries ROOT SPORTS Northwest.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Depute Commissioner of the Mountain West, Bret Gilliland, says &amp;#8220;Games carried on ROOT SPORTS Rocky Mountain will generally not be available on ROOT SPORTS NW.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The only exceptions could be games involving Boise State, which could be carried on Norhwest,&amp;#8221; Gilliland added.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Our planned MW Ditigal Network will be the vehicle whereby Boise fans will be able to watch games in the Rocky Mountain footprint.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;#8212; Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: @KTVBSportsGuy)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50518168324</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50518168324</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:44:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Rocky Mountain CF Mason Smith will visit Braves, Diamondback,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fd344f9ad5b1a5543fa9fd966768f9bc/tumblr_mmrlzpEqxC1rrvr3no1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rocky Mountain CF Mason Smith will visit Braves, Diamondback, Mariners, Padres and Angels&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rocky Mountain senior Mason Smith was tabbed the &lt;a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9255085/mark-appel-jonathan-gray-kris-bryant-top-prospects-2013-mlb-draft"&gt;61st best available prospect for the 2013 MLB Draft by ESPN analyst Keith Law&lt;/a&gt; on Monday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A further breakdown of Law’s “Top 100” shows he views Smith as the 25th best prep prospect and 14th best prep position player in this draft class.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The centerfielder is hitting .400 (32-80) on the spring, including a team-high six homeruns, 35 RBI and 16 walks in 27 games.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Smith has received interest from a bevy of organizations all season. His father, Tim Smith, confirmed his son will visit the Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Angels between May 27 and June 3.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The MLB Draft starts with the first and second rounds on Thursday, June 6. The draft will resume with rounds 3-10 on Friday, June 7, and conclude with rounds 11-40 on Saturday, June 8.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Smith has also verballed to play college baseball at Utah.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Smith will be in action at the &lt;a href="http://www.ktvb.com/sports/Idaho-State-Baseball-Championships-Scores-and-highlights-207301971.html"&gt;5A Idaho State Baseball Championships this Thursday&lt;/a&gt;. Rocky Mountain plays Highland at Boise Hawks Memorial Stadium at 10:00 a.m. (MT).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;— Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;@KTVBSportsGuy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50387391177</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50387391177</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 21:40:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Steelheads fall in Stockton, end season </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Stockton, CA&amp;#8212;  The Idaho Steelheads saw their season come to an end on Saturday night, as the Stockton Thunder outlasted them 2-1 to win Game 5 of the ECHL Western Conference Finals. Stockton won the series four games to one, and advances to the ECHL Kelly Cup Finals where it will face Reading. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Steelheads couldn&amp;#8217;t find an answer for Thunder net-minder Olivier Roy. The standout goalie stopped 44-of-45 shots on goal in the win.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Idaho had plenty of chances to tie the game. The Steelheads outshot the Thunder 45 to 28. But the only shot that found the back of the net came off the stick of Tyler Gron, who hammered a redirected shot past Roy in the second period. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Josh Robinson stopped 26-of-28 shots on goal in defeat. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8212;Ryan Larrondo&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50230617293</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50230617293</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 01:53:21 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Symmonds possibly the next "Bachelor"</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Boise native and Bishop Kelly High School graduate Nick Symmonds may once again be in the national spotlight, but this time not for his success on the track.  RunnersWorld.com is reporting the Symmonds may be showcased on ABC&amp;#8217;s hit reality show The Bachelor. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Symmonds told the website that his publicist had informed him that the show may be interested in him. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In response, Symmonds said that he has mixed feelings about being on the show, and worried that his privacy would be completely gone.  However, he also said that the possibility of maybe meeting his future wife was tempting. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Symmonds is a five-time U.S. 800-meter champion, and recently finished in fifth place at the 2012 London Olympics. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8212;Ryan Larrondo&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50218566895</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50218566895</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 22:52:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Bronco men bounced from NCAA Tournament </title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Boise State men’s tennis team saw their season come to an end on Friday, as the Broncos fell 4-3 to No. 23 Clemson in the opening round of the NCAA Championships.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The match went back and forth, and the outcome hinged on the final singles match between Clemson’s Dominique Maden and Boise State’s &lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Fillip Pogostkin.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Maden was able to capture the third set, 6-1, to win the match for the Tigers.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Boise State finished the season with a 20-10 record.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;For the second straight year, the Broncos have ended the season in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Last year, the Broncos lost, 4-3, to Florida State to end their season.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8212;Ryan Larrondo&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50145779960</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/50145779960</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 01:22:14 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Young arrested twice in 15-hour span </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/0c67d323c2876f693798b0795fe3ad99/tumblr_inline_mmgmhnnY3O1r8kwpc.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Former Boise State wide receiver Titus Young was arrested twice in a 15-hour time span on Sunday in California, according to the Riverside County Sheriff&amp;#8217;s Department. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to a police report, Young was arrested just after midnight on Sunday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence.  He was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center in southern California, and later issued a citation and released from custody. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hours later, at 2:22 p.m., police responded to a call from an impound yard and found Young inside looking for his black Mustang, which had been towed and impounded when he was arrested earlier that day.  He had climbed the fence to get into the yard.  Police arrested Young a second time for burglary and once again booked him at the same detention center. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Young has had a rough couple of months recently.  He was released by the Detroit Lions in February, only to be claimed by the St. Louis Rams.  The Rams released Young a few days later, and he currently is not on an NFL team. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Young was a second-round draft pick in 2011.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is the police report from the Riverside County Sheriff&amp;#8217;s Department:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;On May 5, 2013, at 12:01 AM, an officer with the Moreno Valley Police Department conducted a traffic stop on black mustang after the driver drove into oncoming traffic, making an illegal left turn directly in front of the patrol car.   The officer initiated a traffic enforcement stop at the intersection of Perris boulevard and Cottonwood Avenue.  The driver, later identified as Titus Young, a 23-year-old resident of Los Angeles, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence.  He was booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center. He was later issued a citation and released from custody.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;At 2:22 PM, that same day, officers from the Moreno Valley Police Department responded to a tow company yard in the 17000 block of Kitching after an adult male was seen jumping over the fence into the storage area of the tow company.  The male was located by responding officers and later identified as Titus Young.  Further investigation determined Young was attempting to take his vehicle, which had been towed and stored after his arrest for driving under the influence.  Young was arrested and booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center for burglary.   &lt;/em&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8212;Ryan Larrondo&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49907725337</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49907725337</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 23:09:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Tommy Smith gets a tryout with the Cleveland Browns</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Former Boise State linebacker Tommy Smith agreed to a tryout with the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Smith will attended the Browns rookie mini-camp this Friday through Sunday. Depending on his performance, Smith could be invited back for OTAs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Although Cleveland is intrigued by Smith&amp;#8217;s ability to play fullback, a source says he is being brought in specifically to tryout at inside linebacker.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Leading up to the 2013 NFL Draft, both Atlanta and Miami showed the most interest in Smith. I&amp;#8217;m told Cleveland stepped up it&amp;#8217;s pursuit after a multitude of trades left them with just five picks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Browns currently have ten linebackers on their roster, however, they are considered to be thin on the inside.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last year, Cleveland selected former Boise State defensive tackle Billy Winn in the sixth round of the 2012 draft. He played in all 16 games last season, recording ten starts, 26 tackles and one interception in the process.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;#8212; Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;@KTVBSportsGuy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49886732085</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49886732085</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 18:51:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Ukwuachu dismissed from Boise State football team for a violations of team rules</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Boise State announced they have dismissed Freshman All-American defensive end Sam Ukwuachu for a violation of team rules on Tuesday.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Ukwuachu played in all 13 contests for the Broncos last fall, recording 35 tackles and 4.5 sacks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The native of Pearland, Texas had his best game at Hawaii. The redshirt sophomore-to-be recorded a career-high two sacks and 2.5 tackles-for-loss.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;While Ukwuachu practiced with Boise State during spring camp last month, he missed the Blue and Orange Spring Game.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Head coach Chris Petersen said Ukwuachu has &amp;#8220;got some personal things he&amp;#8217;s taking care of&amp;#8221; following the scrimmage on April 13. &amp;#8220;When asked if he expected Ukwuachu back in the fall, Petersen added &amp;#8220;yeah, he&amp;#8217;s just handling some personal stuff.&amp;#8221;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tuesday&amp;#8217;s news could potentially be related, however, Boise State would not offer any confirmation.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Ukwuachu did participated in Boise State&amp;#8217;s Junior Pro Day event last Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Petersen was not available for comment following the announcement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;#8212; Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;@KTVBSportsGuy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49876631396</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49876631396</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:39:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>5A District III Baseball Tournament: Scores and updates</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The 5A District III Baseball Tournament got underway on Saturday. While top-seed Rocky Mountain took care of business against Centennial, and Eagle squeaked past Capital in eight innings, there were two significant upsets.&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mountain View, playing as the two-seed, lost to seven-seed Timberline, 7-6, and three-seed Borah was defeated by six-seed Boise.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a result, one of the top three finishers in the regular season will not advance to the state tournament. The Mavs and Lions battle in a loser-out game on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The top four teams at districts will earn automatic berths to the state tournament, May 16-18.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The team that finishes in fifth will advance to the state play-in game.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Updated at of Sunday morning.)&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5A District Baseball&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saturday, May 3&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Game 1: #1 Rocky Mountain 5, #8 Centennial 1 - Final&lt;br/&gt;Game 2: #4 Eagle 5, #5 Capital 4 - Final/8&lt;br/&gt;Game 3: #2 Mountain View 5 #7 Timberline 6 - Final&lt;br/&gt;Game 4: #3 Borah 4, #6 Boise 7 - Final&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tuesday, May 7&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Game 5*: #8 Centennial vs #5 Capital - 4:00 p.m. (Location: Borah)&lt;br/&gt;Game 6:* #2 Mountain View vs #3 Borah - 7:00 p.m. (Location: Borah)&lt;br/&gt;Game 7%: #1 Rocky Mountain vs #4 Eagle - 4:00 p.m (Location: Timberline)&lt;br/&gt;Game 8%: #7 Timberline vs #6 Boise - 7:00 p.m. (Location: Timberline)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wednesday, May 8&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Game 9%: Winner of Game #5 vs Loser of Game #8 - 4:00 p.m. (Location: Borah)&lt;br/&gt;Game 10%: Loser of Game #7 vs Winner of Game #6 - 7:00 p.m. (Location: Borah)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thursday, May 9&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Game 11*: Loser of Game #9 vs Loser of Game #10 -  4:00 p.m. (Location: Timberline) &lt;br/&gt;Game 12: Winner of Game #7 vs Winner of Game #8 - 7:00 p.m. (Location: Timberline)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;* Loser-out game&lt;br/&gt;% Winner to state&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;#8212; Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;@KTVBSportsGuy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49719694258</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49719694258</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 17:35:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Broncos host annual Junior Pro Day </title><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Boise State football team opened the doors of Caven-Williams Sports Complex to the public on Friday to watch its annual Junior Pro Day. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The event is a chance for underclassmen to practice the drills and tests that they will perform in front of NFL scouts as seniors on the official Pro Day.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;           &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Some of the highlights of the day:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Redshirt freshman quarterback Nick Patti showed off his speed in the 40-yard dash, running around a 4.5 sprint between the unofficial times.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Former Bishop Kelly standout offensive lineman Spencer Gerke lifted 225 pounds 32 times in the bench press, while defensive end Beau Martin did 29 repetitions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;At 215 pounds, runningback Jay Ajayi posted a vertical jump of 37.5 inches, and ran his 40-yard-dash in the 4.4 second range, unofficially.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Several players, including wide receiver Aaron Burks, ran sub 4.3&amp;#160;40-yard-dash times.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#8212;Ryan Larrondo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49571417884</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49571417884</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 01:12:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Steelies start Western Conference Finals on Friday</title><description>&lt;p&gt;After advancing in the Western Conference semi-finals by knocking off Ontario in six games, the Idaho Steelheads are set to meet the Stockton Thunder for a spot in the Kelly Cup Finals.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;During the regular season, Idaho lost three out of five games versus Stockton, however, Idaho holds an advantage over the last five seasons, posting a record of 27-16-6 against the Thunder.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Below is the complete schedule for the conference finals, which start on Friday at CenturyLink Arena.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Game 1: Stockton at Idaho, Friday, May 3, 7:10 p.m.&lt;br/&gt;
Game 2: Stockton at Idaho, Sunday, May 5, 5:10 p.m.&lt;br/&gt;
Game 3: Idaho at Stockton, Wednesday, May 8, 8:00 p.m. (MT)&lt;br/&gt;
Game 4: Idaho at Stockton, Friday, May 10, 8:30 p.m. (MT)&lt;br/&gt;
Game 5: Idaho at Stockton, Satuday, May 11, 8:30 p.m. (MT)*&lt;br/&gt;
Game 6: Stockton at Idaho, Monday, May 13, 7:10 p.m. (MT)*&lt;br/&gt;
Game 7: Stockton at Idaho, Tuesday, May 14, 7:10 p.m. (MT)*&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;*If necessary&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;#8212; Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;@KTVBSportsGuy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49395376604</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49395376604</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:38:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Harper lands with 49ers</title><description>&lt;p&gt;After going undrafted over the weekend, former Boise State running back D.J. Harper has landed with the San Francisco 49ers according to his twitter account.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Monday morning, Harper tweeted “signed with the niner!!!thanks to all my family and friends for the support!!!!”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Harper rushed for a career-high 1,137 yards as a senior last fall and scored a total of 41 touchdowns throughout his six years at Boise State.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Currently, the 49ers have plenty of options at running back. While eighth-year veteran Frank Gore remains the starter, over the last three years San Francisco has added Kendall Hunter and LaMichael James to the mix, along with 2013 NFL Draft pick Marcus Lattimore.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Harper becomes the latest running back with an injury riddled past that San Francisco has on its roster. Both Gore and Lattimore each suffered multiple knee injuries in during their collegiate careers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#7SportsInsider&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- A source says that former Boise State linebacker Tommy Smith has seen &amp;#8220;zero love&amp;#8221; in the free-agent field. The same source added that at the moment it &amp;#8220;does not look good,&amp;#8221; referring to his chances of signing a contract.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;@KTVBSportsGuy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49189313174</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49189313174</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:48:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Broncos come from behind, defend MWC championship </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Boise State men&amp;#8217;s tennis team defended its Mountain West Conference Tournament championship on Sunday, beating New Mexcio 4-3 in dramatic come from behind fashion. The win marks the 14th conference championship in program history. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;With the team score tied at 3-3, all eyes focused on the No. 2 match between Boise State&amp;#8217;s Nathan Sereke and New Mexico&amp;#8217;s Conor Berg. The match went to a third set, in which Berg forced a crucial break to go up 4-2. Sereke was able to rally back, though, and forced a tie-breaker, which he won 7-4. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“This was absolutely one of the most thrilling college tennis matches I have seen, and I’ve been around a lot of college tennis,” said head coach Greg Patton. “It was magical, Nathan was a lion king out there.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The last time the Broncos won back-to-back conference championships was in 2006 and 2007.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Boise State now advances to the first round of the NCAA Tournament.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The Broncos will find out where they will be sent for the first round on Tuesday.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#8212;Ryan Larrondo &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49157615831</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49157615831</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:31:46 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Gavins gets tryout with Tampa Bay </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Former Boise State cornerback Jerrell Gavins will get a shot at playing at the next level.  Gavins was not selected in the in the NFL draft, but was contacted Saturday evening by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He agreed to a tryout at the Bucs&amp;#8217; rookie mini-camp, which runs Friday through Sunday. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In his senior season with the Broncos, Gavins recorded 2 interceptions and 29 tackles. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8212;Ryan Larrondo&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49067103543</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/49067103543</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:49:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Harper a Day 3 hopeful, but plenty of running backs remain</title><description>&lt;p&gt;With the third and final day of the 2013 NFL Draft beginning at 10:00 a.m. (MT) on Saturday, former &lt;a href="http://www.ktvb.com/sports/2013-NFL-Draft-Coverage-DJ-Harper-204756171.html"&gt;Boise State running back D.J. Harper&lt;/a&gt; is hoping to hear his name called somewhere between fourth and seventh rounds.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When it comes to running backs it has been an interesting draft. For the first time in 49 years the first round passed without a single one being drafted.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Through the first 97 picks, only six running backs were picked. With just 157 selections left, there appears to be a long-jam of talent at the position, which could hurt the 23-year-old Harper.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Top Available Running Backs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kenjon Barner, Oregon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- Finally got the lead role as a senior. Averaged 6.4 yards a carry. Finished with 1,767 yards on the ground and 23 total touchdowns.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Andre, Ellington, Clemson&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- Finished collegiate career with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Johnathan Franklin, UCLA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- The Bruin workhorse rushed for single-season school-record 1,734 yards in 2012, en route to a UCLA all-time record 4,403 career rushing yards.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Gillislee, Florida&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- Waited turn for prime time carries at Florida. Ended up rushing for 1,152 yards as a senior last fall.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D.J. Harper, Boise State&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- After splitting carries during the first five seasons of an injury-plagued career, he rushed for 1,137 yards as a senior in 2012. Finished his career with 41 total touchdowns.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- Became the first freshman in school-history to crack the 1,000-yard mark in a single-season. Since then, significant knee injuries cut both of his sophomore and junior seasons short.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Joseph Randle, Oklahoma State&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- Scored 40 total touchdowns during his sophomore and junior seasons combined.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stephan Taylor, Stanford&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- Toted the rock an incredible 787 times for 3,997 yards and 38 touchdowns over the last three seasons.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kerwynn Williams, Utah State&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- Finished his career with a personal-best 235 rushing yards at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl last December. Ended up with a 2,209 total yards 20 total touchdowns.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#7SportsInsider&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;- Harper is the 22nd best running back available according to NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock.&lt;br/&gt;- NFL.com lists Harper as the 24th best available running back.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;#8212; Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;@KTVBSportsGuy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/48994120657</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/48994120657</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:40:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Dolphins GM on Jamar Taylor: "We're very happy to have him"</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Former Boise State cornerback Jamar Taylor was swooped up with the 54th overall pick by the Miami Dolphins on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Following the conclusion of the third round, Miami general manager Jeff Ireland talked about the Dolphins&amp;#8217; Day 2 draft picks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is what Ireland had to say about Taylor:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Q: Overall thoughts?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A: &amp;#8220;We took Jamar Taylor, a cornerback from Boise State. Great kid. Prototypical size and speed. Very smart. Very physical. Can play inside and outside. So we’re very happy to have him.&amp;#8221;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Q: What stood out about Jamar Taylor?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A: “Well, like I said, he’s a great kid. You know what you love about him is he’s very smart. He’s very physical. He’s got very good ball skills. He plays with a great awareness, instinct and so just a combination of all the things he can bring the intelligence, the character, the speed, the physicality, the ball skills. Those are all things that obviously we covet in a cornerback position. And I felt like he had those things. Specifically after combine, I mean we put everybody on the board and so I don’t think there was anything out of the ordinary.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Q: Will Taylor and third-round pick Will Davis help the secondary create more turnovers?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A: “I think both Will and Jamar have very good ball skills. Taylor is very physical. He can get it out. He can go up and get it or he can knock it out with forced fumbles and PBU’s (pass breakups) and Will, he’s kind of a very, very good at getting the ball out from a PBU standpoint. Both those guys have very good ball skills in my opinion. I think they’re both going to be play makers.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;#8212; Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;@KTVBSportsGuy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/48991824249</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/48991824249</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:25:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Boise State doesn't pocket TV bonus with latest news, but more money is still on way</title><description>&lt;p&gt;With &lt;a href="http://www.ktvb.com/sports/CBS-Sports-Network-to-nationally-television-four-Boise-State-games-this-fall-204882981.html"&gt;CBS Sports Network announcing they will carry four Boise State football games this fall&lt;/a&gt; on Friday, the Broncos are currently guaranteed to play at least eight times on national television during the 2013 season.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;After ESPN claimed Boise State&amp;#8217;s games against Air Force, Fresno State and BYU, CBSSN will broadcast the Broncos matchups against Utah State, Nevada, Colorado State and San Diego State.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;According to the terms of the new television contract, ESPN owns the rights to all Bronco home games, while CBS owns the rights to all Bronco road games. The two networks are allowed to swap one game a year with each other. With that in mind, ESPN will air Boise State&amp;#8217;s game at Fresno State on Sept. 20, while CBS will claimed the Broncos&amp;#8217; home game against Nevada on Oct. 19 in return.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Four Boise State home dates have yet to be picked up for television. According to the parameters of the new TV deal, at least one of them must air on ESPN, ESPN 2 or ABC. The four Boise State matchups they have to chose from: UT-Martin, Southern Miss, Wyoming or New Mexico.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of the remain three home games, ESPN can broadcast them on either ESPNU, ESPNews or ESPN3, but only two games can appear on the latter web-based medium.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;#7SportsInsider&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- According to the new Mountain West television contract, Boise State will not earn a bonus for playing in front of a national audience on the CBS Sports Network. The guidelines state Boise State must play on either ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, CBS, NBC or FOX in order to earn the payout. With that in mind, the Broncos&amp;#8217; two Friday night contests scheduled for ESPN will earn them $300,000 apiece.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- The TV bonus bumps up to $500,000 each time Boise State appears on either ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, CBS, NBC or FOX &lt;em&gt;on a Saturday&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;- ESPN must pick up at least one more Bronco home game and - permitting a scheduling change - that game will be played on a Saturday. If that were the case, Boise State will earn at least $1.1 million in TV bonuses in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- The Mountain West said up to 44 football games will be broadcast this fall. ESPN announced seven of them on Tuesday, with CBS adding 21 more on Friday. With up to 16 more games set to air, the conference said both ESPN and CBS will make additional announcements at a later date.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;#8212; Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;@KTVBSportsGuy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/48943572808</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/48943572808</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:52:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Broncos agree to home-and-home with Oklahoma State, will host Cowboys in 2021</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Boise State football team announced they have agreed to a home-and-home series with Oklahoma State on Friday.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Broncos will travel to Stillwater, Okla., on Sept. 15, 2018, while the Cowboys will visit The Blue on Sept. 18, 2021.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;#8220;We&amp;#8217;re excited about the opportunity to bring Oklahoma State to Bronco Stadium,&amp;#8221; said Boise State Director of Athletics, Mark Coyle. &amp;#8220;Boise State has proven it will play high-level competition, but our goal is to continue to schedule home-and-home series, so Bronco Nation has the opportunity to see there games in Boise.&amp;#8221;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This will be the Broncos&amp;#8217; first regular-season game against a school from the Big 12 Conference.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;With the addition of Oklahoma State, the Broncos 2018 non-conference schedule is now likely complete.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;2018 Schedule&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sept. 1 - at Troy&lt;br/&gt;Sept. 8 - vs Connecticut&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sept. 15 - at Oklahoma State&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Oct. 20 - vs BYU&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;2021 Schedule&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sept. 18 - vs Oklahoma State&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Oct. 9 - at BYU&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(&lt;a href="http://www.ktvb.com/sports/Boise-State-future-football-schedules-204879031.html"&gt;Click here for a complete rundown of future Boise State opponents.&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;#8212; Jay Tust (Follow on Twitter: &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com"&gt;@KTVBSportsGuy&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/48937693115</link><guid>http://ktvbsports.tumblr.com/post/48937693115</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:04:00 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
