When I was in elementary school, probably first through fourth grade, I used to listen to the radio every morning while eating breakfast. My mother would turn on the radio and tune it to 1310 AM, which was KLIX in Twin Falls. KLIX, just like KBOI in Boise at the time, was a full-service radio…… MORE
Random Thoughts of a News and Sports Junkie 12/4/18 Rick Worthington — I actually met President #41 while I was living in Elko, Nevada. He and former Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, met in Elko for a fund raising event put on by Barrick Goldstrike. Barrick is one of the local gold mines. I…… MORE
College football conferences are infuriating. They’re inconsistent, and they only make a lot of sense if you look at them from a single point of view. And that point of view is money. Money, naturally, makes the world go around. Or at least it makes the United States go around while the world is going…… MORE
Rick Worthington This is just my own observation…. When I first moved to Idaho, Coach Pete had Boise State rolling. Kellen Moore was piling up the wins and the NFL was getting it’s share of Broncos to the professional ranks. I also rarely saw a car or truck without a Boise State flag or…… MORE
For someone who’s never been to Albuquerque, I feel as if I’ve always known quite a bit about it. Boise State plays the University of New Mexico football team tonight in Albuquerque. I know exactly where I first heard of the city. It was in Bugs Bunny cartoons. More than once, Bugs emerged from digging…… MORE
This has been a big news week. The midterm elections were Tuesday. The day we spent arguing about what the midterm elections meant was Wednesday. Late Wednesday night, a former Marine with mental problems shot up a bar in Thousand Oaks on College Night and killed 12 people. The Attorney General of the United States…… MORE
On game days in Boise, I sometimes feel as if that’s the only thing going on in the entire city. There are other events, of course, but for the past 35 years I’ve planned my fall schedule around Bronco football games. The first year I sat in the student section. The next three years I…… MORE
Election Day is coming… Rick Worthington’s predictions are as follows. By Rick Worthington 10/22/18 Beware, the election will be held on Tuesday, November 6th. The people will win the day. Well, sort of. Here are a few predictions I would like to make. Pointing out: This is just my prediction. 1. Just about every…… MORE
I like the way Idaho has named its institutions of higher learning. There are four four-year colleges or universities, and each has a unique name. The one in Moscow is called the University of Idaho. The one in Pocatello is called Idaho State University. The one in Boise is called Boise State University. And the…… MORE
The Boise State Broncos had the table set for a nice win on Saturday afternoon against Mountain West Conference rival San Diego State. The fourth largest crowd in the history of Albertson’s Stadium was still settling in their seats at kickoff and the Broncos appeared ready. Appearances can be deceiving as BSU failed to move…… MORE
