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Free Fishing Days In The Magic Valley

Nate Bird — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:32 +0000

Some people use the warm weather as an excuse to stay inside with the cold air blowing non-stop. Others use this time of year to get outside and enjoy nature...which can also be relaxing and fun. Here is a free way to get outside with your family and learn to fish and maybe catch dinner. June 8th is a free fishing day in Idaho. This means that anybody can fish even if you don't have a license.

Unhappy Customer Destroys $430K Maserati Because of Poor Service at the Dealership

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:21:03 +0000

People in China really need to work on how to behave in public. First, there was the woman who went dookie in a subway station elevator and now comes this wizard who decided to destroy a Maserati. That’s just dumb, but what’s even dumber is why he did it. The car’s owner decided to manhandle [...]

This Weekend in Sports: The Preakness Stakes and NASCAR All-Star Race

Joe Student — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:08:13 +0000

The second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown and NASCAR’s All-Star event highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here’s what to watch this weekend: Friday, May 17 NHL Playoffs: Game 2 — Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh; 7:30 p.m. (ET) on NBC Sports Network Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Brenden Morrow lead [...]

Racing Legend Dick Trickle Commits Suicide

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:41:14 +0000

Richard "Dick" Trickle died Thursday at the age of 71. His body was discovered next to his pickup truck at a cemetery in Lincoln County, North Carolina, after the longtime NASCAR and short-track driver shot himself, according to police.

5 More Ways to Mancave Your Backyard

Carl Pettit — Sat, 11 May 2013 16:08:12 +0000

See Part 1 of this article here.

One of the best ways to mancave your garden is to take the basic principles you would apply to an indoor mancave and simply move those ideas outside.

Groundhog Threatens New Jersey Little League

Joe Student — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:16:01 +0000

An enormous groundhog terrorized a New Jersey Little League complex, broke out of captivity after being captured and was still at-large on Tuesday. Really. On Saturday afternoon in Bridgeton, N.J., some kids saw a groundhog on a parking lot near the Bridgeton Little League fields. When the kids tried to get a better look at [...]

5 Ways to Get Your Kids Excited About the Backyard: Swings, Climbing Walls and More

Carl Pettit — Sun, 05 May 2013 04:12:37 +0000

If you want to get your kids outside, away from their Xbox or Wii, and interested in some of your backyard garden projects, you’ll probably need to be somewhat inventive with your gardening ideas. Pulling weeds and planting flowerbeds just won’t cut it for most of children. Think incentive here.

We have some ideas.

College Athlete Unselfishly Ends Career to Donate Bone Marrow and Save a Stranger's Life

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:03:41 +0000

Cameron Lyle may be an athlete, but he’s also a hero. Lyle is a senior on the track and field team at the University of New Hampshire who will cut short his collegiate career so he can donate bone marrow to an unidentified recipient in order to save his life. Lyle, who will donate the [...]

STP 400 Recap: Matt Kenseth and Kasey Kahne Must've Had a Case of Déjà Vu

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:00:22 +0000

Matt Kenseth captured the checkered flag at Sunday’s STP 400 at Kansas Speedway, with the race ending in oddly familiar fashion. Kasey Kahne found himself in second place chasing Kenseth as the laps ticked down—the same scenario as a race at Las Vegas earlier this year. At that race, Kahne seemed to have the stronger car, [...]

Major League Baseball Ticket Prices Are Going Up, But They're Still a Bargain

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:30:47 +0000

Take me out to the ballgame. Take your wallet out while you’re there, too. The average price of a ticket to a Major League Baseball game this season is $27.48, a jump of 1.8% from last year. The price is a downright bargain compared to the other major sports: NBA tickets go for an average [...]

Johnny Pierre Takes First at the Magic Valley Speedway in Twin Falls

Kendra Wolfe — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:07:12 +0000

This past Saturday night, racing finally kicked off at the Magic Valley Speedway and Johnny Pierre was ready. Pierre took first in the ASA Intermountain Pro Trucks with familiar racer Hannah Newhouse trailing in third. Congrats to all your hometown heroes. Here are the results of all the races last Saturday night at the Magic [...]

Hear Dale Earnhardt Sr. & Other NASCAR Stars Sing on Their 1985 Country Music Album

Joe Student — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:00:40 +0000

NASCAR's roots are in the American South. Before its expansion over the past two decades, the racing circuit was thought of as a regional sport, one with a great deal in common with country music. In 1985, some of the biggest names i

Boston Marathon Bombers: One Suspect Captured; One Dead [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:20:23 +0000

The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been captured. Dzokhar Tsarnaev was taken into police custody Friday night -- five days after the bombing that left three dead and left more than 100 injured, police said. The 19-year-old was apprehended after a manhunt that began Thursday night with the fatal shooting of an MIT officer and extended into the evening hours on Friday.

Tennessee Football Using Drone To Film Practices

Joe Student — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:30:57 +0000

The University of Tennessee football team could be a lot more dangerous this fall. The Volunteers and new head coach Butch Jones have a drone. For now, Tennessee claims it's just using the hovering drone to record different angles of pla

FBI Releases Images, Video of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:25:52 +0000

Special Agent Rick DesLauriers of the FBI, who is leading the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings, just held a press conference in which he revealed that there are two suspects. The FBI released photographs and video of two men believed to be responsible for the attacks. The FBI showed video of the two men walking [...]

10 Athletes Who Lived With Their Parents as Adults

Danny Groner — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:30:38 +0000

The next time someone gives you a hard time for living with your parents as an adult, you can point to these famous athletes who did the same thing for some period of time while they were playing or after they hung it up. Some athletes did it to save money, others weren’t sure about [...]

Officials to Release Photos of Suspects in Boston Marathon Bombings

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:00:27 +0000

After days of combing through huge amounts of photographic and video evidence of Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon, authorities have two clear video images of suspects that they plan to release to the public Thursday afternoon.

Colts QB Andrew Luck Still Uses A Flip Phone Despite His $22.1M Contract

Joe Student — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:30:05 +0000

It's a good thing Andrew Luck can read a defense better than he can access the internet on his cell phone. Even though the Indianapolis Colts quarterback signed a $22.1 million contract after being selected with the first-overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, Luck still uses an archaic Samsung

Conflicting Reports Regarding a Possible Arrest in Boston Bombings [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:30:20 +0000

2:45 p.m. (EST): The Boston Police Department has announced that "there has not been an arrest in the Marathon attack." Investigations are ongoing.

2:35 p.m.: CNN is retracting their previous report that an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombings. Other sources are reporting that officials are close to identifying a suspect after reviewing area surveillance video, but no arrests have been made.

Twin Explosions at Boston Marathon Finish Line [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:00:08 +0000

9 p.m. (EST): The final press conference of the day with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and various other officials just concluded. The FBI is now leading investigations of the events. Davis confirmed that three people were killed in today's blasts.

CNN is reporting that one of the victims killed was an 8-year-old boy. The Wall Street Journal had reported that as many as five other unexploded devices were found around Boston, but investigators now doubt that they were actually bombs.