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Visiting Professor to Address Issues of Sexual Assault in Missoula [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:58:37 +0000

It’s an issue that Missoulians have been dealing with for almost two years now, sexual assault. It was sexual assault, and the way the University of Montana and the City of Missoula had dealt with the issue that brought investigations by the U.S. Justice Department, Civil Rights Division, the Department of Education and even the [...]

Time to Complete Your NCAA Tournament Bracket – You Could Win a Million Dollars

Chris Kissel — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:12:37 +0000

Thank you for registering for 96.3 The Blaze's NCAA Tournament Bracket Challenge! Now that the field has been announced, it's time to fill out your bracket.

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2nd Annual State of The Community Event is Thursday Night at The University of Montana [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:14:38 +0000

Thursday night at 7 p.m. representatives of the city and county, along with the University of Montana will present a forum on the State of the Community. Mayor Jon Engen, County Commissioner Jean Curtiss and UM President Royce Engstrom will appear in front a gathering of community members to answer questions from the audience and [...]

Montana Grizzly Football Recruiting Class Preview [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:45:03 +0000

National signing day for college football is Wednesday, February 6th, and many sports pundits are saying the Montana Grizzlies will have a very good recruiting class. Brint Wahlberg is a local realtor, but his passion is Grizzly football. Wahlberg is a regular contributor to egriz dot com, the fan site for Grizzly sports. Wahlberg has [...]

Are You for a Playoff System in College Football? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:19:44 +0000

College football is one of the most popular sports in America. Many are critical of it’s current system, so would you be in favor of change?The BCS is constantly criticized. Not only by fans, but people deeply involved in the sport as well. For years people have tossed around the idea of a playoff system. [...]

NCAA Title Game: Kentucky Beats Kansas 67-59 To Win National Championship

Joe Student — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:25:35 +0000

Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky held off a spirited Kansas rally to beat the Jayhawks 67-59 in the NCAA title game in New Orleans on Monday night. The win gave the Wildcats (38-2) their eighth national championship in school history and first since 1998. After a first half that saw them surge ahead [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Ohio State, Florida, Syracuse and Louisville Advance

Joe Student — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:05:32 +0000

Ohio State and Florida joined Big East powers Syracuse and Louisville in advancing to the regional finals of the 2012 NCAA tournament on Thursday. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s NCAA tournament games: East Regional Ohio State 81 — Cincinnati 66 Deshaun Thomas scored 26 points and teammate Jared Sullinger had 23 points and 11 rebounds, [...]

NCAA Basketball Tournament Report: Cincinnati, Ohio and Xavier Win To Advance To Round Of 16

Joe Student — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:03:42 +0000

Ohio, Cincinnati and Xavier all won on Sunday to join Ohio State in the NCAA basketball tournament round of 16. Top-seeded North Carolina and Michigan State also won to advance to the regional semi-finals. Here’s a full recap of the day’s action in the NCAA tournament: Midwest Regional North Carolina 87 — Creighton 73 After [...]

Griz Vs. Badger – Nature Vs. NCAA

KC — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:14:39 +0000

The number 13 seeded Montana Grizzlies will take on the number 4 seeded Wisconsin Badgers at 12:10pm. Montana is being talked about as one of the teams to possibly deliver an upset in the first round of the NCAA tournament. According to espn.go.com: Doug Gottlieb says “Wisconsin will have its hands full against a Montana team [...]

KPAX Sports Report On Griz NCAA Seeding [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:02:09 +0000

KPAX cameras were on hand at Paradise Falls yesterday afternoon as CBS Sports announced the pairings for the NCAA Basketball Tournament. That audio is attached. Click below for KPAX sports. Read Original: KPAX Sports Report On Griz NCAA Seeding [AUDIO]

NCAA College Football Bowl Preview — Dec. 24-30

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:25:07 +0000

With the holidays comes the second week of the bowl season. This coming week features a lot of intriguing matchups, with Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III in action, along with several big name teams who struggled through disappointing seasons. Here’s are all the info you need to know for the next week in college [...]

NCAA College Football – Week 13 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:56:31 +0000

As college football’s regular season nears its end, the postseason picture is starting to take shape. Barring a major shakeup in the polls, Alabama punched its ticket to the national title game. The only thing that remains to be seen is if they’ll have another shot at top-ranked LSU. Next week’s conference championship games could shake up the BCS, while the Bedlam rivalry between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will determine the Big 12 title and a spot in the Fiesta Bowl. Here are all the highlights from this week in the AP Top 25.

NCAA College Football – Week 11 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:52:21 +0000

After all the disgusting headlines out of Penn State dominating the sports world this past week, it was good to return to the field with some actual football. And the Top 25 gave us plenty of excitement to discuss.

Seven ranked teams, including two in the Top Five, went down to defeat. Boise State saw its BCS hopes die on a missed field goal as time expired (again). Oregon downed Stanford in a wild Pac-12 shootout. Oklahoma State looked every bit the part of a title contender. And Penn State hit the field without Joe Paterno at the helm for the first time in 46 years. Here are all the highlights from this week in the AP Top 25.

NCAA College Football – Week Ten Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:46:55 +0000

It was a wild week in college football with a defensive showdown between #1 LSU and #2 Alabama, #3 Oklahoma State surviving an offensive shootout, and eight Top 25 teams going down. Here are all the highlights from this week in the AP Top 25. #1 Louisiana State 9, #2 Alabama 6 (OT) While it [...]

2011 NCAA College Football – Week Nine Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:42:37 +0000

While much of the college football world is either looking back at last week’s upsets or looking ahead to next week’s #1 vs. #2 matchup between LSU and Alabama, there is still a lot of football left to be played this week. There are a number of intriguing games this week, many of which will have big effects on the ultimate conference and national championship races. Here are the highlights from this week in the AP Top 25.

USC Stripped of 2004 National Football Championship

Angel — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:10:39 +0000

The University of Southern California has been part of some amazing history in the annals of college football, but its most recent accomplishment is nothing to be proud of.

The school has been stripped of its 2004 national championship, the Bowl Championship Series announced Monday, in a move directly tied to star running back Reggie Bush playing while ineligible.