Sports & Entertainment

The Boise State Bronco football team has taken the nation by storm and brings energy and excitement year-round for area sports fans.  The Broncos are typically ranked in the top ten of the NCAA Division college football polls and often sell out Bronco Stadium, which boasts a long winning streak and unique blue playing field.

A complete program of collegiate sports is offered at Boise State University, featuring a championship football team and a nationally recognized basketball team.  Championship drag racing is held at Firebird Raceway.  Fans of rodeo enjoy the famous Snake River Stampede in Nampa and the Caldwell Night Rodeo in Caldwell.  Meridian Speedway offers drag racing and stock car racing.  In women's sports action, there is the annual St. Luke's Women's Fitness Celebration, a run/walk event that ranks among the largest of its kind in the nation.  The Albertson's Open golf tournament is part of the development PGA Tour.

The NBA Development League has a presence in Boise with the Idaho Stampede basketball club.  The Stampede are past NBA D-League champions and have twice hosted the NBA Development League Showcase event Downtown at Qwest Arena.

Hockey is a fixture in Boise with the popular Idaho Steelheads who compete in the ECHL.  They are past national champions and attract fans downtown all season long.

The Boise Hawks, members of the Northwest League and affiliated with the Chicago Cubs, play baseball from mid-June through early September at Memorial Stadium.  The Hawks won their eighth Northwest League Championship in 2006.


 
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