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Montana Grizzlies finalize kick times, TV details 2024 football schedule
SPOKANE, Wash. — Kickoff times and broadcast details for the coming Montana Grizzly football season were announced by the Big Sky Conference on Saturday. For the first time in over a decade the majority of Montana’s games — both home and away, in conference and out — will be televised by a single broadcaster with Scripps Sports and the Montana Television Network securing nearly all of UM’s broadcast rights.
Flat Track Racing Roars Back to Western Montana Fair!
It is FAIR WEEK in Missoula. Just the smell surrounding the fairgrounds brings back so many fond memories of summertime. The smell of funnel cakes cooking in hot oil. The smell of all the 4H livestock. But, how about the smell of high-octane gasoline and exhaust? That is one smell that always surfaces near the end of the week. Why? The fair's grand finale typically includes either a demolition derby or even the occasional monster truck. Now, the big energy-fueled event is some extreme flat-track motorcycle racing.
7 Events If Montana Hosted The Olympics
I can picture it now: the Olympic Torch is lit in Miles City and conveyed to Missoula by all the famous Montanans. In the most eclectic of Olympic torch bearers, we have Phil Jackson, Brent Musburger (if he's still spry enough), Dana Carvey, Brock Osweiler, the ghost of Jeannette Rankin and J.K. Simmons. Now that's what I call an opening ceremony.
Football Set For National TV; Faces Montana On ESPN2
FARMINGTON, Utah – UC Davis football takes the national stage when on Nov. 9 the Aggies head to Montana for a Big Sky showdown slatted to be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 as announced on July 19 by the conference. The game is scheduled for a 7:15 p.m. PT kickoff.
Montana Grizzlies picked to win Big Sky, Montana State Bobcats No. 2 in preseason polls
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Big Sky Conference preseason coaches’ and media polls were released Sunday, and the Grizzlies of Montana have been tabbed the league favorites heading into the 2024 campaign. The Grizzlies, who received 26 first-place votes from the media and 10 from the league's head coaches,...
Griz hoops finalizes 2024-25 roster
In the ever-changing landscape of college basketball, the makeup of a roster changes from year-to-year more than ever before. It's a challenge that coaches across the country have had to adjust to with the transfer portal taking up a larger and larger place in the plans. It's led to the...
Missoula Mavericks riding deep, veteran roster on chase for state championship
MISSOULA — The Missoula Mavericks have shown they're built for the tournament format. The Mavs advanced to the championship game of all three tournaments they've played in this season. They won their Mavericks Memorial Tournament and placed second in their Memorial Day Tournament as well as the Rapid City Firecracker Tournament in South Dakota.
Don Read, Bill Kollar, Sonny Holland inducted into Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame
SPOKANE, Wash. — Dennis Murphy made sure former Montana Grizzlies football coach Don Read was well represented during his posthumous induction into the Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame on Saturday at Northern Quest Resort & Casino. Murphy, who served as UM's head athletic trainer during Read's entire coaching...
Billings' Jerry Pearsall, Stevensville's Cory Bedell capture Senior, Super Senior Amateur golf titles
LAUREL — Sometimes, you've got to do what you've got to do to hone your craft. For Stevensville native Cory Bedell, who said that while at home he's a 30-minute drive from the nearest driving range, that meant installing a simulator in his garage recently to work on his swing anytime year-round.
Montana Tech Hockey Announces First Commits
Montana Tech University (Tech) Hockey has announced its first group of commitments for the 2023-2024 American Collegiate Hockey Association season. Tech coaches and officials recently attended a showcase in Las Vegas this summer, which helped them increase visibility and attract prospects' attention. Sawyer Inman, Boise, Idaho. Inman, a prospect from...
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