The BND has a full menu of regional politics coverage planned for the next five weeks, leading up to the March 20 primary.

Joe Hanstad 's 19 points and Anthony Drmic 's double-double led Boise State past Air Force 72-61 on Saturday night for the Broncos' first win in the Mountain West Conference .

And that, athletic director Hans Mueh explained, was why he dismissed Reynolds on Wednesday in the middle of his fifth season in charge of the program.

Every team in the FBS, from the lowliest challengers to Alabama, face challenges entering the 2012 season.

Leonard Washington from Wyoming has earned StatSheet's Mountain West Player of the Week award for February 6th.

Two Mountain West teams land in this week's AP Top 25 poll. They are San Diego State at #13 and UNLV .

The F-16 Falcon has been a mainstay in the U.S. Air Force arsenal, but the jet fighter and other types of tactical aircraft are being retired by the service for reasons of age and pressure to meet budget-cutting demands.

Pierce Hornung scored a career-high 23 points and matched a career best with 17 rebounds in leading Colorado State past Air Force 67-49 on Saturday.

CSU's Wes Eikmeier is averaging 15.9 points to lead the Rams in scoring. CSU earned a big win last Saturday by beating then-No. 13 San Diego State, but then lost to then-No. 11 UNLV three nights later.

He was a typical high school star, averaging more than 15 points as a senior. When he got to Air Force, he was just one of many freshmen stuck behind five veteran starters, hoping for playing time.