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No couch potatoes here! If you're a dude or dudette who likes to get in the game, here are your best bets. And if them there muscles don't stretch like they used to, we'll even provide the Bengay, because getting old sucks.

Eff Dupp and Captain Mikey challenged Pat's manhood by doubting his abilities with his club and balls. The challenge: Take on the Boise area's affordable public golf courses using only a 9-iron, kiddie putter, and foot wedge.

The ladies on the Uncle Boise staff love sports as much as anyone, and that's why they predicted the outcome of every Boise State football game in the 2009 season. If Mike Prater can do it, anyone can.

Are you just itching to see Boise's strapping young athletes doing their thing? Do you have a hankerin' to get on the field yourself? Uncle Boise can help you scratch that itch, and we're a whole lot more soothing than Tough Actin' Tinactin.

Here's a shoutout to all the weird, wacky, and lesser-known sports going on around the Boise area.

Get out and enjoy all the recreational opportunities in the Boise area. Just don't shatter your patella or pick a fight with a porcupine.

Wanna show off your prowess without earning the war wounds? The Dupp brothers tell you what not to do. They should know.

Talking smack isn't just for on the field. Arm chair quarterbacks line up here.

We bet you didn't know that KTRV Fox 12 weatherman Steve Liebenthal tried his hand at the professional poker circuit from 2006-2008. When you think about it, that makes total sense, considering that both professions involve an inordinate amount of lying. Here are some of Steve's tips to improve your poker game.

Shoutouts to all the cool stuff you can't see on the Ridge to Rivers map, mostly from the mountain biker's perspective. If you've been out hiking or riding in the Boise Foothills, you'll know some of these quirks well.

If you're like us, you can't help but wonder where everyone's favorite diminutive sportscaster has gone. Is he still in the Boise area? Is he training for the Kentucky Derby? Is he living in Ted Dawson's spare bedroom? Thanks to your eyewitness reports, this mystery might soon be solved.

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