Several cow elk were illegally killed five miles below Dagger Falls in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness and Idaho Fish and Game is asking the public for information in the case.

If pundits are correct, "Call Duty: Modern Warfare 2" will be the biggest-selling video game ever released. Will there actually be lines in Boise when it goes on sale tonight? Definitely. Best Buy stores nationwide will reopen at midnight to sell the game beginning at 12:01 a.m.

It appears the two non-BCS teams to the Bowl Championship Series bandwagon is gaining steam.

I’m in danger of getting run over as I still don’t believe a bowl game will take Boise State over USC or a team from the Big Ten.

First, the case for two non-BCS teams.

ESPN: Both of its bowl prognosticators have Boise State in a BCS game — vs. Florida in the Sugar and vs. Iowa in the Fiesta.

You've got to check out this photo of the new Roundhouse Gondola at Sun Valley Resort. It looks like it will be some ride up the mountain this winter.

The new gondola goes from River Run Lodge to the Roundhouse Restaurant.

The grand opening of the gondola will be the highlight of Sun Valley Resort’s Winter Expo & Gondola ‘Ganza, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 21 at River Run Plaza.

Bryan Stith and Hillary Merkley will share head coaching duties for Capital High's track and field program, the Boise School District announced Monday.

How can you not like Taylor Swift?

(Video removed. Thanks NBC.)

I select athletes from each sport on a weekly basis and post them here Monday. We're down to football only for a couple weeks, so I decided to highlight two players this week. If I get them right or wrong, let me know in the comments section below. And please e-mail me your nominations at jzentz@idahostatesman.com.

By Chadd Cripe
ccripe@idahostatesman.com

Idaho coach Robb Akey knows the rest of the WAC will be rooting for Boise State when the Vandals and Broncos meet Saturday.

"I want to be the least popular individual with all the WAC administrators after we get done on Saturday," Akey said, "because if we take care of business there's not going to be a BCS bowl for Boise State and there won't be any BCS money for the conference."

The Vandals are coming off a loss to Fresno State. They also have lost 10 straight to Boise State.

Rep. Walt Minnick may well have alienated some of his Democratic allies by opposing the health care reform bill that passed the House Saturday.

Yet the 1st District congressman still drew heat from Republicans Saturday night. Minnick opposed an amendment that would restrict federal funding of abortions.

Passed largely with the backing of Republicans — including 2nd District Rep. Mike Simpson — the amendment passed 240-194.

Just as a U.S. judge has been the primary force for determining the fate of endangered salmon in the Columbia, a judge now will look into why salmon numbers are down in British Columbia’s Fraser River.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Supreme Court Justice Brice Cohen to look into the mysterious drop in sockeye returns to the Fraser River, British Columbia’s top salmon producer.