Big Blue Insider

The Knicks and Karl Anthony Towns make history with an incredible comeback; (11:00) BBI's NYC Bureau Chief Mike Safo was courtside for the comeback (but admits he wanted to leave early); (32:00) TV and radio calls of the Knicks' winning play; Texas Tech might be immune from any further action re: Sorsby; (39:00) sports doctor Ben Kibler on overuse in pitchers today; (58:00) WDKY Sports Director Colby Wilson and Shaq can always end any argument with the Chuck Wagon...

Would Bill Parcells worked as UK head coach? (11:00) 2 UK top baseball recruits may never get here; (18:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network; (39:00) Cole Parke of the Cats' Pause; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and a classic call from legendary SEC football announcer Larry Munson....

KAT has to wait a while for his NBA title; could there be a boycott of Texas Tech? (7:00) a UK baseball/football recruit REALLY wants to go pro ASAP; (18:00) Noah Cierzan of BBN Tonight/LEX18; (39:00) C.L. Brown of the Courier-Journal; (58:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight; (1:12:00) Ky's Mr Baseball also will weigh his options in the MLB Draft and, how about an orange whip?

UK's recruiting haul; (11:00) KAT looks back fondly on his days at UK; ridiculous ruling that frees Brendan Sorsby to play at Texas Tech; (18:00) Ben Roberts on Mark Pope's roster additions; (39:00) ex-Cat Jerry Blanton on his induction into the Ky Pro Football Hall of Fame; (54:00) UK radio network voice Darren Headrick; (1:00:00) oddities on this day in history and don't leave too soon -- you'll miss the espresso...

A non-sports look at D-Day and a plug for the movie, "Pressure;" UK baseball players on being mentored by Nick Mingione; (19:00) Cats Pause editor Darrell Bird; (39:00) UK football network analyst Jeff Piecoro; (58:00) Cole Parke, beat writer for the Cats Pause and here's hoping your team isn't a bunch of lollygaggers...

UK players react to the addition of Milan Momcilovic; (12:00) Will Stein making the rounds on the national talk show circuit; (19:00) Tom Hart of the ESPN/SEC Network, who worked the Morgantown baseball regional; (39:00) ex-Cat Karl Anthony Towns is one win closer to an NBA championship ring; (48:00) looking back on Ky's win in the '09 Liberty Bowl; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and someone is here to help Homer -- but it's not a super hero

Special edition as we wrap up the NCAA baseball regional from Morgantown; we break down Monday's loss in the finale with sportswriter/author John Huang, as well as the portal acquisition of Milan Momcilovic; (39:00) a look back at the path that brought the Wildcats to within three outs of another super regional; (1:08) a look ahead to the upcoming season for Mark Pope and his new roster + Randall Cobb now on the ballot for the college football Hall of Fame...

UK vs Wake Forest in NCAAs; (9:00) a war of words at the SEC meetings; (19:00) Georgetown-based journalist Kal Oakes on Malachi Moreno; (39:00) an ex-Cat is mentoring a future Cat; (45:00) racing writer Steve Haskin on his excellent piece remembering the '96 Ky Derby...

We talk about the Momcilovic Sweepstakes; (12:00) ex-Cat Jon Sumrall, now the head coach at Florida, lobbying for CFB changes; (23:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight/WLEX; (39:00) UK HOF baseball coach Keith Madison previews the Wildcats' NCAA regional appearance; (54:00 Nick Mingione is proud of where the UK baseball program is right now; (58:00) Jeff Drummond of On3 talks UK baseball and more...

Coaches, ADs and SEC officials are chattering away at the league meetings in Florida; (12:00) how many wins for UK football, according to a gambling expert; (19:00) UK Sports Network analyst Jeff Piecoro; (39:00) Cole Parke of the Cats' Pause; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and what was it the Dalai Lama said after he teed off and drove his ball into a 10,000-foot crevice?

Malachi Moreno returns to the fold; the baseball Wildcats are dancing; (7:00) incredible finish to the Indy 500 yet some fans are complaining about the TV PBP announcer; (19:00) Jack Givens of the UK Sports Network on Malachi's return; (39:00) UCLA's Mick Cronin says coaches today have to re-set their respective missions; (49:00) more with Nick Mingione and the baseball Cats on their NCAA tournament draw; (58:00) UK baseball radio voice Darren Headrick and what better time to find out, Who's On First?

Will Stein lands another recruit; UK isn't the only baseball program struggling this season; (12:00) a Big 12 AD says, if the SEC and Big 10 want to go, let 'em go; (19:00) Keith Farmer from WLEX/BBN Tonight; (39:00) the shocking death of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch; (47:00) we re-visit a conversation with Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News; (58:00) Connor Sturgill from WDKY Fox 56; and when the man orders wheat toast, forget about the chicken salad..

It's the Chain Gang, gathering in the garage to talk baseball, college sports, music -- we cover it all. But if you're listening to the podcast version via the internet, you won't actually hear the music because of copyright laws...

Ex-Cat Karl Anthony Towns and the Knicks with an incredible comeback; (8:00) UK football coach Will Stein; (28:00) backlash surrounding LSU coach Will Wade; (39:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore -- we finally settle which NFL club is America's team...

Another tough weekend for Kentucky Baseball; (8:00) the winner of the Preakness Stakes triggered some memories of TV spy shows of the '60s; (19:00) Twany Beckham, General Manager of La Familia, the UK-based entry in TBT (The Basketball Tournament), the 2 million dollar winner-take-all event coming up in July, with a new format; (39:00) our own Billy Rutledge checks in; (58:00) Cole Parke of the Cats' Pause and if a man sitting across from you at the poker table wins, you've got to pay him his money... Garage opens at 6 pm on WLAP-AM 630...

Potential quality transfers for UK; More answers from Mark Pope; Will Stein is all about UK-UofL football rivalry; (13:00) the SEC is playing hands-off with HS football; (18:00) Ryan Black of the Courier-Journal on UK hoops/football; (39:00) UK volleyball All-American Brooklyn Deleye, now the president of the campus Student Athletic Advisory Committee; West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and wisdom from Ferris Buehler...

UK baseball cancelled so it's the Best of the BBI: We talk about Cawood Ledford's 100th heavenly birthday and his relationship with Rick Pitino; (10:00) Kenny Rice of NBC Sports looks back on the Ky Derby; (31:00) ex-UK baseball coach Keith Madison; (49:00) impact of sports gambling; (56:00) sportswriter/blogger John Huang; (1:07:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network

More from Mark Pope's Q&A on Twitter; (9:00) it's a huge week for UK Baseball; (18:00) Lindsey Gough of WKYT on UK football and basketball recruiting, as well as the Ky Derby; (39:00) retired sportscaster John Lewis on the new UFL team in Louisville and rule changes that could find their way to the NFL...

Mark Pope responds to the BBN; (12:00) how Ted Turner tried to make Pete Rose an Atlanta Brave; (19:00) UK radio voice Tom Leach on the Derby & Mark Pope; (39:00) UK radio voice Darren Headrick on Kenny Brooks' recruiting haul; (58:00) Jonathon Bruner of Bat Cats Central previews UK-Florida baseball series

Mark Pope reaches out to the BBN (with some predictably foolish responses); (8:00) a national talking head takes up for the Kentucky Derby and Secretariat; (19:00) UK Sports Network/WTVQ's Jeff Piecoro on UK basketball recruiting & Wildcat football; (39:00) HL's Caroline Makauskas on her Derby experience and roster construction for UK women's coach Kenny Brooks; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and sometimes snobbery is hilarious...

Nick Mingione on the return of Hudson Brown to his UK baseball lineup and the drive for more consistency; (12:00) financial wiz Warren Buffett on sports gambling (thinks it's stupid); (19:00) sportswriter/author Dr. John Huang on the propsed selling naming rights for Historic Memorial Coliseum; (39:00) Cats Pause GM Darrell Bird on the outcry over UK basketball recruiting and the future of UK football; (58:00) Keeneland's Jim Goodman talks Ky Derby and looks ahead to the Breeders' Cup and some vital questions about a particular brand of cereal...

Derby 152; a great baseball radio voice falls silent; another great voice sings "Star Wars;" (7:00) Rick Pitino remembers Cawood Ledford; just how badly are college sports messed up? (18:00) NBC's Kenny Rice on Derby 152; (39:00) Keith Madison on UK Baseball's series win over Tennessee...

Quick segment ahead of UK baseball: More scratches in the Oaks and the Derby; Lexington trainer Kenny McPeek is livid that his horse was scratched; big NBA nights for 2 ex-Cats; Reds do it again and DG's picks for the Oaks and the Derby...

We learn more about Ousmane N'Diaye; Reed Sheppard with payback for LeBron; re-visiting a huge UK football upset; (8:00) some of the biggest longshots in Ky Derby history; (19:00) Kent Spencer of WHAS-TV on UK recruiting & Derby; (39:00) Gold Glove winner Doug Flynn, part of the Big Red Machine, on this year's surprising Cincinnati season so far; (58:00) UK radio voice Darren Headrick on Kenny Brooks' women's bkb team and the BatCats plus two vital words to live by...

UK, Pope whiff on Stokes; NCAA foolishly votes to expand its basketball tournament field; (13:00) some much-deserved recognition at the CATSPYS; (18:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network on UK's recruiting problems; (39:00) NBC announcers working the Ky Oaks and Derby say it's truly wide open; also reflections on the late D. Wayne Lukas; (54:00) free pizza for Reds fans thanks to an ABS challenge; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and you have to watch out for them foul balls...

Latest NCAA gambling scandal; (11:00) how a Lex sports columnist decades ago short-sold a future Ky native who went on to basketball greatness; (19:00) Cam Drummond of the HL talks UK recruiting & Ky Derby; (39:00) national voice Dan Patrick on Diego Pavia ignored in the NFL Draft and why; (45:00) ex-UK RB Jojo Kemp; (58:00) Derby handicapper Dick Downey and we finish up with a great show-stopper...

Abbreviated show ahead of Nick Mingione show -- Look ahead at the Ky Derby; UK players in the NFL Draft; portal pick-ups for UK men's and women's hoops; Arkansas dropping sports is a huge red flag; (11:00) Reed Sheppard owns a big mistake; (18:00) UK Voice Tom Leach; (39:00) EKU coach Walt Wells + hey, bud -- what's your problem?

Abbreviated show ahead of UK baseball; we talk SEC in the NFL Draft losing ground to the Big 10; (10:00) ex-Cat Ricky Lumpkin of the UK Network on the Blue-White scrimmage; (19:00) special look back at Cawood Ledford on this, his heavenly birthday...

Special edition as Cameron Mills joins us in the garage and shares his insights on Mark Pope and Ky basketball...

Will Stein on taking the field for the 1st time as Ky coach; (13:00) what REALLY happened in the tiny Indiana town that produced the team at the center of the movie "Hoosiers;" (19:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network talks Blue-White football and Ky Derby; (39:00) Cole Parke of the Cats' Pause on BW football and recruiting; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and it's important to be understood...

Abbreviated show ahead of UK baseball: What did players on Pope's 1st team say about coming to Ky? (13:00) the Bengals look like they made a great move during NFL Draft week trading their 1st-round pick; (20:00) UK baseball coach Nick Mingione on his team bouncing back vs U of L...

Will Stein talks BW game; (6:00) Nick Mingione on falling short vs Vandy; bizarre finish to the Reds-Twins series finale with TV/radio calls from both sides; TV/radio calls of Braxton Van Cleave's walk-off grand slam for Ky; (19:00) Jon Hale of the HL on the Blue White scrimmage; (39:00) WKYT's Lee K Howard on basketball recruiting & BW game + Who's On First?

On Rob Wright's return to BYU; (8:00) UK coaches preview the Blue-White scrimmage; (16:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight; (39:00 SEC vs Big 10; (45:00) Reds rookie with a hot start; KHSAA realignment; (58:00) Transy bkb coach Brian Lane and a classic SEC football victory call...

Will Stein on UK legends at practice; (9:00) UK OLB coach Tony Washington; (19:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network looks ahead to the Blue-White game; (38:00) a nugget from the '60s about UK basketball recruiting; (41:00) author Doug Brunk on his upcoming book about Dan Issel; (58:00 West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and pay close attention -- you don't want to miss the jokes...

Will Stein on QB development; (10:00) Jay Bilas on hypocrisy in college sports + motivational wisdom from a legendary coach; (20:00) Noah Cierzen of WLEX/BBN Tonight; (38:00) Jody Demling on U of L basketball and football; (58:00) Lexington Legends founder Alan Stein and when someone tries to warn you of DANGER, you should listen...

Abbreviated show ahead of the Nick Mingione Show; Will Stein gets a commitment from a coveted QB; (12:00) Stein and players on the Saturday scrimmage + Sir Charles goes off (again) on today's players; (21:00) podcaster Terry Brown on UK hoops; (39:00) Billy Rutledge on the Masters, UK basketball and Rob Dillingham; some Xmas cheer in the middle of spring from the Far East...

Abbreviated show ahead of Ky baseball; Oregon's Dana Altman with some transparency about the portal, NIL and his roster; (8:00) Kenny Rice of NBC Sports on college sports and the upcoming Ky Derby...

On Colin Chandler's departure; (10:00) UK running backs say theirs is a deep and talented room; (18:00) ex-UK staffer Martin Newton, now AD at Samford and the new chair of the NCAA Men's D-1 Basketball committee; (39:00) Jack Givens on UK's "blueblood" status; (51:00) Georgetown College women's coach Jeff Nickel; (1:06) Master's golf oddities including a home-grown talent, about to become the champion...

We wrap up the college hoop season with a look at Michigan's win -- including how the final seconds sounded on nationa. TV/radio AND the Wolverines' network; John Calipari with his ideas on how to fix college hoops stop too short of what really needs to be done; (16:00) UK baseball's win over Louisville; (21:00) HL Sports Editor Brett Dawson; (39:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and some high-end baseball coaching tips...

Preview of NCAA championship game; (11:00) Will Stein on Saturday's scrimmage; (18:00) ex-Cat Van Hiles on spring practice; (39:00) Jonathon Bruner of Bat Cats Central on Ky baseball woes; (54:00) TSN's all-time players and a coach makes it so simple...

It's a quick segment ahead of UK baseball; Ky pitcher Jaxon Jelkin on how he's evolved, instead of hunting for strikeouts, pitching to contact; College of Charleston ripping the attitude some athletes have developed when it comes to constantly changing schools; Alabama AD Greg Byrne believes a 16- team CFP would render the SEC title game obsolete...

We look back on this date, 2012, when Ky won its most recent NCAA basketball title; (7:00) Doctor J on how the ABA changed the NBA; (16:00) Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News on UK and the NCAA Tournament; (39:00) Brian Milam of the KHSAA on this year's Sweet 16 (boys and girls); (58:00) UK volleyball coach Craig Skinner on his team's upcoming outdoors match at Wrigley Field; (53:00) Rick Pitino on how he blew million he had earned selling a great racehorse...

This Day in UK History - Ky wins the '96 NCAA title (thanks in part to 2 huge FTs by Mark Pope); (11:00) ex-Cat Travis Ford remembers his late dad as he's introduced at UALR as new head coach; (19:00) WDKY Sports Director Colby Wilson; (39:00) is there trouble brewing in U of L athletics between the football coach and the AD? (47:00) PGA Historian Robert Denney on an upcoming event in Versailles, Ky.; (58:00) West End Burea Chief Gary Moore and PUT THAT COFFEE DOWN

UConn's shot for the ages, with the CBS-TV call, as well as the play-by-play calls from both schools' respective radio voices; (13:00) coaches on how college basketball is struggling with changes; (24:00) UK women's basketball voice Darren Headrick sums up the season and looks ahead to roster changes; (39:00) ex-UK pitcher Adam Revelette, now a contributing writer to Bat Cats Central and sometimes it's hard to understand the words coming out of your mouth...

UK has a new basketball GM; (9:00) Jack Givens breaks down the UK basketball season; (39:00) UK baseball coach Nick Mingione; (58:00) ex-Cat Ricky Lumpkin of the UK Sports Network on spring football

Tumultuous times for college basketball coaches, including Mark Pope; (6:00) veteran coaches share their thoughts on how to be successful; (18:00) UK radio voice Tom Leach; (39:00) longtime UK beat reporter Jeff Drummond; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and when the guy from the home office speaks, you listen...

031926 Thursday UK basketball history chatter: Looking back on this day in 1966, when Texas Western beat Ky BUT the real Game of Change actually happened in 1963; (11:00) Miami (O) win over SMU sparks memories of a NCAA Tournament UK-Miami matchup in the 1978 championship season; (19:00) sportswriter John Huang has picked some upsets in his bracket; (39:00) UK radio voice Darren Headrick on Ky's NCAA women's tourney matchup AND the baseball Wildcats; GRC coach Robbie Graham on leading the Cardinals to their first state title...

Mark Pope scouts Santa Clara; Barkley sounds off; Calipari complaints sound familiar; Team USA upset in the WBC; (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on what it's like to both play and coach in the NCAA Tournament; (39:00) SEC Network analyst Doug Flynn previews UK baseball at Ole Miss; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and don't cross your substitute teacher, A-A-Ron...