Herald-Leader podcasts

The NBA restart begins Thursday, July 30, 2020 with games in the league's bubble in Orlando, Florida. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked to Anthony Chiang, who covers the Miami Heat for the Miami Herald, about the restart and former Kentucky stars Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro, who play for the Heat. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

A University of Kentucky African-American faculty group has asked that Adolph Rupp's name be removed from Rupp Arena. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with former Courier-Journal sports columnist Dave Kindred about his time covering Rupp and Kentucky basketball. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Phil Steele's 2020 College Football Preview, a requirement for college football media and fans, is about to hit the stores. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist talked to Steele about whether we will have a college football season in 2020, about the job Mark Stoops has done at Kentucky and his surprise team for this season. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com

Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks with Herald-Leader basketball recruiting writer Ben Roberts about where Kentucky stands with Cade Cunningham, Moussa Cisse and Jonathan Kuminga. They also discuss Olivier Sarr's request for a transfer waiver. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Kentucky football players marched in support of Black Lives Matter and are starting voluntary workouts on campus. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with UK football beat writer Josh Moore about that and more, including the chances of having college football in 2020. For more UK athletics coverage check out www.kentucky.com.

Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks to Kentucky.com political writer Daniel Desrochers about what it has been like covering state politics in the time of the coronavirus pandemic. Daniel talks about Gov. Andy Beshear, Mitch McConnell's re-election race and how the HIV pandemic compares to this one. Check out his work at www.kentucky.com.

Kentucky restaurants can reopen with limited seating capacity on Friday, May 22, 2020. John Clay of the Lexington Herald-Leader talked with Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com food writer Janet Patton about what customers can expect this weekend.

The 2020 NFL Draft starts Thursday, April 23. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay and Kentucky football beat writer Josh Moore discuss the Cincinnati Bengals No. 1 pick, Lexington product Jedrick Wills, UK prospects and whether there will be a college football season in the fall. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Davion Mintz, a graduate transfer point guard from Creighton, committed to the Kentucky basketball program on Friday, April 10, 2020. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with UK recruiting reporter Ben Roberts about Mintz and possible other additions to the Wildcats' roster for 2020-21. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Lexington Herald-Leader contributing columnist Paul Prather talks to sports columnist John Clay about his church's response to the coronavirus pandemic and his advice to people right now. Find Paul's columns at www.kentucky.com.

Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops talked to the media on Friday, March 27, 2020 about the cancellation of spring practice and how the program is moving ahead during the coronavirus pandemic. For more UK football coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has earned praise for his daily updates and handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Herald-Leader news columnist Linda Blackford about what has made Beshear effective, and what this might mean for his political future. For more Kentucky political coverage visit www.kentucky.com

Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari talked to the media on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 about the coronavirus pandemic, how he's trying to help and the status of his basketball team. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com

Restrictions over the coronavirus pandemic have made business especially difficult for Lexington area restaurants. To learn more, John Clay talked with Janet Patton, who covers restaurants, bars, food and bourbon for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Visit www.kentucky.com for more coverage.

The Kentucky Derby has been postponed to Sept. 5, 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. John Clay and Ben Roberts of the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com discuss the postponement, what effect it will have on the sport and the races leading up to the Derby. For more coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

The Kentucky men's basketball team opens SEC play on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 against the Missouri Tigers at Rupp Arena. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks with Souichi Terada of the Kansas City Star about Missouri. Also, UK assistant coach Tony Barbee talks about the Wildcats leading into Saturday. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

College basketball's Kentucky Wildcats and Ohio State Buckeyes play in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019 in Las Vegas. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch and Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald-Leader about the matchup. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

After Kentucky football's 45-13 win over Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss the entire season, look ahead to the bowl game and offer an outlook on the 2020 season. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Kentucky plays host to Louisville in the annual Governor's Cup college football game on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks with Jody Demling of Cardinal Authority and Josh Moore of the Herald-Leader about the matchup. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story talk about the upcoming Kentucky vs. Louisville football game as well as UK football's win over UT Martin and the UK basketball's wins over Mount St. Mary's and Lamar. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

The Kentucky Wildcats play host to the UT Martin Skyhawks in an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 at Kroger Field. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist talks with Alex Boggis of UT Martin and Josh Moore of the Herald-Leader about the matchup. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

College basketball's early signing period ends Nov. 20, 2019. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks with Herald-Leader basketball recruiting writer Ben Roberts about UK basketball's signees for the Class of 2020 and who else John Calipari might be recruiting. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss Kentucky football's win at Vanderbilt. They also talk about the UK basketball's shocking loss to Evansville and whether the Cats will bounce back in a pair of games this week. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

The Kentucky Wildcats travel to Nashville to face the Vanderbilt Commodores in an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks with Chad Bishop of vucommodores.com and Josh Moore of the Herald-Leader about the matchup. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss Kentucky football's 17-13 loss to Tennessee on Nov. 9, 2019. They also talk about UK basketball's wins over Michigan State and Eastern Kentucky. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

The Kentucky Wildcats play the Tennessee Volunteers in an SEC college football matchup on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Jimmy Hyams of WNML radio in Knoxville and Josh Moore of the Herald-Leader about the matchup. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Kentucky defeated Missouri in football and opened the basketball season with an exhibition win over Georgetown College. Lexington Herald-Leader columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss the weekend. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks with Souichi Terada of the Kansas City Star and Josh Moore of the Herald-Leader about the Kentucky-Missouri SEC college football game on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 in Lexington. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss Kentucky's 21-0 loss at Georgia on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. They also look ahead to UK's final five games. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

The Kentucky Wildcats play the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 in an SEC football game in Athens, Ga. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Mike Griffith of AJC Dawg Nation and Josh Moore of the Herald-Leader about the matchup. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Kentucky defeated Arkansas 24-20 in an SEC college football game on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss the win and look ahead to UK's game Saturday at Georgia. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

The Kentucky Wildcats play the Arkansas Razorbacks in an SEC college football game on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in Lexington, Ky. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks with Bob Holt of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Josh Moore of the Herald-Leader about the matchup. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

After Kentucky football's 24-7 loss at South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story review the defeat and talk about what needs to be done over the bye week. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

The Kentucky Wildcats play the South Carolina Gamecocks in an SEC college football game on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 in Columbia. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks with Ben Breiter of The State and Josh Moore of the Herald-Leader about the matchup. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Kentucky football lost 28-13 at Mississippi State on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story break down the defeat and look ahead to Saturday's game at South Carolina. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks with Mississippi State radio voice Neil Price and Herald-Leader UK football beat writer Josh Moore about the Kentucky-Mississippi State matchup on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com. (Herald-Leader photo)

Kentucky football lost an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter and fell 29-21 to Florida on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 at Kroger Field. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss the loss and look ahead to Saturday's game at Mississippi State. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com. (Photo by Lexington Herald-Leader)

The Kentucky Wildcats play host to the Florida Gators on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 at Kroger Field in Lexington. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun and Josh Moore of the Herald-Leader about the matchup. For more UK coverage check out www.kentucky.com. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Herald-Leader.)

Sawyer Smith will be Kentucky football's starting quarterback when the Wildcats play No. 9 Florida on Saturday at Kroger Field. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Ken Rogers of the Dothan Eagle, who covered Smith at Troy. UK offensive coordinator Eddie Gran also talks about Smith and the Florida game. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Herald-Leader)

Kentucky defeated Eastern Michigan 38-17 on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 but may have lost quarterback Terry Wilson to injury. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story talk about the impact of Wilson's injury. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com. (Photo of Sawyer Smith by Alex Slitz/Herald-Leader.)

The Kentucky Wildcats play host to the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with EMU radio voice Tom Helmer and Herald-Leader UK football beat writer Josh Moore about the matchup. For more UK athletics coverage check out www.kentucky.com. (Photo of Terry Wilson by Ryan Hermens/Herald-Leader.)

Kentucky defeated Toledo 38-24 on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss the game and look ahead to next Saturday's game versus Eastern Michigan. Check out more UK athletics coverage at Kentucky.com.

The Kentucky Wildcats open the 2019 football season against the visiting Toledo Rockets on Saturday, Aug. 31 at Kroger Field. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks to Brian Buckey of the Toledo Blade and Josh Moore of the Herald-Leader about the matchup. Check out UK sports coverage at kentucky.com.

"King" Kelly Coleman, Kentucky's first Mr. Basketball winner in 1956 and the state's all-time leading boys' basketball scorer, died on Sunday. J.R. VanHoose, who won the state's Mr. Basketball award in 1998 and became a close friend of Coleman's in recent years, spoke to the Herald-Leader's Josh Moore about Coleman on the day of his passing. Read more about Kelly Coleman's life: https://www.kentucky.com/sports/high-school/prep-basketball/article231614368.html

Kentucky and Kansas meet in college basketball's SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 at Rupp Arena. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks with Gary Bedore of the Kansas City Star about the Jayhawks coming into the game against the Wildcats. For more coverage visit www.kentucky.com. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Herald-Leader)

The Kentucky Wildcats take on the Auburn Tigers in Auburn on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 in a key SEC college basketball battle. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay discusses the matchup with Jay Tate of auburnsports.com and Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader. For more UK basketball coverage visit www.kentucky.com. (Photo by Charles Bertram/Herald-Leader)

Lexington Herald-Leader UK football beat writer Jennifer Smith and sports columnist John Clay discuss Saturday's Kentucky-Louisville game at Cardinal Stadium. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentucky.com. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Herald-Leader)

Jennifer Smith of the Lexington Herald-Leader talks with Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay about Saturday's Kentucky-Middle Tennessee State football game at Kroger Field. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Herald-Leader)

Luis Torres of the Murfreesboro Daily News Journal gives a Middle Tennessee State football scouting report to Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay in advance of Saturday's MTSU-Kentucky game at Kroger Field. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com. (AP photo)

College basketball's one-week early signing period begins Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talks with Herald-Leader recruiting writer Ben Roberts about Kentucky's commitments and targets. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com.

Kentucky travels to Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 for an SEC college football matchup. Lexington Herald-Leader columnist John Clay talks to Jimmy Hyams of WNML in Knoxville and Jennifer Smith of the Herald-Leader about the matchup. For more Kentucky sports coverage visit www.kentucky.com. (AP photo)