Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

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 G...

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 foot...

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...

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 challe...

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-stop...

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 un...

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 cham...

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)...

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 o...

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,...