Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

tonight — Last week of vaycay before footbal starts so it's the best of the Big Blue Insider. Tonight -- UK All-American Derek Abney; UK radio voice Darren Headrick; ex-Cat Sean Woods; top college hoop teams from this century and we talk donuts. Garage opens at 6 on WLAP-AM

Mark Stoops (UK), Walt Wells (EKU) on fall camp; (13:00) MLB Network sings the praises of Elly De La Cruz; (19:00) ex-Cat Van Hiles; (39:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network on fall workouts; (58:00) EKU Colonels on goals for 2025; (1:08:00) Wells on challenges the Colonels are facing and an example of a challenge well-met...

Lots of UK football media day chatter, starting with Mark Stoops; (11:00) AD Mitch Barnhart on what's expected from this season; (19:00) Offensive Coordinator Bush Hamdan; (28:00) QBs Calzada, Boley and Allen; (39:00) Defensive Coordinator Brad White and powerful nose guard Dave Gusta; (49:00) new OL Josh Braun and Hamdan on the offensive line; (55:00) defensive back Jordan Lovett; (1:00) volleyba...

UK adds 6 new names to its athletic Hall of Fame; (8:00) my longtime broadcast partner Doug Flynn on being one of those named; (19:00) ex-Cat OL Kenneth Horsey on what it takes to build a Big Blue Wall; (39:00) HL's Caroline Makauskas on the UK women's bkb Cats; (58:00) WDKY's Michael Epps on wrapping up his stay in Lexington and sometimes, in basic training, it's every man for himself...

UK QB Zach Calzada on his upcoming debut; Boogie Cousins on wanting to stay at Ky; (12::00) Darren Headrick on how his dad helped prank HOFer Ryne Sandberg; (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods; (39:00) Cole Parke of The Cats' Pause; (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and how long has it been since a Cinderella Boy, a hometown hero, won the Masters?

Mark Stoops on opening opponent Toledo, just picked to win the MAC; a MAC fan torches the SEC with a viral post; (12:00) Stoops on lessons he learned since arriving at Ky; (19:00) the passing of baseball HOFer Ryne Sandberg, on playing the game the right way; (31:00) Will Levis posts about his mangled shoulder; (39:00) ex-Cat and co-host of Sunday Morning Sportstalk Anthony White; (58:00) UK baseb...

Ex-Cat Josh Hines-Allen, helping his son battle leukemia, was there to support then-teammate Josh Paschal and HIS bout with cancer when they were Wildcats; (12:00) Ichiro on being snubbed by a HOF voter; (19:00) Mark Stoops' comments to the media earlier today; (39:00) UK voice Tom Leach talks UK football; (:59:00) Josh Edwards of CBSSports.com and The Cats' Pause and it's great when everything is...

Mark Stoops on remaking his team; (8:00) serious shade being tossed about in college football among conferences; (19:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore; (39:00) WTVQ anchor/reporter Hallie Devore; (58:00) a look back at the Week That Was with some former all-star football Wildcats; (1:08) Heroes, Fools and Flakes and a classic tantrum on the tennis court...

Mark Pope on progress by Jasper Johnson and Malachi Moreno; (9:00) Johnson and Moreno talk hoops; (19:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight; (39:00) Joe Burrow of the Bengals and ex-Cat Maxwell Hairston of the Buffalo Bills; (51:00) what are the top NCAA basketball teams NOT to win a title? (58:00) author Kevin Cook on his new book about Memorial Coliseum and... just how big can a Twinkie get?

We talk about the bitter loss in TBT for La Familia; (8:00) new Patriots coach Mike Vrabel chastises a reporter for not paying attention in a news conference; (19:00) Coach Sean Woods on how fans responded to TBT; (39:00) new UK beat writer Cole Parke of The Cats' Pause; (58:00) Jordan Adams of Fox 56 WDKY and time is fluid in outer space...

Calipari on bringing common sense to the transfer portal; (13:00) UK volleyballer Molly Tuozzo on chasing a 9th straight SEC title; Scottie Scheffler wonders, what's it all about? (19:00) ex-Cat LB Wesley Woodyard; (39:00) ex-Cat DE Jeremy Jarmon; (1:14) Bengals begin camp minus two key players and let's get things straight on just who is the Dude...

Mark Pope with an update on his squad; (8:00) coach Sean Woods and GM Twany Beckham on La Familia advancing in TBT; (19:00) UK All-American WR/Kick Returner Derek Abney; (39:00) Cats' Pause editor Darrell Bird; (58:00) WKYT Sports Director Brian Milam on SEC Media Days & TBT didn't it seem as though John McEnroe needed a hug?

Preview of La Familia in TBT with coach Sean Woods and ex-Cats Willie Cauley Stein and DeAndre Liggins; (11:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network on SEC Media Days and the football Wildcats; (31:00) excerpts from The Leach Report special edition featuring old-time radio calls PLUS the clips that didn't make it on Tom's show, appearing on the BBI along with Tom and Darren Headrick AND... gettin...

Dick Gabriel on Mark Stoops' appearance in Atlanta at SEC Media Days, then the Best of the BBI with UK greats Dan Issel, Jack Givens, EKU coach Walt Wells and former Cats' Pause reporter Aaron Gershon...

The Best of the BBI with Jon Hale of the HL, UK Network's Christi Thomas, Keith Farmer from BBN Tonight and retired NFL ref Jim Daopolous...

The Best of the BBI with Matt Norlander of CBSSports.com, ex-Cat Danny Trevathan, Unforgettable guard Sean Woods and David Sisk of Rivals.com...

The Best of the BBI with Chuck Culpepper of the Washington Post, Cats' Pause founder Oscar Combs and UK commit Matt Ponatoski...

UK raising ticket prices for students; Texas Tech hits an NIL gusher thanks to an alum; (11:00) the value of a huge hat at a ball game; (18:00) Noah Cierzan, new face at WLEX Sports; (39:00) WLAP's Billy Rutledge on skyrocketing cost of college sports; (59:00) a look back at a busy Week That Was; (1:07:00) Heroes, Fools and Flakes and inspiring words from a successful (but fictional) coach...

Mark Pope on incoming Ky natives Jasper Johnson and Malachi Moreno; (13:00) a KC radio personality calls Patrick Mahomes "fat?" (19:00) Justin Rowland of Cats Illustrated; (39:00) Darren Headrick of the UK Sports Network; (58:00) what are the most hostile football stadiums in the SEC? (1:05:00) UK volleyball coach Craig Skinner and... it's okay to let someone else be a hero.

Kudos to Tayshaun Prince and Randall Cobb on induction into the KY Sports Hall of Fame; (12:00) new Wildcats Kam Williams and Jayden Quaintance; (19:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats' Pause; (39:00) Unforgettable Guard Sean Woods on preps for TBT; (1:00:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and a mysterious stranger has questions about cereal...

Steve Spurrier with another swipe at UK fans; (15:00) the WNBA needs to prep its players better when it comes to media; (19:00) Matt Norlander of CBSSports.com on why expanding the NCAA men's basketball tournament is pointless; (39:00) sportswriter/author John Huang on Marrow's defection and the upcoming football season; (59:00) adjusted way-too-soon pre-season basketball Top 25; (1:01:00) where d...

UK lands a high-profile football/basell recruit and he talks about his decision to be a Wildcat; (12:00) ex-Cat Koby Brea is part of a record NBA trade; (18:00) legendary journalist Oscar Combs; (39:00) Cameron Drummond of the HL talks recruiting; (59:00) NBA/ABA legend Rick Barry rips the way the pro game is being played now; (1:01:00) Johnny Bench on meeting the Mick and a caddy gets no money fr...

Best of the BBI with radio personality Tony Cruise; (19:00) UK beat writer Ryan Black of the Courier-Journal and (39:00) UK football network radio analyst Jeff Piecoro in the garage with DG...

Tonight: back in the saddle after a couple of days off; (12:00) Kentucky Football LB Danny Trevathan on being inducted into the Ky Pro Football Hall of Fame; (22:00) Aaron Gershon on moving on from The Cats' Pause; (39:00) Unforgettable Guard Sean Woods; (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore and we celebrate the 45th anniversary of the release of "Airplane!" with some little known facts about h...

DG taking some time off - it's the Best of the BBI with UK hoops assistant Cody Fueger; (19:00) thoroughbred trainer Kenny McPeek; (31:00) retired jockey Robbie Albarado; (39:00) ex-Cat Van Hiles talks football; (59:00) Louisville-based writer Tim Sullivan talks Cats/Cards...