Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

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 som...

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...

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 tourname...

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...

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 Ca...

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 f...

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 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...