Big Blue Insider with Dick Gabriel

Oscar Combs and Tony Delk among the inductees for the Ky Sports Hall of Fame; (11:00) Nick Mingione on his team prepping for Arkansas; (20:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on building a team in today’s college basketball world; (39:00) Eastern Kentucky coach Walt Wells reviews the Colonels’ spring game and talks about the challenges of the portal/NIL on the FCS level; (1:01:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore talks horses, baseball and chow at minor league ballparks plus (1:17:00) lifestyle advice from Kramer.

Another commit for Mark Pope; Jamal Murray does it again to the Lebron Lakers; (12:00) Walt Wells on the EKU QB battle; (18:00) new UK women’s bkb coach Kenny Brooks; (39:00) Aaron Gershon of the Cats’ Pause on bkb and fb recruiting as well as his beloved NY football Giants’ drafting Andru Phillips; (58:00) ace handicapper Ellis Starr’s Kentucky Derby picks and someone is really impressed with himself, even though he’s a Fat Bastard…

We ducked out early on this one to make way for the Nick Mingione show; review of UK basketball recruiting and the NFL Draft; (12:00) UK corner Dru Phillips on how he gambled on himself by leaving a year early; (19:00) UK Defensive Coordinator Brad White on Phillips and Trevin Wallace being drafter in the 2nd day; (39:00) basketball recruiting analyst David Sisk of Cats Illustrated on UK’s current haul and (56:00) ex-Cat Leah Edmond on being a role model for young African-American girls in Atlanta.

Abbreviated show as we make way for UK baseball; latest on Mark Pope's recruiting efforts; (12:00) Charles Barkley wants LeBron to get his butt out of the shower so he can speak on camera; (13:00) ex-UK pitcher Darren Williams previews the UK-South Carolina baseball weekend...

More on the evolution of UK basketball under Mark Pope; (12:00) Jack Givens loves the direction of the program right now; (19:00) Alan Stein, one of the founders of the Lexington Legends, on Opening Day; (39:00) Ben Roberts of the HL on his sit-down interview with Pope; (1:01:00) Christi Thomas of the UK Network on her unabashed admiration already of LeeAnn Pope AND a veteran journalist makes a splashy headline…

Mark Pope on how the Big Blue Nation is pulling together; Travis Perry on the excitement huge crowds bring to Rupp Arena; (12:00) a major NBA award for an ex-Cat (no, it’s not a lamp); (19:00) CL Brown of the Courier-Journal on how things are coming together both for U of L and UK hoops; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on the challenges facing today’s college coaches AND (1:01:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore on the NFL Draft and more…

We catch up on what’s happening with Mark Pope’s roster work; Ex-Cat Jamal Murray with a clutch play in the NBA playoffs and the Chain Gang drops by - Doug Flynn, Keith Madison and Darren Headrick - live (on tape) in the garage PLUS what actually goes on in those mound visits…

A recap of an eventful weekend for UK basketball and baseball; (10:00) Mark Stoops is pleased with the depth developed during UK’s spring football practices; (19:00) ex-Cat Anthony White, co-host of Sunday Morning Sportstalk on the Mark Pope era and what he expects from the football Cats; (39:00) Aaron Gershon of the Cats’ Pause with the latest on Pope’s recruiting efforts…

Tonight: Mark Pope and Kenny Brooks both working on staff and roster; (8:00) Nick Mingione looks ahead to a crucial UK baseball series with Tennessee; (19:00) Darren Headrick on UK baseball and women’s hoops; (39:00) Cameron Mills joins us in the garage PLUS - my Dad, Paul Hornung, the Packers and me (about 14 minutes into hour #1)

Mark Pope is busy recruiting; (12:00) UK's baseball Wildcats celebrate a slugfest win at Louisville; (18:00) Unforgettable Cat Sean Woods on the beginning of hte Mark Pope Era and what it takes to recruit (and keep) today's athletes; (39:00) the HL's Jon Hale on the UK spring football "game;" (59:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore offers up a juicy conspiracy theory involving MLB owners...

Tonight: abbreviated show, prior to UK baseball at U of L; highlights from the Mark Pope news conference and (15:00) reaction from former players, happy to see one of their own return… PLUS the return of "Who's in the House Tonight?"

John Calipari is going but who’s coming to Kentucky? Also, (9:00) Forrest Tucker of WTVQ on his way back from Fayetteville, Arkansas; (19:00) Darrell Bird of the Cats’ Pause on the coaching search and Calipari’s legacy; (39:00) Darren Headrick previews UK at Auburn baseball…

Observations on the departure of Calipari and how Mrs. Calipari handled things;(18:00) UK voice Tom Leach; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods and (1:01:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore plus a comment on how things are happening right now…

John Calipari leaves; Brian Milam on Rodney Woods' firing; UK OF Ryan Waldschmidt; BEST OF with Martin Newton of the NCAA basketball committee

Lots of Calipari-to-Arkansas chatter off the top; then (13:00) baseball Wildcats Ryan Nicholson, Mason Moore and coach Nick Mingione on yet another SEC sweep, part of a historic start for this program; back to Calipari with (19:00) David Sisk of Cats Illustrated, (39:00) Aaron Gershon of the Cats’ Pause and (59:00)

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith’s emotional, on-camera response to the news that ex-Cat Jullius Randle of the Knicks is done for the season; (12::00) UK DB Maxwell Hairston on carrying expectations; (19:00) Maggie Davis of BBN Tonight on UK hoops & football; (39:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on how Final Four teams constructed their rosters + (58:00) West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore.

TV numbers for NCAA women’s basketball tournament games are huge; (15:00) Mark Stoops is happy with the effort; (20:00) my pals from the UK Sports Network, Jeff Piecoro and (39:00) Tom Leach, talk football and hoops; (59:00) Hall of Fame coach Keith Madison on the baseball Wildcats; (1:14:00) NCAA tournament strife in Albany, NY and Happy Birthday to beer salesman/broadcaster Bob Uecker…

Women’s basketball with unprecedented star power which, sadly, brings with it some idiots; (12:00) Mark Stoops and QB Brock Vandergriff on the progress made by the offense during spring practice; (19:45) UK baseball coach Nick Mingione on just how “weird” the Wildcats’ dugout can be and how it’s helped with winning. (29:30) Re-live UK's trouncing of Tennessee in Knoxville; highlights with Tom Leach and Jack Givens. 2nd hour - BEST OF because of UK rainout; includes (1:01:00) Doug Brunk, co-author of Jack Givens' memoire, "They Call Me Goose"

An SEC team makes the Final Four and it’s not Kentucky; high-profile coaches on challenges presented here in the off-season by portal/NIL; Aaron Gershon of the Cats’ Pause talks UK basketball, football and baseball; Louisville-based freelance journalist Tim Sullivan on U of L’s hire and UK’s decision not to fire…