The C.L. Brown Show

How Muhammad Ali Center celebrates The Greatest 10 years after death

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show [https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast] is hosted by college sports enterprise reporter Payton Titus [https://www.courier-journal.com/staff/75915196007/payton-titus/] and features two prominent members of the Muhammad Ali Center [https://alicenter.org/]: chief operating officer Erin Herbert and director of education Garret McCorkle. Herbert and McCorkle remember Muhammad Ali and reflect on his relationship with Louisville 10 years after his death. They explain their perspective on teaching younger generations, who don't know a world with Ali in it, about his life and legacy. And they give a rundown of how people can honor Ali this month with various Muhammad Ali Center events, including the inaugural Day of Compassion on June 3.

Seth Davis on why Pat Kelsey has been right fit for UofL basketball

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show [https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast] features CBS and Turner Sports college basketball analyst and Hoops HQ editor-in-chief Seth Davis [https://www.hoopshq.com/seth-davis]. Davis speaks on why he believes no one else has done better in the transfer portal than Louisville [https://gocards.com/sports/mens-basketball]coach Pat Kelsey [https://gocards.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/pat-kelsey/2670] and why Kentucky [https://ukathletics.com/sports/mbball/]coach Mark Pope [https://ukathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/coach/mark-pope/] cannot rely on tradition to get players. Davis expands on why the NCAA [https://www.ncaa.com/]has been the Washington Generals [https://www.bbc.com/sport/basketball/66525597] of litigation, but may actually win on creating 5-for-5 eligibility guidelines.

How new UK football coach Will Stein handles recruiting big targets

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show [https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast] features new Kentucky [https://ukathletics.com/sports/football/] football coach Will Stein [https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/columnists/c-l-brown/2025/12/03/will-stein-kentucky-vs-louisville-football-rivalry-new-uk-coach-played-for-uofl-governors-cup-game/87574539007/], making his second appearance on the podcast but first since taking over at UK. Stein speaks on the demands of the job, including how he used the time between a set change at a Morgan Wallen [https://morganwallen.com/] concert to FaceTime a recruit. He details what he views as the biggest difference between coaching today's players and how he was coached as a player. And he discusses how his playing days at Louisville [https://gocards.com/sports/football] may have been different had the transfer portal and name, image and likeness (NIL) been around back then.

Why Preakness date needs change to keep momentum from Derby

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show [https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast] features former Courier Journal columnist Jerry Brewer, who is currently a senior columnist with The Athletic [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/jerry-brewer/]. Brewer explains why the Preakness Stakes [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/horses/triple/preakness/2026/05/11/preakness-stakes-2026-post-position-draw-results--live/90029851007/] has to move in order to keep the Triple Crown [https://www.kentuckyderby.com/triple-crown/] relevant. He also tells why Churchill Downs [https://www.churchilldowns.com/] and the Kentucky Derby [https://www.kentuckyderby.com/] continues to be the crown jewel of horse racing. Politics and sports often intersect on the playing field, but Brewer lays out why he doesn't expect Black athletes to start boycotting Southern schools en masse due to gerrymandered districts that have peeled back representation.

What could Duke's Amazon streaming deal mean for UofL basketball?

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show [https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast] features Courier Journal sports enterprise reporter Payton Titus [https://www.courier-journal.com/staff/75915196007/payton-titus/]to discuss the aftermath of the Kentucky Derby and what's upcoming in the offseason of college athletics. Titus recaps the historic Kentucky Derby [https://www.kentuckyderby.com/] weekend that ended with Golden Tempo making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win it [https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/kentucky-derby/2026/05/02/golden-tempo-trainer-cherie-devaux-kentucky-derby-2026-win-churchill-downs-history-women-in-sport/89041402007/]. Titus explains how Kentucky [https://ukathletics.com/] may end up with two hires to replace retiring athletic director Mitch Barnhart [https://ukathletics.com/staff/mitch-barnhart/]. She also tells why many will be looking carefully at the ACC spring meetings [https://theacc.com/] for the ripple effects of Duke basketball's streaming rights deal with Amazon Prime [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/05/05/duke-basketball-amazon-deal-changes-college-sports-ohio-state-football-market-value/89935843007/].