Tay and J Show

Lon Tay, Jeremy Werner and Michael Carpenter give their day-after reaction to the Boston Marathon bombings before chatting with Champaign resident Julie Mills, who ran the Boston Marathon with her husband. Then the guys chat with Illinois Marathon director Jan Seeley about precautions her committee is taking for next week's race.

CBSChicago.com's Dave Wischnowsky joins the guys to give his thoughts on the Boston Marathon bombings, Wrigley Field renovations and the Illini.

Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner chat with former Seton Hall guard Aaron Cosby about his decision to transfer to Illinois before chatting with Big Ten Network analyst and former Illini J Leman about the Illini football spring game and the pressure on coach Tim Beckman.

Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog.com and SNY.tv joins the guys to break down new Illini commit Aaron Cosby's game and Illini signee Austin Colbert. Then the guys talk about the tragedy at the Boston Marathon before replaying their earlier interview with Cosby.

Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner chat with former Seton Hall guard Aaron Cosby about his decision to commit to John Groce and Illinois.

Illinois football coach Tim Beckman joins Lon Tay, Jeremy Werner and Michael Carpenter broadcasting live from Joe's Brewery to preview Friday's spring game and to talk about the progress he must show in Year 2. Then the guys chat about Carlos Quentin injuring Zack Greinke and another big Bulls win without Derrick Rose.

The guys start the hour talking about concerts before focusing in on the Illini football spring game. Lon asks Jeremy a series of questions about this young Illini football team and Jeremy gives his five storylines he'll be watching Friday night.

The guys replay their earlier interview with Tim Beckman before squaring off yet again in the Friday 5 at 5 Showdown.

Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner start the show talking about the Masters and all the Cubs happenings (rain out, Jorge Soler suspension and Tom Rickett's goat head). Then the guys chat with Cubs beat reporter Meghan Montemurro .

The guys start the hour talking Illini basketball, transfer Aaron Cosby making his official visit and what the returnees need to do to improve over the summer. Then the guys chat Cardinals baseball with Kevin Wheeler before hearing from Illinois defensive coordinator Tim Banks.

The guys chat more about the Masters, the Cubs and the end of the Red Sox sellout streak. Then they chat with Illini baseball coach Dan Hartleb about this weekend's  series against Purdue

Lon Tay, Jeremy Werner and Michael Carpenter are back in studio to react to Louisville's 82-76 win over Michigan in the NCAA Tournament championship game. The guys also catch up after a four-day weekend.

Rivals.com's Brett Dawson joins the guys to talk about Louisville winning the national title, Rick Pitino and the state of Kentucky's basketball dominance. Then the guys chat more about the NCAA title game before ending the hour with some baseball talk.

Ira Weintraub of WTKA in Ann Arbor joins the guys to chat about Michigan's loss to Louisville in the title game, John Beilein, which players will come back next year and Chris Webber. Then the guys go over the early 2013-14 preseason hoops rankings and BTN.com's Big Ten rankings. Then Lon answers listeners' questions in another edition of "Tay's Take."

Lon Tay and Jeremy Werner bring in Stevie Jay to talk about his Monday broadcast at Busch Stadium as well as the passing of Illinois icon and Urbana native Roger Ebert. Then Nate Sandell of 1500 ESPN in Minneapolis joins the guys to give his take on the Gophers hiring of Rich Pitino.