Steve Jones Show

We share comments from Penn State Football Head Coach James Franklin, who met with the media today at the Lasch Building and then it’s off to amazing Pebble Beach for a 2019 U.S. Open golf championship preview from Jason Sobel (Senior PGA Writer, ActionNetwork.com) .

Guest: Selinsgrove Area High School Baseball Head Coach Brent Bieler (selinsgrovebaseball.com) joins us to share the incredible ride the Seals have enjoyed so far on their way to the PIAA-AAAA 2019 state championship game this Friday against the Beaver Bobcats at Penn State!

Hour 2 – Topics: NFL, Tiger Woods anecdote, MLB, USA Women’s World Cup, Neal Coolong calls in the discuss Steelers and potential NFL work stoppage in 2021.  

Hour1 – Topics: Kevin Durant, NBA Finals, MLB, USA Women’s World Cup, Penn State attendance numbers.  

Topics: Our Play-By-Play Call of the Day, PIAA classifications, David Ortiz update, Terry Bowden goes back to college and what’s bad about instant replay.

Topics: Red Sox legend David Ortiz shot in his native Dominican Republic, how much playing time will Kevin Durant get in game 5, did Queen Elizabeth call for pizza and Prince Phillip turns 98 today!

Guests: Horse racing analyst Dick Jerardi joins us courtesy of Xpressbet.com to preview the 151st Belmont Stakes and we wrap up the week with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones!

Guests: NHL analyst Bob Grove checks in as the St. Louis Blues are on the cusp of lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. Also, Eagles reporter Brandon Lee Gowton (BleedingGreenNation.com) calls in from Philadelphia to give his reaction on the Carson Wentz contract extension, the Eagles 2019 draft picks and we cruise around the NFC East.

Guest: Colorado Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tad Boyle (NCAA Basketball Rules Committee Chairman) calls in to talk about new rules going into effect in the upcoming 2019-20 season. Also, new Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Adam Haseley had the game winning hit in the victory Wednesday over the San Diego Padres. The 2-out, RBI double in the eighth inning, was the first hit in his Major League...

Topics: 75th anniversary of D-Day, Pennsylvania’s 50th Special Olympic Games kick off at Penn State, Nittany Lions basketball in early December will play Wake Forest in the 2019 Big Ten/ACC Challenge plus updates on lots of Thursday daytime baseball games! Guest: Andrew Kahn (Michigan Football and Men’s Basketball Beat Writer for MLive.com) joins us to discuss the Juwan Howard hire as...

Hour 2 – Guests: Deiter Kurtenbach, Bay Area News Group Sports Columnist, with more NBA Finals discussion. Kevin Frandsen, Color Analyst for the Phillies Radio Network, joins us as well.

Tuesday 6/4/19 Hour 1 – Topics: Kevin Warren named new Big Ten Commissioner, new Big 10 football postseason slate, Phillies first round pick in last night’s MLB Draft. Guests: Reid Forgrave, CBS Sports, on the NBA Finals. Neal Coolong, Steelers Wire/USA Today, on the future of NFL scheduling.

Topics: 2019 MLB Draft, NFL’s Roger Goodell says four pre-season games are too many and former Bloomsburg University Head Football Coach Danny Hale is added to the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame NFF voting ballot.

Topics: Phillies move on to San Diego on West coast swing, Blues make changes going into game 4 of Stanley Cup Final, Toronto and Golden State are even 1-1 in NBA Finals, Jay Bruce traded to the Phillies from Seattle plus we discuss the problem in sports when you start looking ahead too much instead of living in the moment.

Hour 2: Guests: Penn State men’s basketball senior Lamar Stevens, on returning for his senior year and more. Plus Steve’s brother, Kevin, joins the show for his weekly segment. Topics: Phillies-Dodgers series preview.

Friday 5/31/19 Hour 1 – Topics: Penn State Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Tournament recap, NBA Finals Game 1 reaction. Guests:  BTN’s and Penn State basketball alumni Jon Crispin and his brother, Joe.

Topics: Chelsea vs Arsenal in UEFA Europa Final, Phillies and how their top draft picks have been doing in the minors the past few years plus Lance Armstrong to appear on a cable tv interview.

Topics: Latest on college basketball players making their decisions to stay in school or go pro and when could there be another work stoppage in the NFL?

Weather becomes the only story for a bit as a near evacuation happens, BUT we still find a way to chat about Bill Buckner and his passing, and Steve chats with Neil Coolong about Bart Starr.  

Baseball at the Memorial Day mark, tragedy in the sports world this weekend and the weather becomes the star of the show.  

Topic: Lots of college football bowl games between the national semifinals and championship game. Then, we head into the holiday weekend with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones!

Topics: Phillies escape Chicago with a split versus the Cubs and Penn State men’s lacrosse are in Philadelphia for their first ever NCAA Final Four appearance. Guest: NHL analyst Bob Grove previews the Stanley Cup Final featuring the Boston Bruins and for the first time since 1970, the St. Louis Blues, a team that was in last place on January 3rd.

Topics: St. Louis Blues are in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1970, why they keep playing Laura Branigan’s “Gloria” in St. Louis, the NBA playoffs have a compelling Eastern Conference Final but the TV ratings are falling and the Cubs get their 5th walk-off win of season which is the most in MLB. Steve and Bob Buehner also discuss if there is too much analytics in...

Steve, Shawn and Bob Buehner are all together plus we discuss MLB with Chris Mack (Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan, Pittsburgh).

As the Pittsburgh Steelers continue OTA’s, Senior Editor Neal Coolong (TouchdownWire.com and SteelersWire.com) makes his weekly appearance to discuss quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s first public comments after Antonio Brown’s departure and running back James Conner’s health moving forward.