Steve Jones Show

Topics: Phillies, Pirates, Penn State Basketball to play in November’s Gavitt Games at DePaul, ACC Conference proposing March Madness tournament expansion to 72 teams and this day in sports history. Guest: Steve Bortstein (FOX Sports Radio Horse Racing Analyst) previews the lineup at The Preakness and whether Justify can remain undefeated.

Guests: Legendary Pittsburgh sports talk show host Stan Savran (AT&T Sportsnet) recaps the Penguins’ Stanley Cup championship run, the great start the Pirates are enjoying and shares his thoughts on how the Steelers did in the draft. And we finish the show with outstanding MLB talk as baseball writer Matt Snyder (CBSSports.com) joins us.

With every US state now able to offer legal sports betting, how will the professional leagues benefit?  We tackle that with Dustin Gouker (LegalSportsReport.com).

Guests: Penn State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Patrick Chambers plus we discuss the Philadelphia 76ers season, conference finals and how the NBA can benefit from future, mainstream, nationwide sports betting with writer Dennis Chambers (BasketballInsiders.com).

Topic: The U.S. Supreme Court rules on the future of nationwide legal sports betting. How long will it take for Pennsylvania and others states to get in the mix?

Guests: Greg Wyshynski (ESPN Senior NHL Writer and Co-Host of the Puck Soup Podcast) calls in from Tampa Bay to set the scene at the Eastern Conference Finals between the Lightning and Washington Capitals plus previews the West final between Vegas and Winnipeg. Then, we wrap up the week with Steve’s brother, Kevin Jones!

Topics: Yankees and Red Sox tied for first in AL East, current usage of fastballs in MLB and the perception the league is now only about home runs, strikeouts and walks. Plus, why do colleges schedule football games so many years ahead of time?

Guest: Philadelphia Inquirer sports writer Marc Narducci looks ahead to game 5 between the Sixers and Boston Celtics. Topics: Wednesday matinee MLB plus a look into future Big Ten basketball and football schedules, well into the 2020’s.

Topics: Phillies, Seattle no hitter, Dylan Bundy blunder, Russell Wilson, Penn State Coaches Caravan begins in New York City and one of our listeners calls in and wonders if Notre Dame would ever consider joining the Big Ten Conference for football.

Guests: Neal Coolong (Editor, SteelersWire.com) jumps back to the Steelers 2018 draft and we take a look at the NBA playoffs with Keith Smith (RealGM.com and Host of the Front Office Show Podcast).

Guest: Josh Getzoff (Penguins Radio Network) recaps the Pittsburgh/Washington Eastern Conference Semifinals and the Pens’ Stanley Cup championship run.

Guest: Mike Conti (Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Pre and Post-Game Host) talks about the new Matt Ryan contract extension and the Falcons’ 2018 draft. Topics: Mother of former Duke player Wendell Carter Jr., blasts the college basketball system and its rules.

Topics: Matt Ryan, Penguins, Phillies, LeBron James, Kentucky Derby.

Guests: Horse Racing Analyst Steve Bortstein (FOX Sports Radio) breaks down the field in the 144th Kentucky Derby and we wrap up the week with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones.

Topics: Phillies, Sixers, Penguins, Peter King and Tony Carr receives an invitation to the NBA Scouting Combine. Guest: Jared Diamond (Wall Street Journal National Baseball Writer) talks with Steve about teams underachieving one month into the season as well as Albert Pujols on the brink of 3,000 hits, Ichiro’s career, today’s game with more strikeouts than hits plus the true reality o...

Guests: Steve talks with Former Bucknell Defensive End Abdullah Anderson on signing his undrafted free agent contract with the Chicago Bears. Then, we get a preview of game 4 between Pittsburgh and Washington from Josh Getzoff (Penguins Radio Network) as well as the aftermath of the Tom Wilson hit in game 3.

A complete Kentucky Derby preview with Dick Jerardi (appearance on behalf of Xpressbet.com).

Steve Jones and Shawn Carey are at the 27th Annual Truman H. Purdy Memorial Golf Tournament, live from the Susquehanna Valley Country Club in Hummel’s Wharf.  Guests- Scott Walker from State College Spikes on Coaches Versus Cancer;  Bob Buehner stops by to chat with Steve and Shawn.

Steve Jones and Shawn Carey are at the 27th Annual Truman H. Purdy Memorial Golf Tournament, live from the Susquehanna Valley Country Club in Hummel’s Wharf.  Adam Purdy stops by to be interviewed about the day.

Guest: Longtime Philadelphia Phillies public address announcer Dan Baker shares his preparation that goes into each game he does at Citizens Bank Park.

Topics: Phillies, NFL, Kentucky Derby, Pens, Vegas Golden Knights, 76ers and we’re talkin bout practice!

Guests: A breakdown of the NCAA Rice Commission report from Hall of Fame College Basketball Writer Mike DeCourcy (SportingNews.com) and Matt Leon (Newsradio 1060 KYW, Philadelphia Sports Reporter) checks in to recap the Eagles’ draft, update the Carson Wentz recovery and give a preview of the 76ers/Celtics series. Topic: Undrafted free agent signings that could make a splash and pay dividend...

Topics: Penn State players chosen in the 2018 NFL Draft including Troy Apke in the 4th round to the Washington Redskins. Guest: John McMullen (ESPN South Jersey Eagles Insider and FanRagSports.com NFL National Columnist) recaps the Philadelphia Eagles’ 2018 draft.

From earlier this week, in case you missed them, catch Steve and Jack Ham’s interviews with Nittany Lion greats Stefan Wisniewski, Michael Robinson and actor Keegan-Michael Key from the 2018 Penn State Blue White Game. Then, we wrap up the week with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones calling in to chime in about the first round of the NFL Draft.

Topic: 2018 NFL Draft Round 1 recap with running back Saquon Barkley going to the New York Giants! Guests: Penn State Football Writer Greg Pickel (PennLive.com) shares his impressions of last Saturday’s Blue-White Game plus a sports business briefing from Tony Knopp (CEO, InviteManager.com) as he talks about the concerns with future attendance at the 2018 soccer World Cup in Russia, what dri...