Steve Jones Show

Guests: Phil Steele (College Football Preview) with an outstanding view of the upcoming 2017 season and Roxy Bernstein (Pac-12 Network).

Topics: Pittsburgh Pirates slump, Penn State at number 6 in the preseason Coaches Poll and this day in sports history.  Guest: Mike Conti (Sports Radio 92.9 The Game/Atlanta).

We put college football in the spotlight this hour with Dave Hunziker (Oklahoma State football play-by-play announcer) and Dave Revsine (Big Ten Network).

Topics: Pete Rose, Tuesday night’s crazy Cleveland/Boston game and the death of Ara Parseghian.  Guest: Steelers beat writer Ray Fittipaldo (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) checks in from training camp at St. Vincent College.

Topics: John Urschel NFL retirement, CTE, college football practice/preparation, soccer popularity in America and Los Angeles gets the Summer Olympics in 2028.

Topic: MLB trade deadline. Guests: Matt Leon (KYW/Philadelphia) covers the Phillies and football.  Also, Kurt Badenhausen (Senior Editor, Forbes) and Steve discuss the world’s most valuable sports franchises plus the possible revenue the August 26th Mayweather/McGregor fight will generate.

We finish our “Best Of Week” with authors Jim Miller (“Those Guys Have All The Fun: Inside the World of ESPN”) and John U. Bacon, who wrote a book with ESPN’s John Saunders before his 2016 death. (“Playing Hurt: My Journey From Despair To Hope”).

Topics: Phillies, Pirates, Steelers and Pitt Panthers.  Also, we wrap up our “Best Of Week” this hour with Former Penn State basketball star and newest member of the Washington Wizards, Tim Frazier plus baseball talk with ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian.

This hour in “Best Of Week” features “Keeper of the Cup” Philip Pritchard plus New York Times writer and author Richard Sandomir (“Pride of the Yankees”) gives us a behind the scenes look at how the 1942 movie and Gary Cooper accurately portrayed Lou Gehrig.

Topics: Former Penn State offensive lineman John Urschel retires from football and former Bucknell basketball great Mike Muscala resigns with the Atlanta Hawks.  Also, our “Best Of Week” continues with Chuck Hixson (PhillyBaseballInsider.com) plus Phillies 2017 1st round draft pick and current Williamsport Crosscutter Adam Haseley.

We replay two of the best interviews in the history of our show…Steve’s conversations with Rick Neuheisel (College Football Analyst, CBS Sports) and author of “42 Faith: The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story,” Ed Henry (Chief National Correspondent, Fox News).

Our “Best Of Week” keeps going as we discuss the Steelers and the PGA with Gerry Dulac (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) plus minor league baseball with Mitch Rupert (Crosscutters Beat Writer, Williamsport Sun-Gazette).

Shawn tees up the “play-by-play call of the day” and sports bozo.  Our “Best Of Week” rolls on with replays featuring Steve’s interviews from earlier this year.  We spoke with Peter King (TheMMQB.com and Sports Illustrated) prior to Super Bowl 51 and “The Ol’ Two-Niner” Phil Bourque (Analyst, Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network) joined us following the...

Big Ten Football Media Days are happening in Chicago with Head Coach James Franklin addressing reporters.  Also, “Best Of Week” continues as we replay Steve’s interviews with Penn State football great Steve Smear and NBC Olympics Track Analyst Ato Boldon.

From September 2016, during the celebration marking the 50th anniversary of Joe Paterno’s first game as Penn State Head Coach, we have a replay of Steve’s rare interview with football legend Mike Reid.  Then, we take a look at where Penn State sports are going with Athletic Director Sandy Barbour.

Our “Best Of Week” begins with Steve interviewing Penn State’s very own “Mike The Mailman” on his retirement day (April 1, 2016) and we discuss baseball with Richard Justice (MLB.com).

Guests: Bob Nightengale (MLB Writer, USA Today) and we wrap up the week with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones.

Topics: Selinsgrove Little League qualifies for states, Hugh Freeze, OJ Simpson and Texas high school football.

The business of sports in a conversation with InviteManager/Spotlight Ticket Management CEO Tony Knopp.

Topic: OJ Simpson granted parole.  Guest: Kurt Badenhausen (Senior Editor, Forbes). Steve and Kurt discuss the world’s most valuable sports franchises plus the possible revenue the August 26th Mayweather/McGregor fight will generate.

Guests: John U. Bacon, author of a new book with the late John Saunders of ESPN, “Playing Hurt,” and Sports Illustrated Executive Editor Jon Wertheim talks about networks’ rights fees.

Steve is at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport.  Topics: Penn State Football, this day in sports history, ABA/NBA merger, Bobby Bonilla, and Peter King’s MMQB All-Time Draft.

Guests: Frank Bodani (Penn State Football Writer, York Daily Record) and Jessica Marksbury (Associate Editor, GOLF.com).

Topic:  Penn State Football 2017 Lift For Life. Guest: Neal Coolong (NFL Writer, USA Today/The Steelers Wire).

Guests: Kyle Porter (Golf Writer, CBS Sports) and we wrap up the week with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones.