Steve Jones Show

Guest: Sports columnist Dieter Kurtenbach (The Mercury News) has an NBA Finals preview and shares how it’s like covering Golden State and its stars.

Phillies/Dodgers great pitching matchup to wrap up series, Stanley Cup Final series tied heading to DC and Usain Bolt has an Olympic gold medal taken away. Guest: Stephen Bardo (Big Ten Network and FS1 College Basketball Analyst) and Steve discuss players and their future plans, whether it’s the NBA or staying in school, including former Penn State point guard Tony Carr.

Guests: Penn State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Patrick Chambers checks in to share information on who will join his coaching staff as well as the big Coaches Vs. Cancer (www.cvcpennstate.org) events this week. Then, we wrap up the show, learning more about the social media problems for the Philadelphia 76ers’ Brian Colangelo with Matt Leon (Newsradio 1060 KYW).

On declaration day, Steve has the latest college basketball news as more players decide to stay in the NBA draft or choose to go back to school. Guest: Dan Devine (NBA Writer, Yahoo! Sports) joins the show to preview Cleveland/Golden State, facing off for the 4th straight year in the NBA Finals.

Topics: Tom Wilson, Anthony Rizzo and Phillies. Guest: Pete Jensen (NHL Network and NHL.com) breaks down game 1 in Vegas and what the Caps will need to focus on to even the Stanley Cup Final.

Topics: Warriors/Cavs chapter 4 begins Thursday, uneventful Indy 500, this day in sports history and more!

Guests: Reporter Kim Jones (NFL Network) returns to discuss Saquon Barkley plus the Christian Hackenberg trade to Oakland. Then, we head into the holiday weekend with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones!

Topics: NBA Playoffs moves to game six in both conference finals. Guest: Phil Savage (www.philsavagefootball.com) sheds great light on players leaving college too early for the NFL and the problems it’s giving select power 5 conference programs.

Guest: Ryan Snyder (Blue/White Illustrated Recruiting Analyst on www.bwi.rivals.com) calls in regarding the latest list of blue chip high school stars that will continue their football playing days at Penn State.

Topic: NFL and the National Anthem. Guest: Oklahoma State Cowboys Radio Network play-by-play announcer Dave Hunziker joins us to discuss the two Cowboys, wide receiver James Washington and quarterback Mason Rudolph, that were drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Guests: Chris Solari (Michigan State Beat Writer, Detroit Free Press) returns to our show for a discussion on the $500 million allocated to the victims of Larry Nassar. Then, we wrap up the show with Mark Wogenrich (Penn State Football Beat Writer, Allentown Morning Call). Mark broke the story in late April on the biggest challenge Matt Millen has ever faced.

Guests: Jourdan Rodrigue (Carolina Panthers Beat Writer, Charlotte Observer) joins Steve to discuss the selling of the Panthers to Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner David Tepper. Then, it’s a Stanley Cup Playoffs chat and Capitals/Lightning Game 7 preview with Sean Leahy (NBC Sports NHL Writer on www.ProHockeyTalk.com).

Guest: Joe Starkey (93.7 The Fan, Pittsburgh) calls in to discuss the Pirates’ very good start to their 2018 season. Topics: WWE, Michigan State and former Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg is traded from the New York Jets to the Oakland Raiders.

Topics: Phillies, NBA Playoffs and E-sports. Guest: Kenny Albert (NBC Sports/Westwood One Radio NHL play-by-play announcer) shares what he’s witnessed during the Vegas Golden Knights’ inaugural season as their quest for the Stanley Cup continues.

Guest: Penn State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Patrick Chambers calls in to talk about the feedback he’s received regarding Tony Carr’s appearance at the NBA Combine plus next week’s Coaches vs Cancer event (www.cvcpennstate.org).

Topics: Phillies, Caps/Lightning, latest NFL news, Peter King’s final MMQB column, Matt Millen, Monday practice at the Indy 500 and we check average attendance numbers at MLB stadiums so far this season.

A complete Preakness Stakes preview with Dick Jerardi (appearance on behalf of xpressbet.com) and we wrap up the week with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones!

Guest: Neil Best (New York Newsday sports writer) on sports betting.

Topic: making the jump from college to pro. Guest: Jason Sobel (Senior Golf Writer, ActionNetwork.com) talks about Tiger Woods moving the needle in his sport, The Players and PGA Championships moving to different dates next year plus with legal nationwide betting now on the horizon, shares how the PGA can and will reap the benefits and profits.

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.