Steve Jones Show

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.

Topics:  Pittsburgh Pirates and Tim Tebow.  Guest:  Paul Alexander (AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh).

Topics: NBA Summer League, Cubs get Quintana from White Sox and Vin Scully’s brilliant ESPY Icon Award speech.

Topics: Penn State, Wimbledon, ESPYs, Vin Scully, Mike and the Mad Dog 30 for 30.

Topic: World’s most valuable sports teams.  Guest: Former Penn State basketball star and newest member of the Washington Wizards, Tim Frazier.

Topics: MLB in Williamsport, NBA Summer League, MLB All-Star Game, NFL ad revenue and Penn State men’s basketball releases non-conference schedule.

Topics: 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics, Miami Marlins and Penn State Football. Guest: Williamsport Crosscutters Beat Writer Mitch Rupert (Williamsport Sun-Gazette).

Topics: Mayweather/McGregor and B1G Football Media Days.  Guest: Penn State Football Beat Writer Bob Flounders (PennLive).

Guests: Phillies 2017 1st round pick and current Williamsport Crosscutter Adam Haseley plus ESPN college football reporter Adam Rittenberg.

Topics: Aaron Judge, NBA Summer League, Mike and the Mad Dog ESPN 30 for 30 special.  Guest: Matt Leon (Newsradio 1060 KYW/Philadelphia).

We discuss boxing and begin the weekend with Steve’s brother Kevin Jones.

Topics: Penn State football’s 25th year in the Big Ten, this day in sports history, Phillies, Terry Francona and athletes’ marketability.

Guest: New York Times writer and author Richard Sandomir (“Pride of the Yankees”) gives us a behind the scenes look at how the movie and Gary Cooper accurately portrayed Lou Gehrig’s retirement speech on July 4, 1939.

Topic: Yankees, Adam Haseley and this day in sports history.  Guest: Author Jarrett Van Meter discusses his book, “How Sweet It Is,” on the mystique of Kentucky high school state championship basketball.