Steve Jones Show

Dave Jones of Pennlive.com joins the show for maybe his final appearance. Dave is retiring at the end of the month. We start with Dave's impression of Steve and get rolling from there. Dave's influences from throughout his career. Hear a Bobby Knight story and a Joe Paterno story. Dave also give some thoughts about the state of college sports.

SJS Hour 1 04-08-2024 - Steve talks with Dave Jones of Pennlive.com who is retiring after 40 years in the newspapers business. It starts with Dave's Steve impersonation and gets better from there. Steve then talks the women's national championship game.

Nate Bower, Blue-White Illustrated, looks at the 2024-25 Nittany Lions Basketball team and the Transfer Portal. Mike Poorman from State College.com gives his thoughts on Penn State's Spring Practice.

Jim Jackson joins Steve to talk about the Flyers making a run to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Mike DeCourcy from the Sporting News on the Final Four.

SJS Hour 2 - 04-04-2024 - Steve talks some more about the super conference, and there is a lawsuit for back NIL $ in Northern California. We talk the Final Fours, then the King joins the show

SJS Hour 1 0404-2024 - Steve wants to know if your excited for Monday's eclipse. Then we discuss the A's temporary move to Sacramento, some Final Four talk and then we discuss the Athletic's article on the 80-team Super Conference for football

Mike Poorman joins the show to discuss spring practice. What he sees from Andy Kotelnicki, the maturity of some of the Penn State players, and getting to talk to Julian Fleming for the first time. Tom Allen's effect on the defense

Flyers play-by-play broadcaster Jim Jackson joins the show to discuss the Flyers. We take an overview of a surprising season Broad Street and balancing a playoff berth with the franchise's long-term goals. What is Flyers coach John Tortorella really like? What is the coach's message to the Flyers over the last few games of the season?

SJS 04-03-2024 - PSU professor Mike Poorman joins us to talk Penn State spring practice and The Suit and Steve have a reunion over the final half hour and talk some Indy Car, Phillies some other things

SJSHour 1 - 04-03-2024- NBC Philadelphia's Jim Jackson joins the show to discuss the Flyers and a playoff berth, then Steve talks one-year ago in the Big Ten and the Pat Fitzgerald case against Northwestern

Neal joins Steve talk some Steelers and NFL Free agency. Does what the Steelers did in free agency change what Neal thinks Pittsburgh needs in the draft? Where do the Steelers look to in the draft. Then Steve and Neal take a look at some of the other free agency signings they like around the NFL.

SJS Hour 2 04-02-2024 - Steve talks with Neal Coolong about the Steelers free agency and draft plans, then touches on a couple of different teams that did well in free agency. Then Steve discusses the busy next two weekends in the Sports World. Both Final Fours, The Blue White Game and the Masters are all in the next two weekends.

SJS Hour 1 04-02-2024 - Steve talks with Matt Catrillo about the Eagles trading Hasson Reddick, and is Howie Roseman betting too much on himself? Then Matt talks the Washington Post story on Kim Mulkey. Then Steve talks the LSU-Iowa game and are is ESPN taking the Caitlin Clark love over the top?

Mike joins Steve to discuss all the Final Four Teams. How hard is it to officiate Zach Edey? the difference in Braeden Smith and Fletcher Loyer from Purdue. What took so long for N.C. State to get good. Can Alabama take out UConn? Mike also gives us an underrated part of the Huskies

SJSHour2-04-01-2024 - Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News and Big Ten Network joins us to talk all the Final Four teams (Purdue, N.C. State, Alabama and UConn). Then Steve talks some of the surprises in the basketball transfer portal from Big Ten Schools

Nate returns to the show to discuss Penn State's men's basketball. What the offseason will look like, the balance between recruiting and the transfer portal; covering the transfer portal; then we dive into the perception of the Penn State football

SJS Hour 1 04-01-2024 - Nate Bauer of on3.com/Blue White Illustrated joins the show to talk PSU men's hoops and some spring practice. Then Steve discusses the upcoming Final Four.

USA Today's Bob Nightengale joins us from L.A. with his thoughts on the Shohei Ohtani story and an overview of the Dodgers seasons. Steve and Bob talk Yankees, Phillies and Mets. Who does Bob think is the best team in the NL (it's not the Dodgers)?

SJS Hour 2 - 03-29-2024 - Steve talks with USA Today's Bob Nightengale about a variety of MLB storylines including Shohei Ohtani, the Yankees, the Phillies and the Mets. Then Steve breaks down Friday night's Sweet 16 games.

The Philadelphia Inquirer's Scott Lauber joins the show to gives us an overview of the Phillies upcoming season: the stability of the team and the few new faces on the team; Bryce Harper's back and his adjustment to first baseman (still playing the position for less than a year); the Phillies bullpen; Trea Turner in his second year; and getting off to a better start in 20204