Steve Jones Show

Steve talks Wednesday night's NBA draft. Why doesn't NBA draft go on the road like the NFL and NHL? Who some of the top prospects are for the Hawks No. 1 pick. We talk some other players. Who might available for Philadelphia at 15. We talk a little Jim Schlossnagle taking the Texas job before we get back into some of the Big 10 players in the draft including Zach Edey.

Steve is joined by Matt Catrillo in the first segment. Matt will talk Yankees struggles, 76ers ability to make the correct draft pick, and he's out on the 76ers, the Flyers are where it is at. Also find out why Matt's youngest might have a very bright future. In the second segment, we talk the NCAA meetings and new analysts positions, then we discuss patches on college uniforms and the possibility the Nittany Lions could make 6 million $.

Neal and Steve talk a bit about Russell Wilson, then we discuss the new kickoff rule - will Justin Fields return kicks like the Madden 25 ad? What could Lamar Jackson do if he was allowed to return kicks under the new rule. How will smart teams take advantage of the new kickoff rule (Neal thinks there will be at least 3 kickoff return TDs in the opening week of the NFL regular season).

Steve talks with Neal Coolong about Russell Wilson and the new NFL kickoff rules; then we discuss John Smoltz and the MLB injury issues

Steve talks Game 7 of the Panthers-Oilers game, and some of the reasons won Game 7; then we talk Northwestern new facilities, and how the Wildcats have built to their program size in both football and basketball. We also talk the price of Northwestern's new stadium in comparison to the price of a new Beaver Stadium.

Steve talks the protesters at the Travelers' Championship and who has had a stranger 3 months than Scottie Schreffler, then we get into Caitlin Clark and the U.S. Olympic team; some Olympic talk and monetizing Beaver Stadium.

Steve and Rich cover a lot of ground. How Rich approaches writing the early magazine articles; Abdul Carter's position switch; How the running backs will be used in the new offense; How the new coaches feel after spring practice; how schools will handle the House settlement; how confident Penn State is; and NFL vs. NCAA Football

SJS Hour 1 - 06-24-2024 - High School football all-star games might be obsolete; weird NCAA rules decisions; then we discuss tonight's Game 7 matchup between the Oilers and Panthers. Then the Reading Eagle's Rich Scarcella joins the show to talk PSU football.

Jody Mac joins the show to discuss Willie Mays, and then Steve and he touch on the Phillies. Steve talks more about the Kansas City stadium deals in the second half hour

Jody Mac's Dad was the Mets GM who traded for Willie Mays, and we get Jody's reflections on Mays and a story about his 93-year old father. What made Mays so great, and how he influenced those teams. Then we talk a bit about the Phillies.

Steve is joined by Bob Nightengale of USA Today to discuss Willie Mays, last night's game at Rickwood Field, and Reggie Jackson's comments (Bob take a break to speak to Reggie Jackson); then Steve discusses taking advantage of downtime in his job to learn about history.

USA Today's Bob Nightengale join us from Birmingham, Ala. after last night's game to talk some Willie Mays..Bob has to take a call from Reggie Jackson in the middle, so we play Reggie talk from last night, then Bob returns to talk about Reggie Jackson, then we hop around the majors - the O's, the Dodgers and Mookie Betts, Phillies, the Mariners and the AL Central.

Steve Jones Show Hour 2 - 06-20-2024 - Steve talks Willie Mays' first professional HR was in Sunbury; we talk a bit about the Old Sunbury Athletics, and which moves into MLB's mistake in taking small towns out of the minor leagues. In the second hour, we talk about the decision move early signing day from football back about six weeks instead of into June.

The CDT's Jon Sauber joins the show to talk some Penn State hoops, then Steve talks some college football news that is all connected - Congress looking to pass a law to not allow college athletes to be employees and the expansion of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Jon joins the show to talk some Penn State football. Some things he gleaned from last week's press conference with James Franklin and the new coordinators. Some position groups to watch, and some players to keep an eye as summer practice starts soon.

SJS Hour 2 - 06-19-2024 - Steve talks more Willie Mays, including the Giants tribute to Mays by Jon Miller then we discuss Chiefs and Royals new stadium possibilities.

SJS Hour 1 - 06-19-2024 - Steve talks about the death and career of Willie Mays, then we discuss Penn State football before summer practice starts. New weights and the the impact of the new freshmen

Steve is joined by Neal Coolong, who talks about SPARK and his deep dive into the metric and how the Steelers use something similar. Neal talks about some of the draft picks over the last 10 years for the Steelers and how the metric helped Pittsburgh pick them. Then Neal and Steve talk about the NFL Sunday ticket lawsuit, and what it might mean. Then we talk about a New Jersey softball coach that resigned because of parents with 800 wins.

Neal talks about SPARK and his deep dive into the metric and how the Steelers use something similar. Neal talks about some of the draft picks over the last 10 years for the Steelers and how the metric helped Pittsburgh pick them. Then Neal and Steve talk about the NFL Sunday ticket lawsuit, and what it might mean.

Steve talks with Matt Catrillo, who is upset about the Phils' schedule after their trip to England and some various Eagles things. Then Steve discusses the Celtics winning the NBA title on Monday night.