Steve Jones Show – Friday, June 2, 2017 Hour 1
Topics: Golden State tops Cleveland in game 1, this day in sports history features Babe Ruth and Ted Williams plus NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks up about “one and done” players. Guest: Penn State Field Hockey Head Coach and PA Summer Special Olympics Honorary Chairperson Charlene Morett-Curtiss.
Steve Jones Show – Friday, May 26, 2017 Hour 1
Topics: The slow countdown to the 2017 NBA Finals continues between the Cavs and Warriors, the Pittsburgh Penguins head to another Stanley Cup Final, the Philadelphia Phillies get a much needed win, Steve goes back in time with this day in sports history and he shares the perfect NBA championship formula few talk about.
Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Hour 1
Topics: Sens force game 7 vs Pens, NFL OTA’s, Ezekiel Elliott, which players stay in school or go for the NBA draft and Cavs up 3-1 over Celtics. Guest: Former Philadelphia Phillie John Kruk (CSN Philly In-Booth Analyst).
Cavs Win Thrilling NBA Finals Game 7, 93-89
By Janie McCauley OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – LeBron James cradled the shiny gold trophy and struggled to sum up what might be his sweetest championship yet, the one he is so proudly bringing home to his native northeast Ohio just as he promised to do when he returned to the Cavaliers two summers ago. Later, flanked by his three children on Father’s Day, a cigar between his lips and winning net as a necklace with the lingering stench of champagne, James began to understand the magnitude of his accomplishment for Cleveland after a half-century wait. ”I’m coming home with what…
NBA Finals: Cavs Dominate Warriors To Force Game 7
By Tom Withers CLEVELAND (AP) — From the edge of elimination to the brink of history. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have pushed the NBA Finals to their limit. Game 7 is necessary. James scored 41 points, delivering another magnificent performance with no margin for error, Kyrie Irving added 23 and the Cavs sent the finals packing for California by beating the rattled Golden State Warriors 115-101 on Thursday night to even this unpredictable series and force a decisive finale. Cleveland saved its season for the second time in four days and will head back to Oakland’s Oracle Arena…
Craig Sager Joins ESPN’s NBA Finals Game 6 Telecast
By Ananth Pandian/CBSSports.com Throughout his award-winning and prestigious career, TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager has never ever worked an NBA Finals game. But that will all change on Thursday. Sager has been battling leukemia and is undergoing aggressive treatment yet has continued to work through it, covering the playoffs for TNT. But since the Finals are on ESPN, Sager’s coverage ended with the Western Conference finals. However, in a rather unique move, ESPN has hired Sager to work Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. Sager said in a statement, “I’d like to…
Warriors Return To NBA Finals
By Matt Moore (CBS Sports) The Golden State Warriors advanced to their second straight NBA Finals Monday night with a 96-88 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. The Thunder led the entire first half and dominated in most areas of the game, but in the end, all that really mattered was Stephen Curry. Curry was back to his usual phenomenal self, hitting ridiculous contested 3-pointers. He kept hitting, and eventually the Thunder’s composure broke under the strain. Curry finished with 36 points on 7 of 12 shooting from the 3-point arc, matching…
