Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Hour 1
Topics: Phillies begin 3 game set at Wrigley, place your bets in Delaware, 49ers legend Dwight Clark dies, NFL top plays of all time plus the Phillies draft Alec Bohm with 3rd overall pick in MLB Draft. Guest: Reid Forgrave (NBA Writer, CBSSports.com) checks in from Cleveland to preview game 3 between the Cavs and Golden State.
Steve Jones Show – Monday, June 4, 2018 Hour 2
Topics: Our play-by-play call of the day; Stanley Cup Final Game 4; can the Cavs get at least a game in the NBA Finals; the Phillies continue to struggle on offense; the Yankees may boycott ESPN over a Sunday Night Baseball scheduling conflict; At The Memorial over the weekend, Rory McIlroy shared interesting thoughts on how the USGA sets up golf courses and we wrap up the show wondering if John Beilein will leave Michigan for the Detroit Pistons?
Durant Leaves OKC; Joins Golden State
By Cliff Brunt/OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Kevin Durant is joining All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson with the Golden State Warriors. Durant announced his decision on The Players’ Tribune. He can’t officially sign until July 7. His decision has been the most highly anticipated move of the summer. The 2014 MVP and four-time scoring champion led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA Finals in 2012, and to the Western Conference finals in four of the past six years – and he’s only 27. He recovered from a broken bone in his right foot that cost him much of last…
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…
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…
