Friday 5/31/19 Hour 1 – Topics: Penn State Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Tournament recap, NBA Finals Game 1 reaction. Guests: BTN’s and Penn State basketball alumni Jon Crispin and his brother, Joe.
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.
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?
Topics: Giants sweep Phillies, Serena withdraws from French Open due to injury and media coverage scrutinized at the NBA Finals. Guest: Mr. College Football, Tony Barnhart (SEC Network and college football writer at TMGcollegesports.com) joins Steve to discuss the current player transfer rule in the SEC; will kickoffs eventually be eliminated in college football; will student athletes get paid; will collegiate athletics allow students going pro to return to school/team if they wish and have eligibility remaining.
Topics: NBA Finals game 1, Phillies split series in Los Angeles and we learn Penn State Basketball’s opponent in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Also, Steve took part in Penn State’s annual Coaches vs Cancer golf tournament and spoke with Big Ten Network hoops analyst Shon Morris.
On declaration day, Steve has the latest college basketball news as more players decide to stay in the NBA draft or choose to go back to school. Guest: Dan Devine (NBA Writer, Yahoo! Sports) joins the show to preview Cleveland/Golden State, facing off for the 4th straight year in the NBA Finals.
Topics: Another Golden State NBA title and Big Ten basketball. Guest: Mike Conte (Sports Radio 92.9 The Game/Atlanta) recaps the NBA Finals and reveals if the Falcons have moved on from Super Bowl 51.