Steve Jones Show – Monday, July 3rd, 2017 Hour 1
Hour 1 – Topics – NBA Free Agency, JJ Redick signs with the Sixers, MLB, Phillies. Guest – Matt Leon, Sixers/Phillies, Reporter, KYW Newsradio (@MattLeonKYW)
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, June 15, 2017 Hour 1
Topics: PSU football throwback uniform, US Open golf update, Louisville basketball NCAA violations, Phillies.
Steve Jones Show – Friday, March 24, 2017 Hour 1
Topics: Sweet Sixteen, Phillies and MLB arbitration. Guest: Chris Mack (Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network).
Steve Jones Show – Thursday, March 23, 2007 Hour 2
Guest: Penn State Men’s Ice Hockey play-by-play announcer Brian Tripp. Topics: NCAA Wrestling TV ratings and a March Madness Sweet 16 preview.
PSU Men’s Ice Hockey Captures 1st B1G Crown
GoPSUSports.com – DETROIT, Mich. – Freshman Liam Folkes (Scarborough, Ontario) scored both goals including the game-winner at 6:43 of the second overtime period to lift fourth-seeded Penn State past No. 2 Wisconsin, 2-1, in the Big Ten Tournament Championship from Joe Louis Arena. Penn State becomes the fourth different winner in the four years of the tournament, but the first to win three games in three days to capture the crown. The Nittany Lions improve to 24-11-2 on the year and earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. This also marks sixth conference regular season or tournament championship for…
PSU Wrestling NCAA Champions…AGAIN!
GoPSUSports.com – ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team left no doubt to its dominance, rolling to a perfect 5-0 record in the 2017 NCAA Championship finals. The stunning run capped off Penn State’s team title performance in St. Louis’ Scottrade Center. Penn State, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, claimed its sixth NCAA team title in the last seven years, its second straight and its seventh overall. The Nittany Lions won the title with a school record 146.5 points, 36.5 points ahead of second place Ohio State. Oklahoma State was third with 103.0….
Big Ten Responds To Brandon Smith Ejection
BTN.com – The Big Ten Conference has issued a statement regarding Brandon Smith’s ejection in the Nittany Lions/Wolverines game at Ann Arbor: During Saturday’s Penn State at Michigan football game, a Penn State defensive player was ejected for targeting with 14:55 remaining in the second quarter. We do not find fault with the flag that was thrown by the on-field officials as they are instructed to prioritize player safety when making calls. Targeting occurs when a player takes aim at an opponent, whether the crown of the helmet is used to make forcible contact to the head or neck area…
SU Football Violates NCAA Rules
By Jennifer Wakeman/Newsradio 1070 WKOK – SELINSGROVE – Susquehanna University has reported a major NCAA violation involving two alumni and a member of the football team. Following a lengthy investigation, SU found alumnus Nick Lopardo paid the tuition bill of a member of the football team in 2015. Administration became suspicious in August 2015, after the player’s overdue tuition bill was paid the same day that alumnus, Joe Palchak, a member of the Board of Trustees, inquired about the status of the student’s bill. Interviews were conducted, but no conclusive evidence was found. In February 2016, Lopardo mentioned…
PSU Wrestling Back in BJC
GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State wrestling team, winner of five of the last six NCAA and Big Ten titles, has announced the date and opponent of the 2016-17 BJC Dual. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s Nittany Lions will host Lehigh on Sunday, Dec. 4. The time is to be announced. With the increasingly high demand for Penn State wrestling tickets, the Nittany Lions have wrestled at least one dual meet in the Bryce Jordan Center in each of the last three years (two last year). The Lion/Mountain Hawk battle will mark the second time that Sanderson and the Lions…
Court Says No to $5000 for College Players
CBS Sports.com – In a significant opinion from the Ed O’Bannon case, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision that NCAA rules restricting payment to college athletes violate antitrust laws, but determined a federal judge erroneously allowed players to be paid up to $5,000 per year in deferred compensation. “The NCAA is not above the antitrust laws, and courts cannot and must not shy away from requiring the NCAA to play by the Sherman Act’s rules,” the three-person panel wrote. “In this case, the NCAA’s rules have been more restrictive than necessary to maintain its…
