Steve Jones Show – Friday, April 5, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: Phillies begin interleague play, Vanderbilt hoops has a new head coach, Browns sign former Steeler, longtime women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell in hot water at North Carolina plus it’s NCAA Men’s and Women’s Final Four weekend! Guest: NHL analyst Bob Grove takes a look at the Pittsburgh Penguins as the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin next week!
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Hour 2
Guest: United States Basketball Hall of Fame Writer Dick Jerardi (Basketball Analyst, Penn State Sports Network) joins his broadcast partner, Steve, to discuss “one and done,” the Final Four and the NIT semifinals in New York City.
Steve Jones Show – Monday, April 1, 2019 Hour 2
Topics: Phillies, Red Sox, North Carolina women’s basketball, Premier League, Liverpool, Chelsea, March Madness, Final Four, Duke, Zion Williamson, Michigan State, Virginia, Auburn and Texas Tech.
Steve Jones Show – Monday, April 1, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: Penn State Spring Football, a fantastic Elite 8 weekend, why older teams are better for the NCAA tournament and “one and done” in college basketball. Guest: Baseball Analyst Jason Rollison (DKPittsburghSports.com) joins Steve out of the gate in the MLB season to look back on the Pirates’ minimal moves during the off season.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Hour 2
Guests: National College Football Writer Dennis Dodd (CBSSports.com) joins us to dive into the Tate Martell transfer from Ohio State to Miami and whether this really opens up “free agency” in the sport. Â Then, we wrap up the show as play-by-play announcer Brandon Gaudin (BTN / Westwood One Radio Network) checks in from Louisville, prior to the Sweet 16 matchups. Brandon and Steve recap Duke’s Sunday night escape over UCF plus give previews of Purdue/Tennessee as well as Oregon/Virginia in the South region on Thursday night.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: NCAA Sweet 16 matchups, NFL meetings and the pitfalls of instant replay. Guest: Dana O’Neil (Senior Writer, The Athletic) is back to share details on her latest long form write-up in The Athletic on Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura and how he’s treated in Japan compared to the USA. Dana also breaks down the big factors that teams will need to focus on, in order to move into this weekend’s Elite 8. And, we finish the hour with breaking news on Nebraska firing Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Miles.
Steve Jones Show – Monday, March 25, 2019 Hour 2
Guests: Kerry Miller (National College Basketball Writer, BleacherReport.com) was courtside for the Duke/UCF second round match matchup and we get a recap on how the Blue Devils escaped plus Kerry and Steve have ideas to improve the use of instant replay. Then, Michigan State reporter Chris Solari (Detroit Free Press) returns to the show to share how Tom Izzo and the Spartans survived a challenging two-week run to get to the Sweet 16.
Steve Jones Show – Monday, March 25, 2019 Hour 1
Topics: Ally McHugh wins first Penn State swimming NCAA title, Nittany Lions claim 8th national wrestling championship in 9 years and celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti was caught attempting to extort more than $20 million from Nike. Guest: Penn State writer Ben Jones (StateCollege.com) and Steve discuss the opening weekend of the hoops tournament, the Nittany Lions falling one goal short at Notre Dame in the Big Ten Championship game and an update on Spring football as the Blue/White quickly approaches!
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Hour 2
Guests: Ken Pomeroy (kenpom.com) returns to the show to discuss the brackets, the good and not so good of March Madness. Then, we wrap up the show as Senior Editor Neal Coolong (TouchdownWire.com) joins us to kick around the Steelers selections in free agency and which positions will they focus on next month at the NFL Draft.
Steve Jones Show – Monday, March 18, 2019 Hour 1
Guests: United States Basketball Hall of Fame Writer Dick Jerardi (Analyst, Penn State Sports Network) calls in to discuss the brackets, which teams deserve number one seeds, if St. John’s deserved to get in the tournament, Villanova losing 4 starters from last year’s championship team and receiving an automatic bid, and who Dick has going to the Final Four in Minneapolis. Then, we wrap up the show with sports writer Neil Greenberg (Washington Post) to get his thoughts on how good of a job the committee did putting the brackets together and on Michigan State getting a 2 seed in…
