Today callers once again discussed President Biden's mental state, tonight's debate and election issues. Also on topic was crime and illegal immigrants.

Neal joins the show to discuss the NFL and Direct TV Sunday Ticket settlement, then a little on the stadium renovations in Jacksonville

Steve is joined by Neal Coolong in the first segment to discuss the NFL Sunday ticket settlement; then Matt joins the show to discuss the 76ers and Yankees.

Pocono Raceway president Ben May join the show in the first segment to discuss all things about next week's race: purchase tickets at poconoraceway.com use promo code: Ben; Then we talk last night's United State's Men's Soccer team loss and elimination from Copa America.

Pocono Raceway Ben May joins the show to talk to us about next weekend's Pocono Race; some of the packages available; things the Raceway does on non-raceway weekends; where to get tickets...use promo code: Ben if you use poconoraceway.com for tickets

We talk the 76ers signing of Paul George, and why we both think it's not the signing to put the 76ers over the hump, but also don't have any better ideas. We also talk about team building in the NBA

We kick off July with some preseason talk about the 2024 College Football Season with Phil Steele (get his magazine at Barnes and Noble, Books A Million or philsteele.com); then the second segment we cover the different logistics of switching Conferences

Phil Steele joins the show to cover some college football. A preview of the new look Big Ten. What he thinks of Penn State this season. Oklahoma and Texas in the SEC. Some sleeper teams in the 12-team College football playoff

Steve talks the NBA Draft, and how the Dream Team is a big reason for all the foreign players in the draft. Edey proved Steve wrong and went No. 9, then we talk Bronny James being a 2nd round pick, and what it really means

State College.com and Penn State professor Mike Poorman joins the show to talk the business of college football. They talk the House settlement, and title 9; the value of patches and private equity in college sports. Steve and Mike have a wide-ranging and interesting conversation.

Steve talks the investigation into hazing at Northwestern and the amount of $ paid to come up with something everybody already knew; then State College.com's and Penn State professor Mike Poorman joins the show to talk the business of college football.

Steve talks Wednesday night's NBA draft. Why doesn't NBA draft go on the road like the NFL and NHL? Who some of the top prospects are for the Hawks No. 1 pick. We talk some other players. Who might available for Philadelphia at 15. We talk a little Jim Schlossnagle taking the Texas job before we get back into some of the Big 10 players in the draft…

Steve is joined by Matt Catrillo in the first segment. Matt will talk Yankees struggles, 76ers ability to make the correct draft pick, and he's out on the 76ers, the Flyers are where it is at. Also find out why Matt's youngest might have a very bright future. In the second segment, we talk the NCAA meetings and new analysts positions, then we discu…

Neal and Steve talk a bit about Russell Wilson, then we discuss the new kickoff rule - will Justin Fields return kicks like the Madden 25 ad? What could Lamar Jackson do if he was allowed to return kicks under the new rule. How will smart teams take advantage of the new kickoff rule (Neal thinks there will be at least 3 kickoff return TDs in the op…

Steve talks with Neal Coolong about Russell Wilson and the new NFL kickoff rules; then we discuss John Smoltz and the MLB injury issues

Steve talks Game 7 of the Panthers-Oilers game, and some of the reasons won Game 7; then we talk Northwestern new facilities, and how the Wildcats have built to their program size in both football and basketball. We also talk the price of Northwestern's new stadium in comparison to the price of a new Beaver Stadium.…

Today we heard a report from CBS Political Reporter Hunter Woodall about today's Primaries and the bitter divide shaping up among Democrats in New York State. He also discussed the Primaries in Utah and Colorado. Callers also continued the talk of gun violence.

Steve talks the protesters at the Travelers' Championship and who has had a stranger 3 months than Scottie Schreffler, then we get into Caitlin Clark and the U.S. Olympic team; some Olympic talk and monetizing Beaver Stadium.

Steve and Rich cover a lot of ground. How Rich approaches writing the early magazine articles; Abdul Carter's position switch; How the running backs will be used in the new offense; How the new coaches feel after spring practice; how schools will handle the House settlement; how confident Penn State is; and NFL vs. NCAA Football…

SJS Hour 1 - 06-24-2024 - High School football all-star games might be obsolete; weird NCAA rules decisions; then we discuss tonight's Game 7 matchup between the Oilers and Panthers. Then the Reading Eagle's Rich Scarcella joins the show to talk PSU football.

Jody Mac joins the show to discuss Willie Mays, and then Steve and he touch on the Phillies. Steve talks more about the Kansas City stadium deals in the second half hour

Jody Mac's Dad was the Mets GM who traded for Willie Mays, and we get Jody's reflections on Mays and a story about his 93-year old father. What made Mays so great, and how he influenced those teams. Then we talk a bit about the Phillies.

Steve is joined by Bob Nightengale of USA Today to discuss Willie Mays, last night's game at Rickwood Field, and Reggie Jackson's comments (Bob take a break to speak to Reggie Jackson); then Steve discusses taking advantage of downtime in his job to learn about history.

USA Today's Bob Nightengale join us from Birmingham, Ala. after last night's game to talk some Willie Mays..Bob has to take a call from Reggie Jackson in the middle, so we play Reggie talk from last night, then Bob returns to talk about Reggie Jackson, then we hop around the majors - the O's, the Dodgers and Mookie Betts, Phillies, the Mariners and…

Steve Jones Show Hour 2 - 06-20-2024 - Steve talks Willie Mays' first professional HR was in Sunbury; we talk a bit about the Old Sunbury Athletics, and which moves into MLB's mistake in taking small towns out of the minor leagues. In the second hour, we talk about the decision move early signing day from football back about six weeks instead of in…

The CDT's Jon Sauber joins the show to talk some Penn State hoops, then Steve talks some college football news that is all connected - Congress looking to pass a law to not allow college athletes to be employees and the expansion of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Jon joins the show to talk some Penn State football. Some things he gleaned from last week's press conference with James Franklin and the new coordinators. Some position groups to watch, and some players to keep an eye as summer practice starts soon.

Today callers discussed the usual issues of Trump and Biden and dementia, Biden Supporters vs. Trump Supporters, and Trump and Biden and the Economy while in office. But the big topic was putting the Ten Commandments in schools.

SJS Hour 2 - 06-19-2024 - Steve talks more Willie Mays, including the Giants tribute to Mays by Jon Miller then we discuss Chiefs and Royals new stadium possibilities.

SJS Hour 1 - 06-19-2024 - Steve talks about the death and career of Willie Mays, then we discuss Penn State football before summer practice starts. New weights and the the impact of the new freshmen

Steve is joined by Neal Coolong, who talks about SPARK and his deep dive into the metric and how the Steelers use something similar. Neal talks about some of the draft picks over the last 10 years for the Steelers and how the metric helped Pittsburgh pick them. Then Neal and Steve talk about the NFL Sunday ticket lawsuit, and what it might mean. Th…

Neal talks about SPARK and his deep dive into the metric and how the Steelers use something similar. Neal talks about some of the draft picks over the last 10 years for the Steelers and how the metric helped Pittsburgh pick them. Then Neal and Steve talk about the NFL Sunday ticket lawsuit, and what it might mean.…

Steve talks with Matt Catrillo, who is upset about the Phils' schedule after their trip to England and some various Eagles things. Then Steve discusses the Celtics winning the NBA title on Monday night.

Today callers continued the discussion on guns and mass shootings. Is it true that a legally-owned machine gun has never been used in a crime? Also discussed the upcoming debates and Trump and Biden's states of mind.

Steve talks tonight's NBA Finals, and team building, then we talk the upcoming NBA TV Deal and what WBD might do with the upcoming NBA TV deal

The Inquirer's Scott Lauber joins the show after a tough road trip to England, Boston and Baltimore and how to the Phils bounce back. Trea Turner returns tonight (Monday against San Diego), how big is that for the Phillies. They talk some starting pitching and the umpiring.

Steve talks the end of the U.S. Open, and Rory didn't talk to media after missing the two short putts. Steve mentions that Greg Norman and Phil Mickelson talk after tough majors losses. Then the Philadelphia Inquirer's Scott Lauber talks the Phillies.

The best of the Steve Jones Show with Ray Didinger on the NFL and Sean Fitz of on3.com looking at Penn State Football.

Best of the Steve Jones Show with Jody MacDonald on Gerry West and the Phillies, plus Neal Coolong looking at the Pittsburgh Steelers OTAs.

Gerry Dulac joins us from Pinehurst No. 2, the site of this year's U.S. Open to give us a little preview of the course and field, and some talk about today's first round and some contenders to watch this weekend.

Steve talks the Big 12 becoming the first conference to take private equity money and what it could mean. The company that is investing in the Big 12 as well. Then Gerry Dulac joins us to talk the U.S. Open golf tournament.

MLB.com Todd Zolecki's tells us all about the Phillies. What he thinks will happen with Realmuto's injury? The starting pitching staff and what it makes it so great. Will other teams copy the Phillies approach to building their staff? Check out Todd's podcast with Rueben Amaro, Jr. and Jim Salisbury on The Phillies Show where ever you get podcasts.…

ESPN's Tim Kurkijan joins the show to discuss all things MLB. We talk the Phillies, J.T. Realmuto, the Orioles and the O's farm system along with the Dodgers, Juan Soto and the Yankees, plus some things that surprised Tim so far this season.

ESPN's Tim Kurijan joins us in the opening segment to discuss all the happenings in MLB baseball, then Todd Zolecki's catches us up on all the happenings on Phillies.

Today callers discussed Donald Trump and Hunter Biden in court, the border, and if Trump regains the White House will he destroy the Constitution?

Jody and Steve tackle a lot of topics - Jerry West, J.T. Realamuto and what the Phillies should do at catcher for the next few weeks if anything...the Phils clubhouse and some NFL talk in the final few minutes

Steve talks some U.S. Open, the course and Lee Trevino, then Jody MacDonald joins the show to talks some Phils and the NFL.

Dick Jerardi joins the show to talk Jerry West after his death on Wednesday. West's legacy as a player, person and a general manager of an NBA team. Dick and Steve then talk a bit about Dan Hurley's decision to stay at UConn and some summer impressions of the Penn State men's game.

It's a Jerry West heavy first hour after his death earlier on Wednesday. Steve gives his thoughts on his legacy and career, then Dick Jerardi joins us to discuss Jerry West, Dan Hurley and Penn State Men's hoops.

Steve and Neal discuss Mike Tomlin's 3-year extension use that into a talk about Tomlin and why his players love him so much. Then in the second segment, by the numbers Caitlin Clark doesn't deserve the Olympic berth, but is the U.S.O.C. missing a major marketing opportunity.