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Jeff Blair Show episodes

  • July 4: Jose or Edwin?
    Michael Traikos co-hosts: Jose Bautista gets a warm welcome back to Rogers Centre (1:03); Sportsnet's Shi Davidi on Bautista's return, Marco Estrada's early exit, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s big night for the Blue Jays (8:58); Who do Blue Jays fans miss more: Jose Bautista or Edwin Encarnacion? (29:57); SNY/Islanders Point Blank's Chris Botta discusses the Islanders' off-season, and what we could expect Lou Lamoriello to do in the wake of John Tavares' departure (46:01); Sportsnet's John Molinaro on England's win over Colombia, and looking ahead to the World Cup quarterfinals (1:13:00); NBC Sports Bay Area's Ray Ratto on the Warriors' addition of DeMarcus Cousins, and whether NBA Commissioner Adam Silver would ever intervene over Golden State having too good of a roster (1:32:04); Sportsnet's John Shannon on the Erik Karlsson trade speculation out of Ottawa (1:59:46).
    2 hr 11 min
  • July 3: The Maple Leafs get John Tavares
    Michael Traikos co-hosts: Jeff & Michael delve into the John Tavares signing, and its implications on the Maple Leafs (0:52); How does the Tavares signing rank among the Leafs' other big moves over the decades? (24:31); Maple Leafs great Wendel Clark on the Tavares signing, and on his son Kody being drafted by the Washington Capitals (44:57); Sportsnet's Craig Forrest on a wild weekend at the World Cup, and previewing Tuesday afternoon's England-Colombia match (57:33); Indy 500 winner Will Power ahead of next weekend's Honda Indy Toronto (1:14:48); Hockey Hall of Famer Willie O'Ree on his latest honour, and on the NHL's work on growing diversity within the game of hockey (1:29:18); St. Michael's College Athletic Director (and former Oshawa Generals GM/Head Coach) Chris DePiero discusses his history with John Tavares, and his reaction to seeing Tavares sign with the Maple Leafs (1:44:35); The USA Today's Jeff Zillgitt on a wild weekend of NBA free agency, which included LeBron James joining the Los Angeles Lakers, and DeMarcus Cousins linking up with the Golden State Warriors (1:58:53).
    2 hr 10 min
  • June 29: Free agency weekend!
    George Rusic & Sheri Forde host: TVA Sports NHL Insider Renaud Lavoie on the John Tavares sweepstakes, and other pre-Free Agency storylines (8:17); "At The Letters" co-host Ben Nicholson-Smith on the Blue Jays' Pearce trade, and looking ahead to the Canada Day weekend series against the Tigers (32:48); Raptors broadcaster Paul Jones on NBA free agency and this weekend's FIBA qualifiers for Team Canada (45:31); "Tim & Sid" co-host Sid Seixeiro on the World Cup, including the bizarre tiebreak that sent Senegal home, England's "winning" loss to Belgium, and Portugal and Argentina's hopes of advancing to face each other in the quarterfinals (1:09:10).
    1 hr 26 min
  • June 28: Hockey talk heats up
    George Rusic & Sheri Forde host: The John Tavares watch continues (1:50); Sportsnet's Sr. hockey writer Chris Johnston on the Tavares sweepstakes and other pre-free agency storylines (8:13); Sportsnet soccer scribe Peter Galindo on Germany's elimination from the World Cup, and previewing the final day of Group Stage matches (31:31); The Sporting News' Sean Deveney on the latest from the NBA, including Paul George opting out in Oklahoma City, and the Lakers' dogged pursuit of a Kawhi Leonard trade (45:04); Blue Jays Central host Jamie Campbell on the Jays' loss in Houston, and looking ahead to the Canada Day weekend series with the Tigers (57:36); The Buffalo News' Mike Harrington on yesterday's Sabres-Penguins trade, the Ryan O'Reilly trade rumours, and the buzz surrounding Rasmus Dahlin in Buffalo (1:14:41).
    1 hr 25 min
  • June 27: The Tavares watch continues
    George Rusic hosts: ESPN's Greg Wyshynski discusses the John Tavares sweepstakes, along with the rest of free agency, and the new Hockey Hall of Fame class (4:15); Sportsnet's John Molinaro discusses Argentina's World Cup survival (29:18); Sportsnet's Arden Zwelling discusses the Blue Jays' series in Houston, including Ryan Borucki's MLB debut and Josh Donaldson's injury setback (44:20); 'Aces' co-host Tom Tebbutt discusses the announcing of the Wimbledon seeds, including the much-discussed placement of Serena Williams at 25th in the women's field (1:00:34); Verizon IndyCar Series driver Max Chilton discusses his season thus far, and the differences between oval and road racing (1:15:31).
    1 hr 26 min
  • June 26: The Leafs make their pitch
    NHL.com's Mike Zeisberger on the John Tavares sweepstake (7:54); Sportsnet's John Molinaro on Spain, Portugal and Argentina not looking like soccer powers at the World Cup (32:32); Blue Jays TV voice on the team's exciting win over the Astros, Ryan Borucki starting tonight, Josh Donaldson's trade value (45:08); Raptors TV voice Matt Devlin on Dwane Casey winning NBA's Coach of the Year Award (1:17:20).
    1 hr 26 min
  • June 25: Tavares has his list
    George Rusic & Sheri Forde host: Sportsnet's Jeff Marek discusses John Tavares' looming free agency and the list of teams he's considering, and Saturday's blockbuster Flames-Hurricanes trade (4:48); Sportsnet's James Sharman recaps the World Cup weekend, and looks ahead to the third set of round robin matches (25:51); Blue Jays Central's Joe Siddall on the Jays salvaging a split in Anaheim, and Major League Baseball officially giving Roberto Osuna a 75-game suspension (47:26); Sportsnet 960 The FAN's Rob Kerr on Flames-Hurricanes trade (1:16:53).
    1 hr 27 min
  • June 22: Draft day!
    George Rusic & Sheri Forde host: CHL on Sportsnet's Sam Cosentino takes a look at what could be in-store in tonight's first round (7:19); NHL on Sportsnet's John Shannon discusses the possibility of player movement this weekend (20:10); Raptors radio analyst Paul Jones breaks down Thursday night's NBA Draft, which was a quiet affair for the Raptors (33:45); "At The Letters" co-host Arden Zwelling discusses Thursday's Blue Jays loss in Anaheim, and Aaron Sanchez's early exit due to a finger injury (44:44); Sportsnet.ca's Peter Galindo discusses the latest World Cup action, including a Brazil's late winning flourish against Costa Rica, and gets George even more pumped up for Friday's Serbia-Switzerland match (57:14); Toronto Argonauts GM Jim Popp discusses his squad ahead of Saturday's home opener (1:12:17).
    1 hr 26 min
  • June 21: Happ's trade value keeps rising
    George Rusic & Sheri Forde host: Baseball Toronto's Keegan Matheson discusses the Blue Jays' recent play, and whether we're nearing the end of Happ's time in Toronto (5:47); George & Sheri debate Taylor Hall's Hart Trophy win (26:42); The Sporting News' Chris Stone previews Thursday's NBA Draft (44:34); NHL Network's Brian Lawton discusses what the NHL Draft's like for a front office (55:24); Sportsnet's Craig Forrest on the latest at the World Cup, including his thoughts on the controversial VAR (1:12:33); We discuss the retention of a lawyer by the B.C. Lions fan who trespassed on the field before being leveled by Lions S Marcell Young (1:20:26).
    1 hr 23 min
  • June 20: More struggles for the Blue Jays
    Rob Wong hosts: Sportsnet's Shi Davidi on the Blue Jays off of a tough loss to Atlanta (3:08); Yahoo! Sports Insider/Co-Host of "Pull Up w/ C.J. McCollum" Jordan Schultz discusses the breaking Dwight Howard/Timofey Mozgov trade between the Nets & Hornets, and previews Thursday's NBA Draft (28:18); Postmedia News' Michael Traikos looks ahead to tonight's NHL Awards, and discusses the fallout from the Mike Hoffman trades and the Senators' continued mishaps (46:40); Sportsnet's John Molinaro discusses the latest from the World Cup, including an unimpressive win from Portugal over Morocco (1:13:02).
    1 hr 27 min

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