ESPN’s Tim Bontemps looks ahead to tonight’s Raptors-Celtics matchup with Bob McCown and John Shannon [11:22]; and the first hour concludes with Morning Read’s Gary Van Sickle on Tiger Woods’ return to Torrey Pines to start off the 2019 golf season [33:05]. Richard Deitsch joins the show in the second hour as co-host and he and Bob invite former Oakland Raiders’ CEO and current NFL analyst Amy Trask on the program to discuss Sarah Thomas, the first female referee to work an NFL playoff game and the current state of the Raiders franchise [56:48]. Later, Tennis Canada CEO Michael Downey stops by in-studio to discuss the Canadians in the field at the Australian Open, and how he forecasts them performing as the year goes on - can Eugenie Bouchard regain her past form in 2019 [1:15:51]? In the final hour, Bob and Richard are joined by regular contributor Bob Ryan and get his thoughts on the current state of both the Boston Celtics ahead of tonight’s clash with the Raptors [1:29:42], and the New England Patriots before they face the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium for the AFC Championship game. Then, Jemele Hill of The Atlantic discusses her latest piece on Donald Trump’s treatment of black athletes throughout his presidency [1:59:27].

Greg Millen of the NHL on Sportsnet joins Bob McCown and John Shannon to start off the show - were Maple Leafs’ fans justified booing Jake Gardiner last night(11:25)? The show then moves west to Calgary as Flames GM Brad Treliving speaks about his team’s recent play that has them atop the Pacific division(31:07). Could players like Fred McGriff and Larry Walker soon be inducted into Cooperstown? Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi tells Bob and Richard Deitsch who he voted for on his ballot and what went into his decision-making(56:31). Following Shi, the show heads to Melbourne where Tennis Canada’s Tom Tebbutt is covering the Australian Open. He updates us on the Canadians in the tournament, and also discusses Andy Murray’s final appearance down under(1:17:14). Elliotte Friedman looks ahead to the NHL trade deadline to start the third hour(1:33:16), and former NFL executive Andrew Brandt shares the secrets behind interviewing potential head coaches; what are teams looking for and what questions are they asking?

The one and only Donald S. Cherry joined Bob McCown and John Shannon to discuss some of the top stories around the NHL; notably the Maple Leafs’ goaltending and John Tavares’ performance so far this season(10:12) . Then, the hour concludes with Toronto Raptors broadcaster Paul Jones who recapped Sunday’s double overtime win over Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards(33:45). Richard Deitsch slides-in as co-host in the second hour, then he and Bob are joined by Hockey Night in Canada’s Jim Hughson who shared his thoughts on Saturday’s Maple Leafs-Bruins game – could things have been different with Frederik Andersen in-goal instead of Michael Hutchinson?(56:21) Then, Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand discusses ESPN’s new TV deal with the CFL, and if we will see more gambling segments in upcoming major sports broadcasts( 1:16:44). The third and final hour features Sportsnet / ESPN’s Dan Shulman who weighed-in on the Blue Jays parting ways with catcher Russell Martin, and also provided analysis on the best Canadian hoops players in the NCAA(1:33:33). The show’s last guest is former NFL executive Michael Lombardi who broke down this past weekend’s divisional round playoff games!

Bob is joined by Stephen Brunt, Arash Madani and John Shannon for this edition of the round table.

In the first hour of PTS on Thursday, Bob McCown and John Shannon first discuss the Leafs' power play with the team's radio voice Joe Bowen (12:32) before talking future CBA bargaining with NHL agent Allan Walsh (33:43). The second hour starts with Sportsnet's own Brian Burke joining Bob and Stephen Brunt in-studio to talk about some of the hot teams in the NHL right now (45:21), then check in with MLB Network's Jon Morosi on when he expects Bryce Harper and Manny Machado to sign (1:13:40). The last hour guests include NFL Insider Don Banks giving his take on the Divisional round of the playoffs as well as the latest coaching hires in the League (1:31:49) and then the Washington Post's Des Bieler discusses Kyler Murray's pending decision to choose either the NFL or MLB for his professional future (2:00:29).

Bob McCown and John Shannon talk to The Star's Doug Smith on Vince Carter's latest return to Toronto (14:05) and Forbes' Maury Brown on MLB hitting record gross revenues for a 16th consecutive season (31:26). In the second hour, Bob and Stephen Brunt talk to Chris Johnston on how coaches can help revamp a team in the NHL (57:14) and then Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson on if sports gambling could come to Canada at places like racetracks (1:19:21). The last hour guests include two Toronto coaches; first Nick Nurse of the Raptors checks in on his team's play of late (1:30:34) and then Blue Jays new bench coach Dave Hudgens on what he sees his role being on the team (2:00:10)

Bob McCown and John Shannon are joined by Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports to recap Clemson's stunning win over Alabama in the National Championship game (16:14); and legendary NHL head coach Scotty Bowman to discuss the Maple Leafs' recent play and more from around the NHL (31:44). In the second hour, Stephen Brunt slides in as co-host and he and Bob are joined by ESPN's Jeff Passan who shares the latest information on where Manny Machado and Bryce Harper are headed in free agency (56:11); and then by Yahoo! Sports' Terez Paylor who broke down the latest head coaching hires in the National Football League, and looked ahead to this weekend's playoff matchups (1:17:56). The show concludes with Elliotte Friedman of the NHL on Sportsnet who broke down who could be dealt ahead to the NHL trade deadline, and discussed the future of the CBA talks between the league and players (1:30:26); and Toronto Raptors' radio voice Eric Smith - tonight's game vs. Atlanta is the first time Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard will see the floor together since December 9th (2:03:28).

Bob is back in on Prime Time Sports he starts the show out with John Shannon. Their guests are Jim Hughson (12:31) and Jets coach Paul Maurice (30:41). After that Stephen Brunt joins Bob for the rest of the show. They are joined by Bob Ryan (55:48), Alvin Williams (1:16:18), Doug MacLean (1:30:42 ) with Bob Nightengale closing out the show.

Bobcat is away so Jeff Blair hosts this edition of Prime Time Sports. It's the first Friday Round Table of 2019 and Jeff is joined by Arash Madani, John Shannon, and Prime Time Sports regular Richard Deitsch. They talk about the Kawhi Leonard-Demar DeRozan saga and the Raptors recent struggles, Troy Tulowitzki offically signing with the Yankees and his time with the Blue Jays, Team Canada's elimination from the 2019 World Juniors Championship, the issues with modern day All-Star Games, and Wild Card Weekend as the NFL playoffs kick off.

Jeff Blair hosts, Arash Madani and Richard Deitsch co-host: MLB Network's Brian Kenny on the 10 year anniversary of the network and the Yankees decision to bring in Troy Tulowitzki (12:06) and Don Banks of The Athletic previews NFL Wild Card Weekend and discusses what the Steelers should do with the disgruntled Antonio Brown (33:22), Spurs reporter for The Athletic Jabari Young sizes up tomorrow's Spurs vs Raptors tilt (56:26), Sportsnet soccer host James Sharman on Tim Bezbatchenko's reported departure from Toronto FC for the president gig in Columbus (1:17:22), Toronto Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins on Tulo heading to New York and the additions of Matt Shoemaker and Clayton Richard (1:46:10) and NHL Network's Billy Jaffe on how things look in the NHL Eastern Conference as we kick off 2019 and the NHL All Star rosters as they are revealed (2:04:32)