Bob McCown returns to PTS and is joined by co-host Joey Vendetta for the first hour; the two are joined by the Bay Area’s Ray Ratto breaking down the Golden State Warriors latest slide and turmoil (11:37), then OSEG President talks about his REDBLACKS going back to the Grey Cup for the third time in five years (33:00). John Shannon steps in to co-host the final two hours with Bob; the two begin by looking at the 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot with the Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan (57:45) and then break down what got the Raptors back into the win column with analyst Leo Rautins (1:19:48). The final hour begins with guest Jim Hughson of the NHL on Sportsnet looking around the League especially at what a good defenseman is in today’s game (1:32:21) before diving deeper into the Baseball HOF ballot with Fangraph’s Jay Jaffe, who weighs in on if Mariano Rivera could be the first unanimous vote getter and if Roy Halladay will get in on his first year (2:02:25).

Jeff Blair is in for Bob, he starts the show off taking your calls. Before being joined by John Shannon, Richard Deitsch and Stephen Brunt for the Friday roundtable (44:14)

Jeff Blair guest hosts PTS today and is joined by co-host Postmedia's Michael Traikos for the first hour. Sportsnet's own Cassie Campbell-Pascall to discuss becoming the first women on the Hockey Hall of Fame's selection committee [10:27] before Jeff and Mike dive into Traikos' new book "The Next Ones: How McDavid, Matthews and a Group of Young Guns Took Over the NHL" examining how the League has become a young man's game. Blair's THE LEDE podcast co-host Stephen Brunt then comes in to co-host the rest of the show with Brian Burke also stopping by in-studio to talk about Calgary voting NO in regards to bidding for the 2026 Olympic Games as well as the Leafs cap situation [44:00]; then Don Banks checks in for his weekly NFL hit previewing Week 11 starting tonight and talk about where Le'Veon Bell's future could take him [1:06:04]. In the last hour, MLB.com's Richard Justice weighs in on what Rob Manfred's contract extension means for the game of baseball's future [1:31:46] and finally Raptors' radio broadcaster Paul Jones phones in from Boston to discuss Dwane Casey's return to Toronto, getting the win against his former team and previews tomorrow's big showdown with the Celtics [1:59:49].

With Bob McCown off, Jeff Blair hosts and is joined by co-host Postmedia's Michael Traikos in the first hour; the two talk about the start of the Leafs west-coast road-trip with Marc Savard (17:19) and the talk to Ben Nicholson-Smith about how long it will take for the Orioles to be competitive in the A.L. East now that they've added Mike Elias and Sig Mejdal to their front office (32:15). It's THE LEDE for the final two hours as Stephen Brunt jumps in to co-host the rest of the show with Jeff Blair. The second hour has Raptors tv voice Matt Devlin discussing Dwane Casey's return to Toronto (56:20) and CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie on how he plans to build CFL 2.0 (1:17:03). Then in the final hour, Maclean's Jason Markusoff breaks down "How Calgary outgrew their Olympic dream" for 2026 with with a clear ‘NO’ vote in yesterday's plebiscite (1:31:30) and the show closes with Glenn Healy discussing what can be expected next in the Leafs-Nylander saga (1:58:40).

Bob McCown is joined by co-host Shi Davidi for the first hour; the two talk to Canadian speed skater Denny Morrison on why he supports the Calgary 2026 Olympic bid (13:30) and Tampa Bay Times Marc Topkin on who should win MLB’s managers of the year award as well as if there’s anything else we should know about new Jays skipper Charlie Montoyo (32:30). Stephen Brunt then comes in to co-host the rest of the show and the two discuss the Leafs West Coast road trip that starts tonight against the Kings with Chris Johnston (59:25) and Rogers’ own Phil Lind comes in-studio to tell us about his new book "RIGHT HAND MAN", how the company came purchase of both the Blue Jays and Sportsnet as well as why the Bills in Toronto series wasn’t a success (1:14:45). In the last hour, Toronto Star’s Doug Smith joins them to talk about the Raptors’ first home loss, Dwane Casey’s first trip back as the opposition and other drama around the NBA (Carmelo Anthony and Draymond Green) (1:31:06), then Sportsnet’s Arash Madani checks in from Calgary on how today’s plebiscite is going and the sense he is getting from being there (2:00:35).

Bob McCown is joined by co-host Shi Davidi for the first hour; the two talk to Canadian speed skater Denny Morrison on why he supports the Calgary 2026 Olympic bid (13:30) and Tampa Bay Times Marc Topkin on who should win MLB’s managers of the year award as well as if there’s anything else we should know about new Jays skipper Charlie Montoyo (32:30). Stephen Brunt then comes in to co-host the rest of the show and the two discuss the Leafs West Coast road trip that starts tonight against the Kings with Chris Johnston (59:25) and Rogers’ own Phil Lind comes in-studio to tell us about his new book "RIGHT HAND MAN", how the company came purchase of both the Blue Jays and Sportsnet as well as why the Bills in Toronto series wasn’t a success (1:14:45). In the last hour, Toronto Star’s Doug Smith joins them to talk about the Raptors’ first home loss, Dwane Casey’s first trip back as the opposition and other drama around the NBA (Carmelo Anthony and Draymond Green) (1:31:06), then Sportsnet’s Arash Madani checks in from Calgary on how today’s plebiscite is going and the sense he is getting from being there (2:00:35).

Shi Davidi co hosting from 4 to 5 PM and Stephen Brunt from 5 to 7 PM: Vegas Golden Knights GM George McPhee on a slow start for his team in year 2 (1:28), Shi Davidi on where some marquee MLB free agents may be heading (31:22), Bob Ryan from the Boston Globe drops by to talk about the Jimmy Butler trade and Week 10 in the NFL (56:48), Jon Morosi of MLB Network on the market for free agent Bryce Harper (1:15:56), Jim Hughson from Hockey Night in Canada on the 2018 Hockey Hall of Fame Class (1:31:22) and the Isabelle Khurshudyan joins to discuss her piece on video games and how they are impacting relationships within NHL teams and dressing rooms (2:03:06)

It's Friday, so that means Bob McCown is taking your calls! Bob tackles a variety of subjects including Mitch Marner's importance to the Maple Leafs, the Toronto Argonauts, the lack of enforcers in the NHL, and Scotty Bowman's successful career (03:01). Then, the roundtable assembles as Stephen Brunt, Elliotte Friedman, and John Shannon join Bob in-studio to recap all of the week's top stories (45:41)!

Hockey talk in the first hour of PTS as co-host John Shannon joins Bob McCown in-studio and the two talk to former president and GM of the Vancouver Canucks, Mike Gillis, on what he would do differently if he became an executive in the NHL again (12:45); as well as radio voice of the Leafs, Joe Bowen, as he gets ready to go into the Hockey hall of Fame on Monday (33:06). Co-host Stephen Brunt checks in for the rest of the show as him and Bob are first joined by Brian Burke who joins them in-studio to discuss physicality in the NHL today as well as if the League should expand the number of playoffs teams (45:00) followed by Anthony LeBlanc, founding member of the Maritime Football Limited Partnership, on the dream to bring the CFL to Halifax (1:18:30). Last hour has Don Banks previewing Week 10 of the NFL (1:32:27); and Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole given his take on what if Floyd Mayweather was really conned by RIZIN and if the fight will happen (2:01:50).

It's Friday, so that means Bob McCown is taking your calls! Bob tackles a variety of subjects including Mitch Marner's importance to the Maple Leafs, the Toronto Argonauts, the lack of enforcers in the NHL, and Scotty Bowman's successful career (03:01). Then, the roundtable assembles as Stephen Brunt, Elliotte Friedman, and John Shannon join Bob in-studio to recap all of the week's top stories (45:41)!