Final hour of the week for The FAN Morning Show has Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning looking towards the future. They start with the Paris 2024 games, previewing the Canadian men’s basketball team’s final group game today. They head to France to check in with a couple of people on scene covering and watching them play. B&B start with Nabil Karim, reporter for NBA TV and the NBA on TNT, who is currently for CBC on their Olympic coverage (2:28). The trio discuss how good Canada has looked; who has really stepped up and impressed as well as what the ultimate ceiling is for this squad. After that, they check in with Raptors’ broadcaster & Canada Basketball board of directors member, Paul Jones, who has also been taking in the Games live (14:30). They go over the scenarios that face Canada in the next round and what best case is for them in trying to bring home a medal. The trio also look at the carry over effect a strong performance in the Olympics can have on a player heading into their next NBA season (looking specifically at the Raptors’ RJ Barrett). To close out the week, B&B turn their attention back to Jays. This time their focus is the return and assets they got at the deadline; they welcome on Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline for his thought on which players acquired have the biggest upside and ability to be Major League contributors (29:00). They look at how improved the Blue Jays farm system is post-deadline.

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The FAN Morning Show continues with its second hour with Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning turning their attention to the Blue Jays, who are back in action in New York for a weekend series against the Yankees. The boys start by asking what questions this team needs answered by the end of the season, before ranking the eight former Jays that were traded away this week in terms of who they’re cheering for to have success with their new club. They continue the baseball talk with Sportsnet 590’s own and former big leaguer, Kevin Barker (24:00)! The host of Blair and Barker weighs in on Toronto's approach to extending Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and what it will take for the Jays to get back on track to compete in 2025. The hour ends with the daily "Wake and Rake" looking at the Jays’ series opener against the Bronx Bombers tonight.

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Friday's edition of The FAN Morning Show with Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning tips off with thoughts on the Canadian Men’s Basketball Team as they close out their group play today with a game against Spain. They talk about their confidence in watching the team at these Games and the importance of point differential, before getting into head coach Jordi Fernández's mentality facing off against his home country. The duo also takes some time to discuss Shai Gilgeous-Alexander; if he’s replaced Giannis Antetokounmpo as Masai Ujiri's ultimate dream to bring to Toronto. In the back end of the hour, the boys turn their attention to football and the Hall of Fame Game last night which kicked off the NFL preseason and gave us our first look at the new "dynamic kickoff" (34:50). Later on, they weigh in on Nathan Rourke and discuss if the Canadian QB should give up on his NFL dream.

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The FAN Morning Show's final hour has Ben Ennis & Sam McKee back to baseball. The duo starts on the Jays, their future along with that of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. They discuss if Toronto has any choice but to re-sign their superstar especially with promises to compete in 2025 and where that leaves the organization with Bo Bichette. B&S bring on MLB Network’s Adnan Virk to weigh in on the topic and get his thoughts on what Jays’ GM Ross Atkins did at the deadline (9:50). The trio discuss the position the team is in after the deals, heading into the offseason and the faith fans should have in the general manager righting the ship. After that the morning pair turn their attention back to what was the story of the last 24 hours: the Canadian women’s soccer team who seemed to do the impossible and advanced in spite of the heavy sanctions placed on them. For this chat, Ben & Sam welcome on former Canadian national player, Craig Forrest (29:10). The now host on Footy Prime the podcast weighs in on what the women had to overcome and how incredible it has been watching them as well as the scandal as a whole and the fallout from leaked emails released yesterday in relation to the controversy. The trio discuss how it could have been handled better and what it means for Canada Soccer moving forward.

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The FAN Morning Show continues into its second hour of the day with Ben Ennis and Sam McKee diving into the Olympic Games. They discuss what attending and medaling means to certain athletes compared to their regular competition, before getting you set for today's action in Paris featuring Summer McIntosh, Corey Conners and Félix Auger-Aliassime. The hosts head to France and check in with CBC's Devin Heroux, who shares his impressions from his first week around the Canadians and dives into some of the spectacular performances we’ve seen thus far. The trio focus in on Summer McIntosh and her stardom at these games, already going for her third medal on Day 6. Later, Sportsnet’s own Adam Stanley stops by to preview Olympic golf and what's ahead for Canadians Corey Conners and Brooke Henderson specifically (21:20). The hour ends with the daily "Wake and Rake" looking at NFL Futures and current Super Bowl odds with the Hall of Fame game taking place tonight.

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The FAN Morning Show today has Ben Ennis joined by Sam McKee. The pair start on the Canadian women’s soccer team who advanced at Paris 2024 despite their six-point deficit to start the Olympic Games. The guys talk about how emotionally invested they are now in this team after the scandal and discuss if, maybe retrospectively, it was a good thing for the players and fans alike to be “all in”. The morning duo then take some time to look at the latest in the controversy with the appeal being denied and inside emails being leaked, as well as what this means for Bev Priestman and John Herdman. In the back end of the hour, the boys give you a guide to watching the rest of the Blue Jays' season by ranking the things they’re most excited to see play out down the stretch (31:20).

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The final hour of The FAN Morning Show is almost entirely focused on the Blue Jays. Ben Ennis and Daniele Franceschi start by reporting on the recently announced ruling of the Canadian Women’s Soccer Team’s appeal, and the hosts react to the news. Are they surprised it was dismissed? Find out. After that, it's all about the Blue Jays as the pair connect with Sportsnet insiders Shi Davidi and Ben Nicholson-Smith in Baltimore. Shi leads off by joining Ben and Daniele to reflect on the deals made by Toronto, particularly the job done by GM Ross Atkins in unloading expiring contracts and other players he signed this past offseason (3:00). The trio examines what the Jays’ front office has learned from this past season's disappointments and discusses how they might address issues previously overlooked. Next, the morning duo transitions from Shi Davidi to Ben Nicholson-Smith (27:46). With the co-host of the At The Letters podcast, Ben and Daniele dissect the trade market and whether the Jays made out well. Could they have gotten more by shopping a pitcher like Chris Bassitt? You'll be interested in the answer. To close, the trio looks at the organizational future: how both Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fit into it, as well as the potential cost to extend and keep both. Do Jays fans want both back after this season?

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On hour two of The FAN Morning Show, Ben Ennis & Daniele Franceschi continue to dissect the Blue Jays trade deadline. They focus on the return assets the team got in dealing with eight of their players. B&D then dive into the biggest needs for the Blue Jays this offseason and if GM Ross Atkins has learned from the past to address them at whatever cost necessary. At the back end of the hour, the morning duo head to France to check in with Dan Shulman (24:46). The trio get into how impressive the Canadian Men’s team was yesterday in their victory over Australia and where it leaves them sitting at 2-0 so far at the Games.

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