The FAN Morning Show wraps up the first show of 2025 with Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning focused on some concerns for a couple of local Toronto sports teams in the Maple Leafs and Blue Jays. The hosting pair start by looking at the Leafs' upcoming schedule and which players play a key role, especially in the absence of Auston Matthews. B&B welcome on Sportsnet’s own Luke Fox to weigh in on the captain’s injury, who the preferred back-up netminder is to Joseph Woll, what the defence needs to get back on track and what the team could be looking at as we inch towards the NHL trade deadline. To close today’s show, the morning duo bring on MLB Network’s Adnan Virk to dive further into the Blue Jays' offseason and the inability to bring in any marquee free agents (25:40). The trio discuss who they missed out on, what it tells us, who is left to chase and how the organization should look at extending both Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette.

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On hour two of The FAN Morning Show, Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning delve into where the Leafs sit right now regarding goaltending and how it has fallen off a bit since Anthony Stolarz’s injury. B&B continue the conversation and welcomes former Leafs’ GM, now hockey host & analyst, Gord Stellick. The trio look at the absence of Matthews, the importance of some of their secondary scorers like Matthew Knies & Bobby McMann and Mitch Marner continuing to step up in the captain’s absence. They close on the World Juniors and the play of Easton Cowan. At the backend of this hour, the morning duo touch on topics like the Raptors’ “ethical tank”, College Football’s OT setup and the NFL heading into its final week of the regular season (33:47).

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Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning kick off the New Year of The FAN Morning Show by checking in on their holidays before diving straight into the Toronto Maple Leafs who are still without their captain Auston Matthews on the ice. B&B also look at how this affects Toronto’s window to win and what it could mean for this year’s playoff push. They also dive into Mitch Marner dominating without Matthews and what that means. In the back, at the end of the hour, the morning pair turn their attention to the Blue Jays offseason who again missed out on a few marquee names over the holidays that chose other destinations in free agency (27:40).

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The FAN Morning Show goes into its final hour of the day with Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning looking back at a full weekend of NFL action. They start with the defending champion Chiefs, who got another big conference win on Saturday, as they try to lock up the number one seed. Trey Wingo, host of the Alternate Routes podcast, discusses how the playoff picture is taking form, Kansas City's path to a three-peat, what teams could challenge them the most, and what limits the Bills from taking them down. They also look at some of the divisions up for grabs and if the Falcons quarterback change could help the team win the NFC South. To end today’s show, the morning duo turn their attention back to the Maple Leafs ahead of an afternoon all-Canadian game against the Winnipeg Jets alongside Nick Kypreos (28:55)! The host of Real Kyper and Bourne gives his thoughts on Auston Matthews' injury, the fear that in may linger long term and if it could make him a target for other teams now. The trio also chat about how it could impact what the Leafs do at the trade deadline and just how much is at stake for Toronto's brass come April, before diving into the drama surrounding the Vancouver Canucks and two of their superstars.

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On hour two of The FAN Morning Show, Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning continue with the Leafs talk with former Leafs’ GM, now analyst and host, Gord Stellick. The trio get into the Matthews re-injury and what concerns are there, the secondary scoring and how the team is up putting it in the net in 5-on-5 play but also how they need to be as they seem to be giving up more goals. In the back end of the hour, the morning twosome turn their attention to the Blue Jays after Vlad Guerrero Jr.’s appearance on a recent podcast went into detail about the extension offers that Toronto has given him (31:40).

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Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning kick off The FAN Morning Show by looking at the Leafs weekend which had both an ugly win and maybe an even uglier loss. The hosting duo tackles a list of topics like the team’s goaltending with Matt Murray in the mix and Auston Matthews getting re-injured with no timetable for return. They also look around the NHL to delve into some other big stories around the league that includes a Matt Rempe suspension and a Canucks beef between JT Miller & Elias Pettersson that has gone public. They also took some time to get into the latest Raptors loss, which was close again despite poor play from their superstar Scottie Barnes and a busy weekend in the NFL with some playoff implications (35:50).

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The Fan Morning Show goes into its final hour of the week talking some hockey and baseball. Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning start again with the local Toronto NHL team that has a back-to-back this weekend starting in Buffalo tonight; the hosts debate if we could see Matt Murray take the crease for the ‘blue & white” and return to the NHL for the first time since April of 2023.  B&B bring on hockey insider Frank Seravalli (5:09) of Daily FaceOff for his theory and thoughts on the best way for the Leafs to proceed in this stretch of the schedule after having to put Anthony Stolarz on IR earlier this week. The trio then look around the League and dive into some of the moves made before the holiday hiatus and movement pause as well as what teams could be active once its lifted. The a.m. pair then turn their attention to the latest around Major League Baseball starting with Sammy Sosa issuing an apology acknowledging “mistakes” he made. Why now? Does anyone care? What recognition is he seeking? Hear what the two hosts think. B&B then bring on another friend of the show in Adnan Virk (29:26) of MLB Network & NHL Network. The trio discuss everything from drones, to Monday Night Hockey in Edmonton, the MLB free agent market, Pete Alonso’s value on it, why Nolan Arenado would block a trade to the Astros and the current exchange rate.

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On hour two of The FAN Morning Show, Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning start on the NFL and look simultaneously at the standings and schedule to discuss what matchups mean the most this weekend and what they’re looking forward to. The hosting duo welcomes Charles Davis of the NFL on CBS as well as NFL Network. The trio delve into whether they should be surprised the Chiefs are willing to play Patrick Mahomes at the risk of getting hurt more and how important it is to them to lock up that number one seed in the AFC. Then the morning pair turned their attention to MLB offseason where the Blue Jays were the subject of the latest by one of baseball’s biggest insiders (33:21).

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Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning kick off The FAN Morning Show on the Raptors and how the team continues its ethical “tank” with Scottie Barnes back in the lineup as they drop a game to another bottom team in the Nets. Next, the hosting pair turn their attention to the NFL and recaps last night's Thursday nighter. To close the hour, the morning duo dives into the Leafs and expectations for trades this season ahead of the deadline (27:33).

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The FAN Morning Show hits its final hour of Thursday. Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning kick it off with some more Leafs talk. They look at the upcoming schedule for Toronto, wonder about the deployment of their goaltenders and if sitting atop the Atlantic division gives them any leniency on how to approach it. The hosting duo welcome on their “Leafs historian” Damien Cox to join the conversation and ask if the top line of Matthews-Nylander-Marner is the most talented assembly he’s seen. They also get into the goaltending situation, how much of a workload to give Joseph Woll and if we should expect to see Matt Murray back at some point soon. B&D also take some time to discuss his writing career as the day marks 40 years since his first piece for Toronto Star. A special treat to end today’s show as the FAN a.m. boys are joined by 12 year MLB vet, Kevin Keirmaier. B&D check in to see if KK really is retired and what life after a playing career could entail as well as his career; being a defensive specialist, playing for two A.L. East teams, his time in Toronto, ending it with a super talented team like the Dodgers and going out as a World Series Champ. 

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On hour two of The FAN Morning Show, Ben Ennis & Brent Gunning look at the standings as they sit tied atop the Atlantic Division with the defending Stanley Cup champs. B&B turn their attention back to Toronto’s NHL team and welcomes on writer of the weekly Leafs Notebook on Maple Leafs Hotstove, Anthony Petrielli. The trio discuss last night’s win in Dallas, how long these new lines will stay together, their current special teams and goaltending deployment. They weigh in on what seems to be the difference from last season and what areas need some improvement down the stretch of the season and into the playoffs (25:18).

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