I've asked this before, but after hearing it again on Sunday, it seems nothing has changed. Can someone please, please explain why whenever 680 does a sports story outside of their regular :15 and :45 updates, they insist on putting background music behind it? 

It does not add anything to the piece, it's actually quite distracting and as longtime producer, I can tell you there is absolutely no reason at all for it to be there. They don't do it for any other kind of voicer, and the song they use is usually an instrumental of some kind that has zero relevance to the topic at hand. (In this case, the one I heard was something about the Leafs' NHL pre-season kicking off.)

I would truly love an explanation for this. It doesn't fit and they just keep doing it. There has to be a reason. I'd love to know what it could possibly be.