Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Bucs Donovan Smith and Chris Godwin injury updates that aren't as bad as feared, Leonard Fournette in a social media battle over his block of Micah Parsons, a wild college football weekend and the Rays lose their 3rd straight giving up a 2-run homerun in the 8th in Toronto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight are in Dallas where the Buccaneers defense dominated and Leonard Fournette rushed for 127 yards to lead Tampa Bay to a 19-3 win over the Cowboys. Dallas scored on their first drive and were shutout for the remainder while Tom Brady was content to hand the ball off more than in the past. We'll get update on injuries this week on Donovan Smith and Chris Godwin who both left the game hurt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud sits down with Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David to discuss his journey to the NFL, the impact his parents have had on him, being a father for the first time and winning the Super Bowl with Tom Brady after missing the playoffs for so many seasons. Plus how Tom Brady motivates his offensive line and Wander Franco is returning tonight in New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud's exclusive interview with Buccaneers Head Coach Todd Bowles on his opportunity with this team, what he learned in New York, his influences, how he started and coaching guys like Tom Brady and Lavonte David. Plus Chris Godwin is likely a game time decision this week, Tom Brady releases a letter narrated by Morgan Freeman and the Rays complete their sweep of the Red Sox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Buccaneers Wide Receiver Chris Godwin's comments that it will most likely be his decision if he plays in Week 1, Head Coach Todd Bowles gets his college degree, Guard Shaq Mason restructures his contract, the Rays beat the Red Sox and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Great news on the Bucs front, as we get set for the week of the Season opener. Rick and Darek Sharp, filling in for Steve Versnick, go over a phenomenal opening weekend in college football especially for Florida and FSU, the Rays top the Red Sox Monday, and the Rowdies put up 6 goals as Rick was at Al Lang to witness it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud talks with Buccaneers Running Back Leonard Fournette about preparing for the season, playing with Tom Brady and his new exclusive club he's starting. Plus who would make the Buccaneers Ring of DISHOnor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about the Bucs wide receivers, special teams, Vita Vea, Mike Evans, Rays Shane McClanahan, Tyler Glasnow and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Shane McClanahan's shoulder impingement for the Rays with 1 month to play, former Buccaneer Steven White dies at age 48 and Jon Gruden comments on the emails that got him fired last year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud breaks down the Buccaneers cuts to get down to their 53-man roster including Tyler Johnson and Logan Ryan. Plus Matt Baker joins us to look ahead to College Football Week 1 with big games for Florida, Florida State and USF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers' Tom Brady being named the Top player in the NFL 100 poll, voted on by players, for the 4th time in his career. Plus the Bucs make some cuts and Serena Williams wins her first match at the US Open as she is retiring after this tournament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Tom Brady's reflective post-game comments after the Bucs 27-10 preseason game loss in Indianapolis which saw both Buccaneers centers get hurt. Plus the Rays bounce back to beat the Red Sox on Sunday, they signed Tyler Glasnow for 2 more years over the weekend, college football kicked off with Florida State winning and Nebraska losing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss this weekends College Football games in Week 0 including Florida State hosting Duquesne, Florida's new practice facility and Shaqeum Griffin announcing his retirement from the NFL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Tom Brady taking a veteran day off, the Rays beat the Angels in extra innings and your mailbag questions about the Bucs offensive line, their next QB, punt coverage, Ji-Man Choi and Shane McClanahan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Tom Brady's 2nd day back at Bucs practice, which Buccaneers will make the Ring of Honor and the Rays beat the Angels 11-1 to go 12-games over .500 for the first time this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Tom Brady's return to Buccaneers practices where he looked as sharp as he ever has, could Chris Godwin play at Dallas and who will be the starting Left Guard. Plus the Rays have won 8 out of 10 as one of the hottest teams in baseball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the expected return of Tom Brady's to the Bucs today, a rough game in Tennessee which saw Kyle Trask struggle and Aaron Stinnie lost for the season with a knee injury. Plus the Rays win 3 out of 4 from Kansas City and they are now 8 games behind the Yankees in the AL East. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is in Nashville where the Bucs and Titans wrapped up their 2 days of joint practices with a scrap. Plus Tom Brady's return date to the Bucs is not certain and we answer your mailbag questions about the Bucs Left Guard position, Rays roster, stadium plans, college football and old Sombrero stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is in Nashville where the Bucs and Titans are holding joint practices this week plus we answer your mailbag questions about the Bucs and USF 100% correct. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss why Jeff Scott is going with quarterback Gerry Bohanon at USF, how Billy Napier is recruiting at Florida and a look at his AP Top 25 ballot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 4-0 shutout of the Yankees to open their series. Plus the Bucs bring back Carl Nassib to help the pass rush and USF names Gerry Bohanon their starting QB as Timmy McClain enters the transfer portal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Bucs preseason opening loss to Miami as Kyle Trask showed well taking about 80% of the snaps. Plus Drew Rasmussen took a perfect game into the 9th inning for the Rays as they took 2 of 3 from the Orioles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the news that Tom Brady is missing the next 10 days of Training Camp for personal reasons but no one in the organization seems worried. Plus your mailbag questions about the Rays playoff chances, offense and stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Bucs first day of joint practices with the Dolphins where they got some injury scares which turned out to just be cramps. Plus your Buccaneers mailbag questions about Robert Hainsey, Jamel Dean, Jaelon Darden, post-Tom Brady plans, sports science and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Bucs storylines heading into joint practices with the Miami Dolphins this week including Robert Hainsey at center, Kyle Trask's opportunities and Tua Tagovailoa facing Tom Brady after the Dolphins tried to get him last season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud talks with Buccaneers Cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting about his mindset this season, his injury last year, Tom Brady's return and his charity event coming up this weekend. Plus the 1st College Football Coaches Poll is out and you'll never guess the top 4 teams! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick discuss Tom Brady's return to Buccaneers practice after missing some time for personal reasons, Kyle Trask appears to be struggling and the Rays walk their way to a series win over the Tigers with 27 walks in the 4 games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Darek Sharp answer followers' questions as we do each Friday in our Mailbag segment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tampa Bay Times longtime Rays beat reporter Marc Topkin joins Rick for today's show to give you a complete rundown on the current state of the squad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had planned on moving the Mailbag segment up to today but Tuesday's events warranted a course reversal. Rick Stroud had plenty to say on the Miami Dolphins getting popped for tampering with Tom Brady. Does it all explain Brady's "retirement"? Also, Todd Bowles challenged his players for getting a little too drained by the heat - although it does appear the Bucs will move inside on Brady's 45th Birthday. Leonard Fournette - shirtless - settles things up nicely with Rick, and Brett Phillips is now an Oriole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud asked the first few questions of a, let's say not-thrilled Tom Brady after Day One of padded practice. The Rays make a couple of minor trades but lose a player with major popularity, and DeShaun Watson's discipline is a little light in Rick's eyes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud goes through the top two events of the first weekend in Bucs camp, namely the team not (yet anyway) going the veteran pickup route for Ryan Jensen's replacement, and how well the wideout group is shaping up. Also the Rays add OF David Peralta ahead of the trade deadline, go 1-2 with the offense still the issue, and Darek Sharp discusses the latest in a long line of wins for the Rowdies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on why the Bucs have not gone the veteran route for a new center, running through a great-looking WR group, more offensive problems for the Rays as they slip in the standings (but pick up an OF ahead of the deadline), and Darek Sharp on the latest Rowdies' win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The last show of the week is usually reserved for your Mailbag questions, but the big injury to the Buccaneers center takes top billing, before Rick Stroud and Darek Sharp get into some of the topics on your mind as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Naturally the show is dominated by the first day of Buccaneers training camp. Rick Stroud tells you what Tom Brady's newest targets had to say, how impressive the offense looked and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the eve of Buccaneers training camp, a major wide receiver is added to the mix. Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times fellow Bucs reporter Joey Knight completely cover that move, as well as a lot of other top storylines they're watching out for as camp begins Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Perhaps the toughest injury news of a season filled with it for the Rays... both Kevin Kiermaier and Mike Zunino need season-ending surgery. Rick Stroud and Darek Sharp figure that will end both of their careers with Tampa Bay and discuss their impacts. Also Rick gets you ready for Wednesday's first Buc training camp workout, and Darek lets you know about his conversations with most of the USF football offense - and the unveiling of the team's new uniforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Darek Sharp (filling in for Steve Versnick the next two weeks) take you through reporting weekend for Buc rookies, a key addition to the USF football staff along with more Bulls notes, and how it was a tough weekend for the Rays in KC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about the Bucs roster, could Carl Nassib return, Rays trade deadline targets, Tyler Glasnow, stadium location, college football realignment and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers signing tight end Kyle Rudolph to a 1-year contract. Plus just how good will the Saints be with Jameis Winston as QB, 49ers give permission for Jimmy Garoppolo to find a trade destination and some college football realignment talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Rays' Shane McClanahan's start in the All-Star Game, Rob Manfred comments on Tampa as his perferred location for a new stadium and the worst day of the year in the sports calendar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Rays Pitcher Shane McClanahan being named the American League starter and Juan Soto wins the Home Run Derby. Plus Rob Gronkowski's girlfriend doesn't think he's done playing, Tom Brady take heat for his comments about parenting and Leonard Fournette's weight from mini-camp goes viral now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick break down the Rays 1st half which sees them 10-games-over .500 at the All-Star Break despite all the injuries. Plus the Lightning made big moves last week including locking up their core of Anthony Cirelli, Mikhail Sergachev and Erik Cernak long-term. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions 100% correct about the Bucs running backs and offensive line, which new addition will have bigger impact, why Byron Leftwich didn't get a head coaching job, how good is Kevin Cash, was signing Wander Franco a mistake, will the Rays sell at trade deadline and writers celebrating with a team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Neil Solondz from the Tampa Bay Ray Radio Network to discuss the 16 players on the IL for the Rays, Shane McClanahan's development, Corey Kluber's impact and the defensive drop this season for the team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick discuss Rob Gronkowski's most firm denial that he will return to football. Plus Matt Baker joins us for part 2 of our conversation on the rise and fall of the Big 3 college football programs in Florida and where Brett Phillips catch on Monday night ranks all-time for the Rays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker on his 3-part series documenting the rise and fall of the Big 3 football programs in the state of Florida. Matt gets into how Florida, Florida State and Miami became so dominant in the 1990s like no state has ever done before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays getting swept by the Reds as they failed to get key hits, made more base running errors and saw Wander Franco, Kevin Kiermaier and Jeffrey Springs placed on the Injured List. Plus Rick refutes a report that the Bucs are interested in Jimmy Garoppolo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about the Rays baserunning, Bucs Training Camp, Tristan Wirfs, Jason Pierre-Paul, Lightning's Nick Paul, Ryan McDonagh trade and the future of College Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick examine the Carolina Panthers trading for Baker Mayfield and how that acquisition impacts the Buccaneers in the NFC South. Plus the Lightning's schedule is out for the 2022-23 season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.