Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud is joined by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 who is leaving the business to join Habitat for Humanity. They discuss covering Tampa Bay sports and the life of a reporter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick are joined by Tampa Bay Times Lightning Beat Writer Ed Encina to discuss the Lightning's 4-game sweep of the Panthers, how good is Andrei Vasilevskiy and which matchup would be best next round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning completing a 4-game sweep of the Panthers as Andrei Vasilevskiy stops all 49 Panthers shots and Bolts advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the 6th time in 8 seasons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 3-0 series lead against the Panthers as Nikita Kucherov is making unworldly plays and Andrei Vasilevskiy has been fantastic. Plus the Rays have a rough weekend in Baltimore as they blow 2 leads to lose in extra innings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions 100% correctly about the Lightning's chances vs. the Panthers, the President's Trophy curse, the Buccaneers offense under Todd Bowles, who is QB2, will Rob Gronkowski return, Tom Brady's Fox contract, Rays hitting and robot umps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times Bucs writer Joey Knight to discuss this week's first voluntary OTAs as many of the veterans were in attendance. Plus how USF Head Coach Jeff Scott got a transfer QB from Baylor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 4-1 win over the Panthers in Game 1 as Nikita Kucherov shows why he's one of the best players in the world. Plus the Rays break out the bats as they beat the Tigers 8-1 and Tom Brady has another TV series deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud with his observations from the Buccaneers rookie minicamp this past weekend and who the Bucs are looking to get production from this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 2-1 win in Game 7 over the Maple Leafs to advance to the 2nd round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs vs. the Panthers. Plus the Rays take 2 of 3 from the Blue Jays in a very Rays fashion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick break down the Lightning's 4-3 overtime win in Game 6 over the Maple Leafs to force a deciding Game 7 on Saturday night. Plus the Bucs learn there schedule and it's quite a gauntlet to start the season. 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 the latest on Name, Image and Likeness in college sports and if it's simply become pay for play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on a dark day in Tampa Bay sports as the Lightning blow a 3rd period lead and face elimination on Thursday night in Game 6, the Rays are no-hit by Reid Detmers who only faced 1 batter over the minimum and Tom Brady announced his post-football career plans as an analyst for Fox Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Tom Brady back to working out again as he posts a photo with a football while wearing a Bucs helmet and the Lightning prepare for tonight's pivotal Game 5 in Toronto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 7-3 win on Sunday to even their series with Toronto at 2-2. Plus the Rays are 6-1 on the West Coast and USF gets a new QB. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions 100% correct about Rob Gronkowski's future, the Bucs schedule, the offense under Todd Bowles, why they didn't draft a wide receiver, Mike Zunino's bat and the Anti-Mount Rushmore of Tampa Bay Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 5-3 win in Game 2 over Toronto to even the series as the stars stepped up including Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. Plus the Buccaneers will play the Seahawks in Germany in Week 10 the NFL season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning looking for a better game tonight in Toronto for Game 2 of their series. Plus why the Bucs drafted a punter in the 4th round and how Devin White could have a big year this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Lightning's 5-0 loss to the Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Bolts struggled with mistakes and penalties. Plus the Bucs maybe changing some things on offense with Todd Bowles taking over as Head Coach and Rays win in Oakland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick break down the Buccaneers NFL Draft picks and how it impacts the team this year, preview the Lightning's 1st round matchup in the Stanley Cup Playoffs vs Toronto and the Rays send Josh Lowe back to Triple-A. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Bucs trading back in the NFL Draft from pick #27 to #33 so they don't select a player in Day 1. What does this mean and could they trade back again before they pick. Plus the Lightning lose in Columbus in a game that lacked effort and the Rays win their 3rd series in a row. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers picking up the 5th year option on Devin White, Steven Stamkos with another milestone and your mailbag questions answered 100% correct on the Bucs present draft and past drafts, the salary cap, Shelton Quarles and the Lightning's chances of winning a 3rd straight Stanley Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the latest from the Buccaneers at the Bruce Arians Family Foundation Golf Outing including the watch Tom Brady is giving Bruce Arians and the latest on Chris Simms' report that the Dolphins offered a 2nd round pick for Brady while the Bucs deny ever talking about trading him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 3-game winning streak which has seen them score 22 goals as the playoffs begin in less than 1 week and the Rays won their series over the Red Sox with a walk-off win in 10 innings on Saturday as they no-hit the Red Sox for 9 innings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the upcoming NFL Draft for the Buccaneers and some players and positions they could target as Tom Brady returns to quarterback the team which impacts their selections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions 100% correct about the Bucs Draft, Tom Brady's off-sesaon plans, Kyle Trask, Jason Licht, Lightning's season, Mikhail Sergachev, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Mike Zunino, Kevin Kiermaier and Ji-Man Choi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick discuss Rams Head Coach Sean McVay's comments about why Raheem Morris isn't a Head Coach in the NFL again as Rick goes back down Misery Lane to remember the state of the Bucs 13 years ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Tom Brady's interview with ESPN where he said the Bucs have to make a lot of "corrections". Plus the Lightning lose to Detroit and the Rays beat the Cubs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Tom Brady's announcements on the final episode of 'Man In The Arena' and 'The Match' golf tournament coming this June. Plus a Buccaneers Assistant Coach gets a promotion, the USFL cuts a guy over pizza and a mailbag questions about Adam Schefter and Adrian Wojnarowski. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's wins over the Ducks and Jets that saw Andrei Vasilevskiy pulled, Alex Killorn with 2 goals overturned and the Bolts score the final 5 goals on Saturday. Plus the Rays are off to a rough start in the field as they are piecing together the pitching through injuries and the Bandits first game in the USFL was postponed until tonight with severe weather in Birmingham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your questions about the Rays and Lightning including if we are seeing the Bolts dominant reign ending, Brian Elliott's performance, should the Rays have kept Joey Wendle, what's up with the pitching injuries, and if Rays don't win an championship soon will it be a lost decade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your Buccaneers mailbag questions about Tom Brady, Shaq Mason, Keanu Neal, and free agency. Plus the USFL kicks off this weekend and Derek Carr gets a big contract from the Raiders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on a touching moment at the Rays game as Brett Phillips hits a homerun for an 8-year-old girl who's battling cancer, Rays Pitching is struggling, Bucs Tackle Tristan Wirfs finally has Tom Brady's phone number and Lightning lose in Dallas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud details why Tom Brady may be more comfortable playing under Todd Bowles than Bruce Arians as he comes from the Bill Parcells coaching tree like Bill Belichick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays season opening sweep of the Orioles that saw Wander Franco get off to a hot start and Corey Kluber make his Rays debut. Plus the Lightning lose in OT to the Bruins then shutout the Sabres to lower their magic number to 2 to make the playoffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin as the Rays get set to host the Orioles today for Opening Day and the Rays looking to win the AL East for the 3rd straight season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions 100% correct about Kyle Trask, Bucs draft needs, defensive depth, Tom Brady ownership possibilities, Saints trading for a 1st round pick, Rays pitching and Brandon Lowe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Rob Gronkowski's comments that he isn't willing to commit to playing football yet, why the Bucs haven't re-signed Blaine Gabbert and Manuel Margot gets a big contract from the Rays. Plus your mailbag questions on the Rays chances this season and the Bucs succession plan for Offensive Coordinator if Byron Leftwich gets a head coaching job next season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays trading Austin Meadows to Detroit for an infielder and a draft pick clearing the way for Josh Lowe to play. Plus Auston Matthews get a hat trick as the Maple Leafs bury the Lightning 6-2, Kansas wins the National Championship in basketball and why Blaine Gabbert hasn't been re-signed by the Bucs yet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the conspiracy theories surrounding Bruce Arians' retirement as the Buccaneers Head Coach and why he made the decision. Plus the Lightning's weekend as they went 1-1, Tiger Woods might play at the Masters and tonight's National Championship Game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Versnick is joined by Tampa Bay Times writer Joey Knight to discuss Bruce Arians' retirement and Todd Bowles introductory press conference. They Lightning Beat Writer Eduardo Encina joins us to discuss the Lightning's final month of the regular season and what to expect in the playoffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers news that Bruce Arians is retiring from coaching to move to the front office and Todd Bowles has been given a 5-year contract to coach the Bucs. What does this mean moving forward and what is Arians' legacy in Tampa Bay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Versnick is joined by Rays Radio's Neil Solondz to discuss the Tampa Bay Rays as Opening Day is now 9 days away. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Versnick is joined by former Tampa Bay Times writer Tom Jones to discuss the Buccaneers chances this year with Tom Brady returning, the Lightning's chances of 3 in a row as they are slumping and the Rays chances heading into a new season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 2 wins over the weekend where they finally started playing their game, the Bucs sign some more players, the Final Four is set and the Rays trade for a right-handed outfielder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions 100% correct about Tom Brady, Ndamukong Suh, Jason Pierre-Paul, Logan Ryan, Alex Cappa, Jordan Whitehead, Leonard Fournette, Chris Godwin, NFL Draft, Rays offseason moves, the shift and Andrei Vasilevskiy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Buccaneers GM Jason Licht's comments that he hope Tom Brady plays in Tampa for many more years. Plus Tyreek Hill traded to the Dolphins and fallout from the Browns trading for Deshaun Watson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the Buccaneers re-signing Leonard Fournette to a 3-year deal and William Gholston to a 1-year deal. Plus Cam Brate shares a photo of Bucs players at his wedding and the Lightning lose a close one to Carolina as penalties cost them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud details the QB Carousel in the NFC South that's gone from the Bucs having the biggest question mark to having the only playoff tested QB. Plus the Lightning make more deals and Shane Baz has minor elbow surgery for the Rays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud details how the returning to the Buccaneers might have been Plan B for Tom Brady after he announced his retirement in February. Plus the Bucs are now requiring a 2-year commitment for new season ticket holders and the Lightning make big moves in trading Mathieu Joseph, Taylor Raddysh and Boris Katchouk as they prepare for another playoff run.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Chris Godwin's new contract with the Buccaneers, Mike Evans restructures his deal and Cameron Brate takes a pay cut. Plus it's the best time of the year in Tampa Bay as the Valspar Championship is underway, March Madness is in full swing and Spring Training Baseball games are beginning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.