Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to talk about this week's Florida-Georgia game and what it means to Dan Mullen's future in Gainesville, can USF make it two in a row tonight at East Carolina, Florida State has a shot at Clemson and Miami has a tough matchup in Pittsburgh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about the Bucs hot start with so many injuries, who are the best coaches to play for in Tampa Bay history, what's it like covering Tom Brady, what can the Rays do to win the World Series, will their stadium plan affect free agent signings and what's happened to the Lightning to start the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Saints win over the Seahawks on Monday Night Football before the Bucs head to New Orleans this week. Plus Tom Brady was on the Peyton and Eli show on ESPN, the Lightning lose to the Sabres making it 6 straight games without playing with a lead and the Rays Brandon Lowe snubbed as a Silver Slugger finalist.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick break down the Buccaneers 38-3 victory over the Chicago Bears as Tom Brady throws 4 touchdowns including his 600th career TD. Mike Evans had 3 TDs and the defense got 3 INTS. Plus USF beats a FBS school for the first time in 2 years and the Lightning get a point but lose at home again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview this weekend's Bucs-Bears game as Tampa Bay has a lot of injured players but they are still favored. Plus Tom Brady starts against a QB from Ohio State for the first time in his career. Also the Lightning get their 2nd Stanley Cup rings and they are beautiful. 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 Dan Mullen's job status at Florida, Jeff Scott at USF and Manny Diaz at Miami, plus a look ahead to this weekend's slate of games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 4-1 loss to the Panthers as the Power Play goes 0-for-6 in their first game without Nikita Kucherov. Meanwhile the Buccaneers were back in the building after a weekend off as they prepare for the Bears this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Nikita Kucherov's injury which will keep him out for a while, Bucs Richard Sherman is not going on IR, Tom Brady says he won't play until he's 50 but he could and your mailbag questions about the Bucs, the Gators, USF and the Rays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick size up the competition for the Bucs in the NFC as Tampa Bay enjoyed a mini-bye week on Sunday. Plus another wild weekend of college football as Florida loses to LSU making it 2-6 vs Power 5 schools in their last 8 games and the Lightning win 2 on the road in overtimes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 28-22 win in Philadelphia on Thursday night as they improve to 5-1 and now have 10 days until their next game. Leonard Fournette ran hard while Antonio Brown had 9 catches and the defense shut down Jalen Hurts for most of the game. Plus the Lightning pick up their first win of the year in a crazy 7-6 OT win in Detroit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview tonight's Bucs-Eagles game as the Bucs are dealing with some injuries as they play their 3rd game in 11 days. Plus Jon Gruden is removed from the Buccaneers Ring of Honor and we answer your mailbag questions about Gruden, the Bucs Offense Line, the Rays losing in the ALDS, what should they do with Tyler Glasnow and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football writer Matt Baker to review the wild weekend that was in college football as Alabama went down, Texas blew a big lead to Oklahoma and Ole Miss won in a shootout. Plus a look ahead to this week's games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays disappointing loss in the ALDS to Boston in 4 games as the bats continued to be silent for most of the order but they still came back from 5 runs down to tie it in the 8th inning. Plus Eduardo Encina joins us to preview the Lightning's quest for a 3rd straight Stanley Cup as they get started tonight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick break down the horrible rule in the Rays-Red Sox series that cost them at least a run in the 13th inning which has now left the Rays on the brink of elimination in tonight's Game 4 in Boston. Plus Rick is joined by Joey Knight at Raymond James Stadium where the Bucs beat the Dolphins 45-17 as Tom Brady throws for 5 touchdowns including 2 to Antonio Brown who had a big day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud has a Bucs-Dolphins preview as Miami might just be what Tampa Bay needs to get back on track offensively and to see if the patchwork defensive secondary can make some plays. Plus can Urban Meyer survives the latest scandal caught on video at a bar in Ohio and the Rays win Game 1 of the ALDS. 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 are set to host the Red Sox in the American League Division Series starting tonight. Tampa Bay will go with essentially 3 rookie starting pitchers but could their bullpen be the biggest questions going into the postseason as their lineup is thicker than ever. Plus the Bucs don't get Stephon Gilmore as he's traded to the Panthers and the Lightning-Panthers rivalry heating up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to look back at last week's Gators loss at Kentucky, USF's loss at SMU and FSU's first win. Plus a look ahead to Gators-Vandy, FSU-North Carolina and a look around the county. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the mounting injuries in the Buccaneers secondary where it looks like 1 starter will be available on Sunday vs. the Dolphins. Plus where the Bucs stand after 4 games and why things aren't so bad despite not playing well the last 2 weeks. Also the Red Sox host the Yankees tonight with the winner taking on the Rays so who would you rather play? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is in Foxboro where the Buccaneers defeated the Patriots 19-17 in Tom Brady's first game at Gillette Stadium since leaving the team. It was a sloppy performance in a very wet game that saw Brady throw for no TDs but set the all-time NFL passing yards record. Antonio Brown, Leonard Fournette, Antoine Winfield Jr. and Joe Tryon-Shoyinka had good games but the injuries continue to mount in the secondary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview Sunday night's Bucs-Patriots matchup as Tom Brady returns to New England for the first time after having played 20 seasons there and won 6 Super Bowls. Plus Brady will set the NFL's all-time passing yards record during the game adding more to the story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud has the latest on the Buccaneers signing Richard Sherman to help their secondary as Tom Brady continues to be a great recruiter. Plus Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker previews this week in College Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud has the latest on Richard Sherman's visit to Tampa Bay to check out the Buccaneers, a spirited discussion on Rays Owner Stu Sternberg's plan to promote his 2-city proposal and your mailbag questions about the Bucs secondary, defensive line, running backs and which is a greater feat, two 100-win teams in the NL West or four 90-win teams in the AL East. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by NFL 360 producer Trent Cooper about the piece that airs tonight called 'Wild Horses' about Devin White's inspirational story of the influence of his older brother and his love of horses. Plus Rick has an update on what Tom Brady said, and didn't say, about this week's matchup in New England and the latest on the injuries to Jason Pierre-Paul, Scotty Miller, Rob Gronkowski and Jamel Dean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is in Los Angeles where the Buccaneers lost to the Rams 34-24 but the game wasn't that close as the Bucs injuries mounted in the secondary and they couldn't slow down Matthew Stafford's offense. The Bucs 10-game win streak is snapped as they are now 2-1 and heading to New England next for Tom Brady's return. Plus the Rays clinch the AL East for the 2nd straight year over the weekend and are 1 win away from clinching the best record in the American League. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview Sunday's matchup between the Bucs-Rams as a possible preview of the NFC Championship Game, it's been 20 years since Tom Brady replaced Drew Bledsoe and never came out, the Rays have a muted celebration for clinching a playoff spot for the 3rd straight year and the Blue Jays retaliate for stealing their scouting card by hitting Kevin Kiermaier on Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to talk college football including last week's Florida-Alabama game, Florida State's 0-3 start, has USF settled on Timmy McClain at QB and look ahead to this weekend's Florida-Tennessee game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions on the Rob Gronkowski, Ronald Jones, Leonard Fournette, Giovani Bernard, the Bucs secondary and defense, Richard Sherman, the NFL's taunting rules, possible Rays playoff opponents, their pitching staff, Kevin Kiermaier taking the Blue Jays scouting card, Mike Norvell's future at Florida State and the Florida Gators brand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick break down the running back situation for the Buccaneers as Leonard Fournette seems poised to become RB1 and where is Giovani Bernard in the rotation. Plus the Bucs defense is struggling against the pass, Jameis Winston struggles in Saints loss to Panthers, reviewing the weekend in college football including Florida-Alabama, Florida State's 0-3 start and the Rays have Shane Baz on the mound for his Major League debut on Monday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Writer Joey Knight break down the Bucs 48-25 win over the Falcons as the offense scores 30 points for the 9th straight game, an NFL record, and Mike Edwards has two Pick-6's for the defense. Mike Evans and Rob Gronkowski both caught 2 touchdowns from Tom Brady who threw 5 in the game with no interceptions. Ronald Jones missed a blitz pickup so how much more of him will we see moving forward? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview Sunday's Buccaneers-Falcons game in which the Bucs are the heavy favorite but it is a divisional game and Tampa Bay must clean up the turnovers and penalties. Plus the Rays beat the Tigers and lower their magic number to 8 to win the division and 7 to make the playoffs with 15 games to go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to preview Florida-Alabama, why isn't Anthony Richardson starting at QB for the Gators, what happened at Florida State last weekend and what the future holds for Coach Mike Norvell, USC fires Clay Helton so who will be their next coach and what to make of Auburn-Penn State this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the Bucs as they returned to practice on Tuesday ahead of Sunday's game vs. the Falcons. He has updates on Ronald Jones, Sean Murphy-Bunting and more. Then Rays Radio Host Neil Solondz joins us to discuss the Rays pitching staff including their recent struggles and how they might setup for the playoffs, Wander Franco's injury, Nelson Cruz's impact and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about the Bucs 31-29 win over the Cowboys, should there be concern over the running backs and secondary, why OJ Howard didn't play in the 2nd half, will Urban Meyer succeed as an NFL Coach, is this new Jameis Winston here to stay, are Clemson and Ohio State already about of the College Football Playoff, what concerns should we have about the Rays pitching staff, who wins between Florida State and USF and who gets a new stadium first, the Rays or USF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Bruce Arians comments after their Opening Night win including why Ronald Jones didn't return after his fumble saying he couldn't come back mentally from it plus it sounds like Sean Murphy-Bunting will be out a while with a dislocated elbow. Plus a wind day in the NFL including Jameis Winston throwing 5 touchdowns, Cardinals stomp the Titans and the Saint beat up the Packers. In College Football USF has some positives to take from their loss to Florida while Florida State lost to FCS Jacksonville State on the last play, plus the Rays lose two of three to Detroit while the bullpen is struggling to get lefty hitters out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Writer Joey Knight break down the Bucs 31-29 win in the NFL Kickoff Game as Tom Brady leads them down the field as time expired for the game-winning field goal. Dak Prescott balled for the Cowboys and exploited the depth of the secondary that saw Sean Murphy-Bunting leave with a dislocated elbow. The offense played well but suffered from drops and we didn't see a lot of Giovani Bernard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud previews tonight's NFL Season Opener at Raymond James Stadium as you'll hear from Bucs QB Tom Brady and LB Devin White on tonight's game and the season ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud sits down with Buccaneers Defensive Coordinator Todd Bowles to discuss last year's defense, turning the page this year and just how good Devin White is. Plus Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker joins us to recap College Football Week 1 and look ahead to USF-Florida, is the ACC in trouble this year and was last Thursday the worst day in USF Football history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on a crazy Rays-Red Sox game that saw Tampa Bay win after trailing 7-1 and collecting 19 hits including a little league inside the park Grand Slam for Nelson Cruz. Plus the weekend that was in College Football including the return of McKenzie Milton in Tallahassee after nearly 3 years, 2 quarterbacks in Gainesville plus some really good defenses showing out so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud sits down with Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator Bryon Leftwich to discuss winning the Super Bowl last year, his relationship with Tom Brady, how the offense evolved last year, not getting interviews for head coaching jobs and more. Plus Rick broke the news that Tom Brady had COVID in February shortly after the Bucs Super Bowl Boat Parade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Bucs Writer Joey Knight on the death of former Buccaneers 1st Round Draft Pick Keith McCants at the age of 53 by an apparent drug overdose. Plus USF started their season at NC State and switched quarterbacks before the end of the 1st half. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Wrtier Matt Baker to preview College Football Week 1 including Florida-FAU, USF-NC State, Florida State-Notre Dame, Clemson-Georgia and so much more as fans will be back in the stands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times Rays Writer Marc Topkin to discuss the Rays potent offense which has led them to a record that is 35-games over .500, how the pitching staff might playout in the playoffs and the best storylines from the season. Plus Bucs make some cuts including Ryan Griffin and the Patriots cut Cam Newton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about Bucs cuts, is Joe Tryon-Shoyinka a starter, are special teams still weak, who is best postseason matchup for Rays, are Rays World Championship or Bust and memories of Football Opening Days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Bucs impressive performance by the offense in Saturday's final preseason game, Bruce Arians is worried about COVID testing and the Rays continue to pound the Orioles as they now have the best scoring offense in baseball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Bucs final preseason game in Houston with the starters expected to play the first half. Plus Wander Franco is as good as advertised and your reaction to our discussion of the greatest St. Pete athletes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Tom Verducci's SI piece on if what the Rays do with their pitching staff is bad for baseball and who is the greatest athlete from St. Pete. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Ryan Succop's positive COVID test and what it means for the Bucs game this Saturday in Houston plus NFL not allowing reporters in the locker room, Nelson Cruz plays 1st base for the first time, the Yankees are rolling after mid-season acquisitions and reaction to our mailbag question and poll about which is better, 2020 or 2021 Rays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about the Bucs lack of preseason performance, could Ryan Griffin make the roster, will the Bucs keep both Darden and Hudson, how are uniforms picked, is this the best Rays catching tandem ever, favorite baseball movie and which Rays teams would you want in a 7-game series, the 2020 Rays or the 2021 Rays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick the Bucs 34-3 loss to the Titans in the 2nd preseason games in which dropped passes ruined the day again. Plus the Rays take 2 of 3 from the White Sox as they continue to score runs in bunches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Bucs Writer Joey Knight preview the Bucs-Titans preseason game on Saturday as their joint practices were very heated on Thursday. Plus the Rays sweep the Orioles, outscoring them 34-8 in the 4-game series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.