Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud has the latest on Vincent Jackson's death including the private funeral that was held on Wednesday for family. Then we are joined by Rays Radio Pre/Post Game Host Neil Solondz to talk about Tyler Glasnow's new pitch, how will the pitching rotation shake out, what will Randy Arozarena do for an encore, Brandon Lowe's new motivation and will we finally see Wander Franco this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on which manager/coach would you want to manage a winner-take-all must-win game, which free agent should the Bucs franchise and which Rays new pitchers will have the best season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on Tiger Woods' one-car accident that has resulted in two broken legs and a fractured ankle as he's lucky it wasn't much worse. We discuss his part-fairy tale, part-tragic life and career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions about Tom Brady's contract, will Bucs free agents take less to stay, will they Franchise Tag Shaq Barrett, could JJ Watt join Tampa Bay, how will Rays stadium situation work out and what will their pitching rotation look like, plus did Rick enjoy covering the Bucs this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on if we should be surprised if Vincent Jackson's death should be a shock with what we know about the NFL as John Romano wrote about in the Tampa Bay Times. Plus Tom Brady is changing the power of the quarterback in the NFL as teams are desperately searching for elite QBs to lead their teams, should we be worried about the Lightning who have lost 3 of 4 and the Raptors knock off the 76ers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud has the latest on the Vincent Jackson investigation as a preliminary report was released that Jackson may have been dead for 2-3 days before he was found. Plus Tampa Bay Times Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin joins us as pitchers and catchers have reported to Port Charlotte for the Rays. How will they setup their pitching staff this season, Blake Snell's thoughts on the World Series and being traded, and will Kevin Kiermaier be on the roster for Opening Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the latest in the Vincent Jackson investigation including Sheriff Chad Chronister speaking about a possible cause of death before the autopsy has been completed. Plus the Rays make a couple of trades for more pitching, Tim Tebow retires from baseball and Fernando Tatis, Jr. signs a $340 million contract with the Padres. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on former Buccaneers receiver Vincent Jackson who died on Monday at the age of 38. He had a fantastic 12-year career but he'll be remembered more for what he did off the field in the community and helping others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions about Buccaneers free agency, what changed for the Bucs to have better drafts the last 4 years, who had a bigger impact as a rookie - Tristan Wirfs or Antoine Winfield, Jr., any current long-time Bucs destined for the Hall of Fame, next year's over/under for wins and should Tom Brady apologize for throwing the Lombardi Trophy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on his conversation with Bruce Arians which includes when it struck Bruce Arians that is now a Super Bowl Champion Coach, what he said to Tom Brady right after winning the game, how close Playoff Lenny was to becoming Waiver Wire Lenny and Tom Brady is having surgery this offseason. Plus the Rays sign a couple of pitchers, the Lightning lose Anthony Cirelli to injury for at least a couple of weeks and the Daytona 500 finally ended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on if the Buccaneers can repeat as Super Bowl Champions next year. Plus is this Tom Brady's greatest accomplishment and just how good are the Lightning this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers Championship Boat Parade in downtown Tampa on Wednesday where Tom Brady threw the Lombardi Trophy from his boat to Cameron Brate, Bruce Arians said everyone was coming back next year and finally Devin White got to ride his horse around Raymond James Stadium with the Lombardi Trophy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on if Tom Brady winning the Super Bowl with the Buccaneers is his greatest accomplishment and where does it rank in sports history. Plus can the Buccaneers run it back next year and previewing today's boat parade in downtown Tampa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Tom Brady's guarantee to his teammates that they would win the Super Bowl and his fiery speech he gave in a players only meeting. Plus Bruce Arians talking about the team's celebration, the Lightning win in Nashville as Curtis McElhinney gets his first start in 11 months and the Rays trade a pitcher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers winning their 2nd Super Bowl as the defense bullied Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs by holding them to just 3 field goals. Tom Brady collected his 7th rings as he defeats 3 Super Bowl MVP quarterbacks to deliver the Bucs a home field victory! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview Super Bowl LV in Tampa between the Chiefs and the Buccaneers as the Bucs see Antonio Brown return to practice at full speed but Cam Brate is now dealing with a back issue. Plus we get the scoop on the Chiefs from Kansas City Star beat writer Herbie Teope as they are moving guys around on the offensive line to deal with injuries. It's the podcast 18 years in the making as the Buccaneers are back in the Super Bowl and Tom Brady is going for his 7th ring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on how Wednesday's Bucs practice was just like a regular Wednesday during the season with the exception of practicing a long halftime which occurs during the Super Bowl. The Bucs have good news on the injury front so far with Antoine Winfield Jr., Antonio Brown and more. Plus Tom Jones joins us on the return of Chris Archer to the Rays and his Super Bowl prediction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on Super Bowl memories of past games as Super Bowl 55 is just days away at Raymond James Stadium and for just the 2nd time in franchise history the Buccaneers are in the game. How has covering Super Bowl's changed over the years and what changes has COVID brought this year including Rick's mic not working for Zoom interviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Super Bowl (Virtual) Media Day as the Bucs and Chiefs took questions from the media over Zoom including how long Tom Brady wants to play, Rob Gronkowski faked his virtual workouts in the offseason and how Tyreek Hill would settle the debate of who is faster, he or Scotty Miller. Plus the Lightning beat the Predators 5-2 to sweep the 2-game series as the offense was rolling once again.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick as Super Bowl LV week is upon us as the Buccaneers continue their preparations for Sunday's game that's 18 years in the making for Bucs fans. Has Tom Brady turned from the heel to a fan favorite with the change in scenery, plus the Rams trade Jared Goff and 3 draft picks to Detroit for Matthew Stafford and the Lightning get physical with the Predators in a 4-3 win on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions about who the X-factor might be for the Bucs in the Super Bowl, how long will Tom Brady play, should he go into the Bucs Ring of Honor after just 1 season, is Jason Pierre-Paul a Hall of Famer, will other quarterback find it hard to form a Super Team after moving teams, why did Josh Heupel leave UCF for Tennessee and what's the latest on the Rays stadium situation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones discuss the Baseball Writers decision to elect exactly no one to the Hall of Fame this year. Does Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling belong in the Hall or should alleged steroid use and political statements worthy of denying entry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on if Tom Brady leading the Buccaneers to the Super Bowl at the age of 43 is the greatest sports story in Tampa Bay history. Plus Tom Brady has ended the debate of the 'Greatest Of All Time' and what to make of Aaron Rodgers career in which he's made it to 1 Super Bowl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on just how big Tom Brady's accomplishment of 10 Super Bowl appearances is and how he isn't appreciated enough for what he has done. Plus Tom Brady's parent had COVID-19 at the start of the season and it was series, we're ready for the Olympics this year in Florida, the Lightning have more schedule changes and lose Mitchell Stephens indefinitely and Arizona asks Major League Baseball to push back the start of Spring Training. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is in Green Bay where the Buccaneers defeated the Packers 31-26 in the NFC Championship to earn a trip back home to Tampa for Super Bowl 55 on February 7th. Rick and Joey Knight break down the game as the Buccaneers perservered through 6 dropped passes from their receivers and a Packers comeback after leading 28-10 in the 3rd quarter. The defense came up with big plays including turnovers and the Bucs converted a 4th-and-3 late in the 1st half that led to a touchdown a play later. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight preview the NFC Championship between the Bucs and Packers. How do Brady and Brees stack up, what does Vita Vea's return mean, how impressive is Devin White in leading the defense, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the Tom Brady-Aaron Rodgers quarterback matchup this weekend in the NFC Championship Game but can Rodgers be in the GOAT conversation with only 1 Super Bowl win. Plus would a Buccaneers Super Bowl win rate as the greatest year of any Tampa Bay team of all time plus who will win the AFC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on Tom Brady's legacy in Tampa Bay after he's led the Buccaneers to the NFC Championship by beating Drew Brees and the Saints. Plus should Sean Payton have switched to Jameis Winston in the game to give them a better chance of winning and baseball has lost another Hall of Famer in Don Sutton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the news he broke on Monday about Vita Vea's possible return to the Buccaneers defensive line this Sunday in Green Bay for the NFC Championship after he broke his leg back on October 8th. Plus Antonio Brown had an MRI on Monday so his status is up in the air and the Lightning have 2 players on the COVID list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Buccaneers beat the Saints 30-20 to advance to the NFC Championship on Sunday in Green Bay for the first time since 2003. The Bucs defense led the way forcing 4 turnovers including 3 picks of Drew Brees as they avenged 2 regular season losses. Meanwhile the offense was balanced as Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones ran the ball well and Tom Brady managed the passing game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight breakdown Tom Brady vs Drew Brees Take 3 on Sunday in the playoffs as the winner moves onto the NFC Championship Game. The Saints have won 5 in a row over the Buccaneers but does that matter as Tom Brady has the offense rolling and Devin White returns for the defense that Bruce Arians says must play better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on if the Saints are in the Buccaneers heads leading into their Divisional Playoff Matchup this weekend as New Orleans has won 5 straight in the series. Plus with Aaron Rodgers set to host Jeopardy, what are the best TV game shows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the Tampa Bay Lightning opening their Stanley Cup defense tonight vs. the Blackhawks at Amalie Arena without fans in the building. How will they deal with the loss of Nikita Kucherov this year and who might step up. Plus is this Alabama team the best one of all-time and NostraThomas takes a victory lap on the Steelers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Alabama winning another National Championship under Nick Saban as they blowout Ohio State 52-24 and the Bucs are preparing for their Divisional Round playoff matchup vs. the Saints as they get Devin White back from the Reserve/COVID list but backup Kevin Minter goes on it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the Bucs first playoff win since Super Bowl 37 in January 2003 as they beat Washington 31-23 behind an offense that is rolling, despite a few drops, and saw Leonard Fournette have his best game as a Buccaneer. The defense struggled some against a mobile quarterback in Taylor Heineicke and Bruce Arians says they're performance wouldn't be good enough. Then Matt Baker joins us from Miami to preview the College Football Championship between Alabama and Ohio State and the Lightning won't be playing in front of fans to start the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight preview the Buccaneers first playoff game in 13 years as they travel to Washington for a Saturday night matchup. What can they expect from Mike Evans, can they protect Tom Brady from Chase Young and Washington's defensive line and without Devin White can they make life difficult for Alex Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones discuss the Eagles tanking their final game against the Redskins and does it hurt the game. Plus Devonta Smith wins the Heisman Trophy but was it the right choice and it's time to find Peyton Manning a new job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick and Tom make the case for the Buccaneers to win and lose this Saturday in Washington in the first playoff game in 13 seasons and if they do lose can this season be viewed as a success. Plus the Hall of Fame finalists are out and both John Lynch and Ronde Barber are on it so will either get in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Mike Evans potential return to practice on Thursday ahead of Saturday Night's Bucs-Washington playoff game that will be played without fans in the stands. Plus did the NFL do the Buccaneers wrong by playing them on Saturday as Devin White is unavailable, who go the better of the Brady-Belichick comparisons this year, the Lightning open training camp as Steven Stamkos looks good and we love the winter time in Florida. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Bucs beating the Falcons but possibly losing Mike Evans for the Bucs first playoff game in 13 season after he hyperextends his knees in the end zone. The Buccaneers will face Washington on Saturday night so Devin White will not be available as he'll still be in quarantine per NFL protocols. Antonio Brown had 11 catches to reach a financial bonus and kept the red-hot offense sizzling as Tom Brady finishes the regular season with 40 TD passes, the most he's thrown since 2007. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud with a Buccaneers-Falcons preview as a win gets the Bucs the #5 seed to face the NFC East winner in the first round. Plus Ronald Jones and Mike Evans are going for 1,000 yards on the season and Rick answers your mailbag questions about the Bucs, Lightning schedule and your reaction to the Blake Snell trade. 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 D'Eriq King's injury he sustained in a Bowl Game the other night, why players opt out of Bowl Games, a preview of the College Football Playoff Semifinals and are NFL's trying to hire Florida's Dan Mullen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on just how far the Bucs can go in the playoffs now that they've clinched a spot for the first time since 2007. Plus what are you New Year's Eve plans and stories from the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the Rays trading Blake Snell and the over-reaction from the national media who don't cover the team but think they are bad for baseball despite the fact the Rays are better than most of the teams they cover. Plus the Lightning have to play this season without Nikita Kucherov and had to trade Braydon Coburn and Cedric Paquette to become salary cap compliant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight on the Buccaneers clinching their first playoff berth since 2007 with a 47-7 thumping of the Lions on Saturday. They can lock up the 5th seed with a win on Sunday vs. the Falcons as they have to decide whether to rest anyone prior to the playoffs. Plus former USF quarterback Jordan McCloud enters the transfer portal and the Lightning trade Braydon Coburn and Cedric Paquette to clear salary cap space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions on Christmas about Bruce Arians and his staff, what's with the Bucs slow starts, how good is Tristan Wirfs, what has happened to the Bucs secondary, why didn't the Bucs get more Pro Bowl selections, should the College Football Playoff field be expanded and will Ji-Man Choi make further strides forward to becoming an every day first baseman. 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 impact the recruiting violations committed by Florida will have, how the Gators played in the SEC Championship game, why the College Football Playoff system is broken and previewing the Outback Bowl between Ole Miss and Indiana. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the 'controversial' selections for College Football Playoff as the blue bloods of Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame make it so is College Football broken? Plus Christmas gift etiquette, cash or gift cards? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the Buccaneers being on the verge of clinching their first playoff berth since 2007 and can they make a run in January. The Lightning are set to start in January in a new division for the season as we learn Nikita Kucherov could miss some significant time with a hip injury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight on the Bucs tale of 2 halves as they were bad in the first half, tremendous in the 2nd half for a 31-27 win over the Falcons after trailing 17-0 at halftime. Tom Brady threw for 320 yards in the 2nd half and Antonio Brown scored his first touchdown as a Buccaneer, the game winning TD. Plus College Football's final 4 has been decided, Rays sign a pitcher and the NHL will return on January 13th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.