Sports Day Tampa Bay

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.

Rick Stroud previews the Bucs-Falcons game as Tampa Bay might be without their starting running back Ronald Jones who broke his pinky and is on the reserve/COVID list. Then Matt Baker previews Conference Championship weekend including the Florida-Alabama game, Clemson-Notre and Ohio State-Northwestern. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marco Wilson may go down as one of the bigger goats in sports history for the Gators after tossing a shoe 20 yards, Rick Stroud and Tom Jones discuss who are some of the biggest goats in sports including names like Bill Buckner, Chris Webber and Steve Bartman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on what Ronald Jones’ broken pinky means for the Bucs, what Bruce Arians’ plans are if Ryan Succop, Bradley Pinion and Zach Triner all miss Sunday’s game on the Reserve COVID list plus Tom Jones on the Bucs win over the Vikings, a look around the NFL and the latest College Football Playoff Rankings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on what Ronald Jones potential broken pinkie and what that means for the Bucs going forward, Tom Brady's lack of rest as he yawns during an interview, Marco Wilson's shoe toss for the Gators and what that means for them this season and Hunter Renfroe signs with the Red Sox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight are at Raymond James Stadium with a recap of the Buccaneers 26-14 win over the Vikings despite a slow start including only 5 plays in the first quarter. Coach Bruce Arians benched Leonard Fournette and the team ran the ball well while Tom Brady threw for 2 TD passes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud previews the Bucs-Vikings game as Tampa Bay needs to win this to stay ahead of Minnesota in the Wild Card standings. Plus Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker joins us to discuss the Big Ten changing the rules to allow Ohio State in their Championship game, Alabama and Florida's matchups before the SEC Championship game next week and the latest College Football Playoff rankings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the retirement of radio icon Ron Diaz of WDAE this week, Rick Stroud and Tom Jones tell stories of working with Ron and then get into stories of their radio days and how tough it was at the beginning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on how many teams in the NFL are good, how many games will the Steelers win, can Ohio State make the College Football Playoff after 'The Game' is cancelled, can the NHL start next month and should the Rays trade Kevin Kiermaier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin to discuss this year's virtual MLB Winter Meetings, what is the impact of losing Charlie Morton, what is the Rays plan at catcher and could Blake Snell or Kevin Kiermaier be on the move. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the weekend in the NFL as the Buccaneers are on their bye week getting ready to face the Vikings who have won 5 of 6 and could pass the Bucs in the standings with a win on Sunday. Plus what is really going on between Tom Brady and Bruce Arians and what adjustments the Bucs need to make coming out of the bye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on if Tom Brady should be able to play in any offense, did we expect the Buccaneers to be the best team in football, did Kirk Herbstreit's comments go too far and what are the best Christmas movies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker discuss if the Gators Kyle Trask is the Heisman Trophy front-runner and if the SEC Championship will determine the winner, why Florida State wants to play 2 more games this year despite players leaving the program and what to make of Kirk Herbstreit's comments about Michigan ducking Ohio State that he later apologized for making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions about Bruce Arian's coaching style, Byron Leftwich calling plays, how Tom Brady is doing in the Bucs offense, why isn't Ke'Shawn Vaughn playing, will Tristan Wirfs play left tackle this year, will Jason Pierre-Paul and/or Shaq Barrett be on the Bucs next year, does COVID-19 change the Rays 2-city plan, does USF's season hurt recruiting and what are you doing during the Bucs bye week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on what is really going on with the Buccaneers offense and quarterback Tom Brady as the finger pointing is all over the NFL media with the Bucs losing 2 games in a row. Plus how COVID-19 is changing the College Football Playoff as Ohio State might now qualify for the Big Ten Championship because of cancellations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight on where the Bucs go from here after losing 2 in a row for the first time this season. They have a bye week after losing to the Chiefs 27-24 as yet another slow start cost them the game as Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill had a 17-0 lead after the first quarter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud previews this weekend’s Bucs-Chiefs matchup as Tom Brady looks to rebound against the reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes. Plus Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker joins us to talk about the College Football Playoff rankings, Dabo Swinney’s comments after the FSU game cancellation and preview this weekend’s games including the War on I-4. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on Dabo Swinney’s comments after Florida State called off their game last weekend because of a Tigers positive COVID test. Plus the College Football Playoff rankings and would the Rays trade Blake Snell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on what went wrong on Monday night for the Buccaneers against the Rams, what are their chances vs. the Chiefs this week, how will the playoff picture look if they lose and tales from covering high school sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight are at Raymond James Stadium where the Buccaneers dropped another primetime game, this one to the Rams 27-24 as former Buc Matt Gay kicks the game-winning field goal. Tom Brady has the ball and 1 timeout with over 2 minutes remaining but he threw his 2nd interception to end the comeback. The Buccaneers only had 251 yards on the night while Jared Goff threw for over 350 yards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview tonight's Buccaneers-Rams game in primetime where the Bucs haven't played well this year. How will the Bucs attack the Rams defense which is one of the best in the league as Ali Marpet is out for a third straight game with a concussion. Plus the Rays designate for assignment Hunter Renfroe and the Toronto Raptors will start the year playing home games at Amalie Arena. 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 Kyle Trask's Heisman Trophy chances and his NFL future, what does Florida State do now that they lost QB Chubba Purdy and can Indiana upset Ohio State. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on what impact COVID-19 will have on the rest of the college and NFL football seasons, was there another underlying issue with the Antonio Brown incident from last month and how will Jameis Winston do in New Orleans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud has the latest on the Antonio Brown incident at the security gate of his community in which he broke a security camera about 3 weeks before signing with the Buccaneers in which he imtimidated a guard. Plus your mailbag questions about how the Bucs will do on Monday Night against the Rams, who this season will play out, is it better to be the top Wild Card team this year, is Lavonte David a Hall of Famer, how good is Tristan Wirfs and reaction to yesterday's discussion about Christmas decorations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 to discuss the Bucs bounce back performance against the Panthers, Drew Brees' injury and how it impacts the NFC South, is Kyle Trask the Heisman favorite, what the future hold for USF and is it too early to start hanging Christmas lights and putting up the tree. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Joey Knight break down the Bucs 46-23 win in Carolina after overcoming a Tropical Storm during the week and a lengthy flight delay on Saturday to bounce back after the Sunday night loss to New Orleans. Ronald Jones ran for a career high 192 yards and Tom Brady led scoring drives on 9 straight possessions and targeted his full array of wide receivers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud previews the Bucs-Panthers game which could be considered a must-win game considering it's a division game and the next 2 opponents are playoff teams including Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Plus Matt Baker discusses the defections from Florida State, the infections in the SEC, Feleipe Frank's return to Florida and Kyle Trask's Heisman hopes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the Bucs Ali Marpet returning to practice after missing Sunday's game in concussion protocol, Panthers Christian McCaffrey expected to miss the game vs. the Bucs, Kevin Cash's AL Manager of the Year win and your mailbag questions about Leonard Fournette, Byron Leftwich's play calling, Devin White's pass coverage and what the Rays will do this season with the roster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.