Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud on the Buccaneers signing LeSean McCoy for depth at running back, tight end Cameron Brate had COVID-19 which he got from his girlfriend, only season ticket members will be able to get Bucs tickets this year if there are any fans in the stands and my conversation with Bucs wide receiver John Franklin and his wild story from Florida State to the NFL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones discuss whether the Lightning can win the Stanley Cup this year after hockey's 4.5 month pause and the start of the playoffs. Plus if you had to pick one of the 3 Tampa Bay Teams to win a championship this year, who do you got? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the Miami Marlins postponing games through the weekend, what does this mean for baseball going forward and how does this affect the NFL's plans to start the season on time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Buccaneers rookie running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn being placed on the Reserve/COVID19 list as rookies have reported to Training Camp, the Rays bring the big bats vs. the Braves as Hunter Renfroe hits his first 2 home runs for the Rays and Jose Martinez adds his first, Steven Stamkos participates in a full practice in the bubble and your mailbag questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on baseball return as the Rays start by taking 2 out of 3 from the Blue Jays with late inning heroics in both wins including the new modified extra innings in Sunday's game. Plus the NFL comes to an agreement as training camps get set to begin and the Lightning are now in Toronto to begin hockey's restart as Victor Hedman doesn't make the trip to attend to a personal matter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times' Rays beat writer Marc Topkin as Opening Day if finally upon us for the Rays as they host the Blue Jays as one of the favorites to win the World Series this year. Marc breaks down the roster, how the Rays will fill the void left by Colin Poche's injury, how the bullpen may shake out, and how the Rays have constructed the roster to have maybe 1 everyday player. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times' College Football Writers Matt Baker and Joey Knight to discuss the state of college football this year, what conferences and colleges are doing to get ready to play, why it's important for these schools to play and what impact does conference-only schedules have on schools if more choose to go that route. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the Rays losing LHP Colin Poche to Tommy John surgery as the bullpen takes a hit, the Bucs sign their 7th round draft pick and former Buccaneer Michael Bennett retires after 11 seasons in the league, Nascar to end practices and qualifying for the rest of the season and Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 is back to talk about gratuitous sports scenes in movies. 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 latest NFL proposals to the Players Association including COVID-19 testing every day for the first 2 weeks of camp and no preseason games this year as training camps will be delayed a little for testing and an agreement. Plus the Jets and the Giants announce no fans this year and the Lightning have their first Blue-White scrimmage as the goalies dominated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the NFL Players coordinated social media campaign to express their feelings about wanting to play but better safety protocols, Charlie Morton is Rays Opening Day starter as baseball begins later this week, the Lightning enter week 2 of training camp with a scrimmage later this afternoon as sports are back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rays experiment with fake crowd noise at Tropicana Field for games without fans, Austin Meadows placed on the Injured List with COVID-19, NFL and Players Union are still not close to an agreement on return to protocols, 15 women have come forward alleging sexual harassment at the Washington Redskins organization and your mailbag questions including how much do you really miss sports, what happens at Raymond James Stadium if storms come and you to take shelter and social distance, could the pandemic bring electronic officiating faster, who will Bucs do an extension with next, and who is the best player Rick has covered in Tampa Bay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the NFL and Players Association struggling to agree on return to play protocols as training camps are nearing their scheduled start and just how much risk are the players taking to come back. Plus Rick and Tom on Sports Radio amid the changes at ESPN including Keyshawn Johnson taking over mornings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is all in on the Rays winning the World Series this year after he attended Rays practice on Tuesday and his former radio partner Tom Jones can't find much fault in that thinking. Plus Tyler Glasnow is back after testing positive for COVID-19, weird injuries in sports and the joys of having a shower beer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Buccaneers Tackle Donovan Smith's comments about whether he should play this season with a young child and wife at home and COVID-19 spreading, Raymond James Stadium is set to get over $10 million to help make adjustments to the stadium to make it safer for fans, the Washington Redskins announce they are retiring that nickname and will have a new one in the future, the Lightning begin training camp at Amalie Arena as Steven Stamkos is hurt but skating. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud talks with the patriarch of the Gronkowski family to learn what it was like 'Growing Up Gronk' as Gordy Gronkowski, and his ex-wife Diane, raised 4 boys who played in the NFL and another one who spent 6 years in the Dodgers minor league system. They talk about how he raised his boys, why education is so important and why they are all good with their money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the latest college football news as the Big Ten announces they are only playing conference games this fall if they play at all. What fallout will this cause as other conferences are likely to follow suit. Plus some NFL game protocols have been agreed upon including no jersey swaps this year and your mailbag questions about how the 4 major sports are affected as they are all starting around the same time, who are the toughest first round matchups for the Lightning when play resumes, how does COVID-19 affect the Rays 2-city plan and has the cannon ever misfired at a Bucs game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Rays Radio Host Neil Solondz to discuss how the first week of workouts have gone at Tropicana Field for the Rays, how the Rays versatility should do well for them in a 60-game sprint this year, how the bullpen might shake out this year and the perils of the schedule against the AL East and the NL East. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic social media post and his apologies since, the NFL is asking for the players to place 35% of their salaries this year in escrow to make up for lost revenue while the players want a 48-day training camp with no preseason games to help avoid injuries from starting back up. Plus Chris Torello joins us again to discuss who really broke the Patrick Mahomes contract signing story and it wasn't Adam Schefter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on how Buccaneers Head Coach Bruce Arians plans to coach this season while taking precautions for COVID-19 given his medical history as a 3-time cancer survivor. Plus the NHL has a tenative agreement on Return to Play, the Rays schedule is out with Opening Day on July 24th vs. the Blue Jays and Patrick Mahomes signs a 10-year deal that could pay him $500 million. Plus Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 joins in on the fun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the death of former Buccaneers President Gay Culverhouse at the age of 73 last week, the NHL and Players Association have agreed to Return to Play protocols while still finalizing a new Collective Bargaining Agreement which all need to be voted on still, David Price and other baseball players are opting out of playing this year, the NFL players have asked to eliminate preseason games all together while team meeting might be done via Zoom and the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians are evaluating changing their name which Head Coach Ron Rivera and Manager Terry Francona both saying it's time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones discuss their favorite road trips stories of the past as teams are starting to get prepared to start up again and travel. You never know who you might meet when you travel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on just how hot Buccaneers tickets are this year but they could just end up burning in their hands if no fans are in the stands, hockey is close to a new labor agreement in addition to return to play protocols and your mailbag questions about Tom Brady throwing the deep ball, will Byron Leftwich be considered to replace Bruce Arians when he leaves and which of Tampa Bay's 3 sports teams have the best chance to win it all this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones debate who's in a better spot Tom Brady and the Buccaneers or Cam Newton and the Patriots. Plus Matt Ryan says he's the best QB in the NFC South, baseball's new rules for the coronavirus and changes at ESPN including Keyshawn Johnson moving up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times Rays Writer Marc Topkin to discuss baseball's new protocols for the 60-game season, how some players and coaches will sit out this season, how close this Rays team is and how that can help drive success this year and how will coverage of baseball be different with social distancing. Plus Bucs Defensive End Shaq Barrett says he will be playing for the Bucs this year and intends to sign his franchise tag tender and Lightning Announcer Rick Peckham and former St. Pete Times writer Don Banks both going into their sport's respective Hall of Fames. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the NFLPA's President DeMaurice Smith's comments that workouts like the ones Tom Brady is hosting with his teammates aren't in the best interest of finishing a season this year, Vita Vea and Jason Pierre-Paul both have off-season surgery, Cam Newton signs a 1-year deal with the Patriots for the league minimum, Patriots fined and lose a draft pick for filming the sidelines of the opposition, and baseball is out with over 100 pages of protocols for this year including no high-fives, fist bumps, tobacco or spitting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Tom Brady's social media post about only fearing fear while a pandemic is ongoing and he is continuing to practice with his teammates, the NFL plans to open the season with fans in the stands but tarps over some seats, Shaq Barrett is 50-50 with signing his franchise tag tender from the Buccaneers, the Lightning are back practicing at Amalie Arena after closing last week due to positive COVID-19 tests plus your mailbag questions about the NFL season, can the Bucs pay both Mike Evans and Chris Godwin long term, how good is the Bucs offensive line, will Wander Franco be with the Rays this year, and what is Rick's best story he's ever broke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined once again by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 to talk about Tom Brady and the Buccaneers continuing to workout together despite the recommendation of the NFL and the Players Union plus have you tried to make a reservation at Disney recently. 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 Major League Baseball's agreement to bring baseball back as players will report next week and Opening Day is less than a month away. Plus Tom Brady and his Buccaneer teammates continue to work out at Berkeley Prep despite the NFL's recommendation to stop team workouts and Nascar and the FBI find that it wasn't a noose in garage of Bubba Wallace during Sunday's race at Talladega. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the latest in baseball as the players vote down the owners deal so Commissioner Rob Manfred is ordering a 60 game season to start in late July with players reporting next week assuming they can agree on health protocols. Plus former Bucs GM Phil Krueger dies and Nascar supports Bubba Wallace a day after a noose was found in his garage. Then college football writer Matt Baker talks with Tashan Reed about race in college football coaching and if it factored in Willie Taggart's time at Florida State. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Bucs and Lightning players testing positive for COVID-19 as well as players from all sports as they are hoping to resume soon. Do these tests change things plus baseball still doesn't have an agreement to resume with the clock ticking, can they get it done? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Dr. Fauci's comments that without daily testing football shouldn't be played this fall and the NFL's response to it. Plus your mailbag questions about how the NFL will protect coaches from coronavirus, if there is no season does it help or hurt Tom Brady, MLB's negotiations, how no minor league baseball impacts the Rays farm system, Florida dropping the Gator Bait cheer, Jason Licht's draft history and best Bucs players to cover. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones on the Pro Bowl moving to Las Vegas, would you sign a COVID-19 aiver to play college football like Ohio State is requiring and should sports start playing again with other issues that perhaps should be given our full attention right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones from Poynter discuss the first pictures of Tom Brady in a Buccaneers uniform, where he ranks among current quarterbacks as Chris Simms says he's #15, what Bryon Leftwich knows about duffel bags plus stories of Skip Bayless and First Take on ESPN. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin talk about Rob Manfred's change of heart in saying he's not certain a season will happen this year as talks between the League and Players Union have broken down and threats of grievances are being lobbed before a deal is announced. Plus how would this season compare to the lost World Series in 1994 if they don't play and what's going on with the Yankees potentially cheating in 2017 as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on whether we will see Major League Baseball this season after the Players Union says they are done negotiating telling Rob Manfred to tell them when and where to show up. Plus could the Yankees been among the teams stealing signs in 2017 after complaining about the Astros, Tom Brady continues working out with his new Buccaneers teammates including Rob Gronkowski and PGA tour returned without fans this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the NHL's Phase 3 announcement that training camps will open on July 10th, Major League Baseball continues to be at an impasse with the Player's Union on returning to play, Rob Gronkowski and the Bucs Foundation replace the Blake Football equipment destroyed in a fire last month, plus your mailbag questions about NFL Practice Squads, Chris Archer's injury, Rays first round pick, could all 3 Tampa Bay teams win a championship this year and what has happened to College Football in Florida. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times USF Beat Writer Joey Knight caught up with first year USF Head Coach Jeff Scott to talk about how he's preparing for a season with no spring practice, what it's like to be back on campus, is this the best or worst year to be a first time head coach, the quarterback competition in camp, his thoughts on the transfer portal and how the Unity Walk headed by KJ Sails impacted the team, the coaching staff and himself. 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 talk about their favorite baseball movies since we don't have any baseball to watch currently. They discuss Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, The Natural, League Of Their Own and more. 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 latest MLB proposal to the players to play 76 games at 75% of their prorated salary, is Roger Goodell's comments on the NFL being wrong to ignore players previous too little too late or a good start and what is with 90-Day Fiance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Roger Goodell's statement that the NFL should have listened to players sooner and they encourage all players to speak out and peacefully protest. USF linebacker KJ Sails leads a Unity Walk at USF with many in the Athletic Department participating and former UF star Reche Caldwell was shot and killed in Tampa over the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Bruce Arians first comments since protests started last week, Tony Dungy reaction to Drew Brees' comments as Drew offers an apology. Plus the NHL give more details on the format of the playoffs and your mailbag questions about Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Jameis Winston, Rays and the impact if Major League Baseball doesn't play this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones are back again as Drew Brees made comments about how he will not kneel during the National Anthem if NFL players do that this season saying he will never agree with them disrespecting the flag. These comments were not embraced by others in the league and in particular several teammates who have called him out for being part of the problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones are back for a second day to discuss Peter King's power ranking of the Buccaneers this year and they are ranked pretty high, and what could happen to Major League Baseball if they don't play this year and it wouldn't be good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones discuss how athletes are starting to speak out about the killing of George Floyd and the protesting that has occurred in the last week. Plus thoughts on Lance Armstrong after seeing the ESPN documentary, Rick and Tom are crashing a wedding soon and it includes a current Buccaneer, plus news on Rob Gronkowski Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

USF Quarterback Jordan McCloud among a group of local football players help clean up after the protests on Saturday night, former Plant star Pete Alonzo's thoughts on what is going on around the country after George Floyd's death, MLB players send their proposal to Major League Baseball to play 114 games starting on June 30, Bucs coaches can return to their facilities today, MLS players agree to a pay cut pending owners approval and the US launched a man into space for the first time in 9 years with SpaceX. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud has the latest on NFL Coaches being allowed back in their facilities next week, sports are starting to return in Europe plus your mailbag questions about the Bucs offense, running backs and linebackers, the NHL's plan to resume and is the saying 'I'd play this game for free' gone forever as the baseball and their players are opposed on how to resume. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 discuss what college football might look like this season as some schools are planning for fans in the stands while others might not play at all. Plus Major League Baseball has a plan to start play but it isn't good for the minor leaguers and what do you miss most during quarantine. 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 who would you want to see play next with Tiger and Phil in The Match, plus why the Lightning should be good with the 24-team format to resume hockey this season to crown a Stanley Cup Champion, and Bucs Head Coach Bruce Arians appears on Joe Maddon's new podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on some Rays players returning to Tropicana Field on Monday for voluntary workouts as baseball begins the process of returning, the NHL sent out guidelines for phase 2 of their reopening plan which would include small group of players skating and they hope they can start that soon, Tom Brady in the The Match draws record ratings and what do you think of ESPN's documentary on Lance Armstrong so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud discuss The Match for charity featuring Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson as Tom Brady struggled early but had the shot of the match while splitting his pants! Plus the NHL Players have agreed to a 24-team format to resume play although the Lightning did vote against the plan and Bucs wide receiver Chris Godwin is doing great things for those who are helping fight the coronavirus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.