Sports Day Tampa Bay

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. H...

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...

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...

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/pr...

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.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers-Titans first day of joint practices in which the Titans were better and Tom Brady's son Jack was present. Plus the Rays win again to go 27-games over .500 as Ryan Yarbrough returned from the COVID list and retired 15 of 16 batters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your questions about #Bucs Training Camp including Kyle Trask, Cameron Brate, Ryan Succop, Tom Brady and Bryon Leftwich, plus the Rays stadium situation, Josh Fleming, Brett Phillips and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the growing legend of Brett Phillips who's added an inside-the-park home run to his 3 grand slams in the last few weeks, plus the Bucs have their first practice since Saturday night's preseason game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick after the Bucs 19-14 loss to the Bengals in their first preseason game but some guys did stand out like Joe Tryon, Ke'Shawn Vaughn and Kyle Trask. Plus the Rays drop 2 of 3 in Minnesota but finish the road trip 6-3 and Alex Killorn expertly trolls the Canadiens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Bucs Writer Joey Knight preview this weekend's first Buccaneers preseason game vs. the Bengals. 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 about Bobby Bowden's legacy, the upcoming seasons for Florida, Florida State and USF plus conference realignment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on Simeon Rice’s appearance at Buccaneers Training Camp on Tuesday as Joe Tryon called him the “OG” as he continues to impress. Plus Rick and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about Buccaneers Training Camp, Tanner Hudson’s spot on the team after Bruce Arians says he’s regressed, how will Bucs do this year, Rays defense and where is Brent Honeywell. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers offensive struggles at practice on Monday, Cameron Brate is off the PUP list, Rays offense is underrated and Lightning re-sign Ross Colton while Jon Cooper to coach Canada at the Olympics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is in Canton where John Lynch, Peyton Manning and others were just inducted into the Hall of Fame with Tom Brady in attendance. Plus the Rays are rolling with a 4-game lead in the AL East, the Olympics come to an end and former Florida State Head Coach Bobby Bowden died at the age of 91. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're a Bucs fan you simpy cannot miss this conversation with Rick and John Lynch ahead of the former Bucs' safety being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In addiion Rick and Darek answer some of your Mailbag questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick and Tom go in depth on this year's Olympic games, which have been hit and miss.... and a key injury to the Rays' starting pitching yields concern over how long the team can stay atop the AL East. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick and Tom devote pretty much the whole show to the quarterback position - the Saints think they have a winner. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.