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Join award-winning journalist Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times and co-host Steve Versnick every weekday as they dive deep into the biggest stories in Tampa Bay sports. From the Buccaneers and Rays to the Lightning, USF, and more — they go beyond the headlines to give you the insight you can't find anywhere else. It’s the ultimate insider’s guide to Tampa Bay sports. New episodes drop every weekday morning in your favorite podcast app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Lightning Were Impressive in Game 3, Bucs in Pads For First Time Today & Rays Brandon Lowe for MVP? 17.08.2020

Rick Stroud on the Lightning's dominating Game 3 win over the Blue Jackets and what it means for the rest of the series, the Bucs will be in pads for the first time today and the Rays remain hot after sweeping both games on Sunday as Brandon Lowe looks like an MVP candidate this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lightning Power Play Fails To Score As Series Is Tied 1-1, Rays Setting Records in Boston & State of College Football 14.08.2020

Rick Stroud on the Tampa Bay Lightning dropping Game 2 to Columbus to even the series as the Power Play struggles and they give up another Power Play goal to the Blue Jackets. The Rays are setting records in Boston as they win the finale 18-7 and Tom Jones rejoins us to discuss the state of College Football as some conferences have cancelled football for the fall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Rick and Tom On 5 Overtime Games, Golf Naps & Rays Are Winning Again 13.08.2020

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones discuss the Lightning's 5OT win over the Blue Jackets and how it might impact the rest of the series. Plus should the overtime rules be changed, is there anything better than a golf nap and is Rick once again picking the Rays to win the World Series after taking 3 of 4 from the Yankees and 3 in a row from Boston. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Lightning Win In 5OT To Begin The Playoffs, Rays Win & 2 Power 5 Conferences Cancel Football 12.08.2020

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick after the Lightning's 5OT win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Brayden Points gets the game winner in the 4th longest game in NHL history while the Lightning put 88 shots on net. Plus the Rays win their 4th in a row and the Big Ten and Pac 12 cancel sports for the fall meaning no College Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

What Is Going To Happen To College Football This Fall? 11.08.2020

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football writers Matt Baker and Joey Knight to break down what is going on in college football now as there are reports that some conferences won't play while the players and coaches are speaking out about wanting to play. How will all this impact College Football this year and beyond is on this edition of Sports Day Tampa Bay. Hosted on Acast. See...

Will College Football Play, Lightning Get a First-Round Rematch & Rays Take 3 of 4 From Yankees 10.08.2020

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on College Football chances of playing this year as the MAC has cancelled football this fall and the Power 5 conferences are discussing it as well. Plus the Lightning have a rematch with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as Victor Hedman left the game on Saturday in the first period and the Rays take 3 of 4 against the Yankees w...

Tom Brady: 'The Clock's Ticking On All Of Us' 07.08.2020

Rick Stroud on Tom Brady's first time speaking with the press since his introductory conference when signing in March. He spoke about the clock ticking on the season and his career and wanting to get going. Plus the Bucs cut MJ Stewart and OL Brad Seaton opts out for the year due to COVID-19. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce Arians on Bucs Protocols, Lightning Beat Bruins and Rays Shutout 06.08.2020

Rick Stroud on Bruce Arians comments about Training Camp and the precautions they are taking including reserving a hotel for players, Big Ten announces a football schedule starting on time with 10 conference games while The American says 8 conference games and out of conference games are allowed. The Lightning beat the Bruins 3-2 and are in a good spot to take the top overall seed in the Eastern C...

Brady, Gronk and Shady Working Out At Bucs Practice Facility & Austin Meadows Returns as Rays Win 05.08.2020

Rick Stroud is joined by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 who is back from vacation just in time to see Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and LeSean McCoy working out at the Buccaneers practice facility. Plus Austin Meadows returns to the Rays lineup and the offense comes back to life, Lightning play well against the Caps as the Bruins await today and USF might lose its chance to play...

Bolts Win First Round-Robin Game Over Capitals 04.08.2020

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's first round-robin game, a 3-2 shootout win over the Capitals, where the Bolts refused to back down as the Caps got physical which bodes well for the playoffs. Plus Shaq Barrett spoke about his franchise tag with the Bucs as he's in Training Camp and the Rays are using the off-day to get back on track as they try to end their 5-game losing streak. H...

Rays Awful Road Trip, Bucs Begin Camp & Lightning To Start Round-Robin 03.08.2020

Rays complete an awful road trip 0-5 in Atlanta and Baltimore as the defense and base-running let them down as well as parts of the bullpen. They sit 4-6 after a week and half and out of the playoffs with just 50 games to go. Plus Rick Stroud has story lines for the Bucs this season as training camp is getting started and the Lightning begin their round-robin games today vs Washington as the Stanl...

Bucs Sign Shady McCoy, Cameron Brate Had COVID-19 & Conversation With Bucs John Franklin 31.07.2020

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/privac...

If You Had To Pick One Tampa Bay Team To Win A Championship This Year, Who Do You Got? 30.07.2020

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.

Major League Baseball Is Postponing Games So Can They Continue To Play On? 29.07.2020

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.

Rays Pound The Braves & Bucs Rookie Ke'Shawn Vaughn On The Reserve/COVID19 List 28.07.2020

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...

Rays Are Back And Picked Up Where They Left Off Last Year 27.07.2020

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...

Rays Opening Day Is (Finally) Here! 24.07.2020

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 play...

The State of College Football with Matt Baker and Joey Knight 23.07.2020

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 inf...

Rays Lose a Reliever, Michael Bennett Retires & Gratuitous Sports Scenes In Movies 22.07.2020

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. S...

NFL Agrees To Daily Testing But Training Camps Will Be Delayed A Bit 21.07.2020

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 f...

NFL Players Want To Play But Seek Better Protocols & Charlie Morton Is Rays Opening Day Starter 20.07.2020

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.

Crowd Noise At Tropicana Field, Austin Meadows Has COVID-19 and Your Mailbag Questions 17.07.2020

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...

Rick and Tom on Sports Radio and the NFL is Struggling With Return To Play Protocols 16.07.2020

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.

The Rays Will Win The World Series & The Joys Of A Shower Beer 15.07.2020

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.

Bucs Donovan Smith Considering Sitting Out, Lightning Start Training Camp and Redskins Are No More 14.07.2020

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 beg...

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