Sports Day Tampa Bay

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.co...

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...

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 c...

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 fro...

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 game...

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 team...

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 t...

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 opp...

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 posi...

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...

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 w...

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...

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...

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...

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, cou...

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 imp...

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.