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The Buccaneers returned home for the first time in 7 weeks and left victorious as they beat the Cardinals 30-27 as Jamel Dean's late interception allowed Jameis Winston to engineer a 92-yard drive that gave the Bucs their 3rd win of the season. Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina discuss Dean's redemption which comes 1 week after he allowed 3 touchdowns vs the Seahawks when he was pressed into starting...

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina preview this weekend's Bucs-Cardinals game at Raymond James Stadium where the Bucs play for the first time in 49 days and with quarterback Jameis Winston coming off his best performance of the season but can he sustain it. Plus Diana Nearhos joins us from Sweden where Victor Hedman and the Lightning are set to finally play their 2 games overseas today and tomorrow bu...

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker talk about where Florida State goes in their coaching search now that Willie Taggart has been fired, can Charlie Strong get a win tonight as USF hosts Temple, just how far behind Georgia, Alabama and LSU are the Florida Gators in their 2nd season under Dan Mullen, plus a look at the first College Football Playoff rankings and a pre...

Rick Stroud and Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 discuss why Willie Taggart failed at his dream job at Florida State and who might replace him, is Jameis Winston headed for at least a franchise tag next season with the Bucs, how many more games can USF win this year with Temple up next and should the Lightning be worried after an average start to the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions about Jameis Winston's maturation as a quarterback, does Winston want to come back to Tampa Bay, did Burce Arians underestimate the turnaround with the Bucs, did the defensive coaches do enough to help Jamel Dean and the secondary, what will the Bucs do with their defensive line moving forward and do the players care about the fans. Plus who might replace...

The Buccaneers lose in overtime to the Seahawks 40-34 as Jameis Winston had one of his better games of the season but Russell Wilson carved up the Bucs defense throwing 5 TDs as Jamel Dean played in place of Carlton Davis who was hurt and he gave up 3 touchdowns. Head Coach Bruce Arians had a different tone in his postgame comments as they went toe-to-toe with one of the best teams in football. Pl...

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina preview the Buccaneers game in Seattle this weekend as the players are angry and trying to get back to winning as they conclude their 6 week stretch of playing games away from Raymond James Stadium. Then Rick speaks with Lightning beat writer Diana Nearhos in New York as the Lightning prepare to play the Islanders before heading to Sweden as injurys are mounting to V...

Rick Stroud and Matt Baker celebrate the NCAA's decision to continue to support athletes and let them make money off their likeness, or did they? Plus Florida-Georgia is this weekend as a trip the SEC Championship game may be on the line, Miami takes on Florida State as USF has a bye. Plus what happened to Oklahoma and Notre Dame this past weekend and who is the best team in the country? Hosted on...

The Buccaneers don't make any trades at the NFL's trade deadline despite their 2-5 record so OJ Howard and his 18 targets are still on the team. Tom Jones joins Rick to talk about Jameis Winston and his future in Tampa Bay, what Chaim Bloom's departure means for the Rays going forward, why the Lightning aren't starting as hot as they did last year, plus Tom drops some names as he attends a bow-tie...

Buccaneers Head Coach Bruce Arians ripped the officials for the quick whistle on a forced fumble by Devin White was blown dead instead of them getting a score on the play, plus he took the blame for some of the play calling. Rick Stroud breaks it down plus looking at who on the Bucs might be traded on today's trading deadline now that they are 2-5. Rays SVP of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom has l...

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina are in Tennessee where the Buccaneers outplayed the Titans but 4 turnovers and the inability to get a crucial stop it the 4th quarter led to a 27-23 loss and a record of 2-5 ahead of this week's trade deadline. Head Coach Bruce Arians was adamant that the interceptions were not Jameis Winston's fault while Mike Evans had a huge day but wasn't targeted in the 4th quar...

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina preview Sunday's Buccaneers-Titans game in Tennessee which feels like a must-win game for Tampa Bay as there is a big difference between 2-5 and 3-4 records. Tennessee is a run-first offense but that is the strength of the Bucs defense or will the Titans pass the ball against the Bucs secondary. As for the Bucs offense, can Jameis Winston rebound from a 6 turnover pe...

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker discuss whether Florida State should look to part ways with Head Coach Willie Taggart now or can they afford to wait, is Florida's season coming down to 1 game next weekend vs. Georgia, is this week Charlie Strong's last chance to get a win in 2019, a preview of some great national match-ups this weekend in the Big Ten and SEC, and...

Jason Pierre-Paul was practicing with the Buccaneers for the first time since his auto accident in May and he could be a much needed boost to the pass rush. Rick Stroud chats with Spectrum Sports 360's Chris Torello about the Bucs struggles at 2-4 this season, reports that FSU boosters could be trying to buy out Willy Taggart, the Lightning's inconsisent start and Mike Francessa on the Yankees exi...

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions about Jameis Winston's future with the Buccaneers, who is to blame for his inconsistent season thus far, is Bruce Arians' future tied to Winston, how can they use OJ Howard more in the offense, who has been the biggest surprise and dissappointment for the Bucs so far, should the Rays trade either Willy Adames or Wander Franco since they both play shortsto...

Rick Stroud is back from Europe as the Bucs are getting set to return from their bye week after a bad game in London in which James Winston accounted for 6 turnovers and the Bucs coaching staff’s confidence has been shaken. Rick tells you what the Bucs can do to improve moving forward, plus the Astros will face the Nationals in the World Series, the Lightning have been inconsistent so far this sea...

The Lightning wrap up their 6-game road trip with a 4-3 shootout win in Boston in a game which they controlled play 5-on-5 but gave up 3 power play goals. The Bolts took 5 penalties for the second game in a row which is bothersome for this team that has so much talent but they do get 8 points out of 12 on the trip. USF loses redshirt senior QB Blake Barnett to season ending surgery which will end...

Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker joins us to recap Florida's loss at LSU and despite that, everything they want this season is still within reach including the National Championship but their margin of error is less now. USF has won 2 in a row but they remaining schedule is difficult starting this weekend at Navy, Florida State travels to Wake Forest and will face one of the most...

Marc Topkin joins us to break down the Rays 96-win season that resulted in a 5-game series loss to the Astros but with only 3 free agents on the team the future looks good. What moves might the Rays look to make in the offseason, will they try to resign any of their free agents like Travis d'Arnaud, Avisail Garcia or Eric Sogard, how will they handle the closer position next year, could the Rays m...

Tom Jones fills in for Rick Stroud as we look back at what went wrong for the Bucs on Sunday in London and is this really as good as it gets for Jameis Winston in year 5, how good of a season did the Rays just complete and where does it rank among the Rays best teams, should the Lightning be worried with inconsistent play to start the season and can Florida still win the SEC with a loss at LSU. Ho...

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina were in London to see Jameis Winston throw 5 interceptions to go with 1 fumble lost in what is probably the Bucs worst game of the season. On the good side Winston did throw some balls to his tight ends OJ Howard and Cameron Brate. The 37-26 loss to the Panthers also exposed the defense as the secondary had trouble all day long as jobs may be on the line. The Bucs no...

Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow was tipping his pitches as the Astros get 4 runs in the first inning and cruise behind Gerrit Cole who went 8 innings, giving up 2 hits including a home run to Eric Sogard, as Houston wins 6-1 to advance to the ALCS. The Rays season is over after getting 96 wins in the regular season and 3 more in the postseason but they should have much of this team back from n...

The Rays once again face a win-or-go-home game, their 4th in 8 days, as they've forced Game 5 back in Houston in the ALDS. Tyler Glasnow goes against Gerrit Cole who beat the Rays in Game 2 as Tampa Bay should enjoy this game tonight as they don't come around often. The Bucs cut Deone Bucannon and will get a compensatory pick in return and Jason Pierre-Paul has been cleared to practice after the B...

The Rays force Game 5 of the American League Division Series as they beat Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros 4-1 before another raucous crowd at Tropicana Field. Tommy Pham hit a home run in the 1st, part of a 3-run inning and the Rays would never trail. The defense shined as well as Ji-Man Choi made several good plays at 1st base, and the Rays nailed Jose Altuve at the plate on a perfec...

Kevin Kiermaier's 3-run home run in the 2nd blew the roof off the Trop in front of over 32,000 Rays fans and Charlie Morton allows only 1 run as Tampa Bay beats the Zack Greinke and the Astros 10-3. The Rays would hit 4 home runs in all including ones by Brandon Lowe, Ji-Man Choi and Willy Adames to start the party in Tropicana Field. Tuesday will be Diego Castillo vs. Justin Verlander and the Ray...