Sports Day Tampa Bay

The Rays are once again back to .500 after a 1-0 win in Oakland in 13 innings on Memorial Day. Blake Snell is on the mound Tuesday to try to get them over .500 for the first time since the 1st game of the season, plus we hear from Bucs offensive line coach George Warhop on Donovan Smith, the offensive line and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rays offense explodes once again in an 8-3 win over the Orioles as this year's Rays team can actually hit and is fun to watch do so. Plus hear from Buccaneers wide receivers coach Skyler Fulton about the talented group they have this year as we remember the true meaning of today's Memorial Day. Today's show was brought to you by our friend Andy at Continental Wholesale Diamonds https://contine...

The Tampa Bay Lightning cleaned out their lockers less than 24 hours after losing Game 7 to the Capitals. They reflected back on what happened to make their 3rd Eastern Conference Final in 4 years but not win the Stanley Cup. Plus the Rays beat Boston behind another great performance from Blake Snell and Bucs guard Ali Marpet on the new national anthem policy in the NFL. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

The Tampa Bay Lightning get shut out 4-0 to lose Game 7 to the Capitals and miss out on the Stanley Cup Final. The Bolts were the highest scoring team this year but failed to score in nearly the last 8 periods of this series. Also the Rays lose again to Boston but Chris Archer pitched well and the NFL has a new National Anthem protest policy that leaves Rick Stroud stratching his head. Hosted on A...

Game 7, need we say more. The Lightning face the Capitals tonight in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals with a berth in the Stanley Cup final on the line as we talk to Tom Jones about the matchup. Plus the Rays lose to Boston and they lose Jake Faria to an oblique strain but Willy Adames made his MLB debut and took Chris Sale yard, the Bucs OTAs continue and USF will play Florida 3 times in f...

The Tampa Bay Lightning miss an opportunity to close out the Capitals in Washington so there will be a Game 7 in Tampa on Wednesday night with a berth in the Stanley Cup Final on the line. Andrei Vasilevskiy was fantastic but the Lightning couldn't match the Capitals intensity and physicality as they get shut out 3-0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Washington trying to close out the Eastern Conference Final in 6 games so we talk to Tom Jones about the game and why Andrei Vasilevskiy and the defense is playing so well. Plus the Rays rattled off 6 wins in a row to get back to .500 before losing to Shohei Ohtani on Sunday and Bucs QB Jameis Winston got engaged. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Andrei Vasilevskiy steals Game 4 for the Tampa Bay Lightning as they even the Eastern Conference Final series at 2-2 and take back home-ice advantage. The Lightning go 21 minutes without a shot on net and still win on the road. Bucs offensive coordinator Todd Monken talks about how Jameis needs to not try so hard and just be himself and the Rays win their 4th in a row behind Chris Archer's best st...

Did Coach John Cooper's line changes in Game 3 lead the Lightning to victory over Washington or did the team just play better? Rick Stroud breaks it down as Game 4 is tonight, plus Bucs Defensive Coordinator talks about how their defensive line has to be better and their defense will evolve this year with new additions, D-line coach Brentson Buckner has told Gerald McCoy he doesn't need to be Supe...

The Lightning get goals from their 4 all-stars Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman and Brayden Point to lead them to a 4-2 victory over the Capitals in Game 3 to make this a series. Andrei Vasilevskiy was fantastic in net and the penalty kill was tremendous too. The Rays win again in Kansas City this time behind Anthony Banda who pitched 5 innings tonight in his Rays debut. Hosted on Ac...

Tom Jones joins Rick Stroud to break down Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals as the Lightning looks to bounce back from a 2-0 series deficit in Washington, Evan Longoria says the Rays should leave town, the Rays win in Kansas City and the Supreme Court overturned a law that prevented sports betting in all states. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lightning are dominated once again by the Capitals in a 6-2 loss at Amalie Arena to fall behind 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Final. In contrast to the Boston series, the Lightning are being dominated in 5-on-5 play including giving up a goal on the opening shift on Sunday night. To make matters worse for Tampa Bay fans the Rays got pummeled 17-1 in Baltimore in losing their 6th out of 7 games...

Tampa Bay Lightning Founder and Hall of Famer Phil Esposito breaks down the Lightning-Capitals Eastern Conference Final including what has impressed him the most in the playoff thus far and just how good the Bolts defense has been. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our mailbag podcast with lots of Bucs questions including how many wins it will take for Dirk Koetter and Jason Licht to keep their jobs, which rookies might impress this year, who will be next in the Bucs Ring of Honor, plus can the Lightning win the Stanley Cup with a bottom-5 penalty kill, who needs to step up for the Bolts to advance and why don't the Rays have young prospects called up l...

Tom Jones joins the podcast to discuss the Lightning-Capitals Eastern Conference Final and he gives a prediction for the series, Tony Dungy is the Bucs next inductee to their Ring of Honor and the Rays lose another 1-run game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud caught up with former Bucs quarterback Josh Freeman as he tries to make the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League at age 30. They discuss what happened in Tampa to lead the former first-round draft pick to not make a 2nd contract with the Buccaneers despite a lot of early success, plus congrats to Booger McFarland who will be a part of the Monday Night Football broadcast t...

The Lightning are returning to the Eastern Conference Finals for the third time in four years after defeating the Bruins four straight times in dominating fashion. Boston failed to score an even strength goal in the last 3 games as the Lightning's fore check and puck possession were too much for the Bruins to handle. Plus the Rays lose another 1-run game this time with base-running errors and an A...

The Lightning are looking to take a commanding lead over Boston in the Eastern Conference Semifinals with a win in Game 4 and we talk to the radio voice of the Lightning, Dave Mishkin, to break it all down including how well the Brayden Point line has played, how impressive Tony Cirelli has been and why having Stamkos and Kucherov score a lot more may not be necessary for the Lightning to keep on...

The Lightning win game 3 in Boston and they dominate the game scoring 2 goals in the first 4 minutes and never looked back. Ondrej Palat scored 2 goals as the line of Brayden Point, Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat couldn't be stopped by Boston. The Rays lose in 12 innings to the Tigers on a walkoff sacrifice bunt so they end their road trip 5-3 as they return to Tampa Bay. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

We break down Lightning-Bruins Game 3 with Tampa Bay Times columnist Tom Jones who some perceive as rooting for the Bruins because he picked them to win the series. Plus the Rays lose a low-scoring affair in Detroit as Chris Archer pitches well, but not well enough, and 3B coach Matt Quatraro runs them out of an inning, and Yonny Chirinos goes on the DL with right forearm stiffness. Hosted on Acas...

The Lightning play a more inspired game and beat the Bruins 4-2 to even their series at a game a piece as Brayden Point, Ondrej Palat and Tyler Johnson bounce back with a big game. The Rays get a fantastic performance from Jake Faria who goes 8 shutout innings for the win but the bullpen was shaky again giving up 2 runs in the 9th and the story behind the troubling tweet directed at Bucs GM Jason...

The Lightning lost Game 1 to the Bruins 6-2 and look to rebound in Game 2 tonight before going to Boston, the Bucs have a very successful NFL Draft filling a lot of positions of need for the team and the Rays 8-game losing streak comes to an end but the bats have certainly come to life for the team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bucs trade back in the NFL Draft and still get their man, 347-pound DT Vita Vea from Washington. Vea was 4th on the Bucs board and they are really happy with the pick. Plus the Rays bats remain hot in beating the Orioles and the Lightning are set to take on the Bruins in Game 1 on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's NFL Draft day and we talk to the Professor, John Clayton, about the Draft, how many QBs will go early, who will the Bucs take with the 7th pick with an obvious need on defense, plus the Lightning will now face the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round after they defeated Toronto on Wednesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Breaking down the NFL Draft this week with the Los Angeles Times' Sam Farmer who does a mock draft with beat writers from all the teams and it's usually one of the most accurate prognostications out there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.