Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to talk about this week's Florida-Georgia game and what it means to Dan Mullen's future in Gainesville, can USF make it two in a row tonight at East Carolina, Florida State has a shot at Clemson and Miami has a tough matchup in Pittsburgh.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about the Bucs hot start with so many injuries, who are the best coaches to play for in Tampa Bay history, what's it like covering Tom Brady, what can the Rays do to win the World Series, will their stadium plan affect free agent signings and what's happened to the Lightning to start the season.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Saints win over the Seahawks on Monday Night Football before the Bucs head to New Orleans this week. Plus Tom Brady was on the Peyton and Eli show on ESPN, the Lightning lose to the Sabres making it 6 straight games without playing with a lead and the Rays Brandon Lowe snubbed as a Silver Slugger finalist..  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick break down the Buccaneers 38-3 victory over the Chicago Bears as Tom Brady throws 4 touchdowns including his 600th career TD. Mike Evans had 3 TDs and the defense got 3 INTS. Plus USF beats a FBS school for the first time in 2 years and the Lightning get a point but lose at home again.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview this weekend's Bucs-Bears game as Tampa Bay has a lot of injured players but they are still favored. Plus Tom Brady starts against a QB from Ohio State for the first time in his career. Also the Lightning get their 2nd Stanley Cup rings and they are beautiful.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss Dan Mullen's job status at Florida, Jeff Scott at USF and Manny Diaz at Miami, plus a look ahead to this weekend's slate of games.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 4-1 loss to the Panthers as the Power Play goes 0-for-6 in their first game without Nikita Kucherov. Meanwhile the Buccaneers were back in the building after a weekend off as they prepare for the Bears this weekend.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Nikita Kucherov's injury which will keep him out for a while, Bucs Richard Sherman is not going on IR, Tom Brady says he won't play until he's 50 but he could and your mailbag questions about the Bucs, the Gators, USF and the Rays.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick size up the competition for the Bucs in the NFC as Tampa Bay enjoyed a mini-bye week on Sunday. Plus another wild weekend of college football as Florida loses to LSU making it 2-6 vs Power 5 schools in their last 8 games and the Lightning win 2 on the road in overtimes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 28-22 win in Philadelphia on Thursday night as they improve to 5-1 and now have 10 days until their next game. Leonard Fournette ran hard while Antonio Brown had 9 catches and the defense shut down Jalen Hurts for most of the game. Plus the Lightning pick up their first win of the year in a crazy 7-6 OT win in Detroit.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview tonight's Bucs-Eagles game as the Bucs are dealing with some injuries as they play their 3rd game in 11 days. Plus Jon Gruden is removed from the Buccaneers Ring of Honor and we answer your mailbag questions about Gruden, the Bucs Offense Line, the Rays losing in the ALDS, what should they do with Tyler Glasnow and more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football writer Matt Baker to review the wild weekend that was in college football as Alabama went down, Texas blew a big lead to Oklahoma and Ole Miss won in a shootout. Plus a look ahead to this week's games.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays disappointing loss in the ALDS to Boston in 4 games as the bats continued to be silent for most of the order but they still came back from 5 runs down to tie it in the 8th inning. Plus Eduardo Encina joins us to preview the Lightning's quest for a 3rd straight Stanley Cup as they get started tonight.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick break down the horrible rule in the Rays-Red Sox series that cost them at least a run in the 13th inning which has now left the Rays on the brink of elimination in tonight's Game 4 in Boston. Plus Rick is joined by Joey Knight at Raymond James Stadium where the Bucs beat the Dolphins 45-17 as Tom Brady throws for 5 touchdowns including 2 to Antonio Brown who had a big day.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud has a Bucs-Dolphins preview as Miami might just be what Tampa Bay needs to get back on track offensively and to see if the patchwork defensive secondary can make some plays. Plus can Urban Meyer survives the latest scandal caught on video at a bar in Ohio and the Rays win Game 1 of the ALDS.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin as the Rays are set to host the Red Sox in the American League Division Series starting tonight. Tampa Bay will go with essentially 3 rookie starting pitchers but could their bullpen be the biggest questions going into the postseason as their lineup is thicker than ever. Plus the Bucs don't get Stephon Gilmore as he's traded to the Panthers and the Lightning-Panthers rivalry heating up.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to look back at last week's Gators loss at Kentucky, USF's loss at SMU and FSU's first win. Plus a look ahead to Gators-Vandy, FSU-North Carolina and a look around the county.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the mounting injuries in the Buccaneers secondary where it looks like 1 starter will be available on Sunday vs. the Dolphins. Plus where the Bucs stand after 4 games and why things aren't so bad despite not playing well the last 2 weeks. Also the Red Sox host the Yankees tonight with the winner taking on the Rays so who would you rather play?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is in Foxboro where the Buccaneers defeated the Patriots 19-17 in Tom Brady's first game at Gillette Stadium since leaving the team. It was a sloppy performance in a very wet game that saw Brady throw for no TDs but set the all-time NFL passing yards record. Antonio Brown, Leonard Fournette, Antoine Winfield Jr. and Joe Tryon-Shoyinka had good games but the injuries continue to mount in the secondary.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview Sunday night's Bucs-Patriots matchup as Tom Brady returns to New England for the first time after having played 20 seasons there and won 6 Super Bowls. Plus Brady will set the NFL's all-time passing yards record during the game adding more to the story.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.