Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud has the latest on the Buccaneers signing Richard Sherman to help their secondary as Tom Brady continues to be a great recruiter. Plus Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker previews this week in College Football.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud has the latest on Richard Sherman's visit to Tampa Bay to check out the Buccaneers, a spirited discussion on Rays Owner Stu Sternberg's plan to promote his 2-city proposal and your mailbag questions about the Bucs secondary, defensive line, running backs and which is a greater feat, two 100-win teams in the NL West or four 90-win teams in the AL East.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by NFL 360 producer Trent Cooper about the piece that airs tonight called 'Wild Horses' about Devin White's inspirational story of the influence of his older brother and his love of horses. Plus Rick has an update on what Tom Brady said, and didn't say, about this week's matchup in New England and the latest on the injuries to Jason Pierre-Paul, Scotty Miller, Rob Gronkowski and Jamel Dean.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is in Los Angeles where the Buccaneers lost to the Rams 34-24 but the game wasn't that close as the Bucs injuries mounted in the secondary and they couldn't slow down Matthew Stafford's offense. The Bucs 10-game win streak is snapped as they are now 2-1 and heading to New England next for Tom Brady's return. Plus the Rays clinch the AL East for the 2nd straight year over the weekend and are 1 win away from clinching the best record in the American League.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview Sunday's matchup between the Bucs-Rams as a possible preview of the NFC Championship Game, it's been 20 years since Tom Brady replaced Drew Bledsoe and never came out, the Rays have a muted celebration for clinching a playoff spot for the 3rd straight year and the Blue Jays retaliate for stealing their scouting card by hitting Kevin Kiermaier on Wednesday.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to talk college football including last week's Florida-Alabama game, Florida State's 0-3 start, has USF settled on Timmy McClain at QB and look ahead to this weekend's Florida-Tennessee game.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions on the Rob Gronkowski, Ronald Jones, Leonard Fournette, Giovani Bernard, the Bucs secondary and defense, Richard Sherman, the NFL's taunting rules, possible Rays playoff opponents, their pitching staff, Kevin Kiermaier taking the Blue Jays scouting card, Mike Norvell's future at Florida State and the Florida Gators brand.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick break down the running back situation for the Buccaneers as Leonard Fournette seems poised to become RB1 and where is Giovani Bernard in the rotation. Plus the Bucs defense is struggling against the pass, Jameis Winston struggles in Saints loss to Panthers, reviewing the weekend in college football including Florida-Alabama, Florida State's 0-3 start and the Rays have Shane Baz on the mound for his Major League debut on Monday night.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Writer Joey Knight break down the Bucs 48-25 win over the Falcons as the offense scores 30 points for the 9th straight game, an NFL record, and Mike Edwards has two Pick-6's for the defense. Mike Evans and Rob Gronkowski both caught 2 touchdowns from Tom Brady who threw 5 in the game with no interceptions. Ronald Jones missed a blitz pickup so how much more of him will we see moving forward?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview Sunday's Buccaneers-Falcons game in which the Bucs are the heavy favorite but it is a divisional game and Tampa Bay must clean up the turnovers and penalties. Plus the Rays beat the Tigers and lower their magic number to 8 to win the division and 7 to make the playoffs with 15 games to go.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to preview Florida-Alabama, why isn't Anthony Richardson starting at QB for the Gators, what happened at Florida State last weekend and what the future holds for Coach Mike Norvell, USC fires Clay Helton so who will be their next coach and what to make of Auburn-Penn State this weekend.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud on the Bucs as they returned to practice on Tuesday ahead of Sunday's game vs. the Falcons. He has updates on Ronald Jones, Sean Murphy-Bunting and more. Then Rays Radio Host Neil Solondz joins us to discuss the Rays pitching staff including their recent struggles and how they might setup for the playoffs, Wander Franco's injury, Nelson Cruz's impact and more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about the Bucs 31-29 win over the Cowboys, should there be concern over the running backs and secondary, why OJ Howard didn't play in the 2nd half, will Urban Meyer succeed as an NFL Coach, is this new Jameis Winston here to stay, are Clemson and Ohio State already about of the College Football Playoff, what concerns should we have about the Rays pitching staff, who wins between Florida State and USF and who gets a new stadium first, the Rays or USF.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Bruce Arians comments after their Opening Night win including why Ronald Jones didn't return after his fumble saying he couldn't come back mentally from it plus it sounds like Sean Murphy-Bunting will be out a while with a dislocated elbow. Plus a wind day in the NFL including Jameis Winston throwing 5 touchdowns, Cardinals stomp the Titans and the Saint beat up the Packers. In College Football USF has some positives to take from their loss to Florida while Florida State lost to FCS Jacksonville State on the last play, plus the Rays lose two of three to Detroit while the bullpen is struggling to get lefty hitters out.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Writer Joey Knight break down the Bucs 31-29 win in the NFL Kickoff Game as Tom Brady leads them down the field as time expired for the game-winning field goal. Dak Prescott balled for the Cowboys and exploited the depth of the secondary that saw Sean Murphy-Bunting leave with a dislocated elbow. The offense played well but suffered from drops and we didn't see a lot of Giovani Bernard.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud previews tonight's NFL Season Opener at Raymond James Stadium as you'll hear from Bucs QB Tom Brady and LB Devin White on tonight's game and the season ahead.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud sits down with Buccaneers Defensive Coordinator Todd Bowles to discuss last year's defense, turning the page this year and just how good Devin White is. Plus Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker joins us to recap College Football Week 1 and look ahead to USF-Florida, is the ACC in trouble this year and was last Thursday the worst day in USF Football history.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on a crazy Rays-Red Sox game that saw Tampa Bay win after trailing 7-1 and collecting 19 hits including a little league inside the park Grand Slam for Nelson Cruz. Plus the weekend that was in College Football including the return of McKenzie Milton in Tallahassee after nearly 3 years, 2 quarterbacks in Gainesville plus some really good defenses showing out so far.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud sits down with Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator Bryon Leftwich to discuss winning the Super Bowl last year, his relationship with Tom Brady, how the offense evolved last year, not getting interviews for head coaching jobs and more. Plus Rick broke the news that Tom Brady had COVID in February shortly after the Bucs Super Bowl Boat Parade.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Bucs Writer Joey Knight on the death of former Buccaneers 1st Round Draft Pick Keith McCants at the age of 53 by an apparent drug overdose. Plus USF started their season at NC State and switched quarterbacks before the end of the 1st half.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.