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Sports Day Tampa Bay

Daily insight into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Rays, Lightning, USF and more from Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick

Award Winning Journalist Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times and Steve Versnick take you inside Tampa Bay Sports each weekday. They go deeper into the biggest stories in Tampa Bay including the Buccaneers, Rays, Lightning
Latest EpisodeFriday, May 26, 2023

Rays Take 3 of 4 From Blue Jays, Bucs Preseason Schedule Set and Your Mailbag Questions

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays winning 3 of 4 from the Blue Jays as Zach Elfin raised his record to 7-1, the finalize their preseason schedule including join workouts with the Jets and your Buccaneers mailbag questions on Devin White, Luke Goedeke, Tom Brady, Byron Leftwich, Gene Deckerhoff and more.
Friday, May 26, 2023

Rays Take 3 of 4 From Blue Jays, Bucs Preseason Schedule Set and Your Mailbag Questions

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays winning 3 of 4 from the Blue Jays as Zach Elfin raised his record to 7-1, the finalize their preseason schedule including join workouts with the Jets and your Buccaneers mailbag questions on Devin White, Luke Goedeke, Tom Brady, Byron Leftwich, Gene Deckerhoff and more.
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Shane McClanahan Goes 8-0 As Rays Beat Blue Jays Despite The Bullpen Struggling Again

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 7-3 win over the Blue Jays that saw Shane McClanahan get his 8th win and the bullpen struggled again. 
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Rays Blown Out 20-1 By Blue Jays & Bucs OTAs Begin

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays getting blown out by the Blue Jays 20-1 in the worst defeat in franchise history and the Bucs host Day 1 of OTA practices as Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask looked good running a new offense with more rollouts and waggles.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

ESPN Doesn't Think The Bucs Are Good, Greg Schiano Wasn't Ready For NFL, Tom Brady To Become An Owner and Kevin Kiermaier Returned To The Trop

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers being 30th in ESPN's Power Football Index heading into this season, NFL can now flex games to Thursday night later this season, Greg Schiano says he wasn't ready for the NFL when the Buccaneers hired him, Tom Brady to become minority owner of the Raiders plus the Rays beat the Blue Jays as Kevin Kiermaier returned and showed off his arm, Randy Arozarena homered and the bullpen struggled again.
Monday, May 22, 2023

Rays Take 2 of 3 From Brewers But Bullpen Continues To Be An Issue

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays bullpen woes, Josh Lowe's 30/30 pace this year, Tyler Glasnow's return later this week and the reports that some groups are looking to buy the Rays. Plus the Bucs are counting on a lot of players who played 6 years of college football, the PGA Championship and the NBA and NHL Conference Finals.
Friday, May 19, 2023

Rays Bullpen Struggles, Devin White's Cryptic Social Media Messages & Should James Wilder Be In Bucs Ring Of Honor

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays struggle in the bullpen as they complete their road trip at 4-6 having blown some leads. Plus Devin White's cryptic social media messages about Lavonte David and should James Wilder be in the Buccaneers Ring of Honor.
Thursday, May 18, 2023

USF's Football Stadium Price Tag, The Future Of The ACC Conference And How Close Was Baker Mayfield To Playing At FAU

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss the $340 million price tag on the proposed USF football stadium, what is the future of the ACC as schools like Miami and Florida State might be looking to leave, how close was Baker Mayfield to playing at FAU in college and how will Anthony Richardson do in Indianapolis.