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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


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  • Shane McClanahan 5 More Shutout Innings as Rays Hold On & More On Bucs Draft Picks

    42:23|
    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 7-6 extra inning win in Toronto that saw Shane McClanahan throw 5 shutout innings, the Rays blow a 5-run lead but find a way to win. Plus Rick was behind the scenes at the Bucs learning about their draft picks and how everything came together for the team. Plus the Bucs still in play for an international game this season and Tom Moore going back to Iowa.

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  • Rays Now 27-13 Through 40 Games & Could Bucs Have International Game As Schedule Releases Thursday

    42:59|
    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays 8-5 win over the Blue Jays as they move 2 games ahead of the Yankees at the quarter-pole of the season. Chandler Simpson continues to be a terror on the bases as the offense manufactures runs night in and night out. Plus the Bucs are preparing for the NHL Schedule release on Thursday night as the first few national games have been released.
  • Can Rays Sustain This Pace & Reuben Bain Jr. and Ted Hurst Stand Out at Bucs Minicamp

    39:29|
    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays taking 2-of-3 from the Red Sox and they now have the best record in the American League, and 2nd best in baseball. Can the Rays sustain this run? Plus the Bucs rookie minicamp had 2 standouts, Rueben Bain Jr. and Ted Hurst.
  • Rays Win 7th Straight As Caminero Goes Yard, Bucs Rookie Minicamp Open with Most Draft Picks Signed

    32:04|
    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 win at Boston to make it 7 straight wins. It was their first ESPN exclusive broadcast in nearly 5 years as Yandy Diaz gets his 1,000th hit, Chandler Simpson with a big 2-run double and Junior Caminero launches one over the centerfield wall. Plus Bus rookies minicamp starts today as most of the Bucs draft picks have signed, a mailbag question on Gavin Lux and bets memories covering teams.
  • Rays Win 7th Straight Game, Jameis Winston Reporting on World Cup & Mailbag on Super Bowls in Tampa Bay

    30:24|
    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Tampa Bay Rays winning their 7th straight game, their 10th straight at home and the 13th straight game they have allowed 3 or fewer runs. Plus Jameis Winston to be a correspondent for Fox during the World Cup and a mailbag question about future Super Bowls at Raymond James Stadium.
  • Victor Hedman on Mental Health Leave, Rays Rally Again & Bucs' Emeka Egbuka On WR Room

    36:23|
    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Tampa Bay Lightning's exit interviews including Victor Hedman who spoke about taking a leave for mental health. Plus Andrei Vasilevskiy says they didn't score enough and Darren Raddysh sounded like he leaving as a free agent. Plus the Tampa Bay Rays rally again to beat the Blue Jays, thought on Yankees' announcer John Sterling's passing and Emeka Egbuka helping the military with hurricane supplies and talking about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver room.
  • Should The Lightning Consider Trading Nikita Kucherov and Firing Jon Cooper?

    40:08|
    Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on more reaction to the Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 4th straight year. They discuss John Romano's column on if the Lightning should consider trading Nikita Kucherov and they answer a mailbag question if Julien BriseBois should fire Head Coach Jon Cooper. Plus the Rays beat the Blue Jays 5-1.