Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers losing Guard Cody Mauch for the season, dealing another blow to an already banged up Offensive Line. Plus the Bucs let Nick Chubb score but does that violate the Integrity of the Game, the Rays win and avoid elimination but Junior Caminero left with mid-back tightness, the Lightning will be without Nick Paul for the first month of the season while Nikita Kucherov wasn't happy with the power play last season and Andrei Vasilevskiy doesn't like losing in the playoffs.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Calijah Kancey's season ending pectoral injury, a lot of love for Baker Mayfield around football, should the Bucs bring in another kick as Chase McLaughlin missed another field goal and did Todd Bowles' defense allow Nick Chubb to score late in Monday night's game to get the ball back. Plus the Rays lose again despite a 3-run home run from Brandon Lowe that a fan interfered with but it was allowed to stand and the Lightning report for Media Day today.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 20-19 win over the Texans on Monday Night Football that saw Tampa Bay execute a game-winning drive in the final moments for the 2nd straight week. The defense was great, Baker Mayfield was a warrior but Special Teams had issues including another missed field goal by Chase McLaughlin and a blocked punt. The Rays lost to the Blue Jays in 11 innings and they are 8.5 games out with 12 to play.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview tonight's Buccaneers-Texans Monday Night Football game as Tampa Bay looks to start 2-0 but they'll have to overcome their primetime woes. Plus the Rays lose 4-of-6 in Chicago and are all but eliminated from the playoffs, USF gets blown out in Miami and DJ Lagway struggles for Florida in Baton Rouge.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers welcoming Tristan Wirfs and Chris Godwin back to practice for the first time this year but they probably won't play this week. Luke Goedeke missed practice so there is more shuffling on the Offensive Line, Christian Izien and Benjamin Morrison practiced and Jamel Dean describes why he took a pay cut. Plus USF plays at Miami this weekend for their 3rd straight game against a ranked opponent and the Rays lose the series to the White Sox and the math is getting really hard to make the playoffs.

Rick Stroud is joined once again by his old radio partner, Tom Jones, to discuss Baker Mayfield's performance in the Buccaneers first game, the team's winning culture under Todd Bowles, the dynamics of NFL teams, the impact of Aaron Rodgers on the Jets, and share personal travel stories related to sports journalism. The discussion wraps up with predictions for upcoming games and a look at the future of the Buccaneers and the Rays.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tom Jones from the Poynter Institute of Media Studies to discuss the over the top outrage at an AP voter who left South Florida off her latest ballot despite wins over 2 Top 25 teams. Plus Ryan Clark once again has to apologize to a co-worker for his comments.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on why the Buccaneers shuffled their Offensive Line on Sunday moving Graham Barton to Left Tackle, Ben Bredeson to Center and inserting Michael Jordan at Guard which worked. Plus Jamel Dean took a huge pay cut to stay with the Bucs this season and will be a free agent after this year.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 win over the Atlanta Falcons to start the 2025-26 season. While the game wasn’t pretty, the veteran leadership of Baker Mayfield and team found a way to win a game in which they had less than 25 minutes of possession and didn’t force a turnover. Emeka Egbuka had 2 touchdowns and Haason Reddick had a sack in their Bucs debuts. Plus USF knocks off Florida and are now ranked 18th in the country and the Rays have lost 3 in a row, scoring only 4 runs in those games.