Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview the Buccaneers-Saints game this weekend as Bucky Irving, Chris Godwin and Haason Reddick will all miss the game. Plus we answer your mailbag questions on Vita Vea, Bucs injuries, replay review, should Jason Licht trade for an edge rusher and Rays trades. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Bucs WR Mike Evans electing to have surgery for a fractured clavicle which means he might be able to return before the end of the regular season. Plus Baker Mayfield dislike for the Saints 'not clean' play, Chris Godwin, Haason Reddick and Bucky Irving to miss this week's game. Also the Lightning are back home tonight and need wins and USF with a big game at Memphis this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers injuries mounting. Will Mike Evans play again this season after fracturing his clavicle on Monday night, how long will Haason Reddick be out too. Plus Offensive Coordinator Josh Grizzard struggled against the Lions as the Bucs only ran the ball 12 times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 24-9 loss to the Detroit Lions as they lose Mike Evans for most of the season due to a broken clavicle and a concussion. Baker Mayfield never looked comfortable, Haason Reddick left injured and Jahmyr Gibbs was unstoppable. Plus more info on Doug Martin's death and the Blue Jays are going to the World Series for the first time since 1993. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers Monday Night Football game in Detroit tonight as both Mike Evans and Emeka Egbuka could play against a beat up Lions secondary. Plus former Bucs running back Doug Martin dies at age 36, Billy Napier is out at Florida, so who should Scott Strickland target, is Mike Norvell next at Florida State after they lose at Stanford, Miami loses, USF wins, the Lightning only get 4 points out of 8 on their road trip and Shohei Ohtani's impressive performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Mike Evans return to Bucs practice with a chance to play on Monday night in Detroit. Plus we start to preview the Lions game that with a win, would cement the Bucs as the class of the NFC. We look at the College Football games this weekend and answer your mailbag questions about Chris Godwin and Sean Tucker on kickoff returns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Bucs' Jamel Dean winning the NFC Defensive Player of the Week after his performance against the 49ers on Sunday. Plus the Bucs get back to practice today to face the Lions on Monday night, should the Bucs be active at the trade deadline and the Lightning trade a goalie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Tampa Bay Lightning's 3-2 overtime loss in Washington and your mailbag questions on Baker Mayfield's next contract, Emeka Egbuka's nickname, Todd Bowles's place in Bucs coaching history and should Jason Licht trade for an edge rusher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick with an update on some Buccaneers injuries, especially Emeka Egbuka who is going for further testing today but should miss some time. Mike Evans could return on Monday night against the Lions in a week but that isn't certain. Plus the Bucs are one of only 3 teams in NFL with one blemish on their record and the only one in the NFC and the Lightning win their first game of the season in Boston. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 30-19 win over the San Francisco 49ers to propel them to the top spot in the NFC through 6 weeks. Baker Mayfield continues to lead the team despite missing his now top 4 receivers as Emeka Egbuka left with a hamstring injury. The defense got 6 sacks and 2 interceptions in their best performance of the season. Plus the Lightning start 0-2 and forgot how to shoot the puck and a wild college football weekend as James Franklin is fired, Indiana is ranked #3, USF moves up to 19 and Florida State and Florida both lose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Tampa Bay Lightning opening night loss despite leading the game 3-1 after 1 period. Plus a preview of the Buccaneers-49ers game which could impact who is the best team in the NFC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times Lightning Beat Writer Ed Encina to preview the Tampa Bay Lightning's season that begins tonight at Benchmark International Arena. How healthy is Andrei Vasilevskiy, what changes will they make on the power play, most of the team returns so what does that say and how do they get past the Florida Panthers? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays new ownership and their plans for a new stadium and the direction of the franchise after they held a press conference on Tuesday. Their goal is to be in a new stadium by Opening Day 2029 which is ambitious. So where will the stadium go and who will pay for it. Plus former Bucs' OC Liam Coen is off to a great start in Jacksonville. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Baker Mayfield's season that see him in the MVP conversation through 5 games as he has a 4-1 record with 10 TD passes and 1 INT. He's done all this with a beat up offensive line and he's been without Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Bucky Irving for some games. Plus Tristan Wirfs was really good on Sunday as was Emeka Egbuka. Then finally the Lightning are issued suspensions and fines for Saturday's melee in Sunrise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 38-35 last second win over the Seahawks to become the first team in NFL history to win 4 games by 3 points or less in their first 5 games. Emeka Egbuka had a huge day as did Baker Mayfield who completed over 85% of his passes. The defense struggled but won the turnover battle including a late pick by Lavonte David to set up the game-winning field goal. Plus Florida knocks off Texas, Miami beats Florida State and the Lightning-Panthers had over 320 penalty minutes on Saturday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview the Buccaneers-Seahawks game as it looks like Bucky Irving may miss the game but several Bucs players did return to practice on Thursday. Plus the Lightning and Panthers brawled multiple times in their preseason game and a big weekend for College Football in the state with Texas at Florida and Miami at Florida State. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers growing list of injuries as they couldn't hold a full practice on Wednesday because of it. Plus Running Backs Coach Skip Peete required medical attention at practice, Emeka Egbuka could have played baseball, the Rays sale is completed, so where will the stadium be built, some big College Football games this weekend and we are 1 week away from Lightning hockey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions about Baker Mayfield, the Bucs inside linebackers, injuries, Rays needs for next season, the catching position and USF's College Football Playoff chances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the mounting Bucs injuries as their depth at defensive back is being challenged, Hasson Reddick has a concussion, Greg Gaines is hurt as is Bucky Irving. The Bucs will be challenged as they head to Seattle this weekend to face the Seahawks. Also the Bucs special teams have been a problem so what changes need to be made going forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers slow start that lead to them losing their first game to the Philadelphia Eagles 31-25. An early blocked punt returned for a touchdown and turnovers ultimately led to the loss. It was good to see Tristan Wirfs and Chris Godwin, Jr., back it the lineup but injuries continue to mount with Jamel Dean and Benjamin Morrison leave hurt. Plus the Rays season ends in a series sweep to the Blue Jays and a crazy weekend of college football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.