Sports Day Tampa Bay

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.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Baker Mayfield's status heading into Sunday game against the Eagles as he was limited in practice again. Tristan Wirfs looks like he will return this week for the Bucs while Chris Godwin might. Plus the Rays blow a late lead again to guarantee a losing record this season, Andrei Vasilevskiy should return to practice on Monday and be ready for the regular season and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on if Tristan Wirfs and/or Chris Godwin will return this week for the Buccaneers and the impact that may have as they get set to face the Philadelphia Eagles. Plus Todd Bowles' thoughts on the 'Tush Push', Baker Mayfield shows up on the injury report and Tom Brady will be in town this weekend for the game. Also the Rays beat the Orioles but how bad of a season was this year for them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the news that Mike Evans will miss 3-4 weeks with a hamstring strain and how this will impact the Bucs. Plus Ko Kieft goes on IR and is expected to miss the rest of the season and Tampa Bay signs Desmond Watson to the practice squad. We also answer your mailbag questions on Baker Mayfield, tight ends, special teams and the Offensive Line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Major League Baseball approving the sale of the Rays in a deal that should close later this week as Stu Sternberg will no longer be the principal owner. Plus we're still waiting on updates on the Buccaneers injuries from their Sunday win over the Jets and the Lightning win their first preseason game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 3rd straight comeback win in the final minute as they beat the Jets and are 3-0 for the first time in 20 years. The Offensive Line had issues but the defense created 2 turnovers including a pick-6 and Emeka Egbuka was spectacular. Injury issues continue to be a problem as Mike Evans left the game with a hamstring injury. Plus the Rays say goodbye to Steinbrenner Field and principal owner Stuart Sternberg and the Florida Gators lose in Miami to drop to 1-3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview this weekend's Buccaneers-Jets game as Tampa Bay's offensive line has more changes with Luke Goedeke going on IR. Plus Emeka Egbuka hasn't practiced this week and is questionable but the Jets are going with backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor. Plus a big game for the Gators this weekend as they travel to Miami with College Gameday and the Rays win to stave off elimination for at least another day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.