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Sports Day Tampa Bay

Your daily home for Tampa Bay sports. Award-winning Tampa Bay Times journalist Rick Stroud teams up with Steve Versnick every weekday to break down the biggest stories across the Bucs, Rays, Lightning, USF, and beyond. From locker room insight to trade rumors, injury updates, and the moves shaping each franchise, Rick and Steve go beyond the headlines with reporting you won’t find anywhere else — plus regular mailbag segments answering listener questions. New episodes drop every weekday morning, making it the ultimate insider’s guide to sports in the Bay.

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An Awful Football Weekend in Tampa Bay Oct 31, 2017

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The Bucs fail to score a touchdown at home and get beat by division foe Carolina 17-3. Rick Stroud and Tom Jones break down the loss including the achilles heel being the offense and Jameis Winston this week. They also break down USF's dream of a perfect season is over, Florida State just waiting for the season to end and the surprise in Gainesville as Jim McElwain is out as coach and Randy Shannon is taking over in the interim.

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Is The Bucs Season On The Line? Oct 28, 2017

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The Bucs are 2-4 and now are facing a conference foe in Carolina so does a loss mean the season's hopes are finished? Rick Stroud and Tom Jones break down what this game means for the Bucs, what is wrong with the defense and their predictions for Sunday. Plus the guys preview the big college matchups this weekend including Florida-Georgia which might decide Jim McElwain's fate in Gainesville.

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Could a 43-year-old Defensive End be the Bucs Answer? Oct 27, 2017

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Simeon Rice wants to come back to help the Bucs struggling pass rush this year after being out of football for 10 years. Rick Stroud and Tom Jones talk about what he could bring to the team and why it will never happen as the Bucs won't sign him. The guys also talk about what the Bucs can do on defense to improve, Cam Newton's latest antics with the media, and Jim McElwain backtracking some on allegations of death threats.

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Will the Rays Play in Ybor City? Oct 26, 2017

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Hillsborough County has announced their preferred location for a new Rays stadium in Ybor City as the county has an agreement to gain control of the site. Rick Stroud and Tom Jones break down what this means moving forward including a statement from the Rays that wasn't too celebratory about the development. The guys also talk about Florida leaving Jim McElwain on an island in regards to comments he made about death threats, the Lightning win again making it 17 points out of a possible 20 to start the season, plus Clayton Kershaw came up big in Game 1 of the World Series.

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How Fractured Is The Buccaneers Locker Room? Oct 25, 2017

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The Buccaneers have lost 3 in a row to drop to 2-4 on the season and some free agents who signed here this year are starting to speak out about decisions on playing time. Rick Stroud and Tom Jones break it all down including what Head Coach Dirk Koetter had to say about it. The guys also talk about Gators Head Coach Jim McElwain's comments regarding death threats his family have received and they give their World Series predictions.

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Defensively the Bucs Have Regressed to Early 2016 Stages Oct 24, 2017

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The Buccaneers lose another game they should have won because in less than a minute they went from everything is back on track, a 3-3 record, Carolina is coming to town, the NFC South division is within reach to blowing it. Rick Stroud and Tom Jones break down the disturbing pattern the Bucs have of starting slowly on offense and giving up enormous plays on defense, especially in the passing game. The locker room may be starting to fracture as guys are sounding off about playing time. The guys also talk about Florida State's struggles as they may not make a Bowl Game this year and the Lightning are off to a tremendous start at 7-1-1.

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Who Will Be the Bucs QB on Sunday? Oct 21, 2017

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Who will the Bucs QB be this Sunday became clear as mud as Jameis Winston hasn't thrown all week but will take all the practice reps on Friday. Rick Stroud and Tom Jones break down the latest on the Bucs QB plus give their predictions of the game vs. the Bills. The guys also give their predictions on college football this week.

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Where Does Jameis Winston Rank Among NFL QBs? Oct 20, 2017

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Where does Bucs QB Jameis Winston rank among current NFL QBs this year, the result might shock you. Rick Stroud and Tom Jones of the Tampa Bay Times breaks down a new poll by Sports Illustrated plus they spoke with Dirk Koetter, Mike Smith, Vernon Hargreaves, Gerald McCoy and Ryan Fitzpatrick today about Sunday's game vs. the Bills and the play of Hargreaves this season. The guys also talk some about the Yankees as they are 1 game from the World Series.

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How Good Is This Lightning Team? Oct 19, 2017

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are 5-1-1 to start the season but giving up a lot of goals each game, so just how good is this team? Rick Stroud and Tom Jones of the Tampa Bay Times breaks it down with an offense that is exciting and seemingly can score at will but has trouble holding opponents down. The guys also discuss the horrible injury to Gordon Heyward of the Celtics and the fact that you can't kill off the Yankees in the MLB Playoffs.

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Big Sigh of Relief for the Buccaneers Oct 18, 2017

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The Buccaneers get good news on Jameis Winston's throwing shoulder as x-rays were negative and he is listed as day-to-day with a chance to play this weekend in Buffalo. Rick Stroud and Tom Jones of the Tampa Bay Times breaks down what happens next for the Bucs at Quarterback this week as Ryan Fitzpatrick will take most of the reps in practice. Plus the guys get into what has happened to Vernon Hargreaves III as he has regressed this season in the secondary. Rick and Tom also talk about the Lightning and their hot start at 5-1, and some news and notes around the NFL.

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