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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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Latest Episodes:

Bucs Beat Falcons 23-20 as Egbuka Scores Twice, USF Knocks Off Florida & Rays Lose 3 Straight Sep 08, 2025

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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.

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Bucs-Falcons Preview, Rays Win 7th Straight Game & Jalen Carter Ejected Before Playing A Snap Sep 05, 2025

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Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview the Buccaneers season opening game in Atlanta this weekend. How will the offense do without Chris Godwin and Tristan Wirfs, what to expect from the revamped defense who could be without Vita Vea and the impact of a first game against a divisional foe. Plus the Rays win their 7th straight games as they are just 2 games out of the AL Wild Card and Cowboys’ Jalen Carter gets ejected for spitting before playing a snap.

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Rays Win 6th Straight Game, Vita Vea On Buccaneers Injury Report & Pat Maroon Staying in Tampa Bay Sep 04, 2025

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Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Rays resurgence as they won their 6th straight game to move just 2.5 games out of the final Wild Card spot with 23 games to play. They are being led by Junior Caminero who now has 40 home runs and 102 RBI. Plus the Buccaneers have released their first injury report and Vita Vea is on it after not practicing on Wednesday. Hassan Reddick also missed practice for personal reasons. Also Pat Maroon is staying in Tampa Bay as he is now a Brand Ambassador for the Lightning.

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Bucs Sign Luke Goedeke To Extension, Junior Caminero Hits 40th Home Run & Rays Win 5th Straight Sep 03, 2025

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Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers signing Right Tackle Luke Goedeke to a 4-year, $90 million extension, why the Bucs like Ben Chukwuma on the offensive line, the premiere of Raise The Flags at the Tampa Theatre, Junior Caminero hits his 40th homerun and drives in his 100th RBI as the Rays win their 5th straight game, now just 3.5 games out of the Wild Card.

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More Stories from 50 Years of Buccaneers Football, Rays Win 4 Straight & Big Wins by FSU and Miami Sep 02, 2025

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Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on big wins by Florida State and Miami over the weekend in college football, the Rays have won 4 in a row as they get out to early leads and Rick is joined by Producer Trent Cooper to detail his new documentary series detailing the first 50 years of Buccaneers Football with lots of great stories from the guys who played for the team.

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USF Dominates Boise State, Bucs Set Practice Squad & Micah Parsons Traded to Green Bay Aug 29, 2025

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Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the impressive start for USF as they rout Boise State 34-7 to beat a ranked opponent for the first time in 14 years. Plus the Buccaneers set their practice squad, Kyle Trask hasn’t been signed yet and the Cowboys trade Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. Also the Rays are in Washington to face the Nationals after they blew a 9th inning lead on Wednesday in Cleveland.

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College Football Preview: DJ Lagway's Health, USF's Gauntlet, Miami's New QB & FSU's Outlook Aug 28, 2025

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Rick Stroud is joined by Matt Baker from The Athletic to preview the College Football season including outlooks for the Gators, USF, Florida State and Miami, why this is a big week for the ACC, the overall landscape of college football and more

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Bucs 53-Man Roster is Set as 3 Undrafted Free Agents Make The Team & Rays Shut Out In Cleveland Aug 27, 2025

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Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick break down the roster cuts by the Buccaneers to get to their initial 53-man roster. 3 undrafted free agents made the team while Head Coach Todd Bowles detailed by Kyle Trask was among those waived by the team. Plus the Rays are shutout in Cleveland and Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are now engaged.

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Bucs To Cut Kyle Trask & Desmond Watson, Rays Win As Junior Caminero Hit 2 More Home Runs Aug 26, 2025

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Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers decision to cut Kyle Trask after 4 seasons as Teddy Bridgewater will be the backup quarterback. The 2021 Draft class for Tampa Bay turned out to be a bust. Desmond Watson is among other cuts for Tampa Bay that must be finalized by 4pm today. The Rays beat the Guardians 9-0 as Junior Caminero hits 2 home runs and Ian Seymour allows 1 hit in 5 innings.

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Who Will Be The Bucs Backup QB, Shilo Sanders Cut & Rays' Carson Williams Homers In Debut Aug 25, 2025

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Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers looming cuts to the roster that we know will include Shilo Sanders who was ejected in Saturday’s preseason game for throwing a punch. They also discuss the backup quarterback position and what Jason Licht might decide. Then the Rays take 2-of-3 from the Cardinals as Carson Williams makes his debut and hits a homerun in his first game, plus how the starting pitching has let the team down this season and College Football is back.

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