Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud is joined by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 on Bay News 9 to discuss the Rays recent slide in the standings and if Rays manager Kevin Cash needs his own Aaron Boone moment to fire up the team or is this on the Rays front office for not adding more help. Plus how much pressure is on Bucs rookie linebacker Devin White as training camp is set to begin on Friday and how will the Florida teams fare in college football this year. Today's show is presented by Millian-Aire for...

Rick Stroud answers the pressing questions the Buccaneers face going into Training Camp this week including how they replace Jason Pierre-Paul while he is out, can Vita Vea and Devin White live up to expectations, how does the secondary shake out, who will be the kicker and how much will coaching matter this year. Plus the Rays lose 2 of 3 to the White Sox as the offense has disappeared and the bullpen blew another lead, Kevin Kiermaier injures his thumb sliding into first base and the Rays...

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones discuss Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia's antics against the Rays this year, can the Rays make the playoff this year, just how good is Jameis Winston and this Bucs team and why is Florida State football having financial issues.

ESPN Senior Golf Writer Bob Harig joins Rick Stroud from Ireland where the Open Championship get started this morning. They discuss if Brooks Koepka can continue to impress in majors, can Rory McIlroy win in his home country and what is the latest on Tiger Woods who hasn't played competitive golf since the US Open. Today's show is presented by May Electric Solar at http://mayelectricsolar.com. Call them at 727-819-2862 to start saving 90-95% on your electric bill.

Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker is in Hoover, Alabama, for the SEC Football Media Days as Alabama and Georgia are expected to play for the SEC Championship again but can Florida make a run for the title, is Kirby Smart building Georgia for the smae long term success Alabama has had, what is the ceiling this year for Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M and is he to blame for the current state of Florida State's football program and can Gators QB Feleipe Franks become the their first...

Travis d'Arnaud hit 3 home runs including a 3-run shot off Aroldis Chapman in the 9th inning to give the Rays a 5-4 win in the Bronx. Oliver Drake recorded only his 2nd career save as he locked up Luke Voit to preserve the victory and pull the Rays to within 5 games of New York in the AL East. Today's show is presented by Millian-Aire for all your air conditioning needs. Give them a call at 727-862-2100 or visit http://www.millian-aire.com/

The Rays came within 3 outs of becoming the first team to throw a perfect game with multiple pitchers as Ryne Stanek and Ryan Yarbrough retired the first 24 Orioles batters on Sunday as they won 4-1 and took 3 of 4 games in the series. Plus the NFL is interested in expanding the season to 18-games while each player would only play 16 games a year and Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer played the longest Wimbledon final ever lasting nearly 5 hours.

Rick Stroud talks with Tampa Bay Times Rays beat writer Marc Topkin about how the baseball community is reacting to the Rays dual-city plan at the All-Star Game this week, what it was like for Tampa Bay's All-Stars Charlie Morton, Austin Meadows and Brandon Lowe, and what moves the Rays may make before the trade deadline at the end of July.

Rick Stroud talks with Tampa Bay Times Columnist Martin Fennelly about why Tampa Bay sports fans can't have nice things as the Rays look like they're leaving town after proposing spliting the season with Montreal, the Lightning are good but not good enough and the Bucs continue to languish. Today's show is presented by May Electric Solar at http://mayelectricsolar.com. Call them at 727-819-2862 to start saving 90-95% on your electric bill.

Rick Stroud is back from a July 4th vacation as the Rays wrapped up the 1st half with 2 wins over the Yankees but the bullpen continues to be a problem for this team. Plus the US Women win the World Cup for the 4th time but are being criticized for being to brash and celebrating too much all while being paid 38 cents on the dollar compared to the US Men and NBA free agency caught everyone off guard with the Clippers and Nets getting the big prize instead of the Lakers and Knicks. Today's...

Rick Stroud sits down for part 2 of his conversation with longtime ESPN reporter Ed Werder about his relationship with Brett Favre in which Favre mentioned him by name in his Hall of Fame speech, and his family's long running battles with cancer. Today's show is presented by Millian-Aire for all your air conditioning needs. Give them a call at 727-862-2100 or visit http://www.millian-aire.com/

Rick Stroud sits down with longtime ESPN reporter Ed Werder to discuss his career including covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1991 and the Cowboys as they won Super Bowls with Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson and then Jones firing Johnson to hire Barry Switzer.

Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker uncovers new info on the Florida State football program including the fact that Head Coach Willie Taggart isn't on the hot seat because they can't afford the buyout should he have another bad season. Plus Matt breaks down the Gators and USF as fall practices are just a few weeks away for college football. Today's show is presented by May Electric Solar at http://mayelectricsolar.com. Call them at 727-819-2862 to start saving 90-95% on your...

Former Tampa Bay Times columnist 'NostraThomas' Jones has said for years the Rays would leave Tampa Bay eventually and it's looking more and more like he might have been right as they've proposed playing games in 2 cities in the future. Plus Tom gives his thoughts on Lightning free agency moves and the 1 thing the Bucs do well entering the 2019 season. Today's show is presented by Swimming with the Manatees at Book online at http://SwimmingWithTheManatees.com or call 352-777-1796!

NHL Free Agency has begun as the Lightning sign a defenseman and a backup goalie. Diana Nearhos explains what this means for Louis Domingue and why the Lightning were pursuing Joe Pavelski. Then Tampa Bay Times Assistant Sports Editor Ernest Hooper explains why he thinks Rays owner Stu Sternberg's Tampa Bay-Montreal plan just might work. Today's show is presented by Millian-Aire for all your air conditioning needs. Give them a call at 727-862-2100 or visit http://www.millian-aire.com/

The Rays won back-to-back games for the first time in nearly 3 weeks as Brendan McKay made his major league debut by retiring the first 16 batters he faced and Blake Snell struck out 12 batters in 6 innings to give the Rays a series win over the Rangers who trail them in the Wild Card Race. Plus Austin Meadows and Charlie Morton are voted to the All-Star Game by their fellow players, NBA and NHL free agency is getting underway, US Women are in World Cup Semifinals, and the Bucs will open...

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions about the Rays stadium plan including why is Montreal their choice, are the Rays losing money, will MLB let Stu Sternberg control 2 markets, if Rays fail to make the playoffs is this a collapse, did Dirk Koetter want a new QB for the Buccaneers and what impact did Malcolm Glazer's death have on the franchise for the last 10 years.

Rick Stroud is joined by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 to discuss the Rays multi-city stadium plan with Montreal now that we've had time to digest the news conference from Stu Sternberg, plus USF is adding some big transfers for football and why UConn is leaving the American Athletic Conference for the Big East. Today's show is presented by May Electric Solar at http://mayelectricsolar.com. Call them at 727-819-2862 to start saving 90-95% on your electric bill.

Rick Stroud and Tampa Bay Times Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin break down Rays Principal Owner Stuart Sternberg's press conference unveiling their plan to put the Rays in 2 different cities with 2 new open-air stadiums in Tampa Bay and Montreal. While there weren't a lot of specifics, Marc and Rick tell you what it means and what might happen next. Today's show is presented by Swimming with the Manatees at Book online at http://SwimmingWithTheManatees.com or call 352-777-1796!

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick are back from vacation as the Rays are getting ready to explain their desire to explore the possibility of playing games in Tampa Bay and Montreal, plus the Rays have struggled in June as their bullpen continues to falter, the Lightning trade J.T. Miller to Vancouver, Gerald McCoy does an interview on Fox and the US Women's National Team struggles in their first game in the knockout stage of the World Cup. Today's show is presented by Millian-Aire for all your...