Sports Day Tampa Bay

The Tampa Bay Lightning have lost 4 of 5 and are no longer in 1st place in the Eastern Conference so what if anything is wrong with them? We chat with Tampa Bay Times Columnist Tom Jones as the playoffs are just over a week away and Steven Stamkos is hurt, plus Villanova throttles Michigan to win their 2nd National Championship in 3 years.

Rick Stroud sits down for an exclusive interview with Bucs Co-Chairman Joel Glazer to discuss what went wrong with the team in 2017, why GM Jason Licht and Head Coach Dirk Koetter are back, the truth about any interest they may have had in Jon Gruden returning and what he thinks of the Jameis Winston in light of the NFL investigation that is ongoing. Plus the Rays can pitch and play defense but can they hit, the Lightning lose again to another good team and the NCAA National Championship is set between Villanova and Michigan.

The Rays win on Opening Day in dramatic fashion as Tampa Catholic's Denard Span comes through with a 3-run triple in a 6-run 8th inning to beat the Red Sox 6-4 in his first game in Tampa Bay. Plus the Lightning lose in Boston 4-2 and fall out of first place for the first time since October 17th.

Longtime Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin sits down with Rick Stroud to discuss the Rays 21st Opening Day, what's ahead for this team and a look back at the last 20 seasons including the ups and down and craziness that has been Rays Baseball.

Rick Stroud is at the NFL Owners Meetings with insights from Bucs Coach Dirk Koetter on their free agent signings, what they are looking for in the draft, who will start at guard, what to expect from Vernon Hargreaves, and how frustrating the investigation into Jameis Winston is, plus you'll hear from Bucs Co-Chairman Joel Glazer on his thoughts about the Winston investigation. Also the Rays are 1 day from the start of the season and the Lightning are barely hanging onto first place in the Atlantic division with 6 games to go.

Rick Stroud looks back at 20 years of Rays memories as Tampa Bay gets set for Opening Day this week on the 20th anniversary, the NFL defines what a catch is and the Tampa Bay Lightning struggle vs Arizona as they risk falling out of first place.

Bucs new defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul spoke with the media including getting choked up talking about his hand injury from a few years ago, reaction from our Jason Licht exclusive interview last week including the back stories on signing free agents, the Rays pair down their roster including optioning Austin Pruitt to Triple A, the Final Four is set for next weekend and the Lightning are in action tonight vs. Arizona.

Rick Stroud sits down with Tampa Bay Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht for an exclusive interview where they discuss the Jason Pierre-Paul trade and how it went down, the inside story on the Bucs free agent signings this year and specifically what they were looking for in players they signed.

We take your questions as we open the mailbag to talk about Bucs free agency, the Rays outlook for 2018, how the Lightning will finish the year, and does the new dates for the Valspar Championship hurt the tournament moving forward.

After coming back from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Maple Leafs 4-3 on Tuesday, are you buying the Lightning are the best team in the NHL as you are selling your tickets to Toronto fans. The Maple Leafs fans were loud at Amalie Arena and Rick Stroud wants our local sports teams to do something about it.

Is the Donald Trump fundraiser held by Bucs Co-Chairman Ed Glazer hyprocrisy in the NFL that wants to de-emphasize politics? ESPN's Jemele Hill thinks so and Rick Stroud disagrees plus the Bucs introduce center Ryan Jensen and defensive end Vinny Curry to the media, the Lightning have clinched a playoff berth and play Toronto tonight and the Rays win a night game behind Blake Snell.

The Bucs continue to sign more free agents at positions of need, a trade in the NFL that is benefiting the Bucs at the Draft, the Lightning lose a measuring stick game to Boston over the weekend, March Madness has been absolutely crazy and Tiger Woods finishes 5th at Bay Hill.

Tiger Woods with another good round as he's in contention at Bay Hill, the Rays announce Chris Archer as their Opening Day starter for the 4th straight year and Johnny Wholestaff will go in Game 3, the Bucs introduce new defensive tackle Beau Allen to the media, and the Lightning gearing up to face the Boston Bruins on Saturday night in an Atlantic division battle.

The Buccaneers signed 3 players to kick off free agency and it seems many Bucs fans are say "who?". Defensive Tackles Beau Allen and Mitch Unrein and kicker Chandler Catanzaro are the signed players but some big fish are still available like Ndamukong Suh and Tyrann Mathieu although not likely to sign in Tampa Bay. Rick Stroud breaks it all down including Ravens center Ryan Jensen who will visit One Buc Place on Thursday. Plus Rays opening day is 2 weeks away and the roster is starting to take shape and the Lightning have an intense practice to get back to playing better defense.

The Free Agent Frenzy has begun in the NFL as teams can negotiate with players and many quarterbacks are on the move including Kirk Cousins to Minnesota. Rick Stroud breaks it all down and the Bucs re-signed Mike Evans and Cameron Brate on Tuesday as they spoke the media, the Lightning play a clunker and we talk to Joe Smith about the team needs to do in the final 12 games of the regular season to get ready for the playoffs.