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Five Turnovers and Still Lose: Bucs Fall 27-24 in Chicago, Bowles Sounds Defeated, and the Lightning's Wild Weekend

Rick, reporting from Chicago, and Steve react to the Bucs' 27-24 loss to the Bears on Sunday night, a game Tampa Bay lost even though its defense forced five turnovers. C

Punching Up in the Windy City: Can the Bucs Throw Against the Bears? Plus a Loaded College Football Slate and Your Mailbag

Rick and Steve preview Sunday night's Bucs-Bears game at Soldier Field. Rick says Chicago (6-2) has beaten both of last season's Super Bowl teams in the last two weeks, i

Rick and Tom: 'If You're Not From Here, Shut Up,' Ticket Prices, and College Football's New Parity

For the third straight day, Rick's former radio partner and longtime Tampa Bay Times columnist Tom Jones, now at the Poynter Institute, joins the show. Tom was up until 3

Rick and Tom: Bucs Division Math, the Quarterback Gap, Mike Tomlin's NBC Gig, and the Aikman–Buck Feud

Tom Jones, Rick's former radio partner and a longtime Tampa Bay Times columnist now at the Poynter Institute, is back for a second straight day. They open with old road s

Rick and Tom on Kucherov's Trade Request, the Bucs' No-Completion Win, and the Monsoon at Raymond James

Rick's former radio partner and longtime Tampa Bay Times columnist Tom Jones, now at the Poynter Institute with his own podcast, drops by to talk about a wild few days in

Bucs Win 16-0 Without Completing a Pass, Kucherov Requests Trade and Florida State Fires Norvell

The Bucs beat the Falcons 16-0 in a downpour at Raymond James Stadium, and they did it without completing a single pass. Baker Mayfield attempted only three throws (none

Bucs Host Michael Penix and the Falcons, Looking Back on Rays' Run & Florida vs. Georgia

It's Football Friday, Halloween is Saturday, and the clocks fall back, but first Rick and Steve put a bow on the Rays' season. Rick still thinks the team overachieved in

The Rays' Season Ends in Five: A Series That Slipped Away, a Market That Gets Misjudged, and the Bucs Turn Focus to Atlanta

The Rays' World Series run is over. They lost to the Milwaukee Brewers in five games, and Rick and Steve look at it from both sides. Nobody expected this team to be here:

Rays Stay Alive: Williamson's Walk-Off in 12, Caminero's Leg, and Who's Left To Pitch Tonight?

The Tampa Bay Rays finally have a World Series moment. Ben Williamson's Baltimore chop over the first baseman ended a 12-inning Game 4 and cut Milwaukee's lead to 3-1, an

Rays' Bats Go Quiet, Cash's Lineup Draws Fire as Rays Lose 10-1, on Brink of Elimination

The Rays are down 3-0 in the World Series, and Rick opens with the hard truth that no team has ever come back from that. Steve was at the Trop and walks Rick through a Ga

Down 0-2 Headed Home, the Rays Need the Trop, While Bucs Demolish Carolina 43-13

All three Tampa Bay teams had early leads over the weekend, and two of them blew it. Rick, who watched from Carolina, says none was bigger than the Rays' in World Series

Nick Martinez Gets the World Series Opener, the Rays Built Baker Mayfield a Glove, and Bucs Head to Carolina

Kevin Cash has decided that Nick Martinez, not Drew Rasmussen, will start Game 1 of the World Series, and Rick and Steve walk through why. Rasmussen has already thrown 43

Rays' Pitching Plan vs. the Brewers, Yandy Diaz's Number, Kucherov Ties Stamkos & Baker Mayfield Practicing

The Rays have landed in Milwaukee for the World Series, which begins Friday, and Rick and Steve start by sizing up a matchup between two teams that have never won it all.

The Rays' Road to the World Series: Eric Neander's Trades, Junior Caminero's Trot, and the Brewers Ahead

The Rays are headed to the World Series for the third time in franchise history, and Rick is joined by Tampa Bay Times Rays beat writer Marc Topkin to explain how a team

The Rays Are World Series Bound: Caminero's Blast, Yandy's Knockout Punch & a Date With the Brewers

The Tampa Bay Rays are headed to the World Series for the third time in franchise history after beating the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in ALCS Game 6, and Rick says he's nev

Rays Are One Win From the World Series While the Bucs Blow a 13-Point Lead to Steelers

The Rays can clinch the American League pennant tonight at Tropicana Field with Freddy Peralta on the mound. After taking two of three in Cleveland, Tampa Bay has the ser

Rays' Bats Go Silent in Cleveland, Jalon Daniels Gets Aaron Rodgers, and Victor Hedman Wins It in Overtime

The Rays lost ALCS Game 3 in Cleveland 3-2, and Rick says their offense is in a bad place: three hits, 13 strikeouts from a team that rarely strikes out, and a "big three

An Early Game 3 in Cleveland for Rays, a Defense of Tampa Bay Fans, and Bucs' Baker Mayfield's Race Against the Clock

The Rays play ALCS Game 3 in Cleveland at 1 p.m. today, moved up because of bad weather, and Rick and Steve open with the series, the NLCS, and a Dodgers "conspiracy theo

Fastball Freddy and a Little Luck Even the ALCS for Rays plus Bucs' Baker Mayfield Eyes a Comeback

We have a series. The Rays beat the Guardians 3-1 in ALCS Game 2 to even the best-of-seven at one game apiece, and Rick and Steve walk through a nervy night at Tropicana

Guardians Spoil the ALCS Opener for Rays and the Bucs Start Finding an Identity

If you had Guardians in four, you're looking pretty good. Cleveland won its fourth straight postseason game with a 7-3 victory in ALCS Game 1 at Tropicana Field, and Rick