Sports Day Tampa Bay

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

Rays Open ALCS at the Trop Tonight, NFL Coaches Give Games Away, and Mike Evans Finds Second Wind

The Rays open the American League Championship Series tonight at Tropicana Field against a Guardians team that came back from 0-2 to beat the White Sox, and Rick and Stev

Bucs Break the Zero: Jalon Daniels and Bucky Irving Stun the Cowboys in Dallas

The Bucs are finally in the win column. Tampa Bay went into Dallas on a short week with an undrafted rookie quarterback and came away with its first road victory in 347 d

Rays Sweep the Yankees to Win ALDS While Bucs Search for a Win in Dallas

The Tampa Bay Rays are headed to the American League Championship Series after sweeping the Yankees with a 4-3 win in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium, and Rick says the only dow

Can the Rays Sweep the Yankees? ALDS Game 3 + Bucs-Cowboys Preview

Can the Tampa Bay Rays sweep the Yankees in ALDS Game 3 tonight? Rick Stroud (Tampa Bay Times) and Steve Versnick preview Rays-Yankees, then break down Bucs at Cowboys on

Rays Roll 5-2 over Yankees for 2-0 Series Lead, Lightning Win Again While the Bucs Lose Antoine Winfield Jr.

The Rays are one win from the ALCS after a 5-2 victory over the Yankees in front of a second straight Tropicana Field sellout, and Rick calls it an "infomercial" for why

Rays' Rasmussen Deals In Game 1 Win While Jalon Daniels Loses First Start, Bucs Now 0-4

Rick vows he won't talk about the Bucs, then immediately breaks the promise, but first it's the Rays. Drew Rasmussen was dealing in ALDS Game 1 against the Yankees, and K

Bucs Jalon Daniels' Opportunity, Lightning Lose Opener & Rays-Yankees ALDS Starts Saturday

The Lightning's season opener went about as sideways as a game can go: a 5-1 loss at Madison Square Garden capped by Igor Shesterkin becoming the first goaltender in Rang

Bucs QB Jalon Daniels On His First Start: "You Can’t Be The Thermometer, You Have To Be The Thermostat"

Rick Stroud can't stop repeating a line Jalon Daniels dropped in his first press conference as the Bucs' starting quarterback: "You can't be the thermometer, you have to

Rookie Backup QB History Isn't on Their Side: Jalon Daniels Gets His Shot for Bucs

With Joe Flacco, Jameis Winston, and Jimmy Garoppolo all off the table, the Bucs' plan B for replacing Baker Mayfield is Brett Rypien — signed to the practice squad, not

Undrafted and Untested: Jalon Daniels Gets the Keys to the Bucs' Season as Baker Is Out At Least 3 Weeks

Baker Mayfield's thumb injury turns out to be the good news/bad news scenario Rick Stroud feared: no torn ligaments, no broken bones, but a minimum three-week absence tha

The Doomsday Scenario: Bucs Fall to 0-3 as Baker Mayfield's Hand Gets Mangled

Rick Stroud doesn't mince words: the Bucs' 0-3 loss to Minnesota is the doomsday scenario come to life. Baker Mayfield left with a bloodied, dislocated thumb on his throw

Stop the Bleeding: Bucs Face As Close To A Must-Win Against the Vikings As You Can Get

Rick Stroud lays out why Sunday's game against Minnesota is as close to a must-win as it gets for the 0-2 Buccaneers: lose, and they're 0-3 with Green Bay at home and a s

Bucs' Rueben Bain Jr. Can't Catch a Break — Or a Quarterback

Rick Stroud borrows his own Tampa Bay Times line to open the show: rookie edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. now has a groin strain to go with his shoulder issue, and after two

Rays Win The AL East at Yankee Stadium, 5th Time in Franchise History

There was no venue Rick Stroud would have rather seen it happen in: the Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL East at Yankee Stadium, capped by a dominant Drew Rasmussen start —