Rick Sassone, Editor/Publisher of Rocket Sports & Entertainment - Rick has always been a passionate sports fan, writer and photographer and will combine this passion along with his sales, marketing and branding experience to grow Rocket Sports & Entertainment Network. Rick is the host of the Rocket Sports & Entertainment Show which is, by the way, expanding to full time in the fall of 2015. Rick is the play by play voice of Saint Leo University Basketball and Tarpon springs Spongers football.

Crooked 5 Insurance Company

The Minnesota Twins took a run one lead into the top of the ninth and added five runs to lead 10-6 as that’s how the score ended when the Pittsburgh Pirates went down in the bottom. A walk, a couple singles, a HBP and a bases clearing triple by LaMonte Wade and then a sacrifice […]

Twins Pitching shuts down Bucs

Four shut-out innings from Martin Perez and the Minnesota were well on their way to a 10-1 bouncing of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Perez picked up the win to go to 1-0 on the spring The Twins got to Pittsburgh starter Clayton Holmes and the big blow was a three-run homer by LaMonte Wade in the […]

Blue Jays get First Win of Spring

The Toronto Blue Jays pick up the first win of spring training 2019 with a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh in Bradenton. The starters for both teams looked in February form as Jays starter Matt Shoemaker gave up a long ball to Bucos Jason Martin in the bottom of the first and Pirates starter Clay Holmes […]

Hot Corner Guys Pace Pirates at Plate

Tomball Texas Ke’Bryan Kobe Hayes was the hero at the dish for the Pirates today as the Bucos beat the Miami Marlins 10-6 at LECOM Park in Bradenton. Hayes was 2 for 3 with two homers, a two-run variety in the sixth and then the big blast, a walk off grand slam in the ninth. […]

Happy Veterans Day to a Couple of Special Vets

On behalf of the whole Rocket Sports & Entertainment Network organization, I would like to extend a big THANK YOU to Eddie Michels and Anthony Styer and wish them along with all Veterans and Active Duty USA military a Happy Veterans Day.  THANK YOU for what You do so I can write and say what […]

Begin with Vitollo for Congress

My recent move back to Upstate New York started with a joke, that lead to a thought, that lead to my wife Wendy and I, actually, against all odds moving.  For myself it was a homecoming, a returning to the Mohawk Valley.  Wendy from Southwestern Ohio, was longing for home with the change of season […]

Lightning Do Not Come Up Short

  The first 50 minutes of play of  the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Julien BriseBois GM era looked sluggish.  But the Tampa Bay Lightning in spite of being out-played most of the contest did not come up short on getting two points.  An Anthony Cirelli shorty and solid goal-tending covered the deficiencies. The Panthers who out-shot […]

Good Bet, Las Vegas and Washington tied at 2

Monday night the show was on in Las Vegas and history was in the making.  The first ever Stanley Cup finals game 1 in Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Golden Knights did not disappoint the home fans.   A higher scoring game than expected, much to the delight of the fans who bet the over.  […]

Cally and Vasy Star as the Lightning take a 3-2 ECF Lead

With the Tampa Bay Lightning just five wins from hoisting Lord Stanley’s Cup, you have to be thinking no one deserves it more than Ryan Callahan.  Callahan game after game lays down the grit and hustle while never taking a shift off.  Callahan is always grinding, especially on the penalty kill,  rarely getting the  recognition […]

Eddie’s Spring Fling continues Pirates 4, Phils 3 on Osuna’s Blast

Bradenton, Fla. –  It must have been the stretch… the Pirates trailed 3-1.  In the bottom of the 7th they hung a crooked 3 on Phillies loser Brandon Leibrandt. After a Jacob Stallings single, a bulk by Leibrandt, Kevin Newman ground rule doubled Stallings to the dish.  This set up the Venezuelan 2-run homer by […]