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.

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 […]

THANK YOU EDDIE MICHELS

On behalf of the whole Rocket Sports & Entertainment Network organization, I would like to extend a big THANK YOU to Eddie Michels and wish him 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 I want! I […]

Extra Hockey nets Bolts Two Points as Stamkos Stars

Tampa, Fla. — Tonight was a special night for Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella.  Not too often is there a pre-game ceremony that includes the visiting coach.  Tonight the 2004 Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning was honored in a ceremony MC’d by Lightning TV voice Rick Peckham and Tortorella and the championship […]

A King Cougar Victory

Tampa, Fla. — The nation’s longest winning streak (12 games) was on the line in Tampa today and standing in the way was a stout Houston Cougars team. The Cougars fresh off a tough four point at home vs the #24 Memphis Tigers came to Raymond James Stadium to play. And at the final whistle […]

Bolts Pound Pens

Tampa, Fla. – – A Sidney Crosby cross-checking penalty 0:57 into the game set the tone for the evening.  Just thirty-nine seconds later a power play goal by Nikita Kucherov and a 10 minute misconduct by Crosby and the rout was on.  Steven Stamkos (power play) and Yanni Gourde (even strength buzzer beater at 19:59 […]

Bolts Top Line on Fire

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored five goals (one empty netter) on opening night this year to beat the Florida Panthers 5-3.  My analysis that night is starting to show in the stats as the Lightning have been scoring.  Through eight games they are second in goals scored (27), (Toronto, yes Toronto! Has 34). For years […]

Lightning gets Offensive with Florida

The Lightning get goals from four different forwards, Vasilevskiy strong in net and the PK is perfect (Read More plus locker room videos and Travis Failey Photos…)

Not so Strong, Bulls 2 and 0

Tampa, Fla. – –  The Bulls Charlie Strong version debut at home was, well, not so strong.  But the old cliche, “a win’s a win” will have to apply in this situation.  The 31-17 final was not very indicative of what happened on the field. Visibly unhappy after the game,  Charlie Strong has to at […]

Yanni! Hawks Choke on a Gourde

  Tampa, Fla. — 401 Channelside Drive tonight resembled 1901 West Madison Street in Chicago as the Blackhawks fans packed the building and began flexing their vocal cords in the pre-game.  It would be the Lightning fans flexing in a frenzy as they exited Amaile Arena. To start with,  just what Madison Street ordered, at just 1:23 […]