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.

Participation Point not what Lightning Needed

Tampa, Fla. — As we discussed today on the show with my “matrix,” the Lightning entered tonight on playoff chance life support.  To get another oxygen tank I thought two points was not only a hope, but a need. With both goalies, the Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Rangers’ Antti Raanta,   doing their best […]

Kuch! One-Time!

Tampa, Fla. — With Ben Bishop off to the left coast and the ink still wet on the Brian Boyle deal that moved the fan favorite to the Great White North (Toronto eh),  the Lightning needed to focus on the Ottawa Senators. On a second period natural hat-trick by Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy standing on his […]

Lightning Give Heart, Get Two Points

  Tampa, Fla. — On Florida Hospital’s Heart Health Awareness Night the Tampa Bay Lightning is going to have a lot of heart not only tonight but over the next eight games till the trade deadline, to salvage a playoff chance. By the end of this month we should know if they are still alive for […]

Unable to Spoil Boucher Homecoming

Tampa, Fla. — You know I would dislike to use the old “must win game” cliche as early as Ground Hog Day, but due to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s, well how do I say it, standings free fall… every game from here on out, is you know, that cliche.  Not only that as a story […]

7th Annual “Tyler’s Team” Poker Tourney

Wellington, Fla. – The Tyler McLellan Foundation is getting ready for the 7th Annual “Tyler’s Team” Charity Poker Classic being held on Sunday March 26, 2017 at the Palm Beach Kennel Club. This will be the seventh consecutive year the Palm Beach Kennel Club has hosted this event.  Kevin McLellan says, “we are very happy with […]

A Net Point for the Leafs, Eh

Tampa, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning took on the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier this evening at 401 Channelside Drive.  Valtteri Filppula was front and center as he won the opening face-off, he missed the game last night due to a missed meeting. The Maple Leafs came into tonight trailing the Lightning by two points in […]

Killorn and Drouin Close Out Blues

Tampa, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning and the St. Louis Blues finished their home and home series tonight at Amalie Arena.  The Blues won the first meeting in St. Louis 5-4 on December 1st. Andrei Vasilevskiy, who got the start in St. Louis , was pulled after he surrendered four goals. Due to Ben Bishop’s injury on […]

A Special Day at RayJay… Bulls 2-0 in AAC

  Today was Homecoming at USF as the Bulls hosted the East Carolina Pirates.  I think it went beyond that, a special day as the Lee Roy Selmon family were the honorary captains along side the Bulls team captains Quinton Flowers and Auggie Sanchez.  The Bulls also honored the inaugural 1997 team today as this […]

Mitch McKnows

Facing the Phillies Instructional Squad Blue Jays prospect Mitch McKown sported a 76-78 MPH curve a 82 MPH change up and a 91-92 MPH fastball.  

Hall of Fame Legend Night in Tampa

It was like I stepped out of the DeLorean and arrived… but where? When? Where am I?  Live at Budokon 1978??  The Seattle Center Coliseum 1978??    Or is it in 1982 “I Love Roll and Roll” at #3… on the rock billboard charts. No! There’s no flux capacitor tonight, no lightning bolts, no clock tower, no […]