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.

Kiermaier is here to Save the Day

  St. Petersburg, Fla. — The visitors half of the 5th came to an exciting end in the glove of Tampa Bay Rays rightfielder Kevin Kiermaier.  With the Rays up 4-3, yes I said Rays up 4-3 and the bases juiced with Redbirds, Peter Bourjos the Cards centerfielder,  put a charge in the rawhide sending it […]

Million Dollar Arm: “Everyone is a Free Man”, as told by Eddie Michels

  Rinku Singh on the mound July 4, 2009 Rocket Sports & Entertainment Network’s Eddie Michels gets around. Eddie has long been a part of the MLB and MiLB (Minor League) circuit and always has a great story from all over the major and minor leagues.   Always having a good laugh but reporting with […]

Bour Hour 2

  The 2011 FSL Home Run Derby Champ Justin Bour got his first MLB hit today at Tropicana Field  vs. the Tampa Bay Rays. Bour hit 23 HR’s in the 2011 for the A+ Daytona Cubs and has 83 HR’s for his minor league career.  This season Bour has played 55 games for AAA New […]

Jays Prospect Former Outfielder, Ramirez on Hill in Inter-squad Game

DUNEDIN, FLA.–When the Toronto Blue Jays go looking for pitching prospects sometimes they need look no farther than their Class-A affiliate in Lansing, Michigan. Sporting a fastball that topped out at 94 MPH former outfielder Carlos Ramirez tossed his first two innings as a professional during an inter-squad game at the teams minor league complex […]

Work, Work, Believe – Dreams do Come True

This has inspired me… Belief in himself and working hard, Zach Veach is building his dream in storybook fashion while being a positive role model. Why I am and you should be a huge Zach Veach fan….

All Power in St. Petersburg with a Controversial Re-start

St. Peterburg, Fla. — Takuma Sato, pole-sitter,  led the 2014 Verizon Indy Car season off the green flag and another great event in St. Petersburg was off. Sato would lead the pack through the streets of St. Pete for the first 27 laps until making a pit stop on lap 27.  Helio Castroneves takes over […]

Changes like the Weather

St. Petersburg, Fla. — “Changes like the weather”  was the phase that ran through my mind when I woke up this morning and walked outside here in downtown St. Pete.  What difference 24 hours makes. After yesterday, what was for my mind a wash out… well I mean when we arrived back at the truck […]

Sebastian Steals the Show

Palmetto, Fla. —  It was another great day at the 4th Annual Media Kart Day at Andersen Race Park in Palmetto.  I have attended and raced in all four,  but today was extra special. 5 year-old Sebastian Wheldon, son of Dan Wheldon, was the Grand Marshall all suited up to lead the professional drivers at […]

Rays-Jays-Vet Great Spring Day in Dunedin

DUNEDIN, FLA.–Throwing out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Wednesday’s Tampa Bay Rays/Toronto Blue Jays game was World War Two Veteran David Johnston.  The 97-year old native of Brooklyn threw a strike to get the Rays 5-4 win off to a good start.  Johnston served in the European Theater of Operations including the Battle of […]

Another Great Outback Bowl

Rocket Sports & Entertainment Network’s coverage the Outback Bowl continues… see our expanded photo gallery…