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Cope Cops Cup

  New Smyrna Speedway-New Smyrna, Florida  with Bob Meyering Rocket Sports & Eentertainment  readers know all about Travis Cope. Seems he has made our headlines often with Travis starting the season two for two at New Smyrna Speedway in 2014.  And today Cope finished his year in Victory Lane at the famed half mile racetrack just west of New […]

Players, Watch your Wallets

  Yesterday during the Rocket Report we talked about NHL hockey player Jack Johnson and his financial woes.  Johnson whom, by the end of the 2014-15 season will have made $23 million in his NHL career is bankrupt.  Johnson, filing for bankruptcy and parting with his financial caretakers who swindled away the money on their own […]

MLB Daily Rundown 11.21.14

What is going on in Toronto? Russell Martin has signed. Now they are looking at making other moves to try and keep up with the AL East. Will it play out in their favor?                     LISTEN to Kris Dunn in his View from the Dugout:

Ott to be a GM

  The Lakers are in the depths of their worst start ever and things are not going to get any better any time soon. They are playing defense like they are all chugging gallons of promethazine before each game and they all stand around staring at Kobe as he pushing himself to the breaking point. […]

MSBL update: Smith on the Hill

DUNEDIN, FLA.–The uniforms may say Reds but they are the San Antonio Bombers as Mike Smith pitches them to a complete game 8-3 victory over the Rhode Island Salty Dogs in the MSBL over 45 championship on Saturday November 15th.  Smith a former pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles scattered nine hits and added a two run […]

MLB Daily Rundown

  Enough is enough! Here’s the deal with the Giancarlo Stanton mega-deal.

Week 11 JJ Rankings

First place is a bad place to be. Wait….what? That doesn’t make any sense. Well it did in Week 11. First place teams went a puzzling 2-6. The only two wins came at the expense of other first place teams, so if you take those two games out of the equation, first place teams went […]

Cardinals Trade for Braves’ Jason Heyward

The St. Louis Cardinals addressed a glaring need, both offensively and defensively, today. Looking for an offensive boost, the Cards added outfielder Jason Heyward in a trade with the Atlanta Braves. The Cardinals also added reliever Jordan Walden. The Braves receive two right handers, Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins. Miller, Baseball Prospectus’ 10th rated prospect in 2012, struggled early in 2014 […]

Mike Smith – MSBL in Dunedin

DUNEDIN, FLA.–At age 51 former major league pitcher Mike Smith still has the desire to play the game.   Much like he did in the picture that shows him popping out to short on Thursday at the Toronto Blue Jays minor league complex.  Playing at the Jays complex isn’t Smith’s only connection to the one team […]

Rays Trade Hellickson to D-Backs

According to sources, Tampa and Arizona have agreed on a trade sending former Rookie of the Year, Jeremy Hellickson, to Arizona. In return the Rays will receive outfield prospect Justin Williams, and shortstop prospect Andrew Velazquez. Hellickson captured the 2011 AL Rookie of the Year Award after posting a 13-10 record with a 2.95 ERA. […]