Join us on March 11 and 12 for an IABF Spring Training Social in Tampa, FL. IABF will host two events: one Yankees spring training game with a suite and a social/dinner to celebrate Italian heritage. Be part of our first social outings in Florida. IABF will honor legendary University of Tampa baseball coach and Italian American Joe Urso for his ded...
READ MOREItalian tennis player Jannik Sinner has agreed to a three-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance. However, this is not a plea deal nor an admission of guilt; in fact, both parties recognize Sinner's personal innocence. Nevertheless, he must serve a three-month ban because “an athlete is responsible for the negligence of thei...
READ MOREA team of Italian artists, led by Carmine Di Giandomenico, Francesco Colafella, and Maestro Tanino Liberatore, has come together to tell the story of legendary boxer Rocky Marciano in a work that blends comic book and biography, offering a fresh perspective on his extraordinary career. Born on September 1, 1923, in Brockton, Massachusetts, Rocco Fr...
READ MOREItaly's Federica Brignone put in a dominant display to win gold in the women's giant slalom at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Thursday. Brignone, second in the super-G a week ago, led after the first run, and again put in the fastest time on her second to win by 0.90 of a second over New Zealand's Alice Robinson, who took silver...
READ MOREAmong all the athletic luminaries honored at the 2024 Chicago Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame ceremony gala in November, Josh Colaizzi was the only one too young to enjoy a celebratory glass of wine. Colaizzi, 17, took home the evening’s Future Star Award for all the baseball accomplishments he’s managed to rack up as a teen. Colaizzi, a cente...
READ MOREWhile most Alpine ski resorts focus on sustainability and scaling back expansion, Pila in Italy is quietly bucking the trend, offering skiers something fresh and exciting. At a time when new pistes across Europe are rare, this hidden gem in the Aosta Valley is leading the way with thoughtful growth and modernisation. Why Alpine resorts are slowing...
READ MOREAlmost 70 years after the Winter Olympics of 1956 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy is preparing to host Milano Cortina 2026. This event, which will bring together the world’s best athletes, is eagerly awaited by winter sports enthusiasts. It will be an opportunity to celebrate the evolution of the sport and pay tribute to past Games, while highlighting...
READ MOREMiles Teller will star as Gino Bartali in the upcoming biopic "Bartali," which does not have yet have an expected release date, about the renowned cyclist, who worked with the Italian resistance to help Jews during World War II. Bartali won the the Giro d'Italia – one of the most prominent stage races in the world – in 1936 and 1937. He then won th...
READ MOREThe city of Turin, Italy, will host the Special Olympics World Winter Games from March 8 to 15. Italy has hosted regular Olympics games which are held every four years on three occasions, the winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo in 1956, the Summer Olympics in Rome in 1960 and the Winter Olympics again in in 2006. Because of this it is well prepare...
READ MORELegaBasket Serie A President Umberto Gandini spoke during the presentation of the next Cup Final Eight, scheduled for February 12-16. Among the topics discussed was the one related to the concerns that a possible NBA arrival could lead to the birth of a new league. "There is a lot of talk about it and it will happen," he argued. "The point is that...
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