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The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama begin on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Team Italy is in Group A with host USA, Canada and Taiwan. The Italians make their debut against USA at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium on Saturday night, July 10, 2022 at 7 pm (CT). The Team Italy women's softball squad is busy this summer as the reigning Euro champs depart for th...

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The Methuen Sons of Italy Lodge #902 hosted the U.S. Bocce Federation 2022 Championships from June 20-26. This was the third time the facility hosted the National Tournament. Bocce players participating came from as close as Methuen, but came from as far as Florida and California. Money Tournament winners were George Mancini, Lennie Christopher, Ro...

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In the beautiful Sardinia you can live one of the most exciting and unforgettable experiences, thanks to the Mining Trail of Santa Barbara. In the now famous Park Geominerario historical Environmental, in fact, there is an itinerary rich in history, culture and religion along about 500 Km. Through 30 well-defined stages, hiking enthusiasts and pilg...

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The first place among treks in Italy undoubtedly belongs to the Via Francigena. The route originates in Canterbury, England, crosses France and Switzerland and finally enters Italy via the Gran San Bernardo pass. The Francigena originated as a pilgrimage route that crosses the whole of Europe vertically and has Rome as its ultimate destination. Alt...

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In baseball and in life, “three strikes” are typically a bad thing. But for world-class bowler Carmen Salvino, it’s just another day at the office. He began his career as a professional bowler at 19 years of age, and 70 years later, he’s only now looking back at just how many pins he’s knocked down. Carmen was born in the Taylor Street neighborhood...

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Italy has won the medal table at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. The Bel Paese confirmed itself as the undisputed master of the multi-sport competition reserved for nations bordering the Mare Nostrum. The Azzurri return home with a chest embellished with 159 medals: 48 golds, 50 silvers, 61 bronzes. The triumph in Oran (Algeria) came in a sprint, at...

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The Boston Celtics have needed to add some size with shooting to the team’s frontcourt rotation, and they finally obtained it with the signing of veteran forward Danilo Gallinari. Long a target of the Celtics, the two parties finally teamed this week: The Italian revealed he will sign with Boston for a two-year deal with a player option in the seco...

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On the occasion of the visit to Isola delle Femmine, in the province of Palermo, Sicily, of a delegation of Italian-American citizens from Pittsburg and Martinez (California), led by the vice president of Italian American Club of Pittsburg, CA, Vince Ferrante, the Scala - Aiello family, through their little niece Ysabel Scala, donated to the Joe Di...

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After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the 47th World Series of Bocce are ready to get the bocce balls rolling, with opening ceremonies to kick off at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at the Toccolana Club, 1412 E. Dominick St. Tournament play and contests will run through Sunday, July 17, with local bands performing and tr...

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Serie A is hailing a change to Italian law that abolishes a three-year limit on contracts for foreign TV rights. The change should also eliminate long delays in formulating contracts. “The new rules will help increase revenue, with bigger returns that will have a favorable impact on the entire soccer system,” Serie A president Lorenzo Casini said o...

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