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Gabriele Procida, a 6-foot-7 forward from Fortitudo Bologna in Italy, will reportedly remain in the 2022 NBA draft, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN. Procida, who was born in Italy, averaged 6.9 points and three rebounds on 38.3% shooting from 3-point range in 26 games this season. He produced perhaps his best game of the year on Dec. 13, recor...

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It’s hard not to get a kick out of the smile that slowly forms on Anthony Volpe’s face when someone digging into the start of his season asks about his confidence level. Those in the business of grasping at straws in wondering why the traditional statistics next to the 21-year-old Somerset Patriots shortstop’s name haven’t been as reflective of the...

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Virtually solely because of the pandemic, Juventus’ preseason training has been essentially limited to being held in Italy. No preseason tours, no friendlies halfway across the world in different times zones, none of that. It’s been a whole lot of time spent at Continassa and not much else — and it’s totally made sense as the pandemic gripped the w...

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There was little debate about who the greatest quarterback in NFL history was on Jan. 28, 1990, shortly after Joe Montana and the 49ers made mincemeat of the Broncos' defense in Super Bowl XXIV. The blowout victory gave San Francisco its fourth Super Bowl win since 1981. The win also gave Montana a record third Super Bowl MVP award, as the man know...

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There are six Italian Americans on the top 100 MLB prospect list, and nearly 30 who crack the top 25 prospect lists in their respect organizations. IABF looks forward to their progress as we must rally around the next generation of professional ball players with Italian heritage in order to grow the game with the same passion and pride so many othe...

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Jul 02, 4:00 PM – 10:30 PM. Acquedotto Romano Polo Club, Via Acqua Felice, 37, 00040 Montecompatri RM, Italy. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. The American Community Hosts the 68th Annual Independence Day Celebration & Polo Match. Be a part of this iconic Independence Day Celebration featuring POLO for the CURE, an all women's polo match in support of the...

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Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra is one of baseball’s greatest. He amassed ten World Series rings, 3 MVP awards and 18 All-Star Game appearances. He caught the only perfect game in World Series history. Yet for many his deserved stature was overshadowed by his simply being himself and being more recognized more for his unique personality, TV commercial...

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Mike Fratello, a basketball lifer who interspersed a successful coaching career with a successful broadcasting career, is the recipient of the 2022 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced today. “Mike Fratello’s accomplishments are well documented, both as a coach and a broadcaster,” said Indiana...

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Once again, the best European men's water polo team is Italian, and it comes from a small Ligurian town: it is Pro Recco, which on Saturday night beat the Serbian side Novi Beograd on penalties in Belgrade in the final of the LEN Champions League, the most important continental tournament, winning it for the second consecutive time and for the tent...

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For 12 years, West Islip’s Nick Galasso was on top of Long Island’s lacrosse mountain as the all-time career points leader. But on Tuesday night, Mount Sinai’s Joey Spallina passed Galasso with point 501 to become Long Island’s new points king. “The record is awesome,” Joey tells GreaterPortJeff. “But the best part about it was being able to achiev...

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