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Yesterday at the European Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia, could not have ended without a gold medal. The first step of the podium was taken by Nicolò Martinenghi, who won the 100 meter breaststroke final, with an exceptional performance that allowed him to set an Italian record. Fifth Fabio Scozzoli. Shortly afterwards, the bronze medal in...

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Jerry Kramer, the Pro Football Hall of Fame guard, wrote a personal note and diagramed two famous Green Bay Packer plays on a cheese gold helmet, and gave it to him. The late cornerback Herb Adderley, another Packer Pro Football Hall of Famer, penned a note that began “To my friend Coach G” on an oversized photo that showed him at his locker-- stil...

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Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions has contacted Connecticut native John Scully, a former boxer and longtime trainer. Scully is training Band of Brothers actor James Madio to play Willie Pep, the late great featherweight champion who grew up in Hartford and Middletown. The Iceman, John Scully won Outstanding Boxer awards in 1987 and 1988 an...

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Italy's magical moment continues at the European Short-Term Swimming Championships underway in Kazan, Russia. After yesterday's four medals, the Italian swimmers continue to give emotions and successes and today they bring home five. In particular, the Genoese Martina Carraro, who won the gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke, did a great job. F...

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It’s a full circle “homecoming” of sorts. Gary Perone, who previously served as assistant general manager for the New York Mets’ Minor League affiliated Brooklyn Cyclones, was born in Brooklyn -- but the Tottenville resident has called Staten Island his home for a quarter-century, and now it’ll be his base of operations as well. Staten Island’s Atl...

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At the annual Bocce Tournament held Sept. 11 at Mulligan’s Pointe in Georgetown, UNICO National President Steve Pelonero and local UNICO Rehoboth Area Chapter President Ed Mason joined the many who attended the event in support of the eighth annual Brian Piccolo Award.Monetary prizes and raffle items (50/50 and gift cards) were awarded as the day o...

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Italy's winning streak continues as the country adds 'European Champions in American Football' to its string of sporting successes this year. The Italian team, coached by Davide Giuliano, beat Sweden 41 to 14 in the final in Malmö on 31 October. The so-called Blue Team finished the first half of the game on a score of 34-0 and managed to maintain i...

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The Farfalle Azzurre fly again and on the last day of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, they won the gold medal in the hoops and clubs competition with 42.275 points. Beat Russia (40.950 points) and the hosts Japan (40.900). This is the tenth gold ever for Italy in a Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships. But not o...

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Great victory in the Italian men's and women's short track three months before the Beijing Olympic Winter Games: in the first day of finals, the Italian team climbed twice on the highest step of the podium. Yuri Confortola, 35 years old skater from Tirano in Lombardy, won the 1500 meters in the second stage of the World Cup in progress in Nagoya, J...

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Italy and Rome are ready to host the next international event of the Igtm in 2022 and in view of the Ryder Cup 2023. Enit, the Italian Agency for Tourism, for Italy has strongly supported, in synergy with the Italian Golf Federation, Lazio Region and Convention Bureau Rome and Lazio and Fiera di Roma, the landing in the country of the most importan...

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