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Former Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck once said, “A good groundskeeper was the 10th man on the field and was worth five to seven victories a season.” George Toma is often ranked among the greatest groundskeepers of all time, creating and maintaining professional baseball, football, soccer, and Olympic playing fields all ove...

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The tennis world has been buzzing about Italian tennis of late. With #NextGenATP players Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti blossoming into stars, the future of the sport in their country looks bright. But this week at the ATP Cup, Matteo Berrettini and Fabio Fognini have shown that Italy is not just poised to shine in the future; the country is alr...

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Bryan Reynolds is the eighth American player to move to Italy, but only five of them have made their Serie A debut. The 19-year-old landed in Rome today and will undergo his medical tests with Roma in the coming hours. He had been linked with a move to Juventus and Benevento and is the eight US player to move to Italy. The first one was the midfiel...

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The Texas Rangers signed Team Italy pitcher Sam Gaviglio to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training in Surprise, Arizona on February 1, 2021. When pitchers and catchers report to camp later this month, the 30-year-old right-handed pitcher will reunite with Team Italy catcher/designated hitter Drew Butera, who recently signed a...

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A new title has been chosen for Formula 1’s return to Imola, which hosted the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix last year. Imola is due to hold the second event on the 2021 F1 calendar on April 18th. The name of its race has not previously been confirmed.  The title was announced jointly by the Italian government’s ministry of foreign affairs and internati...

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After Luna Rossa dominated day one of the semi-final stage of the Prada Cup Challenger Selection Series, milder weather offered American Magic an opportunity to even the score. Both teams needed four wins to advance, and the Italians already had two. But it soon became painfully clear for USA that while they had been in in repair mode since their a...

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La Roma americana di Dan Friedkin sbarca negli Stati Uniti, più precisamente a New York dove il club giallorosso darà vita alla prima Academy nel Nord America. Il progetto International Academy è dedicato a tutti i ragazzi e le ragazze dai 5 ai 17 anni a cui darà l’opportunità di apprendere le metodologie e le tecniche di allenamento del club. A sp...

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The Lazio region has given the green light to a plan to build a 33-km cycle path around Lago di Bracciano, a lake located an hour north of Rome. The project, which will connect the three lakeside towns of Anguillara Sabazia, Trevignano Romano and Bracciano, will receive funding of €300,000 from the Lazio region. The president of the Parco di Bracci...

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Kobe Bryant spent the better part of his childhood in Italy, and was fluent in Italian. From ages 6 to 13, Kobe lived with his father, Joe Bryant, who played for several basketball teams in the country, The Washington Post reports. “All of the NBA players are important, because they’re legends, but he’s particularly important to us because he knew...

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Lou Giani’s love affair with wrestling began as a junior at Robert L. Simpson High School as Huntington High School was then known. On the horsehair filled mats in that dusty old room in the building’s basement, the sport took hold in the teenager’s life, propelling him to the 1960 Olympics and a National Wrestling Hall of Fame coaching career. Gia...

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