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The Valle d’Aosta, or Aosta Valley, has long been my Italian family’s favorite destination for skiing and celebrating Christmas. With its hearty cuisine, lively après-ski scene, and stunning slopes, it’s the perfect winter escape. Whether you’re planning an annual family ski trip or a cozy, romantic getaway in a picturesque cabin, these Aosta Valle...

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The Davis Cup Final 8 will be held in Italy from 2025 through 2027, the International Tennis Federation announced Monday, with Bologna hosting next year. Led by Jannik Sinner, the Italians have won the past two Davis Cup titles in Malaga, Spain, the site for the men’s team competition each of the past three years. Italy also won the Billie Jean Kin...

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Serie A’s North American side has been up to quite a few new things. It has recently signed an official collaboration with Italian-American cooking creator QCP (Gianluca Conte) who averages more than a million views on TikTok per post. In order to streamline access and sponsors, Allied Sports has become an official partner to support the domestic f...

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The Kansas City Chiefs defense is one of the better units in the league, and while the players deserve their flowers, one of the main reasons is Steve Spagnuolo's influence. The 64-year-old is known around the league as one of the most brilliant defensive minds, winning four Super Bowls as the defensive coordinator. Under his tutelage, the NY Giant...

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Lou Carnesecca, the only child of Italian immigrants who ran a grocery store on Manhattan’s East Side and who became one of the most colorful and successful coaches in college basketball history during a 24-year career at St. John’s, died on Saturday afternoon, the Post confirmed. He was 99. Carnesecca, who would have turned 100 on Jan. 5, retired...

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The rise of Italian men’s tennis has been forecast by many for years as a special generation of young, talented players gradually climbed towards the top of the game. It is fair to say that they have arrived. One year on from their second ever triumph in the competition, Italy won the Davis Cup for a second straight year by defeating the Netherland...

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Baker Mayfield is doing what he always does on Sunday. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are leading the New York Giants, 30-0, on Sunday afternoon. Mayfield and Co. have been taking it to the Daniel Jones-less New York Giants. Mayfield, who has thrown for nearly 300 yards and rushed for a touchdown, had quite the celebration following his rushing score. Ma...

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When UConn women’s basketball won its first national championship with an undefeated, historically dominant season in 1995, the program decided to collect all its major press clippings. That proved surprisingly difficult. There were enough clippings to fill an expandable 16-by-18-inch scrapbook. And enough to fill a second, and a third, and a fourt...

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For almost twenty years, Italy has been in love with a little girl who has a very famous last name: Ferrari. Like the “red fireball,” the world's most beloved racing car, the less than five-foot-tall athlete has enchanted fans around the world with her feats. We are talking about Vanessa Ferrari, the greatest Italian gymnast of all time who last Oc...

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“The first bet I ever made was at a bookie joint when I was 11 or 12,” Frank Calabrese once told the Tribune. “I bet 50 cents and got $36 back and I was hooked.” Calabrese went on to become one of Chicago racing’s all-time greats, a thoroughbred owner who tied for the lead in winners at Arlington International Racecourse in 2000 and then won more r...

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