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by Herb Jackson   President Obama should award a Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Yankees catcher Yogi Berra, who is turning 90 years old, Rep. Bill Pascrell said Tuesday.   In a letter to Obama, Pascrell recounted Berra's background as the son of Italian immigrants and touted his service in the military, record as a most valua...

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Tania Cagnotto e Francesca Dallapè hanno vinto la medaglia d'oro ai campionati europei di tuffi in corso a Rostock (Germania) nella specialità dei 3 metri sincro. Per la Cagnotto, che anche ieri aveva vinto l'oro nei tuffi da 1 metro, è il sedicesimo trionfo europeo, e il settimo consecutivo in coppia con la Dallapè. Le due azzurre oggi si sono aff...

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Mike Piazza is back with the New York Mets, working as a spring training instructor. "This is fun for me," the 12-time All-Star said Monday.   "I'm blessed to have these opportunities to do this on a part-time basis. I don't know what the future holds; I'm just enjoying the day. It's fun to be back in uniform and be around the clubhouse...

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Every July, hundreds of people flock to the Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens' (FIAO) annual 5k Run/Walk race in the hopes of not only competing against locals from the neighborhood, but also to help fight drug abuse.   Run by President and long distance runner Joe DiPietro, the July 20 race is about a 3.1 loop on 20th A...

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Tom Menino, to his everlasting pride, was Boston's first Italian American mayor. But the city's Italian American community wants Menino to be remembered as everyone's mayor.   In the North End, Italian-born Ralph Cattaneo serves coffee from behind the bar at Caffe Dello Sport. In between pulling espresso for regulars Cattaneo says the full...

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by Peter Botte   Someone was needed to assume the bulk of the Knicks' scoring load with Carmelo Anthony out for the season. Save for one poor game earlier this week, the mostly forgotten Andrea Bargnani at least has been up to that too-little-too-late task.   While Derek Fisher has shown some frustration while trying to impress upon h...

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Tennis coaching great Nicholas James Bollettieri was born on July 31, 1931, in North Pelham, New York. His parents were Italian immigrants, and he was raised in a close-knit Italian family. In high school, Nick was on his high school's football team and was their star quarterback. In 1953, Nick graduated college with a degree in philosophy from Spr...

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by Bobby Tanzilo   We love to think of the Green Bay Packers as America's team (suck it, Dallas), but it becomes clearer and clearer that the Pack may actually be the world's team when it comes to American football. In spring, I saw a guy clad in green and gold atop the Great Wall of China and, now, a friend in Italy, Fausto Batella, ha...

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Join us for a Bocce Extravaganza: Meet & Watch the #1 Ranked Bocce Player in the World, Gianluca Formicone - * 7 World Bocce Championships, *9 Italian Championships, * 6 European Championships, *17 Gold Medals. Friday November 20, 2015 at 6:00 pm Prime Rib Special $24.99 (includes salad, rice, vegetable and d...

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Una volta ci andavano i vari Chinaglia e Donadoni. Da un po' di tempo, la strada che dall'Italia porta verso l'America calcistica è nuovamente riaperta. E il via vai potrebbe continuare ben presto con due illustri attaccanti della nostra Serie A: Fabio Quagliarella e Alberto Gilardino.   Secondo 'Sky Sport', esiste infatti un progetto per po...

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