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The Italian women's team have won the Fencing World Championships in Moscow by beating Russia 45 to 36. Italy has dominated the women's event, with this victory their fifth in six editions. Arianna Errigo, the world champion in 2013 and 2014, along with Elisa di Francesca and Martina Batini were too strong for their opponents who had the...

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By Adam Zagoria and Chris Barca   Italian sensation Federico Mussini is arguably St. John's best player at the moment and a key component of coach Chris Mullin's vision for the future. Entering Saturday's Big East game at Marquette, the 6-foot-1 freshman guard is leading St. John's (7-9, 0-3 Big East) in scoring at 13.1 points per game...

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Last year's tournament was held indoors during the festival in February. This year the festival takes it back outside in the month of April at Haynes Park in Rio Rancho. Advance registration is required, and March is sign-up month. That leaves plenty of time to practice, practice, practice and hone your skills.   The tournament runs on Satur...

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YANKEE BATBOY "The Luckiest Kid in New York". From Little Italy to Yankee Stadium... The story of Anthony Florio, an Italian-American that grew up on Mott Street in Little Italy (NYC) and became a batboy for the New York Yankees in the 1960s. Anthony will be presenting his new book "Yankee Batboy - The Luckiest Kid in New York"...

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Publications announces the reissue of Roland Merullo's memoir/travelogue The Italian Summer: Golf, Food, and Family at Lake Como. Called "a colorful, affectionate tour of Italian landscape and food" by Kirkus Magazine and "simply a wonderful read" by BookReporter, it is a charming narrative of a glorious summer of golfing, eating, and learning...

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It's unbelievable...Jose Botto and Navina Bernardi, both representing the USA in the World Bocce Championships, will be playing in the Final Four for their divisions. Tomorrow in Rome, Italy at 2:30pm (8:30AM EST) they will square off against their opponents. Jose will be playing for the Gold and Navina will be playing for the Bronze. Drew Page, t...

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"Vince Papale,'' the coach says softly, his mind drifting. "He was the fastest man on our field. "I guess, underdogs, I've always had a soft spot for them. It's why watching Jarryd's story ... he does remind me of him". And as far as NFL compliments go, Hayne will never receive bigger.   Understanding that when Coach Vermeil talk...

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by Gordon Gross   Danilo Gallinari sat down for an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport about the upcoming season for the Denver Nuggets, as well as his Eurobasket experience. He touched on training camp, his feelings about Michael Maloneas his new coach, and about expectations for the upcoming season among other things.   It's about 6...

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By David Willis   Stefano Calvagno knew that somewhere, in some form, someone was playing a sport known as football. "I was aware that there was a sport called football somewhere in the world," he said in his native Italian accent. "But that was all that I knew. I had never seen a game. It's like cricket.   I know that someone pl...

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by Sean Brennan   The life of a fighter has its ups and its downs, but the good ones always find a way to get back on their feet. UFC featherweight Charles Rosa, a 2005 graduate of Peabody High, can testify to that. Born into a large Italian family, Rosa was hardwired to fight.   His grandfather was a Navy boxing champion, his u...

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