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By Emily Everson   The Orange/West Orange chapter of UNICO, the largest Italian American service organization in the country, will host its 41st Annual Sports Awards Breakfast on Sunday. Feb 22. The event honors 'unsung heroes' from local high schools and within the community.   Each year the breakfast honors an outstanding male and f...

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by Zack Cox   Tyler Zeller and Avery Bradley led the Celtics to victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, but neither received the loudest ovation from the TD Garden crowd. Nor did Marcus Smart, the rookie point guard who's been the recipient of much fan appreciation this season.   Nope, the most raucous cheers on this night were...

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After using a derogatory term referring to Italian-Americans during an MLB Network show broadcast at Wrigley Field on Tuesday, Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts issued a statement of apology through the team's website Tuesday night.   The statement was released unsolicited to the website's beat writer Tuesday night, with none of the other media out...

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A man with a passion for the sport of his ancestors, Rico Daniele, a leader in Western Massachusetts' Italian American community, continues to be an advocate for his beloved sport of bocce. Daniele and other bocce enthusiasts held a bocce tournament Sunday at the Mount Carmel Society in Springfield's South End neighborhood.   Daniele, t...

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For the 2nd year, the Italian Heritage Society Bocce league has beenchallenged by the Highland Country Club Bocce League to a series ofbocce matches to be played at Highland CC.   IHSI played and soundly beat them last year 14 games to 2.I am asking again for your assistance in responding to their challenge,next Friday evening, July 12th, at...

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For all lovers of baseball and Italian American culture, there is something for everyone in San Diego's Little Italy. Through a series of fundraising efforts including the sale of tickets to the upcoming Padres/Dodgers game at Petco Park on September 21st, the Convivio Center (2157 India Street in Little Italy) is the next stop for the Museo Italo...

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Ciao, Amici, CIRCOLO ITALIANO BOCCE is again meeting in February for our monthly BOCCE GAME and SOCIAL.   It will be on Sunday, February 16th at 4:00pm at Arnoldi's (corner of Cota and Olive Streets, in Santa Barbara). As in the past, no RSVP is needed and no advance payment is required. The game of bocce is free and each person will pa...

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Eataly e' lieta di celebrare uno degli sport piu' amati dagli italiani, il calcio, offrendo la proiezione delle partite nella Birreria - il nostro gastropub. Dal 17 Gennaio, sara' possibile vedere da Eataly tutte le partite della serie A disponibili nell'orario di CST (partite serali in Italia). Unisciti ad Eataly e tifa la tua squadra del cuore!...

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Danilo Gallinari says he will undergo surgery to repair the ACL on his left knee next week and is hoping to be back on the court for the Denver Nuggets around February.   The Italian forward has been rehabbing in the team's weight room since an operation in late April to fix the meniscus in a knee he hurt April 4 against Dallas. He arrived M...

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By Ralph Gardner   I'd be less than candid if I said Little Italy's San Gennaro festival was my favorite event of the fall season. It's noisy and crowded. Traffic in the area is a mess. The grilled sausage, pepper and onions is certainly tasty, but I'm not sure it warrants a detour. And offered the choice between a cannoli and French pastry,...

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