On Thursday, October 1st at 7:00 PM, Italian basketball powerhouse A|X Armani Exchange Olimpia Milano, from Chicago's sister-city Milan, will face-off against Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv at the United Center in the first leg of the inaugural Euro Classic Tournament. On Sunday, October 4th at 12:30 PM, A|X Armani Exchange Olimpia Milano and Maccabi Ele...
READ MOREWatch more than 30 teams throw out the pallino and throw down for a worthy cause at the Fourth Annual Bocce Tournament & Festival. Organized by Jack Mascaro of Mascaro Construction Company, the event benefits the Italian American Endowed Fund, which is dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Italian Americans in Western Pennsylvania....
READ MOREWhen: Friday, July 11, 2014 — 6 to 11 p.m.Where: Hawthorne Hotel — 18 Washington Sq., Salem, MALocal sports agent and former Salem High football star Sean Stellato has written his first book, "No Backing Down." Set in 1994, the book deals with the Salem teachers strike and how Salem High head football coach Ken Perrone defied an order to cease and...
READ MOREUn ragazzo americano, all'apparenza come tanti. Un'infanzia trascorsa a Sacramento tra i campi di basket e baseball, calcio e pallavolo, con il football americano conosciuto a scuola e che sembrava ormai essere diventato la sua nuova realtà. "Ero un buon giocatore – ricorda -, aggressivo e intelligente, anche se non molto veloce". La linea di difes...
READ MOREdi Alessandro Fulloni Stefano, Marta, Yohanes, Ayo... L'Italia (dell'atletica leggera) che ti sorprende. A colpire non è tanto la raffica di medaglie (ori, argenti e bronzi) arrivate dalle due manifestazioni giovanili più importanti tenute negli stessi giorni - i mondiali Allievi (a Cali, in Colombia) e gli Europei Juniores (in Svezia, a E...
READ MOREMonday, October 5 - The Italian American Community Center (I.A.C.C.) - 257 Washington Avenue Ext, Albany 12205 Reservations for dinner and team sign up must be in by Friday October 2nd to George Urciuoli at ggu2020@gmail.com Dinner at Treviso's Italian Buffet 5pm - 6:15pm followed by Bocce at 6:30pm. Dinner is $25/person inc...
READ MOREby Marck Woods Luigi Datome says he's ready to be a key cog in the Detroit Pistons' rebuilding project after measuring himself against several future NBA opponents during the EuroBasket tournament in Slovenia. The 6-foot-8 Italian forward signed as a free agent in Motown earlier this summer, agreeing to a two-year deal worth a reporte...
READ MOREPortare il calcio a Las Vegas, why not? La scommessa - e non poteva essere altrimenti, nella "capitale" del gioco d'azzardo - sta per diventare realtà: Daniele Fortunato, 31enne ex calciatore cresciuto nelle giovanili della Roma e Gaetano Di Renzo, imprenditore, hanno pensato di creare a Las Vegas una città dello sport con il calcio a giocare un ru...
READ MOREThe former Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia series has been rebranded as simply Gran Fondo Italia, with a new lineup of events for 2014. In 2013 the series was one of several to usher in this highly popular format of organized rides, which cater to varying skill levels. Those at the front often race to win. Those in the middle strive for personal...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #38 2014 July, 9Author : Simone Callisto Manca Translation by: Despite the recent efforts of our soccer system to prove the contrary, Italy is still a sports power. Every week, somewhere in the world, there is always an Italian who does more than good, and often wins. On July 5 it was the turn of Sara Errani and Roberta...
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