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"Hey, is Michael in here?" the middle-aged security guard wearing a bright yellow shirt excitedly shouted as he burst into the trailer serving as a temporary press conference room. "Michael? Anyone in here Michael? Someone out there says you have a ticket for him."   The handful of people sitting in the trailer on the site of the Orlando Cit...

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by Nancy Indelicato   Gooooaaaallll!! was one of the many enthusiastic sounds at the CONI-USA youth games at La Scuola D'Italia Guglielmo Marconi in New York City on June 2, 2014. Coni, the Italian National Olympic Committee in the United States organized and celebrated in partnership with La Scuola d'Italia the first annual Giornata Italia...

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For most of his life, professional surfer Chris Del Moro has probably spent as much time in the water as on land. When he was just three, while most kids were learning how to swim, he was riding his boogie board on the shores of both the Pacific and the Mediterranean; by the time he was a teen, he began to surf around the world.   From Indon...

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The Induction Committee of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (NIASHF) announced the inductees for the Class of 2015, which include The First Lady of Fly Fishing, Joan Salvato Wulff, Eight Time NHL All-Star & Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Mike Modano, Legendary NASCAR Perennial Contender & Winner Tom "Tiger" Pistone, Fou...

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 6pmThe Good Son: The Life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini(2012), 90 min. - Jesse James Miller, dir.   Youngstown, Ohio, native Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini made his professional boxing debut in 1979. His father Lenny had been a top-ranked contender who lost his best chance at a championship when he was drafted into Wor...

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Festa Italiana invites you to participate to the Mariners Italian Heritage Night Come on out to Safeco Field & cheer on the Mariners when they host the Huston Astros, Saturday June 20th. The tickets are discounted. There is a free t-shirt.   Sit with your fellow Italian-American friends & family$2.00 of each ticket sold be...

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by James Ewinger   There are numerous tricolor flags in the world, but only one with any dominion over a bocce tournament. Thus the green, white and red flag of Italy is flying proudly alongside the banners of Canada and the United States this weekend in Wickliffe. The occasion is the 32nd annual Cleveland Challenge Cup of Bocce at...

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by Lauren E. Forcucci   Summer is the time for baseball! Who enjoys an afternoon in the warm summer sun while the cheers of a baseball game echo from the local park? We do!   For this month's column, I spoke with Mr. John Romano, baseball coordinator for the NEAA: North End Athletic Association. Mr. Romano told me about the various pr...

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This Major Arena Soccer League's Rochester Lancers will hold their annual kick-off dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Italian-American Sports Club, 1250 Buffalo Road in Gates.   It's a chance for fans to meet and mingle with players for the indoor soccer team and its dance team, too. For ticket information, call the Lancers' of...

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Please join Mia Maria Order Sons of Italy in America Lodge #2813 as we host the 2015 Bocce Bash at Frontier Park's Indian Village, Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Bocce Bash is a two-person team bocce tournament, lunch, silent auction, and fun for all. The cost is $60 per 2 person team. However, people can come and cheer on the teams and check out the...

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