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Joe Castiglione, the radio voice of the Red Sox for 42 years, announced his retirement Sunday. Castiglione, who has called more than 6,500 games – including four World Series titles – has the longest play-by-play career of any announcer in franchise history, according to a statement from the Red Sox. He received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Hal...

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Salvatore "Totò" Schillaci, the legendary Italian footballer best known for his iconic performance in the 1990 World Cup, died in hospital in Sicily on Wednesday aged 59. Schillaci, who in addition to Italy played for Juventus and Inter Milan, had been receiving treatment for colon cancer for several years and was admitted to Palermo's Civico hospi...

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In the shadow of the MLB debut for Samuel Aldegheri and recent win for the Los Angeles Angels as well as the success of Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Alessandro Ercolani at High-A ball (6-2, 3.29 ERA with 93 K in 76.2 IP),  Italian baseball celebrates and welcomes the initiation of two promising prospects into the world of professional baseb...

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When: October 5, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Where: Lombardi Cucina Italiana, 1101 Uptown Park Blvd Ste 18, Houston, TX 77056 The Consulate General of Italy in Houston invites you to celebrate Italian Sport Day and to join the Italian team at the Houston Marathon 2025, running in support of the Texas Children’s Hospital.  Participate in our on-s...

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Sunday 10/06/2024, 12:00 am. Marin Bocce Federation - 550 B St, San Rafael, CA. The Museo Italo Americano is delighted to invite you once again to participate in this year’s annual Bocce tournament at the Marin Bocce Federation. Join us for a day of fun, friendly competition, and community spirit! You can register as a team of four people or indivi...

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Growing up watching old kung-fu martial arts movies, Thomas Glielmi started teaching himself how to do flips from trees, fences and garages. “I liked the adrenaline rush,” the 59-year-old recalls. That drive led Glielmi to join a men’s gymnastics team in high school, which set him on a course to forge an uber-successful career as a gymnastics coach...

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Tony Attanasio, a baseball agent since before the start of free agency whose clients ranged from Bobby Valentine to Ichiro Suzuki, has died. He was 84. Attanasio died Aug. 30 at his home in San Diego following a long illness, according to his son Michael. Attanasio’s first client was Valentine in 1972 and his last was Suzuki in 2014. Attanasio was...

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As part of the initiatives of the Embassy of Italy in Washington for the first-ever Italian Sports Day in the World, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Ambassador Mariangela Zappia hosted the event “The Giro d’Italia and the endless discovery of Italy” at the Embassy today. This initiative follows th...

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Casey Gilbert has the unique privilege of playing lacrosse for Team Italy as an Italian American. Italian through her mom and Sicilian grandmother, the Miller Place, NY resident is proud to represent Italy on the international sports stage and will be recognized at the inaugural Long Island Italian Celebration through the Italian American Heritage...

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The War Department assigned Louis Zamperini an “official death date” and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a condolence letter, but Sylvia Zamperini refused to believe her son was gone.“None of us believed it. None of us. Not underneath, even,” she later recalled after “Louie” — the inexhaustible Olympian from the 1936 Berlin Olympics — was fo...

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