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Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said Wednesday that he has vocal cord cancer and will need six weeks of radiation to treat it. "I plan to fight like hell to be ready to call games when the college hoops season tips off in the Fall," Vitale wrote in a statement posted on Twitter. The 84-year-old Hall of Famer said last month his...

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Paralympic athletics confirms itself as an all-Italian conquering ground, as happened at the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics. A triumph that always sees the same protagonists, with the same placings. In the 100-meter T63 race at the World Championships in Paris 2023, the podium confirmed the same as seen in some competitions in the last 2 years: Ambra Sabat...

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Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports has signed what has been described as a new “strategic partnership” with Italy’s top-flight soccer league Serie A. The deal, which was announced yesterday via Roc Nation’s social accounts, has been forged to enhance the Italian league’s reach in North America. The two entities said they will partner to raise the league’s a...

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We all know who the greatest football coach of all time is. He brought the Green Bay Packers from the depths of nothingness to absolute greatness from 1959-1967. He coached thirteen pro football hall of famers. He won five titles with the Packers. He is Vince Lombardi. But outside of the great wins, championships, and football intelligence how much...

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From vivid flashes of promise in the Ruhr to hype and stagnation in West London — Christian Pulisic’s vacillating European tour will aim for revival in Lombardy, northern Italy. Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, now AC Milan. The 24-year-old’s CV remains superficially impressive, albeit with growing question marks over whether he can recapture the magic...

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Wednesday, Aug 9, 6:38 PM. Angel Stadium 2000 E Gene Autry Way Anaheim, California. Come enjoy a night out at Angel Stadium as we celebrate Italian Heritage Night! Great seating is available at a discounted rate in several areas including the Field Level and Club Level! The Italian community will receive special recognition during the game.  Right...

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Nico Mannion punched a higher floor on that one. Seeing an open lane, Mannion exploded by the defender, took off and finished two hands over the top Friday night at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Welcome back to the NBA. “I was little surprised, too, when I see that much space in the paint,” he said. “It’s surprising to me. Being over in Europe...

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Described as the longest and most challenging professional sporting event in the world, The Ocean Race concluded a few days ago in Genoa. Why was the Ligurian port city chosen as the race’s finish line — or its “Grand Finale,” as organizers ceremoniously put it? The sea is ingrained in the local identity. Maybe it’s because Genoa carries the title...

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The Geneva Red Wings held a special ceremony Thursday night to pay tribute to their late groundskeeper John Salone. McDonough Park’s field is now “John Salone Field” as fans will notice atop the scoreboard. Salone, a community figure and a 1974 De Sales High School graduate, passed away last August at the age of 66. John’s contributions to the comm...

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Vito Montelli, a Connecticut coaching titan who guided generations of boys basketball players for more than a half century, becoming the state’s all-time winningest coach in victories and state championships, died Friday morning at his home in Stratford surrounded by his family, his son, Tommy, said. He was 92.A Bristol native and the only survivin...

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