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Jannik Sinner is just as comfortable on the hard courts of Miami as he is on the red clay of Rome, where he’s scheduled to face Rafael Nadal on Wednesday. Lorenzo Musetti modeled his all-court game after Roger Federer. And Matteo “The Hammer” Berrettini has one of the biggest serve-forehand combinations in tennis. The Italian men that are starting...

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The Italian American Association of Louisville needs volunteers (set up, officiating, score keeping, and whatever) for the Louisville regional Special Olympics Bocce. Who to contact: Bob Scorsolini at TEL 502-500-9044. Date: Sunday, May 16, 2021 Time: 2:00 to 6:00 PM. Place: Kentucky Country Day, 4100 Springdale Rd, Louisville, KY 40241 This has be...

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American goalkeepers have plied their trade in Europe’s top leagues for decades. Fans are familiar with the likes of Brad Friedel, Kasey Keller, Tim Howard and Zack Steffen. But until recently, few knew that another American had been playing professionally in Italy for the past 17 years- Diego Moretti, captain of the U.S. Futsal National Team. The...

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The route for the 104th  Giro d’Italia is out and it looks to be a very tough edition for the ‘fight for pink’ taking on tough gravel sections, the infamous Monte Zoncolan and two individual time trials. The 2021 Italian Grand Tour is set to take place between May 8 to May 30 where the riders will tackle a massive 3,450km over 21 stages over most o...

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Baseball writer and sportscaster Tom Verducci has been named the first recipient of the Italian American Baseball Foundation Media Award. He will be honored at a ceremony in New York in December. Verducci is a longtime writer for Sports Illustrated and studio analyst for Fox Sports and MLB Network. He is a three-time recipient of National Sportswri...

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Urban trekking was born from the union of "walking" or "hiking" and the wonders that each Italian town or village offers. Urban trekking is an expression born in Siena in 2003 and a proposal of slow tourism to live the Italian cities intensely. It is not suitable for those who choose "hit and run" tourism. The birth of this expression "urban trekk...

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The Giro d’Italia 2021 is just a few weeks away and we’re set for a thrilling first Grand Tour of the season – here’s how you can live stream all the racing from where you are. This year the Giro returns to its regular spot on the calendar in May, after it was shifted to October last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 2021 the Italian Grand T...

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World-renowned University of Arizona head coach and former Team USA head Mike Candrea will assist the Team Italy coaching staff as special advisor just in time for the Women's European Softball Championship, which the defending Euro champion Italian softball squad will host in Friuli Venezia Giulia from June 27-July 3, 2021.   Mike Candrea said, “I...

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Opera Southwest’s acclaimed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Anthony Barrese paid a visit to the newly-completed Bocce Complex at Albuquerque’s North Domingo Baca Park last weekend. Barrese is in town for the production of Rossini’s short opera, L’Inganno felice, and couldn’t resist a few pick-up games with his local Opera/Bocce-loving fan...

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Alberto Ascari was just seven years old when his father Antonio died. Almost three decades later, when Alberto was exactly the same age as his father was at the time of his passing; on the same day of the month and in almost the same manner, Alberto too was killed. Despite not procuring a World Championship in 13 years, since Kimi Räikkönen’s last...

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