By Vince Peluso When Mark Andrews father, Warren Andrews, passed away, his son was looking for a way to help honor his father's legacy. Warren was the creator the Ashtabula Touchdown Club which honors past and present high school football players and awards scholarships to the best players in the county. Looking to help fund those scholarshi...

Attribute to Joseph V. Del Raso, Esq., National Italian American Foundation Chairman (NIAF) and John M. Viola, President   "On behalf of the National Italian American Foundation's Board of Directors, we congratulate Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member and Chairman of the Board of Directors for USA Basketball Jerry Colangelo on b...

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) congratulates Pete D'Alessandro on his new appointment as General Manager of the Sacramento Kings, the National Basketball Association's franchise in California's capital city.   "A highly talented basketball executive and proud Italian American, Pete brings not only passion and integrity to th...

By Bernie Wilson Looking a bit like spacemen in their silver life vests and crash helmets, the sailors aboard Luna Rossa's high-performance catamaran rocketed across San Francisco Bay Wednesday afternoon and took a 2-0 lead over Artemis Racing in the America's Cup challenger semifinals.The Italian crew is halfway toward reaching the Louis Vuitton...

Centosessanta squadre, duemilacinquecento atleti, cinquemila spettatori già prenotati, sponsor come Coca Cola e un solo team a rappresentare l'Italia. La squadra del Collegio Gallio di Como parte per Chicago, pronto a tenere alto il nome del Bel Paese nella Kics Cup, torneo internazionale di calcio giovanile che si svolgerà nella città dell'Illinoi...

by Michael Dunlap   Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari is finally playing like the superstar they believed he'd become. When raw talent and potential are combined into a terrific basketball frame, it's hard to not overhype the possibilities.   Such has been the case with 6-foot-10 wing Danilo Gallinari of the Denver Nuggets,...

Più di 400 invitati si sono riuniti al New York Athletic Club, Central Park South, per festeggiare e onorare allenatori e personaggi che hanno fatto la storia e contribuito alla crescità del calcio universitario nella "tri-state area."Tra i presenti c'erano calciatori famosi, come Giovanni Savarese, LIU e Metro Stars; e Gaetano Messina, SFC. Allena...

by Randy Vogt   Livio D'Arpino was an Eastern New York Hall of Famer who was seemingly involved in every level of local soccer before his untimely passing in 2002. He was the third vice president of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) and the first vice president of the Eastern New York Adult Soccer Association.   L...

di Monica Tortul   Nei momenti più difficili i grandi campioni riescono a trovare la forza per confezionare dei capolavori. Giovedì scorso Mara Navarria ha perso il suo maestro, Oleg Pouzanov, punto di riferimento importante in palestra e nella sua vita di atleta. Oggi a Doha, in Qatar, è salita sul gradino più alto del podio in Coppa del M...

Italy's economy can look forward to a boost if the Italian national team wins the World Cup in Brazil, according to a study released by farmers' association Coldiretti on Thursday.   The Coldiretti report cited record increases in Italian food, automobile, clothing and machinery exports in the year immediately following the 2006 World Cup tr...