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The Lombardi Trophy is presented to the Super Bowl Champion each year. It's a silver trophy with a regulation-sized silver football mounted in a kicking position on a pyramidal stand consisting of three concave sides. Tiffany & Company has produced the trophy since it was designed in 1967 for the first NFL-AFL Championship game. According to the Pr...

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Until the conclusion of ItaIian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) Virtual Gala on Thursday, December 3, 2020, supporters of Team Italy baseball and softball are encouraged to bid on the 108 items available HERE at the IABF Online Auction. The IABF is a 501(c)(3) charity foundation that is committed to developing and promoting youth baseball and s...

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Team Italy coordinator and pitching coach Bill Holmberg passed away on November 9, 2020 after a three-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Synonymous with Italian baseball since 2000, Bill Holmberg left his imprint on the growth and development of the game in Europe and Africa.  Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball (FIBS) President Andrea Marcon ...

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For my entire life, I have been lucky enough to be a fan of the New York Yankees. There are pictures of me in pinstripes as an infant and I will always love the team. Like so many Yankees fans, rotting for the Yankees goes back multiple generations. My dad is a huge Yankees fan and so was my grandfather, who I can thank for shaping my sports fandom...

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The Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) welcomes everyone to its first Virtual Gala via Facebook Live on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 8 pm (EST). The IABF will recognize Lee Mazzilli as the 2020 Guest of Honor as well as present Anthony Iapoce with the 2020 Achievement Award and J.P. Ricciardi with the 2020 Baseball Executive Award. Wayne...

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After making a highlight-reel grab, the Cubs’ infielders know they just have to get the baseball into the vicinity of first base most of the time. Anthony Rizzo will take care of the rest. Rizzo’s skills as a defender paid off again on Sunday night, when he was the recipient of the 2019 Rawlings Gold Glove Award for first base in the National Leagu...

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Pato Banton joins forces with award-winning film director Roberto Angotti to create Introducing Team Italy Manager Mike Piazza, which has just been selected as a finalist in the 2020 FICTS (Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs) Worldwide Championship of Television, Cinema, Sport, Culture and Communication in Milan. Director Roberto...

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Introducing Team Italy Manager Mike Piazza is a musical odyssey documentary featuring the music of Grammy nominee Pato Banton. Produced by award-winning director Roberto Angotti, Introducing Team Italy Manager Mike Piazza highlights the celebrated career of National Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza.The film’s opening scene takes place at the 2020...

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Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA) Interviews LIVE! hosts Lisa Marie Latino and Mary Kovach will be joined by special guests Chris Colabello and Natalie Spedaliere, co-hosts of the ever-popular Italian American Baseball Foundation-produced Spaghetti and Baseballs program, on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 7 pm (EST). OSDIA is the...

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With no Reds fans allowed at Great American Ball Park in 2020 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, LaRosa’s Family Pizzerias changed its long-running fan favorite ‘Strikeouts for Slices’ promotion to ‘Strikeouts for Cincy’. Instead of giving away free pizza, LaRosa’s contributed $1,000 to the Reds Community Fund every time a Reds pitchers struck...

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