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The first actual Blue Jays news from the Winter Meetings in San Diego is that the team has claimed first basemen Chris Colabello off waivers from the Minnesota Twins. The Italian-American grinded out seven years in independent ball after playing Division II college ball before eventually being signed by Minnesota in 2012.   He made his major...

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Each night at the medals ceremony in Vail Village, some of the best ski racers in the world clutch artwork created by Italian artist Carlo Trost as they stand atop the podium, grinning.   Trost created 100 of the trophies, which are red, white and blue ski bibs, each sculpted in resin. They are given to the top podium finishers of each 2015...

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Negli ultimi anni Ozieri, centro del nord Sardegna punto di riferimento nella tradizione sarda per quanto riguarda le arti della musica, della poesia, della letteratura e della lingua, è diventata famosa anche per aver visto crescere Luigi Lodde, fuoriclasse dello skeet mondiale che oggi ha trionfato nella prova di Coppa del mondo di Tucson.  ...

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Cubs players were busy texting and submitting votes online Monday for first baseman Anthony Rizzo, one of five National League finalists for the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. Even Cubs manager Rick Renteria checked Rizzo's name.   "Hey, everybody better be voting for Rizzo," Renteria said Monday. "It'd be a gre...

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Rome: Italy has set its sights on hosting three major international events -- golf's Ryder Cup in 2022, the rugby World Cup in 2023 and the Olympic Games in 2024.   The Italians on Thursday announced they were lining up a bid for the rugby World Cup backed by Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi and National Olympic Committee (CONI) president...

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UNICO National, and its President Rick D'Arminio, are proud to announce and congratulate six Italian American women who made the Italian National Team in Women's Lacrosse and will be competing in the European Championships this August - Alexa Cambi (Boston University), Kerrin Maurer (Duke University), Cate Soccodato (Our Lady of Mercy Academy High...

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di Matteo Zampollo   Marco Belinelli ha una faccia sola per tutto. La chiama la sua pokerface (titolo anche della sua autobiografia appena uscita per Baldini&Castoldi). Schiaccia a due mani a difesa schierata, perde un pallone chiave, sbaglia un passaggio o tira da otto metri sulla sirena: la faccia è sempre quella.   Non alza un...

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The National Football League and Panini America (www.paniniamerica.net), the world's largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, announced today a new long-term physical and digital trading card and sticker agreement. The agreement, which will go into effect in advance of the 2016 NFL Draft, makes Panini America the sole manufacturer of...

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Italy High School senior Jaclynn Lewis committed to Texas Lutheran University in Seguin to play softball for the Lady Bulldogs on Wednesday. Jaclynn has played varsity softball in Italy since her freshman year and has seen her team in playoffs in each of those years. She has garnered many honors in her journey including two-time All State accolade...

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Daniele De Rossi could soon be following in the footsteps of fellow Italian international, Sebastian Giovinco in making a move to Major League Soccer.   MLSMultiplex posted less than a month ago that Italian newspaper, La Gazzetta dello Sport had reported Daniele De Rossi's interest in New York City FC and on Friday the midfielder only helpe...

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