One of the best-known and most successful amateur soccer teams in the United States, the Atlas club of New York is celebrating its 67th anniversary this year with a dinner dance Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas S. Gouletas, Chairman of the Board American INVSCO as well as George Andreadis, Owner of G.A. Real Estate. The event [...]
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Galis is the Michael Jordan of Greece
On May 14, the New York Times dedicated a 1,244-word dithyrambic tribute to Nick Galis, the legendary basketball player who “changed the face of basketball in Greece.” The American newspaper calls Galis the “Michael Jordan of Greece,” and reminds that Galis led the Greek national basketball team to the EuroBasket 1987 gold medal. Galis scored [...]
Kyriakides Saw Boston Marathon Bombings
Dimitris Kyriakides, an Athenian whose father Stylianos won the 1946 Boston Marathon, had a front-row view of the bombings at this year’s race and related the moments of horror to the Greek media, including news site Newsit. Kyriakides said: “I was in the VIP seats with an American friend of mine. There had been four [...]
No Greeks Hurt In Boston Marathon Bombings
The Greek Embassy in Washington, D.C. said it was in contact with U.S. officials in the aftermath of the twin bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15 that killed three and injured 144, but it appears no Greeks were among the victims. “For the moment, there is no official information [...]
Olive Wreaths For Boston Marathon Winners
Marathon winners of the 117th edition of the Boston Marathon, one of the world’s most prestigious and last one by a Greek in 1946 when Stylianos Kyriakides made a miracle comeback, will be crowned with olive wreaths from Greece on April 15. Marathon officials and former winners Greg Meyer and Joan Benoit gathered at the [...]
Brothel Owner’s Soccer Sponsorship Blasted
Apart from the debt, Eurogroup’s decision, and financial problems in Greece, the New York Times journal cited Dec. 3, an extended article on a former prostitute from the city of Larissa, who is said to be the new sponsor of the local football team Voukefalas. NYT presents 67 year-old Soula Aleuridou, also known as Madame [...]
Kalamata Mountaineers Scale New York
The Hellenic Mountaineering Club of Kalamata traveled to New York on Oct. 13 to visit the Messinian Hall, where they presented their activities as well as video clips and natural sites of Mount Taygetos and Mount Everest. Ten club members, led by Kostas Fikiris, attended the event organized by the Messinian Benevolent Association of New [...]
Marathon Exhibit at Chicago’s National Hellenic Museum
An exhibit on the Spirit of the Marathon, the race inspired by the real battle 2,500 years ago, will be held at the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, dedicated to the running event and the history surrounding it. The exhibit, in conjunction with the Ethnikos Kirix newspaper newspaper, focuses on the history of the course, [...]
Steve Vallos Signs with the Eagles; Returns to NFL
The Philadelphia Eagles have signed center Steve Vallos, and put Jason Kelce on injured reserve for the 2012 season, the team announced today. The Eagles signed veteran offensive lineman Steve Vallos to take Kelce’s roster spot. Vallos spent the entire offseason with the Eagles after signing as a free agent in March. Vallos began Training [...]
Surf Legend Bob “The Greek” Bolen Still Rides the Waves
Now that the 2012 Olympics in London have come and gone, with some debate as to whether surfing should become part of future Games, the US Open of Surfing just finished its 53rd year in Huntington Beach, California. While the sport wasn’t around in ancient times, and Greece’s beautiful beaches have never really been known [...]
AGAPW Honors Tennis Star Eleni Daniilidou in Astoria
The Association of Greek American Professional Women (AGAPW) presented Eleni Daniilidou, Greece’s best professional tennis player, during a special ceremony in Astoria Park, New York, on Aug. 26. Daniilidou is former world #14, participant in three Olympic Games, and has played in all major Grand Slam tournaments, including this year’s Australian, French, Wimbledon, and the [...]
Diver Christina Loukas Takes 8th at Olympics
LONDON - Greek-American 3-meter springboard diver Christina Loukas, from Riverwoods, Illinois, showed well in her second Olympic participation, finishing 8th in the 3-meter springboard women’s competition at the London Games. When she succeeded in advancing past the qualifying preliminary round of the women’s diving event, the whole Greek-American Community felt proud. The results weren’t as [...]
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