Sports
‘Identity Through Athletics’: The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame’s 2013 Class
A weightlifter who was one of the 11 Israeli Olympians killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics by Palestinian "Black September" terrorists, David Berger was...
LeBron James Schedules Wedding for Yom Kippur
NBA superstar Lebron James has sent out invites for his wedding, reports TMZ, but the date may prove problematic for his Jewish guests. James asked guests to set aside Friday Sept. 13 through Sunday Sept....
How an NBA Player Plays Ball in the Holy Land
When most people think about sports in Israel, the first sport that comes to mind is soccer. But over the years basketball has become increasingly popular in the Holy Land. One of the major teams...
Jewish Boxer Says Claim He Backed Out of Match Because of Passover is False
Jewish pugilist Dmitry Salita released a statement Monday countering claims made by Hector Camacho Jr. that a match between the two scheduled for late April had been definitively cancelled because of Passover. The two boxers were...
Ex-Texas Basketball Player Hospitalized in Israel After Skull Fracture
Gary Johnson, a former University of Texas basketball player, is reportedly in stable condition after...
Jewish Soccer Star Given Trial Run by English Side Brentford
Finnish soccer star Roni Porokara, the first Jewish player on Finland's national team since the...
Jewish Israeli Soccer Star Banned from Training With Club in Dubai
Jewish Israeli soccer star and Swansea City (UK) striker Itay Shechter has been forced to...
Beth Tfiloh Graduate Gave Baltimore Ravens ‘A Reason to Win’ (VIDEO)
Near the end of the regular season in the NFL the Baltimore Ravens were slumping...
Jewish International Soccer Star Dean Furman Wins Over South Africa Playing for National Team
With two games behind him in his most recent national team call up, South African...
‘Identity Through Athletics’: The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame’s 2013 Class
A weightlifter who was one of the 11 Israeli Olympians killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics by Palestinian "Black September" terrorists, David Berger was not...
LeBron James Schedules Wedding for Yom Kippur
NBA superstar Lebron James has sent out invites for his wedding, reports TMZ, but the date may prove problematic for his Jewish guests. James asked...
How an NBA Player Plays Ball in the Holy Land
When most people think about sports in Israel, the first sport that comes to mind is soccer. But over the years basketball has become increasingly...
Jewish Boxer Says Claim He Backed Out of Match Because of Passover is False
Jewish pugilist Dmitry Salita released a statement Monday countering claims made by Hector Camacho Jr. that a match between the two scheduled for late April...
Ex-Texas Basketball Player Hospitalized in Israel After Skull Fracture
Gary Johnson, a former University of Texas basketball player, is reportedly in stable condition after surgery to repair a skull fracture incurred during a basketball...
Jewish Soccer Star Given Trial Run by English Side Brentford
Finnish soccer star Roni Porokara, the first Jewish player on Finland's national team since the first half of the twentieth century, has been given a...
Jewish Israeli Soccer Star Banned from Training With Club in Dubai
Jewish Israeli soccer star and Swansea City (UK) striker Itay Shechter has been forced to miss his club's week-long training decampment because it's taking place...
Beth Tfiloh Graduate Gave Baltimore Ravens ‘A Reason to Win’ (VIDEO)
Near the end of the regular season in the NFL the Baltimore Ravens were slumping and their chances of winning a Super Bowl looked slim....
Jewish International Soccer Star Dean Furman Wins Over South Africa Playing for National Team
With two games behind him in his most recent national team call up, South African soccer star Dean Furman has thus far fully endeared himself...
Rising Jewish Brawler Cletus Seldin Wins Latest Match in Three Rounds
Cletus Seldin, the Long Island boxer known as the "Hebrew Hammer," won his latest fight in three rounds Friday night against the formerly undefeated Luis...
Yuri Foreman Wins Comeback Fight After Almost Two Year Hiatus
Famed Orthodox Jewish boxer Yuri Foreman, won his first fight since March 2011 Wednesday night in a six-round shutout match against Brandon Baue at BB King's...
Baseball GM With Jewish Mom Signs Player Accused of Anti-Semitism
The Philadelphia Phillies baseball team signed former number 1 draft pick Delmon Young Tuesday despite initial reservations by the team's general manager, Ruben Amaro. The reason...
Rising Jewish Basketball Star Sports Branded Kippah
Aaron Liberman, a former high school basketball star and current walk-on at Northwestern University, was recently spotted in an Under Armour branded kippah. The unique...
CEO of USA Table Tennis: Possible to Accommodate Estee Ackerman’s Shabbat Schedule in Future
The case of an 11-year-old ping pong phenom who sat out her final match at the 2012 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships has received...
