Alex Bregman Is Baseball’s Next Jewish Star
Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros is expected to have a breakout year after helping win the World Series last fall.
Athletes Come To Maccabiah Games For Glory — And Love
Athlete romance in the Olympic village is always a steamy topic. It’s not so different at the Maccabiah games.
Robert Kraft Brings Football Hall Of Famers To Israel
Joe Montana, Jim Brown, Roger Staubach, Marshall Faulk and other Hall of Famers visited practice facilities and holy sites.
Tel Aviv And Jerusalem Marathons Revel In A ‘Healthy Competition’
Noah Roth likes to recall two moments from Israeli marathons in which he’s raced: a competitor in Jerusalem breezing by him in 2010 wearing all-black, haredi Orthodox garb but for a white athletic shirt; and a Russian woman on this city’s Allenby Street who last year handed sprinters cups of clear-liquid…
Israel’s Argentinian Jews Honor Alberto Nisman, Demand Justice
On the morning of July 18, 1994, Hana Cohen headed from her apartment to the nearby AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires to run an errand. Edith Szerman Kogos walked to a bank a few blocks away. Jose Caro shopped in a store. The boom of an explosion interrupted their activities,…
Minnesota Vikings Owner Thinks Big With New Stadium — and Blows a Big Horn
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer stepped up to an 800-pound gjallarhorn and exhaled with all he had to launch the festivities that officially inaugurated the team’s $1.1 billion stadium.
From LA to Israel: One Swimmer’s Journey to the Rio Olympics
24-year-old Andrea Murez will be representing Israel when she hits the pool on Aug. 8 at Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Aquatics Stadium, having immigrated in 2014 from Los Angeles.
The Jewish Little Leaguer Who Walks on Shabbat — and How His Teammates Pitch In
Jacob Steinmetz delivers the game’s final pitch on a heavenly Tuesday night, producing a neatly turned double play to wrap up a 10-0 victory for the Brooklyn Bluestorm team of 12-year-olds.
8 Jewish Baseball Players To Watch — and One Manager
Will Joc Pederson rebound from his second-half struggles of last season? Can Kevin Pillar build on his strong 2015 campaign? Will injuries derail one-time MVP Ryan Braun?
Israeli Fans Irate Over Abrupt Firing of David Blatt by Cleveland Cavaliers
Restless sleep often prompted Tel Aviv resident Mike Bargman to flick on his bedroom television to watch Cleveland Cavaliers’ games.