Rob Charry
By Rob Charry
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Fast Forward Kobe Bryant’s late father Joe once coached a Jewish day school’s girls basketball team
Joe Bryant, a former NBA player who died Monday, was remembered as a gentle giant by people who knew him at the former Akiba Hebrew Academy in Philadelphia
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Fast Forward Jewish Hall-of-Fame jockey Walter Blum, who rode to victory in Belmont Stakes, dies at 89
Blum won more than 4,000 races in a 22-year career, but his most famous ride was the 1971 Belmont Stakes, when he rode 34-1 long shot Pass Catcher to an upset victory
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Fast Forward Orthodox MLB draft pick Elie Kligman has a younger brother who could follow him to the big leagues
Ari, who doesn’t turn 18 until the fall, is sizing up to be a pitching prospect.
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Food A guide to kosher food (and vegan options) at every Major League Baseball stadium
(JTA) — Jews love baseball — there’s no denying it. But when the baseball season opened in April, most major league stadiums were operating at restricted capacities and offered a limited number of concession stands. Not anymore. As the U.S. COVID-19 vaccination rate has soared, many of the ballpark restrictions have been lifted, and remain…
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News Interview: Orthodox baseball prospect Jacob Steinmetz on the history he hopes to make in the Major League
(JTA) — If all goes well for Jacob Steinmetz, he could run into a kosher food problem in the near future. Steinmetz, a 17-year-old pitcher from suburban New York with a blazing fastball, made history on Monday as the first Orthodox Jewish baseball player to be drafted by a major league team. The Arizona Diamondbacks…
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Fast Forward Baseball phenom Jacob Steinmetz becomes first known Orthodox player drafted into the MLB
(JTA) — The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Long Island, New York native Jacob Steinmetz 77th overall in the third round of the Major League Baseball draft on Monday. He’s the first known observant Orthodox player to be picked the league’s draft. MLB.com ranked the 17-year-old as the 121st best major league prospect, so he was picked…
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Fast Forward Jon Scheyer, a Jewish star player at Duke who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, will replace legendary Mike Krzyzewski as Duke coach
(JTA) — How do you follow a coaching legend? Jon Scheyer, a one-time Jewish basketball star at Duke University who went on to play for the Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv, will find out soon enough. Scheyer, 33, is the pick to succeed Mike Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in Division 1 college basketball history, who…
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News Could David Cohen become the 1st Jewish jockey to win the Kentucky Derby?
(JTA) – The odds are long that David Cohen can become the first Jewish jockey to win a Kentucky Derby. Cohen’s horse, Keepmeinmind, is a 50-1 shot in the early line for Saturday’s Triple Crown race at Churchill Downs in Louisville. But don’t bet against the 36-year-old rider, who has won some 1,560 races and…
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