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When Ryan Turell, the Yeshiva University basketball legend trying to become the first Sabbath-observant player in the NBA, was not picked in Thursday’s NBA Draft, it did not come as a surprise to most observers. Turell, who was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Division III player of the year after leading the nation…
Jewish baseball lovers have long doted on Sandy Koufax not only for his dominance on the mound, but also for his choice to sit out Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur. Now, with the legendary southpaw being immortalized in bronze at Dodger Stadium, some of those fans will…
A pregame altercation between Jewish San Francisco Giants slugger Joc Pederson and an opposing player Friday actually had little to do with baseball — and everything to do with…fantasy football? In one of the oddest sports beefs in memory, Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham approached Pederson during warmups and, with seemingly no words exchanged, slapped him across…
From a Jewish perspective, the 2021 World Series was particularly special. Four Jewish players appeared (Max Fried and Joc Pederson of the Braves, and Alex Bregman and Garrett Stubbs of the Astros), and all of them played in Game 6 (although not simultaneously). No prior Series featured more than two Jews. Except for 1972, in which…
For Jewish baseball fans in the early 2000s, no player compared to Shawn Green, the lefty slugger who gave away his white batting gloves after every homer. At a White House event Thursday celebrating Jews and the national pastime, the former Dodger, Blue Jay and Met shared some delightful Jewish moments from his 15-year MLB…
When Rafael Ortega stepped up to the plate for the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, a few Jewish fans at Wrigley Field couldn’t believe their ears: the music Ortega had chosen to cue his at-bat was “Thank You Hashem,” a song by a Haredi Orthodox recording artist that has become a staple at frum celebrations. As…
Basketball brought the New Jersey teen to the Yeshiva University gym, but he was neither playing nor watching the game. It was the first day of Sarachek, the annual basketball tournament for Orthodox high schools hosted by YU, and the risers were gradually filling in. Like hundreds of other students from across the country, Yaakov…
