The day Sandy Koufax became one of the greatest pitchers of all time
For 6 seasons, the Jewish pitcher struggled. On June 30, 1962, his eminence revealed itself.
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Lennie Rosenbluth, forefather to North Carolina hoops legends, dead at 89
He went toe-to-toe with Wilt Chamberlain and came away with the Tar Heels' first national championship
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Yeshiva’s Ryan Turell weighing ‘options’ after injury dims draft hopes
His father said he is weighing offers from Israeli professional teams and the G League, the NBA’s developmental league
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‘Ironic’: Koufax statue to be unveiled on Shabbat
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A Jewish Giant gets slapped by a Cincinnati Red — and mostly shrugs it off
A baseball beef for the fantasy football generation.
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These Jews were among baseball’s all-time greats — but do they count as Jewish baseball players?
If you convert after your career is over, were your accomplishments Jewish feats? The Talmudic answer is unclear.
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Jewish in the big leagues: Power hitter Shawn Green dishes at White House event
Like Sandy Koufax, he had to decide whether to play on Yom Kippur
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When this Cub walks up to the plate, ‘Thank You Hashem’ blasts across Wrigley Field
Fans have wondered if the journeyman outfielder, who posted a photo of himself wearing tzitzit, is Jewish
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‘March Madness for Jews’: Why the Sarachek tournament is such a big Orthodox deal
For all the ways the sport unifies the Orthodox world, there is nothing like basketball to draw out its differences.
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YU’s Turell dishes on Macs career, Sarachek, and preparing for the NBA draft
'It feels like just yesterday when I was playing in the tournament myself'
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