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Sports When almost nobody else would, Hank Greenberg backed a Black player fighting for free agency
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Sports At World Baseball Classic, Israel will need all the Jewish muscle it can muster
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Sports The day Sandy Koufax became one of the greatest pitchers of all time
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News 3 Jewish fathers and their pro athlete sons talk sports and Judaism
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