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Sports Deni Avdija might not win Most Improved Player. But he can achieve something greater.
The winner of Tuesday’s Play-In advances to the one place Avdija’s never been in his six seasons: the NBA Playoffs.
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Fast Forward Jewish basketball legend Amar’e Stoudemire to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
Stoudemire converted to Judaism and played in Israel after retiring from the NBA
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Fast Forward YU loses in Sweet 16, as Zevi Samet puts up 43 points in his last game with the Maccabees
Coach Elliot Steinmetz said he was proud his players were 'upset that they lost as opposed to just happy that they were here.'
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Fast Forward Yeshiva University fans gear up for Sweet Sixteen run — and a Shabbat in Atlanta
The YU Maccabees have made the Sweet Sixteen round of March Madness once before, in 2020 — but the tournament was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Fast Forward Team Israel wins twice at World Baseball Classic, qualifying for 2030 tournament
The team did better than in 2023 but not as well as during its Cindarella run in 2017
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Sports Israeli bobsled captain on Olympics exit: ‘Holy endeavor’ slammed into rigid rule
In an interview with the Forward, AJ Edelman said a teammate’s cold feet landed the group in hot water
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Fast Forward Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes’ overtime goal propels US to historic gold medal in Olympic hockey
Jack Hughes’ brother Quinn played during United States’ first hockey gold since the 1980 'Miracle on Ice' squad
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News This Jewish Olympian prays with her mom before every race
Kamryn Lute, a Manhattan native competing for Team USA in Milan, grounds herself in faith before speed skating at 35 miles an hour
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