Sports
Jewish quarterback Josh Rosen signed by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rosen, a No. 1 draft pick in 2018, will be playing for his third team in three seasons.
Shabbat-observant youth soccer club forms in honor of Miami teen’s death
Founders of the Beitar Jerusalem Soccer academy hope their efforts will make professional sports more accessible to observant Jews.
In A First, An Israeli Will Race In The Tour De France, World’s Premier Cycling Event
Team Israel Start-Up Nation, is the first Israel-based and owned team to race in the Tour de France.
Decorated Orthodox runner, Olympic hopeful, hires attorney in bid to move marathon from Saturday
The marathon at the Tokyo games, which were postponed from this summer because of the coronavirus, is set for a Saturday in August 2021.
Angela Buxton, Jewish tennis star who won Wimbledon doubles title, dies at 85
Buxton was denied admission to the host club, which traditionally gives a lifetime membership to Wimbledon winners, because of anti-Semitism.
Former Major Leaguer Cody Decker: Anti-Semitism ‘rampant’ in pro baseball
Cody Decker, who also played for Team Israel, said an Oakland A’s coach should be suspended for making a Nazi salute after a recent game.
Israel’s hockey captain signs to play in Oswiecim, aka Auschwitz
“I have a great deal of motivation because it is Auschwitz,” Eliezer Sherbatov told an Israeli newspaper.
Yeshiva U men’s basketball team wins conference championship, qualifies for NCAA Tournament
The Maccabees defeated Purchase College, 86-74, at home in the title game to secure its second postseason bid in three seasons.
Teenage Orthodox pingpong phenom may have to skip Olympics because trials are on Shabbat
Estee Ackerman, who won the women’s division at the 2018 Table Tennis U.S. Open, has asked for a rescheduling of the matches.
Oxford English Dictionary adds ‘Yiddo’ and ‘Yid’ as fan of Hotspurs soccer team
The dictionary said in a statement that it does not police how a word is used.