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Sports Meet Zeev Buium, who could be the NHL’s next Jewish superstar
Buium, whose parents are Israeli, is expected to be chosen in the top 10 in this week’s NHL Draft in Las Vegas
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Sports NBA’s only Israeli player traded from its second-worst team to its third-worst
The Portland Trail Blazers gave up four draft picks to pry Deni Avdija away from the Washington Wizards
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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: The NHL gets its first Jewish head coach in 32 years
Ryan Warsofsky’s promotion by the San Jose Sharks adds onto the growing Jewish presence in the league
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Sports ‘Best friends I ever had’: Willie Mays’ treasured bond with a Jewish family
Mays, who died Tuesday at 93, counted Jacob Shemano as a friend and financial advisor — and golf coach
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Fast Forward San Jose Sharks’ Ryan Warsofsky becomes first Jewish NHL head coach in 32 years
Warsofsky takes the helm of the Sharks after two seasons as the club’s assistant coach
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News No matter who won the Finals, Jewish ‘NBA Countdown’ host Malika Andrews has become a star
The California native celebrated her bat mitzvah at Oakland’s Temple Sinai in 2008
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Sports As MLB veteran Kevin Pillar enjoys a late-career resurgence in LA, he’s come to appreciate his place as a Jewish baseball star
In a wide-ranging interview with JTA, Pillar reflected on his upbringing, his relationship with Israel and his legacy as one of the game’s most accomplished Jewish players
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Sports The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish publicist is Hall of Fame-bound
Also in the Sports Report . . . Orthodox MLB prospect and Team Israel pitcher Jacob Steinmetz has been heating up in Single A
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