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Fast Forward Bruce Pearl opens NCAA postgame press conference by calling to ‘bring the hostages home’
All three No. 1 seeds that are coached by Jews in the NCAA men’s tournament are headed to the Sweet Sixteen
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Fast Forward Jewish coaches lead 4 of 8 top seeds in the NCAA’s March Madness tournaments
The men’s basketball teams at Duke, Auburn and Florida all have Jewish coaches, as does USC’s women’s team
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Fast Forward YU Maccabees head to NCAA DIII men’s basketball tournament for first time since 2022
Yeshiva University clinched the conference title to earn an automatic spot in the NCAA DIII tournament
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Culture How Gene Hackman made my dad a better rabbi
The actor, who died at 95, played characters that taught life lessons and sought second chances
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Sports A Jewish college basketball star is turning NBA heads at Michigan
Danny Wolf, a sweet-shooting 7-footer, has rocketed up NBA draft boards
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Sports Team USA’s very Jewish ‘4 Nations Face-Off’ team deserved a Canadian counter
Canada snubbed its top Jewish scorer, Zach Hyman. Will they regret it?
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Sports Jewish baseball star Alex Bregman signs with Red Sox in record-breaking payday
The 3-year, $120 million contract makes him the top-earning Jewish player in baseball history
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Sports Did the weekly Torah portion predict the winner of the Super Bowl?
The section of the Book of Exodus read at synagogues mentions 'red chiefs' and 'wings of eagles'
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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