Weirdest baseball season of all time; Jewish baseball historian discusses the sport
By STEPHEN SILVER NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – From Hank Greenberg to Sandy Koufax to Alex Bregman, Jews and baseball…
NFL quarterback Josh Rosen signed by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
By MARCY OSTER NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed Jewish quarterback Josh Rosen, a first…
Dean Kremer, first Israeli drafted into the Major Leagues, notches a win in Orioles pitching debut
By MARCY OSTER NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – Dean Kremer, the first Israeli baseball player to be drafted into the…
Guy Niv to become first Israeli cyclist to compete in Tour de France
TEL AVIV, Israel –Guy Niv, 26, will make history and become the first-ever Israeli rider to compete in the biggest…
Zach Banner wants to team up to fight hate. He’s also looking forward to lots of Shabbat dinners (after COVID-19).
By TOBY TABACHNICK (Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle via JTA) – Just two days after Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson posted…
Julian Edelman invites DeSean Jackson to have ‘uncomfortable conversations’ about anti-Semitism and Black Lives Matter
By MARCY OSTER (JTA) — New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman invited fellow NFL star DeSean Jackson to have “uncomfortable…
Israel CYCLING TEAM first in world to return to training, preparing for Tour de France
Israel’s only professional cycling team, Israel Start-Up Nation (ISN), on May 12 began its’ first training camp since the coronavirus…
French-Jewish marathoner runs the entire race on his 7-yard-long balcony
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – Elisha Nochomovitz, a 32-year-old French Jew, was to be among the 17,000…
Julian Edelman says he is studying for his bar mitzvah
By MARCY OSTER NEW YORK CITY (JTA) – New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman reports that he is studying…
Diego Schwartzman fights off injury to win longest match in Buenos Aires tennis tournament’s history
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) – Hometown hero Diego Schwartzman fought through a late groin injury to win a nearly four-hour…