Sandy Koufax: The Yom Kippur decision
Hillel Kuttler, JTASep 18, 2015
WASHINGTON Jesse Agler was pretty talented as a catcher and pitcher in Little League, yet his parents benched him regularly. Thats because the Aglers had a...
Israelis cycle in USA’s top race — in Colorado
Hillel Kuttler, JTAAug 27, 2015
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS As Israeli bicyclist Yoav Bear sped through the end of Stage 2 of the USA Pro Challenge race at nearly 11,000 feet of elevation in the Colorado...
Narron preps Israelis for World Baseball Classic
Hillel Kuttler, JTAAug 20, 2015
PHILADELPHIA Visiting Israel the past few winters to see his daughter and her family led to an unexpected job for Jerry Narron, a devout Christian and a baseball...
Photo was starting point for cross-continental reunion
Hillel Kuttler, JTAJul 09, 2015
BALTIMORE Jewelry hung from Rosa Zacharias ears and neck. Bracelets adorned her wrists and she wore rings on six of her fingers. She and her family were dressed to...
Tampa Bay Lightning’s Jewish owner speaks
Hillel Kuttler, JTAJun 11, 2015
BALTIMORE Jeffrey Vinik, the owner of the National Hockey Leagues Tampa Bay Lightning, is experiencing a first: his team playing in the Stanley Cup Finals, which...
Sabbath-observing baseball exec says record contract makes sense for Marlins
Hillel Kuttler, JTAApr 16, 2015
MIAMI For Joel Mael, the Shabbat-observing vice chairman of the Miami Marlins, the teams free spending in the offseason was wise from a financial perspective....
Getting the lay-up of it
Hillel Kuttler, JTAMar 05, 2015
Former Maccabi Tel Aviv coach leapfrogs (like LeBron) to Cavaliers WASHINGTON With the clock winding down on a recent game here, Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt...
From Rangers fan to NHL top boss
Hillel Kuttler, JTAJan 22, 2015
NEW YORK In the late 1960s, Gary Bettman would finish classes at his Queens high school, take the subway to Madison Square Garden and whip out his student ID...
Merging sports with charity
Hillel Kuttler, JTADec 24, 2014
BALTIMORE At the first Detroit Tigers game he attended, in 1940, Bob Matthews saw slugging first baseman Hank Greenberg play. Now a retired orthodontist living in...
‘The Cheese Guy’ ages kosher 60-pound wheels in his basement
Hillel Kuttler, JTASep 19, 2014
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION SECTION D PAGE 3 YONKERS, NY — If you’re going to Brent Delman’s home in this New York City suburb on the first day of Rosh...
