Can the divine influence a Bronco win?
Hillel Kuttler, JTAJan 30, 2014
DENVER Rabbi Daniel Alter expects some added fervency during daily prayer services at the Denver Academy of Torah in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. Alter, the...
At 91, Harvey Pollack is still NBA’s leading scorer
Hillel Kuttler, JTADec 26, 2013
PHILADELPHIA Fittingly, Harvey Pollack was the one who scribbled the number 100 on the most famous photograph in basketball history: Wilt Chamberlain holding the...
Baseball historian loves fact and legend alike
Hillel Kuttler, JTADec 19, 2013
CATSKILL, NY The past escorts John Thorn home from the moment he greets a visitor at a 139-year-old railroad station, crosses the Rip Van Winkle Bridge and arrives at...
Schneeweis nets a year’s tuition at CSU with half-court shot
Hillel Kuttler, JTANov 29, 2013
THE basketball goal that Ellen Schneeweis bought for her four sons as a Chanukah present in 2008 drew Andrew, the second oldest, to practice shot after shot. Some...
Brad Ausmus moves from Israeli baseball to MLB
Hillel Kuttler, JTANov 15, 2013
From the Holy Land to the Detroit Tigers BALTIMORE Almost from the moment they met him, several officials and players with Israels national baseball team said they...
The quest to honor an Arab hero doctor
Hillel Kuttler, JTANov 07, 2013
BALTIMORE For Carla Greenspan, the news was upsetting: A relative by marriage of the man who saved her mothers life during the Holocaust was spurning an award from...
Sox have high hopes for Breslow
Hillel Kuttler, JTAOct 24, 2013
BOSTON When Craig Breslow entered Saturday nights playoff game against the Detroit Tigers, FOX broadcaster Tim McCarver hailed the Boston Red Sox reliever a Yale...
Israeli non-sports fan designs the gift for Manny Rivera
Hillel Kuttler, JTAOct 03, 2013
BALTIMORE Needing a gift for retiring New York Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera, the Baltimore Orioles pitched their idea for a sculpture to the Israel-born artist...
Nate Freiman’s big year: first Israel, now Oakland
Hillel Kuttler, JTASep 12, 2013
BALTIMORE Last September, first baseman Nate Freiman was doing his best to help Israel secure a spot in the World Baseball Classic. Despite some super hitting from...
Blackburn
Hillel Kuttler, JTAAug 01, 2013
RAMAT GAN, Israel Dave Blackburn beamed triumphantly, surrounded by a crowd of American athletes and cheering spectators. It was like old times, the great pitcher...
