Sports
Winning Alex Bregman looks forward to Astros’ season
Hillel Kuttler, JTAApr 05, 2018
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Sitting on a couch near his locker at the Houston Astros’ spring training facility here in mid-March, Alex Bregman is reflecting about an...
YU basketball in NCAA contest
JTAMar 01, 2018
NEW YORK — The Yeshiva University men’s basketball team has earned its first berth in the NCAA Division III basketball tournament. On Feb. 25, the Maccabees defeated...
Bronze for Jewish Coloradan Arielle Gold
JTAFeb 15, 2018
SEOUL — American snowboarder Arielle Gold, 21, earned a bronze medal in the women’s halfpipe contest at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Feb. 13. Gold, who is...
Jews represent at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Gabe Friedman, JTAFeb 01, 2018
NEW YORK — The world is about to revolve around Pyeongchang, a mountainous county in the northern half of South Korea, for the upcoming Winter Olympics. Jewish fans...
Meet the Nazareth Tigers, Israel’s Arab ice hockey team
JTADec 14, 2017
By Larry Luxner NAZARETH, Israel — On a recent Friday evening, as prayers from nearby mosques blared over loudspeakers and the sun dipped below a horizon dotted with...
Black basketball players love Israel
Gabe Friedman, JTADec 07, 2017
CHANUKAH 5778SECTION A PAGE 18 NEW YORK — Chris Watson played four standout years of basketball at Niagara University, where he became one of the upstate New York...
Pederson breaks record
JTANov 09, 2017
LOS ANGELES — Joc Pederson of the Los Angeles Dodgers last week set a new home run record for Jewish players in one World Series. Pederson, a lefty-swinging...
New Yorker revives Milwaukee
Gabe Friedman, JTAOct 05, 2017
MILWAUKEE — When Peter Feigin took over as president of the Milwaukee Bucks in 2014, he pledged that the long-beleaguered NBA team would become one of the most...
First ‘Grand Tour’ cycling race in Israel
IJN StaffSep 21, 2017
JERUSALEM — In May, 2018, the Giro d’Italia, a major event in the global sporting calendar, will begin in Jerusalem. This will be the first time in history that a...
Orkins kayak the world
Julie Greenberg-RichmanSep 21, 2017
This summer, brothers Ben and Sam Orkin of Aurora traveled throughout Peru navigating rivers in remote areas of the country. “Traveling provides a chance to gain a...
