Sports
NFL players will play exhibition game in Israel
JTAFeb 09, 2017
JERUSALEM — A group of National Football Leaguers will visit Israel and play an exhibition game against a squad from the Israel Football Assn. Israel’s tourism and...
National Pingpong champ is Orthodox teen
Ben Sales, JTAJan 12, 2017
NEW YORK — She’s beaten a table tennis Hall of Famer. She’s beaten Jewish philanthropists in suits and high heels. She’s beaten tennis champion Rafael Nadal. And...
Israeli basketball: ‘On the Map’
JNSJan 05, 2017
By Jeffrey Barken The stakes could not have been higher when Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team faced its heavily favored rival, the Russian CSKA Moscow squad,...
Glendale Raptors sign rookie Koby Gruenwald
Larry HankinDec 22, 2016
CHANUKAH EDITION SECTION E PAGE 4 Glendale Raptors Rugby Club welcomed its newest team member on Dec. 13. This new Raptor brings to the team a love of sports, boundless...
Rare baseball card signed by Moe Berg sold
JTANov 17, 2016
WASHINGTON — One of only two baseballs known to be signed by Moe Berg, a former major league catcher who served as a US spy and spoke seven languages, sold for...
Trophies for JCC Sox, YAD Balls
IJN StaffSep 22, 2016
THE Denver Jewish Softball League wrapped up another successful season, Aug. 28, with 18 teams. This year marked the second year of the league’s new system, with a...
Palestinian wins Jordan’s first ever gold
JTAAug 25, 2016
RIO DE JANIERO (JTA) — Jordan won its first-ever Olympic medal — a gold — thanks to the performance of a Palestinian taekwondo fighter whose family left Israel 20...
Israel snags bronze in judo
JTAAug 11, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Yarden Gerbi became the first Israeli to medal at the Rio Olympics, bringing home a bronze in the women’s 63-kg judo competition. Gerbi...
Amar’e Stoudemire will play in Jerusalem
JTAAug 04, 2016
JERUSALEM — Amar’e Stoudemire, who retired from the NBA last week, has signed a two-year deal with the Hapoel Jerusalem basketball team. The team announced the deal...
Patriots Jewish players qualifies for Olympic rugby
JTAJul 21, 2016
NEW YORK — Nate Ebner of the New England Patriots has qualified for the US Olympic men’s rugby sevens team competing next month at the Rio Olympics, becoming the...
