Sports
After decades of IOC silence, slain Israeli athletes get recognition
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, JNSMay 28, 2015
WE HAVE given the best years of our lives to remember to remember the tragedy of what happened . . . Now we are starting to see some light […]
Bronco start date Rosh Hashanah
Gabe Friedman, JTAMay 01, 2015
NEW YORK On Rosh Hashanah, according to the liturgy, our fate is written in the Book of Life. But Jewish football fans may be missing something else: the NFL...
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...
Birmingham Jews love their Crimson Tide
IJN StaffDec 04, 2014
By Richard Friedman ON THANKSGIVING at my sons house, I found myself at the end of a long dinner table, some in-town family members on my left. They were chatting...
Jewish gridders gearing up for NFL campaign
Hillel Kuttler, JTASep 04, 2014
BALTIMORE Blocking brothers, a college star seeking success in the pros, a fullback who hasnt had a carry in four seasons and a couple of ace special teamers are...
Ex-WNBA chief Donna Orender cheers NBA breakthrough on women
Hillel Kuttler, JTAAug 21, 2014
BALTIMORE As a former WNBA president who played in what is considered the first US professional basketball league for women, Donna Orender has been eager for a...
Pat Bowlen — then and now
Gerald MellmanJul 31, 2014
Editor’s note: In light of the announcement last week that Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen has stepped down from the operations of the franchise due to Alzheimer’s,...
