Sports
In Lacrosse, Israel is 7th in the world
Chris LeppekJul 25, 2014
WINNING championships is nothing new for Yochanan Katz, midfielder for the Israeli national lacrosse team that competed last week in the Federation of International...
Tel Aviv coach headed for NBA
JTAJun 19, 2014
JERUSALEM David Blatt, who guided Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Euroleague basketball championship, stepped down as the Israeli teams coach to pursue opportunities in the...
Brazilian Jews see World Cup as a great Jewish opportunity
Hillel Kuttler, JTAJun 19, 2014
RIO DE JANIERO When Argentina plays its opening-round matches in the World Cup, Mariano Schlez of Buenos Aires will be screaming his support from the stands. But...
Detroit Tigers roaring with Jewish duo
Hillel Kuttler, JTAMay 22, 2014
BALTIMORE The rarity arose in the initial meeting of first-year Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus and his second baseman Ian Kinsler, newly traded from the Texas...
Once fixtures at Wrigley Field, Orthodox Jewish vendors are dwindling
Uriel Heilman, JTAMay 01, 2014
CHICAGO Longtime fans of the Chicago Cubs know there are a few mainstays they can expect when they visit Wrigley Field: ivy on the outfield walls, a strict no-wave...
Wronged Olympians to get their due
Hillel Kuttler, JTAApr 18, 2014
BALTIMORE Nancy Glickman was a teenager when she heard the story about her father at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin: Marty Glickman and another Jewish sprinter,...
Former Nuggets coach Larry Brown barely missed March Madness with SMU
Hillel Kuttler, JTAMar 20, 2014
BALTIMORE Before leading the Southern Methodist University mens basketball team onto the practice court Sunday afternoon, March 16, coach Larry Brown spent a few...
For ‘The Hockey Maven,’ it’s all about the game — and Israel, too
Hillel Kuttler, JTAMar 13, 2014
UNIONDALE, NY As the Boston Bruins buzz the Islanders net throughout the opening period of a game at the Nassau Coliseum, Stan Fischler is standing 10 feet behind the...
Israelis at Olympics
Hillel Kuttler, JTAFeb 06, 2014
HACKENSACK, NJ Evgeni Krasnapolsky and Andrea Davidovich glide around the ice, shadowing one another to the accompaniment of Nino Rotas Love Theme from Romeo and...
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...
