Sports
From Havana to coaching Israeli baseball
Hillel Kuttler, JTAApr 06, 2017
PASSOVER EDITION 5777SECTION C PAGE 12 TEL AVIV — Unlike the dangerous maritime escapes attempted by some of his fellow Cuban baseball players, the worst Alejandro...
Team Israel baseball gear a home run with kvelling fans
Andrew Tobin, JTAMar 16, 2017
TEL AVIV — A couple weeks ago, Adam Atkins didn’t know Israel had a baseball team. But since the squad started winning games last week in the World Baseball Classic,...
Jamaican bobsledders…Israeli baseball players
IJN StaffMar 09, 2017
Team Israel is steaming ahead in the World Baseball Classic. The team defeated Korea in the first game of the World Baseball Classic, 2-1, in the 10th inning on Monday,...
Team Israel prepares for World Baseball
Chris LeppekFeb 23, 2017
When Team Israel heads to South Korea to compete in the World Baseball Classic next week, they’ll be taking a bit of Colorado with them. Quite a bit, actually. The...
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 The Glendale Raptors Rugby Club welcomed its newest team member on Dec. 13. This new Raptor brings to the team a love of sports,...
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...
