Israeli Teen Makes History as 9th pick in NBA Draft
(JTA) — Deni Avdija, the 19-year-old Israeli basketball phenom, was taken by the Washington Wizards with the ninth overall pick of the NBA Draft on Wednesday night – the...
Team Israel Wins Stage in Cycling Grand Tour Race
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — An Israeli professional cycling team won a stage of one of the three major international races for the first time ever on Saturday.
Alex Dowsett won Stage...
Rider for Israeli Tour de France Team Suspended for Positive Drug Test
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — A rider for the Israeli Tour de France team was banned from cycling for four months after failing a drug test.
Swiss rider Patrick Schelling is part...
First Israeli to Pitch in MLB Dominates in Orioles Victory Over Yankees
Israeli-American Major League Baseball star Dean Kremer enjoyed a dream debut as a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in their 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday.
Kremer...
Israeli Team Cycles Its Way to Tour de France History
For the first time in its 107-year-old history, a team representing the State of Israel is dressed in blue-and-white jerseys and participating in the 21-stage Tour de France, the most prestigious bicycle race in...
Israeli Runner Eyes Litigation to Move Olympics Marathon From Saturday
BY MARCY OSTER
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Beatie Deutsch, a Sabbath-observing mother of five and aspiring Olympic marathoner in Israel, has hired an attorney to ensure that she can run in the...
Former MLB Player Says Antisemitism Is ‘Rampant’ in Pro Baseball
BY GABE FRIEDMAN
(JTA) – Former pro baseball player Cody Decker said that anti-Semitism is “rampant throughout baseball” and that an Oakland Athletics coach should be suspended for making a Nazi...
Former Kansas City Chiefs Running Back Tweets Antisemitic Tropes
(JTA) — Larry Johnson, a former NFL running back, is using Twitter to promote antisemitic tropes. Johnson played seven seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs until 2009, when he was...
Natalie Portman Is Owner of New LA Women’s Soccer Team
BY EMILY BURACK
(JTA) — Soccer and Natalie Portman fans have a double reason to celebrate today: The Jewish actress will be a co-owner of a new National Women’s Soccer League...
Charles Barkley Calls Out Black Celebrities for Antisemitism
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — Former NBA star and current analyst Charles Barkley has become the latest sports star to speak out against antisemitism among Black celebrities.
“Listen, DeSean Jackson, Stephen Jackson,...
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