Friday, May 18, 2012
Israeli football team takes on Americans
JTA
Israel’s national American football team took the field this week for the first time against an American opponent -- falling 49-6 to the Maranatha. . .
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Browns sign Jewish offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz
JTA
Offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz, a second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns, signed a four-year, $5.17 million contract with the team.. . .
Monday, May 7, 2012
Tigers’ Young returns to field, says he’s sorry for rant
JTA
Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young apologized for his anti-Semitic rant and attack in New York following the lifting of his weeklong suspension.. . .
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Browns pick Schwartz in NFL draft
by Lee Barnathan
The second round of the NFL draft was not 30 minutes old when the phone rang in the Schwartz home on the afternoon of April 27.. . .
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Argentine soccer club loses points due to anti-Semitic fans
JTA
An Argentine soccer club lost points after a penalty was leveled due to anti-Semitic chants made by its fans.. . .
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
MLB suspends Delmon Young over anti-Semitic altercation
JTA
Delmon Young, the Detroit Tigers outfielder arrested in New York for allegedly attacking a group of men and making anti-Semitic remarks, was. . .
Monday, April 30, 2012
Munich 11 petition garners nearly 20,000 signatures
JTA
An online petition urging the International Olympic Committee to honor the Munich 11 at the Olympic Games this summer has garnered more than 19,600. . .
Friday, April 27, 2012
Tigers outfielder arrested after shouting anti-Semitic remarks
JTA
Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young was arrested outside of a New York hotel for allegedly attacking a group of men and making anti-Semitic. . .
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Ex-Syracuse assistant coach accused of sexual abuse hired by Israeli squad
JTA
Longtime Syracuse University assistant coach Bernie Fine, who was fired in November amid allegations of sexual molestation, was hired as a consultant. . .
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Nothing trivial about these Jews on the gridiron
By Lee Barnathan
Trivia question: What family soon will represent 20 percent of the Jews in the National Football League? Answer: The one with Geoff and Mitchell. . .
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Seth Greenberg, Maccabiah basketball coach, is out at Va. Tech
JTA
Seth Greenberg, who will coach the U.S. men's basketball team at the 2013 Maccabiah Games, was fired by Virginia Tech.. . .
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Time for a (kosher) hot dog, a beer and dodgers baseball
By Michael Berenbaum
I just attended the Dodgers’ opening day celebration of the 50th anniversary of Dodger Stadium and the wonderful baseball game that followed, a 2-1. . .
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Virginia Tech’s Greenberg tapped to coach Maccabiah basketball team
JTA
Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg was named the head coach of the U.S. Maccabiah Games men’s basketball team.. . .
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
‘Baseball Fantography’ hits It out of the park
by David Ogul
The snapshot of famed circus clown Emmett Kelly offers a window into the Dodgers’ more colorful past. The picture of the former Ringling Bros. and. . .
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Following basketball controversy, press is on Texas school group to be more inclusive
by Shira Schoenberg, JTA
Comments by the head of a Texas school association at the center of a controversy over Sabbath accommodations is fueling a drive by its members to be. . .
Monday, April 2, 2012
TAPPS head: Beren Academy should never have been accepted to association
JTA
The Beren Academy Orthodox Jewish day school should never have been accepted to the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, the. . .
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Jewish Major Leaguers and why we care about them
by Peter Ephross, JTA
Nearly all fans of baseball history have heard of Hank Greenberg. Most have heard of Al Rosen. But fewer have heard of Cal Abrams, and hardly any,. . .
Monday, March 19, 2012
Mets’ owners settle lawsuit in Madoff Ponzi scheme
JTA
The owners of the New York Mets will pay up to $162 million to settle a "clawback" lawsuit filed in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme.. . .
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Ethiopian immigrant is top Jewish finisher in this year’s Jerusalem Marathon
By Hillel Kuttler, JTA
Ashrat “Assaf” Mamo is such a common sight when he pounds the pavement in Jerusalem that he’s on a first-name basis with city bus drivers who,. . .
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Pa.’s Jake Cohen aims to lead Davidson to upset of Louisville
JTA
Jake Cohen, a junior forward, will lead his Davidson College squad into the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in its upset bid against Louisville.. . .
Monday, March 5, 2012
Orthodox school falls short in Texas tournament
JTA
The Robert M. Beren Academy of Houston lost, 46-42, to Abilene Christian in the 2A private and parochial boys basketball state championship game.. . .
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Texas league backs down, agrees to pre-Shabbat basketball start time
JTA
A Texas athletic league has reversed course and will reschedule tournament games that will enable a Jewish day school, the Robert M. Beren Academy of. . .
Thursday, March 1, 2012
On skeleton, N.J.‘s Bradley Chalupski hopes to sled for Israel at Olympics
by Uriel Heilman, JTA
Meet Bradley Chalupski, Israel’s best hope for a medal on the bobsled track at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in 2014. Chalupski is an. . .
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Jewish NBA player “Completely not jealous” of Jeremy Lin
by Leo Margul, JointMedia News Service
Jeremy Lin’s NBA debut, in which he scored more points in his initial five games than any other new player, resulted in a fan frenzy that Charlotte. . .
