Maccabi Tel Aviv back on top but coach future uncertain

Published on May 21, 2013

Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv have reasserted their dominance of Israeli soccer but media reports on Tuesday suggested they might have to continue their revival without coach Oscar Garcia.

Maccabi Tel Aviv clinch Israeli league crown

Published on April 23, 2013

Maccabi Tel Aviv became Israeli champions for a record 20th time on Monday when they sealed the Premier League title with a 2-0 win over hosts Hapoel Ramat Hasharon.

Israeli basketball player suspended for calling rival ‘Nazi’

Published on December 4, 2012

Guy Pnini of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team was suspended indefinitely and stripped of his captaincy after calling an opposing player a "Nazi."

NBA Cavalier Omri Casspi a slam dunk for Israel

By Lauren Bottner
Published on November 15, 2011

Casspi signs with Maccabi Tel Aviv

Published on November 15, 2011

Omri Casspi of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers has signed with his former Israeli team, Maccabi Tel Aviv.

NBA lockout prompts a new motive for aliyah: Basketball

Published on October 12, 2011

Call it circumstantial Zionism. There’s been a recent uptick in North American aliyah -- of basketball players.

Casspi says no to playing with former Israeli team

Published on August 23, 2011

The Sacramento Kings' Omri Casspi will not sign with his former Israeli basketball team during the NBA lockout after all.

Former Duke basketball star Jon Scheyer joins Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Published on June 22, 2011

Former Duke University standout, Jon Scheyer, has signed to play with Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Scheyer, who led the Blue Devils to an NCAA title in 2010, played most recently for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Developmental League.

Ex-Duke guard Jon Scheyer signs with Maccabi Tel Aviv

Published on June 20, 2011

Former Duke University standout Jon Scheyer has signed to play with Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv team. Scheyer, a guard who during his senior year helped lead the Blue Devils to the 2010 NCAA Championship, signed a two-year contract with Maccabi, which was the runner-up to the Euroleague champions this year and has won the Euroleague championship four times.

Euroleague basketball finals changed to accommodate Israeli team

Published on April 6, 2011

The start time of the Euroleague championship basketball game has been moved up by several hours to accommodate an Israeli team that does not want to play on its Memorial Day. On Wednesday, the Euroleague said the May 8 final of its Final Four tournament in Barcelona, Spain, would be played at 5:30 p.m. Israel time, so as not to interfere with Yom Hazikaron, the memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror.