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In One of the Most Unlikely Jewish Sporting Feats Ever, Yeshiva University Wins Basketball Conference Championship

The team will now compete in the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in school history

By Yair Rosenberg · February 26, 2018
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How American Players Transformed Israeli Basketball

Today on Jewcy: A look at ‘Alley-Oop to Aliyah: African American Hoopsters in the Holy Land.’

By Alexandra Pucciarelli · November 1, 2017
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Five Reasons to Follow Team Israel’s Improbable Run in the World Baseball Classic

They weren’t even supposed to make the tournament. Now they have yet to lose a game.

By Yair Rosenberg · March 7, 2017
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UCLA’s College Football Shidduch

Jedd Fisch hired as offensive coordinator for Josh Rosen’s Bruins

By Stephanie Butnick · January 3, 2017
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Don’t Hate the Player

This week on Unorthodox, sports writer Matthew Futterman and Latin enthusiast Ann Patty

By Unorthodox · June 23, 2016
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Sporting Goods

This week on Unorthodox: ‘Sports Illustrated’ Editor L. Jon Wertheim and Princeton professor Imani Perry, plus our very own Jewish name generator

By Unorthodox · March 31, 2016
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Know No Bounds

IDF Veteran Adi Deutsch lost his leg to a land mine when he was 20 years old. Nearly three decades later, and now a seasoned triathlete, he’ll run the New York City Marathon on Sunday.

By Tess Cutler · October 31, 2015
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Racquetball Rabbi Tackles Baltimore Ravens

After retiring, Chaim Landau found an unlikely home in the sports world

By Phil Jacobs · January 2, 2015
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Soccer Star Suspended Over Instagram Post

Mario Balotelli faces one-game ban and fine over Super Mario post

By Stephanie Butnick · December 19, 2014
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Leave Mario Balotelli Alone

The soccer star’s Instagram post was a dumb joke, not an anti-Semitic rant

By Liel Leibovitz · December 4, 2014
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Gal Mekel Deal With NBA’s Indiana Pacers Nixed

Team passes on Israeli point guard after last-minute visa technicality

By Raphael Gellar · November 6, 2014
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N.F.L. Announcer Suspended After Jewish Joke

San Diego Chargers commentator will sit next game out after ‘cheap’ joke

By Stephanie Butnick · August 28, 2014
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Nazi-Era Jerseys on View in World Cup Exhibit

Display in Salvador, Brazil, endorsed by the tournament’s local committee

By Stephanie Butnick · June 20, 2014
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What’s the Jewish Equivalent of a Jamaican Bobsledder? Maybe an Israeli Curler.

Hoping to compete at the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea, Israeli recruiters are looking for North American curlers to join the team

By Elie Dolgin · February 10, 2014
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These Jewish Ice Dancers May Be the Ones To Watch at the Winter Olympics—in 2022

Gigi and Luca Becker and Eliana Gropman—day-school classmates—took top novice medals at this year’s U.S. championships

By Rita Rubin · February 7, 2014
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How LeBron James and the Miami Heat Brought Me and My Grandfather Together

Retired in Century Village, he has a newfound passion for NBA basketball that keeps him going and keeps us connected

By Yaron Weitzman · December 24, 2013
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For Long-Suffering Chicago Bears Fans, Hope For Victory Has a New Name: ‘The Rabbi’

Tonight, Coach Marc Trestman faces his first test as he sends his players to face the rival Green Bay Packers

By Jason Diamond · November 4, 2013
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When the Detroit Tigers Play the Boston Red Sox

The unlikely playoff match-up has high stakes for one Boston-bred Detroit fan

By Stephanie Butnick · October 11, 2013
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Soccer Has a Distinctive Voice, and It Belongs to Andrés Cantor

The Argentine-born World Cup announcer perfects his signature call: GGGGOOOOAAAALLLL!

By Alan Siegel · October 10, 2013
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Forget Who Is a Jew. For British Soccer Fans, Question Is, Can You Be a Yid?

For decades, Tottenham Spurs fans have used the slur as a badge of pride. Now the Football Association wants them to stop.

By Ben Cohen · October 3, 2013
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The International Olympic Committee Says These Athletes Can Go to Sochi. Israel Says No.

Are the government’s tight standards in pursuit of medals deferring qualified Jewish athletes’ sporting dreams?

By Noah Davis · October 1, 2013
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As Israeli Soccer Season Opens, the World’s Eyes Are on One Team: Beitar Jerusalem

But the team’s racist episodes are the exception in a league full of Jews and Arabs competing peacefully, says a former player

By Meir Lewin · August 23, 2013
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Why My Home Team Will Always Be Detroit, Even Though I Live in Boston

My father started rooting for Detroit when Hank Greenberg played for the Tigers. Now it’s an enduring family tradition.

By Steve Calechman · August 20, 2013
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How a Jewish Sportswriter Introduced White America to Black College Football

In his new book ‘Breaking the Line,’ Sam Freedman recounts the history of a 1968 documentary that helped break color barriers

By Samuel G. Freedman · August 9, 2013
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Stoudemire Bids on Israeli Basketball Team

New York Knick joins investor group trying to buy Hapoel Jerusalem

By Stephanie Butnick · June 28, 2013
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Bobby Fischer vs. The Rebbe

The chess genius denied he was a Jew, but the Lubavitcher Rebbe disagreed. Who was right?

By Jonathan Zalman · January 17, 2013
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Israel’s Olympic Shame

Leaving London’s games without a single medal, Israel needs to get serious about its commitment to sports

By Liel Leibovitz · August 10, 2012
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Israel’s Arab-Free Soccer Team

Even in a raucous sports culture, Betar Jerusalem fans stand out for their racist views and hooliganism

By Todd Warnick · May 14, 2012
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Nyets

On the eve of yet another Super Bowl without his beloved New York Jets, a lifetime fan sees echoes of Judaism in his tortuous loyalty

By Matthew Hiltzik · February 2, 2012
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Skating Backward

Marking the first anniversary of his father’s death, a son reflects on the deceased’s once-powerful frame and how its legacy and memory continue to give him strength

By Samuel G. Freedman · May 12, 2011
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