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Sinai Akiba wins basketball championship
Stacked at the corner of Wilshire and Beverly Glen boulevards is a five-story structure that houses a championship tradition not well known to the outside world. It is here that Sinai Akiba Academy has taken its athletics program, which was once almost kicked out of its league, to 28 league championship wins in the last 13 years.
The North Korea Dennis Rodman will never see
North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un had a problem. Seems he’s been taking a lot of heat lately for having Jang Song Thaek, his uncle and mentor, arrested, publicly humiliated in front of the country’s ruling elite, called out as a traitor, put on trial and executed- all with the lightening speed of an NBA All-Star fast-break.
Stern stepping down as NBA chief in ‘14, Silver tapped as successor
David Stern, the commissioner of the National Basketball Association, said he will be retiring in 2014 after 30 years in the position.
Jewish glory, frustration mark London Games
The London Olympics may have “lit up the world,” as organizing committee head Sebastian Coe put it, but for Jews the 2 1/2 weeks offered healthy doses of frustration and glory.
Russian basketball team, coached by Israeli-American David Blatt, reaches Olympic semis
The Russian Olympic men\’s basketball team, coached by Israeli-American David Blatt, has advanced to the semifinals.
TAPPS head: Beren Academy should never have been accepted to association
The Beren Academy Orthodox Jewish day school should never have been accepted to the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, the association\’s director told a Texas newspaper.
Aaron Liberman: Finding balance between faith, basketball [VIDEO]
When Aaron Liberman said that, endless legs splayed out in front of him on a Sunday morning in late December, he didn’t know how true his words would be.
Knicks’ Stoudemire says he is practicing Jew
Amare Stoudemire of the New York Knicks reportedly said he is a practicing Jew \”spiritually and culturally.\”
‘The First Basket’ depicts journey from Ellis Island to shooting hoops
Some still affectionately refer to the game that they and top coaches such as Red Sarachek and Red Auerbach developed — emphasizing teamwork, crisp passing and defense — as \”Jew ball.\”