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LeBron returns, Blatt bests former team as Cavs cruise past Maccabi Tel Aviv
The Cleveland Cavaliers in LeBron James’ return to his hometown NBA team routed Maccabi Tel Aviv in a game that pitted the Cavs’ new coach, David Blatt, against his former squad.
This lightweight is heavily into Sumo
At 5-foot-3 and 135 pounds, Michael Greenberg will be the lightest sumo competitor at the 14th annual US Sumo Open on Sept. 20 — by a lot. But according to the young Jew from Long Beach, his svelte frame is one of his biggest assets.
For Israeli tennis ace Andy Ram and ‘home’ crowd in Fla., a finale to remember
It wasn’t Tel Aviv, but thousands of people chanting his name at a Davis Cup match following a grueling victory was a pretty good way for Israel’s Andy Ram to leave the game of tennis to which he had devoted more than half his life.
Adam Greenberg inducted into National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Adam Greenberg saw one pitch in his first major league at-bat, a 92 mph fastball that struck him in the head and effectively ended his MLB career.
Israel falls to Argentina in relocated Davis Cup match
Israel lost in the Davis Cup to Argentina in a match that was moved from Tel Aviv to Florida due to the conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
NBA Hawks’ owner to sell control of team, cites racially insensitive remarks
The owner of the Atlanta Hawks announced on Sunday he would sell his controlling interest in the National Basketball Association franchise because of racially insensitive remarks he made, in an echo of a scandal involving the former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA team.
For female coach of Y.U. men’s team, biggest adjustment may be learning Jewish ways
Having been a standout player in high school and college, and an assistant coach, new Yeshiva University men’s volleyball coach Jacqui Dauphinais has plenty of knowledge about the sport.
Bruce Levenson: Worse — and better — than Donald Sterling
Read the email that cost Bruce Levenson his ownership of the NBA franchise the Atlanta Hawks. It’s ten times less raw and salacious than Donald Sterling’s racist rant to his mistress. At the same time, its ten times worse.
Dodgers’ Jewish phenom Joc Pederson gets first Major League hit [VIDEO]
It wasn\’t pretty – but the beginning of the Joc Pederson era began with a flare last night. With two outs, nobody on and a 2-2 count the young center-fielder hit a blooper over Washing Nationals\’ second baseman Asdrúbal Cabrera. Watch the video below:
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