Ohio State may not be know who will be starting at quarterback as its season opener approaches, but the Buckeye who will be snapping is a sure thing: Jacoby Boren, the football squad’s Jewish center and newly named co-captain.
A new FIFA committee began its attempt to settle the dispute between the Israeli and Palestinian football federations when it met for the first time on Wednesday, soccer\’s world governing body said.
The Palestinian soccer association withdrew its bid to have members of the FIFA world soccer body vote on whether to suspend Israel.
Israelis were expecting some big news to come out of the annual FIFA Congress this week.
Seven of the most powerful figures in global soccer faced extradition to the United States on corruption charges after their arrest on Wednesday in Switzerland, where authorities also announced a criminal investigation into the awarding of the next two World Cups.
Israel’s diplomatic battles have spread to the soccer field.
Much has been made of the start date of the 2015 NFL season, which falls on Erev Rosh Hashanah.
“Deflategate,” the controversy surrounding the New England Patriots that has made national news, made its way to a Houston business conference led by a rabbi.
On Thanksgiving at my son’s house, I found myself at the end of a long dinner table, some in-town family members on my left. They were chatting about college football, especially the Alabama-Auburn game that would be played two nights later.
Football has come under increased scrutiny following findings that the contact sport has been causing serious brain trauma in players.
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