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Due to safety concerns related to the Israel-Hamas war and the accompanying rise in antisemitism, an upcoming soccer match between Israeli club Maccabi Haifa and Belgian team KAA Gent will take place in an empty stadium in Ghent, Belgium.
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Only 2 Jewish players are in the baseball Hall of Fame. Who could join Koufax and Greenberg in Cooperstown?
Since Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, no other Jewish players have made it in.
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Maccabi Haifa to play Belgian soccer club in front of empty stadium due to safety concerns amid Israel-Hamas war
Israeli soccer club Maccabi Haifa will play against the Belgian team KAA Gent in an empty stadium due to safety concerns related to the Israel-Hamas war.
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has reversed its decision to ban Israel from participating in a world championship in Bulgaria.
An Israeli soccer player, Sagiv Jehezkel, playing for a Turkish club, was detained and suspended from his team after displaying a message on his wrist marking 100 days since Oct. 7.
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Prominent Canadians in Israeli hockey speak out after the IIHF abruptly banned Israel from competition
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has banned Israeli national teams from participating in important championship matches due to security concerns following the war with Hamas.
This article provides an overview of the upcoming NFL playoffs and highlights two Jewish players, A.J. Dillon and Michael Dunn, who are still in the playoffs.
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South African national cricket team removes Jewish captain, citing anti-Israel protests against him
David Teeger, a rising star on South Africa's cricket scene, has been removed as the country's Under-19 team captain due to threats over Israel's war in Gaza.
During a remote appearance on an NFL talk show, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers displayed a bookshelf with Jewish volumes, including an Artscroll Tanach and a Chumash Mesoras HaRav.
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S5E1 - With the PWHL, women's hockey is having a moment—and Kaleigh Fratkin is helping make it happen
Kaleigh Fratkin, a Canadian Jewish player from Burnaby, B.C., has been a key figure in the newly formed Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Agnes Keleti, a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor and gymnast, is the oldest surviving Olympic champion and the most decorated Jewish female Olympic athlete of all time.
A coach has been fired and an investigation is underway after a public school basketball team used antisemitic slurs during a game against a Jewish day school in Yonkers, New York.
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For an Israeli Chicago Bulls' fan slain on Oct. 7, a final gift from that team's star forward
DeMar DeRozan, the star forward for the Chicago Bulls, honored the memory of an Israeli basketball fan who was murdered at a rave by signing a specially-made jersey that will be sent to the fan's mother.
The article discusses an incident involving NBA player Kyrie Irving and rabbis from Chabad who brought signs expressing Jewish pride to a game.
Jewish outfielder Harrison Bader has signed a one-year, $10.5 million contract with the New York Mets.
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These Utah rabbis displayed ‘I’m Jewish and I’m proud’ signs at NBA game to send Kyrie Irving a message
Rabbi Avremi Zippel and his companions, all Chabad rabbis from Salt Lake City, attended an NBA game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz to send a message to Kyrie Irving, who was previously suspended for promoting an antisemitic documentary.
Three men have been arrested by Argentine Federal Police on suspicion of planning a terror attack during the Pan American Maccabi Games in Buenos Aires.
The author recounts a skiing accident that he and his family experienced during a vacation in the Dolomites.
Argentine President Javier Milei spoke at the opening ceremony of the Pan American Maccabi Games, an international tournament for Jewish athletes.
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Maxwell Jacob Friedman — the latest pro wrestler in the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame — is glad to be seen as a strong Jew
Maxwell Jacob Friedman, a professional wrestler known as MJF, is the latest inductee into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
The top 10 Jewish sports moments of 2023 include a range of achievements in various sports.
A scaled-back Israeli delegation of 74 athletes will be heading to Argentina for the Pan American Maccabi Games.
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The Von Erich wrestling brothers, subjects of upcoming film ‘The Iron Claw,’ were huge in Israel
The upcoming film "The Iron Claw" tells the story of the Von Erichs, a famous wrestling family in Texas.
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A rising South African cricket star dedicated an award to Israel. Then he was investigated for hate speech.
Eighteen-year-old South African cricket player David Teeger dedicated an award he received at a Jewish ceremony to Israel, praising the soldiers fighting for the country.
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‘Really different from Tel Aviv’: Meet the Israeli last-minute addition to West Virginia University’s basketball team
Ofri Naveh, an Israeli freshman forward, has joined West Virginia University's basketball team and has received an outpouring of support from fans.