S4E9 - Israeli Olympic soccer dreams and great Jews in cycling: A midsummer roundup of Jews in sports

JL;DR SUMMARY In a midsummer roundup of Jews in sports, key highlights include Israel's qualification for Olympic soccer, a Jewish addition to the NBA with Amari Bailey drafted to the Charlotte Hornets, NHL drafting Canadian Jewish hockey player Andrew Cristall, and a discussion on Jewish moments in cycling, such as a righteous-gentile racing cyclist and the antisemitic origins of the Tour de France. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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