Yossi Goldstein
ARTICLES BY: Yossi Goldstein
Israeli Soccer Team Faces Prospect of International Ban
The Israel National soccer team could be facing a World Cup ban, and other soccer sanctions, unless it alleviates travel restrictions and increases field access...
Lacrosse Match Celebrates Purim and St. Patrick’s Day
While you were likely busy celebrating the holiday of Purim, the Village of Bayville, New York, transformed one of its parks into an international celebration...
Another Jewish Barrier Broken in NCAA Basketball
Northwestern's walk-on freshman Aaron Liberman got his first in-game action in the NCAA's Big Ten basketball conference on Sunday, becoming the first player in the...
Israel’s Davis Cup Team Fined 10,000 Euros for Refusing to Play on Yom Kippur
In the world of organized sports, religion and athletics can often collide. The Israeli female lacrosse team, for example, recently announced it would skip an...
Jewish Basketball Pioneer Oscar (Ossie) Schechtman Passes Away
"The Show Must Go On" - Queen Oscar (Ossie) Schechtman, an original member of the New York Knicks, scored the legendary first National Basketball Association (called...
New Hope for Israel’s National Lacrosse Team
Israel's National Lacrosse team has a full plate this summer. After a solid showing in its first-ever international win - a 13-9 victory over Turkey...
New York’s Jewish Icemen
The Nuclear Winter is over! Hockey fans the world over, rejoice! After the National Hockey League Players' Association and NHL Owners (finally) came to a Collective Bargaining...
Kevin Youkilis Leads the Pack of Jewish Big Apple Ballplayers
"What happens when you combine a Greek omelet-sounding name with a bagel and lox?" a friend of mine asked me the other day. "You have Kevin...
New Book on Jewish Athletes Something Kids Can Root For
Looking for the neatest holiday gift for your sports-loving young one? How about the perfect Bar Mitzvah present that surely will delight? A spectacular new book...
Amateur Boxing’s Disgrace
The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) came down heavily this week on USA Boxing, officially handing down sanctions to the amateur boxing commission, and suspended...
How Team Israel’s WBC Loss May Be The Country’s Long-Term Gain
The past couple of months of baseball in Israel certainly have been exciting. However, in the short term, the World Baseball Classic qualifying ...
Lance Armstrong: Is He Guilty? And the Lesson We Can Learn
Retribution and Tragedy are words that often coincide. As defined by thinkers, "tragedy" represents an exalted person's fall from grace; "retribution" often is the reason for...
Youkilis: The Greek G-d of Israel
To many, the Middle East has long been recognized as the world's pulse and epicenter for historical conflict and present-day empowerment. There have been many...
Maccabiah Games: The Jewish Olympics
The past few sports weeks have zoomed by us like a NASCAR driver on the homestretch of the Talladega Speedway. There was the NHL Free Agent...
