Sports
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...
Maccabiah Games Successfully Close With Top Israeli Musicians
The official closing show of the Maccabiah Games on Tuesday night, July 30, was a huge success with athletes and spectators alike at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. Thousands of athletes rocked to the tunes of Israeli bands...
Jewish Boxer Yuri Foreman Wins Third Comeback Fight by Unanimous Decision
Former WBA world junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman, continued his successful comeback on Wednesday night at the Roseland Ballroom, in Midtown Manhattan, winning a unanimous decision against Jamaal Davis. All three of the judges...
Ryan Braun, Former MVP, Suspended by Baseball for Drug Violations
JNS.org - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun, the former Most Valuable Player of Major League Baseball's National League, was suspended for the rest of the 2013 season by the league on Monday for "violations...
Maccabiah Games: Uniting Jews from Near and Far
Every four years, the Maccabiah Games, the world's third largest sporting competition (after the Olympics...
Israeli Lacrosse Team to Forfeit Chance at Title Due to Shabbat
JNS.org - This story was originally published by the Washington Jewish Week The Israeli women's lacrosse...
For First Time, Maccabiah Games Welcomes Cuban Delegation
For the first time in its 81-year history, the Maccabiah Games this year welcomed a...
‘Jewish Olympics’ Kick-Off in Jerusalem
JPost - The 19th quadrennial Maccabiah Games started in grand fashion at Teddy Kollek ...
Israeli President Shimon Peres Stands Back-to-Back with Amar’e Stoudemire at Meeting
Israel's President Shimon Peres was overshadowed - literally - by American basketball player Amar'e Stoudemire...
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...
Maccabiah Games Successfully Close With Top Israeli Musicians
The official closing show of the Maccabiah Games on Tuesday night, July 30, was a huge success with athletes and spectators alike at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem....
Jewish Boxer Yuri Foreman Wins Third Comeback Fight by Unanimous Decision
Former WBA world junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman, continued his successful comeback on Wednesday night at the Roseland Ballroom, in Midtown Manhattan, winning a unanimous...
Ryan Braun, Former MVP, Suspended by Baseball for Drug Violations
JNS.org - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun, the former Most Valuable Player of Major League Baseball's National League, was suspended for the rest of...
Maccabiah Games: Uniting Jews from Near and Far
Every four years, the Maccabiah Games, the world's third largest sporting competition (after the Olympics and FIFA), are held in Israel. Also called the "Jewish...
Israeli Lacrosse Team to Forfeit Chance at Title Due to Shabbat
JNS.org - This story was originally published by the Washington Jewish Week The Israeli women's lacrosse team will not play on Shabbat, even though this means...
For First Time, Maccabiah Games Welcomes Cuban Delegation
For the first time in its 81-year history, the Maccabiah Games this year welcomed a Cuban delegation to its competition, The New York Times reported. In...
‘Jewish Olympics’ Kick-Off in Jerusalem
JPost - The 19th quadrennial Maccabiah Games started in grand fashion at Teddy Kollek Stadium Thursday night, bolstered by tens of thousands of enthusiastic...
Israeli President Shimon Peres Stands Back-to-Back with Amar’e Stoudemire at Meeting
Israel's President Shimon Peres was overshadowed - literally - by American basketball player Amar'e Stoudemire during a meeting between the two in Jerusalem Thursday. Stoudemire, in...
Maccabiah Athletes to be Offered Incentives to Move to Israel
JNS.0rg - Around 9,000 Jewish athletes from 79 countries will take part in the 19th quadrennial Maccabiah Games that will get underway later this...
Amar’e Stoudemire Part of Israeli Basketball Team’s New Ownership Group
JNS.0rg - National Basketball Association star Amar'e Stoudemire, who famously visited Israel in the summer of 2010 to explore his family's Jewish roots, is...
Netanyahu Shows FIFA President How Hamas Uses Football Fields to Launch Missiles at Israel (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday met personally with FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter to show him how Hamas uses football fields to attack...
Omri Casspi Signs with Houston Rockets
JNS.org - Omri Casspi, the first Israeli-born player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, has agreed to terms on a two-year, $2 million contract with...
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...
