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Sam Salz is likely the first Orthodox Jew to appear in a Division I college football game

Salz, a walk-on with the Texas A&M Aggies since 2022, made his long-awaited debut Saturday night after Shabbat.

By Jacob Gurvis November 18, 2024 6:21 pm

Is Jake Paul Jewish? The boxer fighting Mike Tyson live on Netflix has Jewish ancestry.

The content creator’s mother once told her son, “You have a little bit of Jew in you.”

November 15, 2024 4:26 pm

The Jewish Sport Report: Lindsay Gottlieb’s historic win and other Jewish sports highlights from this week

Plus, the Pittsburgh Penguins unveil a Hebrew jersey for Jewish Heritage Night.

November 15, 2024 2:00 pm

Police take measures around Stade de France.

Fearing Amsterdam-style violence, Paris police deploy en masse to France-Israel soccer match

By Shira Li Bartov November 14, 2024 12:39 pm

Dutch Police stand guard after attacks on Israeli fans following the soccer game between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam on Nov. 8, 2024. (VLN Niews / ANP / AFP)

Jews are reeling from the Amsterdam attacks as unrest continues

By Shira Li Bartov November 11, 2024 9:21 am

The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish guide to the new NCAA basketball season

By Jacob Gurvis November 8, 2024 3:15 pm

Zevi Samet, Riley Weiss, Danny Wolf, Blake Peters and Yarden Garzon

20 Jewish men’s and women’s college basketball players to watch in 2024-25

By Greg Levinsky November 8, 2024 10:30 am

The Jewish Sport Report: After a thrilling World Series, a historic Jewish MLB offseason is on-deck

By Jacob Gurvis November 1, 2024 3:15 pm

Domantas Sabonis, Deni Avdija and Amari Bailey

The Jewish NBA players to watch as the 2024-2025 season tips off

By Jacob Gurvis October 18, 2024 10:00 am

Israeli Deni Avdija sits out Yom Kippur NBA preseason game; Jewish BYU football player suits up

By Philissa Cramer October 14, 2024 6:03 am

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Sam Salz is likely the first Orthodox Jew to appear in a Division I college football game

Is Jake Paul Jewish? The boxer fighting Mike Tyson live on Netflix has Jewish ancestry.

The Jewish Sport Report: Lindsay Gottlieb’s historic win and other Jewish sports highlights from this week

Fearing Amsterdam-style violence, Paris police deploy en masse to France-Israel soccer match

Jews are reeling from the Amsterdam attacks as unrest continues

The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish guide to the new NCAA basketball season

20 Jewish men’s and women’s college basketball players to watch in 2024-25

The Jewish Sport Report: After a thrilling World Series, a historic Jewish MLB offseason is on-deck

The Jewish NBA players to watch as the 2024-2025 season tips off

Israeli Deni Avdija sits out Yom Kippur NBA preseason game; Jewish BYU football player suits up

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