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Phoenix Suns will retire Amar’e Stoudemire’s number, making him 2nd Jewish ex-NBAer to net honor

Stoudemire officially converted to Judaism in 2020 after playing professionally in Israel.

By Jacob Gurvis August 10, 2023 4:03 pm

Arizona and Kansas State men’s basketball teams are headed to Israel and the UAE for Abraham Accords-inspired trip

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said his dream is to create a full “Abraham Accords Cup.”

August 8, 2023 5:18 pm

Former Yeshiva U phenom Ryan Turell features in Amazon’s ‘Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey’

“I want to be a Jewish hero,” Turell says in the film, which documents life in the NBA’s official minor league.

August 8, 2023 9:52 am

Israeli-Canadian billionaire Sylvan Adams wins cycling world championship in Scotland

By Jacob Gurvis August 7, 2023 5:02 pm

The Jewish Sport Report: Why Israel has been hosting so many international sports tournaments

By Jacob Gurvis August 4, 2023 2:44 pm

Mamu Noam of Israel, Jakub Dudycha of the Czech Republic and Davide De Rosa of Italy

Israel flexes its muscle as an up-and-coming sports host as 2023 European Athletics Under-20 Championships open in Jerusalem

By Jacob Gurvis August 4, 2023 11:14 am

Mats Hummel at the San Diego Jewish Academy

German football team joins San Diego Jewish school in commemorating children murdered in the Holocaust

By Jacob Gurvis August 1, 2023 4:18 pm

Robert Kraft speaks with rapper Meek Mill on NAACP panel about antisemitism and racism

By Jacob Gurvis July 31, 2023 5:39 pm

Alan Sherman, a champion of Jewish sports and US-Israeli relations, dies at 87

By Jacob Gurvis July 31, 2023 4:48 pm

The Jewish Sport Report: Why this sport is all the rage at Jewish summer camp

By Jacob Gurvis July 28, 2023 3:24 pm

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