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Soccer supporters hold an Israeli flag during a match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at in London, the United Kingdom on Jan. 24, 2019. (Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Getty Images)

Oxford English Dictionary adds ‘yiddo’ and definition of ‘yid’ as fan of British soccer team Tottenham

The dictionary said in a statement that it does not police how a word is used.

By Marcy Oster February 13, 2020 10:42 am

Dodgers’ Joc Pederson won’t be traded to LA Angels after all

Complications in the deal that brought former American League MVP Mookie Betts to the Dodgers fouled up the Pederson move.

February 10, 2020 3:30 pm

Orthodox mother of 5 from Israel wins Miami half-marathon race

Beatie Deutsch is working to qualify to represent Israel in the marathon at the Tokyo Olympics this summer.

February 10, 2020 10:55 am

Dodgers Jewish slugger Joc Pederson being traded to the Los Angeles Angels

By Marc Brodsky February 5, 2020 4:42 pm

JLo used an Israeli group’s arrangement of ‘Let’s Get Loud’ during her Super Bowl performance

By Marcy Oster February 4, 2020 11:35 am

Yeshiva U men’s basketball earns first national ranking

By Marcy Oster January 29, 2020 5:00 pm

Meet Mitchell Schwartz, the Jewish Kansas City Chiefs lineman heading to Super Bowl LIV

By JTA Staff January 29, 2020 4:11 pm

Diego Schwartzman and the outsized power of Jewish representation in sports

By Emily Burack January 29, 2020 3:23 pm

from Hey Alma

Amar’e Stoudemire wipes away tears upon hearing of Kobe Bryant’s death

By Marcy Oster January 27, 2020 11:19 am

Ezra Schwartz, an American terror victim, loved baseball. Now there’s a field in Israel in his memory.

By Marcy Oster January 24, 2020 1:11 pm

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