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Israel’s Olympic baseball team preps for Tokyo and looks to expand the sport

The mostly American members of the team visited Israel to use the Olympics as an opportunity to boost the sport’s visibility there.

By Hillel Kuttler January 24, 2020 12:57 pm

Diego Schwartzman writes about his family’s Holocaust history

The Jewish tennis star’s great-grandfather escaped a train bound for a concentration camp.

January 24, 2020 11:33 am

Amar’e Stoudemire signs with Maccabi Tel Aviv, spurring calls of traitor by fans of his former Israeli club

The former NBA All-Star is a part owner of Hapoel Jerusalem, which has a healthy rivalry with perennial power Maccabi Tel Aviv.

January 22, 2020 12:27 pm

Aly Raisman confirms that she will not compete in 2020 Tokyo Olympics

By Marcy Oster January 19, 2020 9:11 pm

Brooklyn Nets warm up in ‘No Place For Hate’ shirts with Anti-Defamation League logo

By Marcy Oster January 13, 2020 12:19 pm

Patriots’ Julian Edelman arrested for vandalism

By Marcy Oster January 13, 2020 9:35 am

Agnes Keleti performs a split in front of Hungarian young gymnasts Budapest on January 16, 2016. (Peter Kohalmi/AFP/Getty Images)

Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and world’s oldest living Olympic champion, marks 99th birthday

By Marcy Oster January 9, 2020 10:57 am

Michael Bloomberg spends $10 million on Super Bowl ad for his presidential campaign

By Marcy Oster January 8, 2020 1:33 pm

David Stern, longtime NBA commissioner who guided the league to global popularity, dies at 77

By Marc Brodsky January 1, 2020 5:48 pm

All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler retires

By Marcy Oster December 23, 2019 2:27 pm

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