Basketball

Dolph Schayes, Jewish basketball star, dies at 87

According to a 2014 article, Schayes was “arguably, to professional basketball, what Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg were to baseball.”

David Blatt puts Cleveland on Israel’s map

This Cleveland native turned Israeli feels vindicated now that thanks to the Cavaliers and their coach, her hometown is finding newfound respect in the Jewish state.

State Dept. brings over Israeli, Palestinian basketball coaches

The U.S. State Department has brought 30 Israeli and Palestinian youth basketball coaches to the United States to promote understanding.

Culture

Bruce Levenson: Worse — and [UPDATE: Somewhat] better — than Donald Sterling

Culture

Donald Sterling rambles about blacks, Jews, Magic Johnson and Jewish free loan societies

Culture

Donald Sterling points to Israel, V. Stiviano cites Holocaust

Culture

Against Michigan, Aaron Liberman’s kippah makes hoops history

Culture

Wilt Chamberlain, Borscht-Belt Bellhop

Sports

For a big-hearted camp owner, death of ‘The Dream’ hits hard

Israel

Israeli Chief Rabbi David Lau: Slur on blacks was a ‘joke’

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