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Eitan Levine. (Photo courtesy of Eitan Levine)
April 23, 2025, 3:41 pm
Laughs, legacy and Jewish pride: Eitan Levine to headline Jewish Sports Hall of Fame dinner
Comedian ready to remind Pittsburghers about 'Jewish joy'
By Adam Reinherz
Head coach Todd Golden of the Florida Gators looks on during the first half of a game against the Auburn Tigers, Feb. 10, 2024, in Gainesville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
April 8, 2025, 10:13 am
Florida’s Todd Golden becomes first Jewish coach to win March Madness since 1988
Golden, 39, is also the youngest coach to win it all since the tournament expanded into its current structure in 1985.
By Ben Sales
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 29: Head coach Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils celebrates after cutting the net following a victory against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Elite Eight round of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament at Prudential Center on March 29, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Lance King/Getty Images)
March 31, 2025, 12:04 pm
The NCAA men’s Final Four has 3 Jewish coaches
Bruce Pearl, Jon Scheyer and Todd Golden will all compete for the March Madness championship.
By Ben Sales
Bruce Pearl celebrates with his team after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Arena, Feb. 1, 2022. (Michael Chang/Getty Images)
March 24, 2025, 11:59 am
Bruce Pearl opens NCAA postgame press conference by calling to ‘bring the hostages home’
All three No. 1 seeds that are coached by Jews in the NCAA men’s tournament are headed to the Sweet Sixteen.
By Ben Sales
L-R: Bruce Pearl, Jon Scheyer, Lindsay Gottlieb and Todd Golden (Getty Images; Scheyer image courtesy of Rabbi Nossen Fellig)
March 17, 2025, 9:59 am
Jewish coaches lead 4 of 8 top seeds in the NCAA’s March Madness tournaments
The men’s basketball teams at Duke, Auburn and Florida all have Jewish coaches, as does USC’s women’s team.
By Ben Sales
A complete collection of Jewish players' baseball cards being sold at Sotheby's is estimated to fetch more than $500,000 in January 2025. (Sotheby's)
January 23, 2025, 8:17 am
Sotheby’s to auction ‘the most complete Jewish baseball card collection in the world’
The collection, estimated to sell for more than $500,000, only starts with Sandy Koufax.
By Jacob Gurvis
The bowling green at the Barlow Institute in Edgworth, England, 1995. (Photo by Austen Redman via Wikimedia)
January 2, 2025, 12:29 pm
World Bowls Tour decision to ban Israelis reversed after backlash
The local MP said: “This is how you deal with the bullies taking to the streets of OUR country every weekend. Stand up to them.”
By Rolene Marks
Agnes Keleti performs a split in front of Hungarian young gymnasts Budapest on January 16, 2016. (Peter Kohalmi/AFP/Getty Images)
January 2, 2025, 11:32 am
Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor who won 10 Olympic gymnastics medals, dies at 103
Keleti moved to Israel in 1957 and helped build the new country’s gymnastics program.
By Philissa Cramer
Spencer Horwitz, #48 of the Toronto Blue Jays, makes a catch against the Oakland Athletics at the Rogers Centre on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj/Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club)
December 24, 2024, 10:50 am
Pirates welcome Jewish player Spencer Horwitz to the team
"The Jewish people have always amazed me with what they’ve overcome and hopefully I can inspire others to [do the same].”
By Jonathan Mayo
Participants of PYL 2023 winter trip 1, from West Virginia to North Carolina via Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee, with Mark Rubenstein, second from right (Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Youth Leadership)
December 18, 2024, 2:17 pm
Two wheels and one mission: Jewish lawyer’s bike trips empower kids to lead
“Some of these kids have never been outside Pittsburgh or their own neighborhoods. We open their eyes to things they didn’t know existed.”
By Deborah Weisberg
Alexander Shabalov, center, raises a trophy after winning the World Senior Chess Championship Open 50+ section. (Photo courtesy of FIDE and Federacao Portuguesa de Xadrez via Flickr)
December 17, 2024, 11:54 am
After international win, grandmaster Alexander Shabalov quietly moves along
'Being that humble — being just like an absolutely normal person in everyday conversations — it's really what I was brought up with, and something that I really appreciate'
By Adam Reinherz
Max Fried entered the 2024 MLB offseason as one of the top free agents on the market. (Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images)
December 11, 2024, 5:31 pm
Jewish ace Max Fried signs record-breaking contract with the New York Yankees
Fried’s eight-year, $218 million deal is the largest contract in baseball history both for a Jewish player and for a left-handed pitcher.
By Jacob Gurvis
BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff reached a sponsorship deal with Jewish food brand Manischewitz. (Courtesy of Manischewitz)
December 8, 2024, 7:45 pm
The Jewish Sport Report: ‘BY-Jew’ Jake Retzlaff is the new face of Manischewitz
Plus, what to expect at the MLB Winter Meetings.
By Jacob Gurvis
Sam Salz during Texas A&M's game against New Mexico State at Kyle Field, Nov. 16, 2024 in College Station, Texas. (Rob Havens/Aggieland Illustrated)
November 19, 2024, 3:23 pm
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
Greg Joseph kicks a field goal during a preseason game between the Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Ravens, Aug. 24, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
August 29, 2024, 2:02 pm
The NFL season is here — with no publicly Jewish players appearing in Week 1
Last season, five Jewish players got on the gridiron
By Jacob Gurvis
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