Mark Cuban agrees to sell majority Dallas Mavericks stake to Dr. Miriam Adelson for...
Mark Cuban, the Jewish billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor and NBA team owner, is poised to make two major changes in his business and public presence.
Cuban has agreed to sell his majority ownership of the...
Chelsea Football Club launches fan group to encourage Jewish identity
The London-based Chelsea Football Club is one team trying to combat antisemitism and encourage Jewish fandom. The day before Rosh Hashanah, the club announced a new fan-driven Jewish Supporters Group that celebrates Jewish heritage and identity....
Phoenix Suns to retire jersey of former basketball star Amar’e Stoudemire
The Hebrew word lev, Hebrew for “heart,” has a numerical value in Gematria of 32. One of the professional basketball players who played with the most heart—the Israeli citizen and convert to Judaism Amar’e Stoudemire—is...
Makkabi Berlin first Jewish soccer club to compete in German Cup
Makkabi Berlin on Sunday became the first Jewish soccer club to compete in the German Cup with a 6-0 loss to VfL Wolfsburg.
The 64-team tournament was founded in 1935 during Nazi rule with Jews not allowed...
World’s Largest Organized Jewish Youth Sports Event Continues with Opportunities for Inclusion, Volunteer Service
(Press Release) Following the historic JCC Maccabi Games in Israel, the world’s largest Jewish youth sports event continues with JCC Association of North America’s 41st JCC Maccabi Games® and Access events in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August 6-11,...
Sylvan Adams wins double cycling championship
After winning the Medio Fondo World Championship cycling race in his age category in Scotland on Friday, Israeli-Canadian billionaire philanthropist Sylvan Adams followed up on Monday by winning a time trial.
Adams, 64, won the 22-kilometer (13.67-mile)...
New York Boulders ‘Jewish Heritage Day’ draws hundreds of baseball fans
The New York Boulders defeated the Evansville Otters 7-5 in an independent Frontier League baseball game on July 30 at Clover Stadium in Rockland County, N.Y. It was a double win for Boulders left-fielder David Vinsky,...
Israeli U-20 basketball team falls to France in Euro final
Israel's Under-20 national basketball team fell 89-79 to France in the finals of the European Championship on Sunday.
Dansih_Israeli Noam Yaacov of Hapoel Jerusalem led the Israeli team with 31 points, as the Blue and...
David Beckham a ‘proud member’ of Jewish community
Former professional soccer player David Beckham, one of the game’s best-known and most accomplished athletes, shared leadership insights and reflected on his Jewish connections in a July 2 address at St. John’s Wood Synagogue...
Moroccan teens join JCC Maccabi Games in Israel
Seven Jewish teenagers from Morocco are participating in the JCC Maccabi Games now underway in Haifa, the first delegation from the North African country to take part in the international sports competition.
The annual event, which is...