Deni Avdija out for rest of season with ankle injury
On Wednesday night, 2,133 lucky Washington Wizards fans saw their hometown team in person at the Capitol One Arena for the first time this season and for the first time in 407 days. They...
Backlash against European Super League triggers wave of anti-Semitic hate online
A backlash against the proposed European Super League, a new professional soccer league announced on Sunday, has triggered a wave of anti-Semitic hate online.
Soccer fans who oppose the ESL blamed Jews for “ruining” soccer,...
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....
Defeating odds, Israeli team crowned FIBA Europe Cup champion
Israeli Basketball Premier League club Ironi Ness Ziona has been crowned the new International Basketball Federation Europe (FIBA) Cup champions, after beating Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski and earning their first title in a European club...
World hockey body reverses Israeli ban for upcoming tournament
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on Wednesday rescinded its decision made last week to ban Israeli athletes from competing in an upcoming tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, due to alleged safety concerns.
"Following recent exchanges and extensive...
‘I got hot for nine holes,’ says pro-am champ of Amex golf tourney
Lee Wielansky had an especially good vantage point to watch the American Express Tournament in La Quinta, Calif., on Jan. 21. He competed in the PGA Tour event. Wielansky is a Jewish recreational golfer...
Jordanian table-tennis player pulls out of match to avoid facing Israeli opponent
A Jordanian national table-tennis player recently withdrew from the World Para Table Tennis Championships in Slovenia to avoid playing against an Israeli athlete, confirmed the Jordanian Paralympic Committee.
Player Osama Abu Jame pulled out of the championships...
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,...
Tipping off new NBA season, Deni Avdija is looking to put ‘Israel on the...
Deni Avdija took one look at all of the members of the Israeli media on the Zoom screen armed with questions and joked that he was worried he’d miss the Washington Wizards team flight...
For NBA’s Deni Avdija, year two means easing back from injuries and into game...
Basketball player Deni Avdija was the talk of the town in Israeli and Jewish circles last season. The 19-year-old Israeli was drafted No. 9 in the first round of the NBA draft by the...