Sports

Argentinian Jewish boxer retains her world title for fifth time

Argentina’s Carolina Raquel Duer defended her World Boxing Organization’s super flyweight champion title. More ▸

As London’s Jews prepare for Olympics, Munich 11 on their minds

For the British Jewish community, the most memorable moment of the London Olympics may be a somber one. More ▸

Italy’s Camila Giorgi falls in Wimbledon’s round of 16

Camila Giorgi, an Italian Jewish player, lost in her upset bid to reach Wimbledon’s quarterfinals. More ▸

Foster son of Jewish mom leads Italians into European soccer title match

Mario Balotelli, who grew up as the foster son of a Jewish mother, led Italy to the Euro 12 soccer championship game. More ▸

Top 10 Jewish NBA Draftees (Anthony Davis’ unibrow doesn’t count)

The NBA Draft was Thursday, and unfortunately this year’s list of prospects did not include any outstanding Jewish players.
Since the Beren Academy kids aren’t old enough yet, and the only player close to Jewish is projected number-one pick Anthony Davis, who’s unibrow reminds me of a few Israeli men I know, we decided to remember the days when Jews had a much bigger presence on the court (not off it like today).
Some Jews have even been drafted pretty high.
Here are our Jewish top 10 picks:
 
10. Omri Casspi (23rd Pick)

Drafted: 2009, 1st round – 23rd pick
Team: Sacramento Kings
College: N/A, Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
Position: Small Forward
NBA Career: 2009-present – 8.7 Points per game, 4.2 Rebounds per game, 1.1 Assists per game
Did you know: Omri is the first (and only) Israeli player in the NBA. More ▸

11 Things you should know about Israel’s lacrosse team

Israel Lacrosse Facebook
(Other than the most obvious one, that Israel actually has a Lacrosse team, thanks Issac!)
This weekend, Israel’s national lacrosse team will debut its official international play at the 2012 European Lacrosse Championships in Amsterdam. For those of you who just found out that Israel has a Lacrosse team, here are a few fun facts:
1. Scott Neiss, founder of Israel Lacrosse, came up with the idea during his Birthright trip in 2010
(Israel Lacrosse)
Neiss visited Israel in 2010 and found out that Lacrosse hadn’t made it over to the Holy Land yet. Thanks to a few contacts at the Federation of International Lacrosse, he was able to establish the team. Neiss, an Oceanside, N.Y. native, made aliyah in 2012. He is currently the executive director of Israel Lacrosse. In the past, he was the chief executive of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and North American Lacrosse League (NALL). More ▸

The best of Amar’e Stoudemire vs. Fire Extinguisher

So the New York Knicks’ Amar’e Stoudemire was really frustrated about losing Game 2 of the first round of the NBA playoffs to Miami, which naturally made him punch an innocent fire extinguisher at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. The glass of the extinguisher’s protective box shattered, and Amar’e left the arena with a sling after he cut his hand. He may not be fit to play in Game 3.
Check out how the story broke: More ▸

Young Omri Casspi knew he would be an NBA player

Thank you to our friends at Abbanibi who discovered this gem — a short report about the Omri Casspi Basketball Clinic in Cleveland, where the Israeli hoopster teaches local kids some hoop fundamentals. In the video, Casspi talks about his path from Maccabi Tel Aviv to the NBA, and about his experience reuniting with Anthony Parker… More ▸

Kenyan wins Tel Aviv Marathon

Kenyan runner Sammy Tu won the Tel Aviv Marathon in a record time. More ▸

Six Jerusalem soccer team’s fans get the boot from future games

Six of the 16 Beitar Jerusalem soccer fans detained by Jerusalem police for assaulting Arabs at a city shopping mall were banned from attending games. More ▸