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50 years after Olympic massacre, Israeli marathon team wins gold at European Championships in Munich

“In Munich, after everything that happened here in history, to come back and win is something special,” said Israeli runner Marhu Teferi.

By Jacob Gurvis August 16, 2022 1:30 pm

Israeli families of Munich Olympics massacre victims to boycott German ceremony marking 50th anniversary

The families are calling the financial compensation that the German government will offer them “a joke.”

August 11, 2022 5:14 pm

10 Jewish baseball players from history who you may not know (but should)

An updated version of sports writer Howard Megdal’s “The Baseball Talmud” offers the perfect opportunity to revisit some of the 20th century’s less heralded Jewish ballplayers.

August 11, 2022 3:41 pm

The Jewish Sport Report: Vin Scully’s perfect call of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game

By Jacob Gurvis August 5, 2022 2:40 pm

Sandy Koufax in front of Vin Scully's plaque

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Listen to legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully’s classic call of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game

By Jacob Gurvis August 3, 2022 4:40 pm

Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom is hosting an interfaith basketball clinic in Jerusalem

By Jacob Gurvis August 1, 2022 4:49 pm

New York Yankees get Jewish pitcher at MLB trade deadline

By Jacob Gurvis August 1, 2022 2:58 pm

At the ‘Jewish Olympics,’ Argentine athletes made a splash playing for their country — and for many others

By Juan Melamed July 28, 2022 3:53 pm

Auburn University men’s basketball team to embark on a ‘Birthright for College Basketball’ Israel trip

By Jacob Gurvis July 26, 2022 3:40 pm

At left, Adam and Judy Henry. At right, a gold medal

How the Maccabiah Games supported a Jewish family in the face of tragedy

By Jacob Gurvis July 22, 2022 10:10 am

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