Sports

Sign up here to receive The Jewish Sport Report newsletter, your weekly guide to the fun and fascinating sports news and conversations happening in the Jewish world.

Israeli tennis stars emerging, backed by London philanthropist with Wimbledon dreams

Can Yishai Oliel, 15, become Israel’s version of Novak Djokovic? Businessman David Coffer is funding his hopes and those of other top young Israelis.

Free-spending Miami Marlins? Exec says it makes sense

Long Islander and “solid community guy” Joel Mael makes it to South Florida a couple of times a month to see his rising squad.

For Harvard’s Zach Yoshor, March Madness mixes with Shabbat-playing unease

With a possible NCAA Tournament game beckoning on Saturday, the Crimson freshman guard out of Houston’s Orthodox Beren Academy says he’s still uncomfortable traveling for Sabbath contests.