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Ohio high school football coach resigns after players use ‘Nazi’ in play calls

His Cleveland-area school was facing off against a school in a heavily Jewish area.

Sandy Koufax pitching in the 1965 World Series

The Jewish Sport Report: How the MLB’s Jewish players will handle Yom Kippur this year

Plus Chelsea F.C. launches a Jewish fan group and Adidas’ CEO defends Kanye West.

The MLB has more Jewish players than ever — but none of them will face a Yom Kippur dilemma this year

The players who have faced the conflict in the past are scheduled to play just before or after the holy day.

Adidas CEO: Kanye West didn’t mean his antisemitic comments

England’s storied Chelsea soccer team launches Jewish fan group

The Jewish Sport Report: Hank Greenberg’s 1934 High Holiday conundrum

Remembering Jewish baseball legend Hank Greenberg’s 1934 Rosh Hashanah dilemma

Boston Red Sox fire Chaim Bloom, formerly seen as Jewish baseball wunderkind

The Jewish Sport Report: Meet Jessica Berman, trailblazing Jewish commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League

For National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman, growing women’s soccer starts with Jewish values

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