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Yeshiva U basketball team forfeits crucial game, citing inadequate warmup time after Shabbat

The forfeit means that the Y.U. Maccabees enter the postseason ranked No. 3 in their division, not No. 1 as they were last year.

The Jewish Sport Report: A new documentary explores surfing’s antisemitic history

“Waves Apart” chronicles the dark past of surfing. Plus, a Super Bowl ad for Jesus stirs controversy.

‘Swastika boards’ and ‘surf Nazis’: New documentary explores surfing’s history of antisemitism

In “Waves Apart,” director Josh Greene chronicles how he learned about the history from his bar mitzvah party and talks with famous Jewish surfers.

Ted Lerner, real estate developer who brought baseball back to Washington, dies at 97

The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish guide to Super Bowl Sunday

Team Israel’s baseball players were also filmmakers for a new documentary about their 2020 Olympic run

Here is Team Israel’s full World Baseball Classic roster

Can a Jewish fan watch the Super Bowl with a clean conscience? The rabbis had thoughts.

Kyrie Irving says he has Jewish family members, stands by deleting apology post

Kyrie Irving traded to Dallas Mavericks, whose Jewish owner Mark Cuban spoke out on antisemitism scandal

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