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For first time, Olympics opening ceremony honors Israeli athletes murdered in Munich

The International Olympic Committee had previously rebuffed calls to honor the Israeli athletes, who were murdered by the a Palestinian terrorist group, during an opening ceremony.

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His day job is booking acts like John Mulaney. Now Shlomo Lipetz is also pitching for Team Israel.

Shlomo Lipetz has been known as a pioneer in Israeli baseball since his teenage years in Tel Aviv.

A scene from Ted Lasso

Talking about practice? How ‘Ted Lasso’ and Allen Iverson explain the uproar over Ben & Jerry’s settlement pullout

Activists seem to be split over what the ice cream company’s decision portends and how much that matters.

Sue Bird

Sue Bird will be Team USA flag bearer at Olympics opening ceremony

Artem Dolgopyat

The AP predicts that Israel will win 7 Olympic medals. That would make history.

Omri Casspi, left, playing for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2019. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Omri Casspi, first Israeli player in NBA, retires from professional basketball

Barcelona requests not to play in Jerusalem, and its Israeli opponent cancels their match

How Israel became a judo powerhouse

Jacob Steinmetz

‘Why can’t I be the first?’ Orthodox baseball prospect Jacob Steinmetz on the history he hopes to make

Baseball can handle Orthodox Jewish players if they make it to the big leagues. Here’s why.

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