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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

Casspi spent a decade in the NBA before returning to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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

Palestinians urged Barcelona to cancel the match, and Beitar’s owner decided to scrap it rather than hold it outside Israel’s capital.

How Israel became a judo powerhouse

An infusion of judo masters from the former Soviet Union helped the country learn to love the sport.

‘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.

Elie Kligman becomes second Orthodox baseball player drafted into the MLB in 2 days

Baseball phenom Jacob Steinmetz becomes first known Orthodox player drafted into the MLB

Marvin Miller, the influential Jewish MLB union chief, will finally get his Hall of Fame induction — on Rosh Hashanah

Israeli surfer Anat Lelior’s unlikely path to the Tokyo Olympics

Olympics-bound Team Israel has helped American baseball players get more in touch with their Jewish identities

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