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This inspiring NHL draft pick isn’t Jewish, but he has a Yiddish name

Zayde Wisdom is a hockey success story who rose from childhood poverty in Toronto to the NHL.

2 Jewish stars helped power the Seattle Storm to a WNBA championship

Sue Bird and Alysha Clark, who both have Israeli citizenship, were starters on the championship team.

Diego Schwartzman advances to French Open semifinals with 5-hour upset of Dominic Thiem

The Jewish tennis star will reach the top ten in the rankings for the first time in his career.

A screenshot from a Lost Tribe Esports tournament where participants played Rocket League, a game in which flying cars play soccer. (Screenshot)

Jewish and into video games? There’s an esports league for that.

Sue Bird keeps breaking records in her 17th WNBA season

Socccer players from FC Groningen and Ajax play at a champion's league match at the Hitachi Capital Mobility stadium in Groningen, the Netherlands on Oct. 4, 2020. (Olaf Kraak/ANP Sport via Getty Images)

Dutch Fox sports channel adds anti-Semitic chants to soundtrack of live soccer match

In ‘The Keeper,’ a rabbi saves the soccer career of an ex-Nazi

Guy Niv becomes first Israeli to complete cycling’s Tour de France

Indian kickboxing champ moving to Israel with plans to represent his new land

Diego Schwartzman beats Nadal and Shapovalov to advance to Italian Open finals

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