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Julian Edelman, star Jewish wide receiver for New England Patriots, announces retirement

By MIKE BRODSKY

(JTA) — Julian Edelman, the New England Patriots wide receiver who has shown his Jewish pride on a number of occasions, will retire following a stellar 11-year career in which he won Most Valuable Player in Super...

Team Israel alumnus Sam Fuld brings his analytics and people skills to new role as Philadelphia Phillies GM

By ROB CHARRY

(JTA) – Sam Fuld, the new general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, says he’s just getting acquainted with one of his predecessors in the job, Ruben Amaro Jr., now a broadcaster for the club.

Their paths to...

Diego Schwartzman becomes emotional after finally winning hometown Argentina Open

(JTA) — Diego Schwartzman, the 28-year-old Jewish tennis star, won his hometown Argentina Open on Sunday for the first time, beating a countryman in the final.

The top-seeded Schwartzman, who grew up in Buenos Aires, defeated unseeded Francisco Cerundulo in...

Diego Schwartzman loses in third round upset at Australian Open

(JTA) — Argentine Jewish tennis star Diego Schwartzman lost in a surprising upset to Russian Aslan Karatsev in the third round of the Australian Open, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

At last year’s Australian Open, Schwartzman lost in the fourth round to...

‘The ways of Torah are peaceful’: Why football presents a dilemma for American Jews

By GABE FRIEDMAN

(JTA) — Rabbi Josh Feigelson remembers the moment that football lost its magic for him.

It was Oct. 20, 2013, and Feigelson was eating dinner with his family at Ken’s Diner, a kosher restaurant in Skokie, the...

Israeli teen Deni Avdija goes to Washington Wizards with 9th pick of NBA Draft, making history

By MARC BRODSKY

(JTA) — Deni Avdija, the 19-year-old Israeli basketball phenom, was taken by the Washington Wizards with the ninth overall pick of the NBA Draft on Wednesday night – the earliest an Israeli has been picked in league...

Israel’s cycling team notches first-ever stage win at one of the sport’s biggest races

(JTA) — An Israeli professional cycling team won a stage of one of the three major international races for the first time ever on Saturday.

Alex Dowsett won Stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia for Team Israel Start-Up Nation, which...

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

By EMILY BURACK

(JTA) — In a sweep, the Seattle Storm defeated the Las Vegas Aces for the 2020 WNBA championship title on Tuesday night. Instrumental in that victory were two Jewish stars: starting point guard Sue Bird and starting...

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

By EMILY BURACK

(JTA) — Tenth time is the charm: After previously losing to Rafael Nadal nine straight times, Diego Schwartzman stunned him in straight sets on Saturday.

The Jewish Argentine tennis star won 6-2, 7-5 in just over two...

Major League Baseball’s official historian on Jews in baseball and making sense of the weirdest season of all time

By STEPHEN SILVER

(JTA) — From Hank Greenberg to Sandy Koufax to Alex Bregman, Jews and baseball go way back, to the 19th century. It’s not just players and fans — the participation even extends to the role of official...