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Patriots’ Julian Edelman facing 4-game suspension over use of banned substances

(JTA) — New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman reportedly is facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, but he is appealing.

League sources told ESPN of the suspension on Thursday, the sports network reported....

Why it’s a big deal that Argentina cancelled its soccer game in Israel

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — Israelis want nothing more than for their country to be considered normal.

That may have to wait.

A much-anticipated soccer game between the Argentine and Israeli national teams was canceled Wednesday because, Israeli and Argentine...

Argentina’s national soccer team cancels match with Israel

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — Argentina’s national soccer team canceled this week’s friendly match with Israel after pressure from the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.

After two months of pressure, the Argentinian team’s players late on Tuesday announced the cancellation...

Viviani wins Giro d’Italia for second day in a row; Dennis retains pink jersey

EILAT– For the second consecutive stage in a row, Italian cyclist Elia Viviani of the Quick-Step Floors team, won in a bunch sprint for the Stage 3 of the 101st Giro d’Italia, the last of the stages to take place in...

Italians finish 1,2, but Dennis takes pink jersey

TEL AVIV– Elia Viviani, racing for the Quick-Step Floors team and the hot favorite for Stage 2, won an expected bunch gallop in Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean seaside, while Jakub Mareczko (Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia) gave Italians first...

Meet the first two Israeli riders — both named Guy — to compete in Grand Tour of cycling

By BEN SALES    JERUSALEM (JTA) — When Guy Niv rides his bicycle around a wide curve in the western Galilee on Sunday morning, he’ll be traversing the same roads he did as a kid cycling through the woods with...

The anti-Semitism controversy surrounding NFL prospect Josh Rosen, explained

(JTA) — For most of last year, many predicted that UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen would be the first player chosen in the 2018 National Football League draft.

The sturdy 6-foot-4 signal-caller has racked up an impressive array of passing...

Golden State Warriors waive first Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi

(JTA) — Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the National Basketball Association, was waived by the Golden State Warriors.

Casspi, 29, who signed a one-year contract with the NBA championship team in July, has not played in recent games...

Does QB Josh Rosen want to play in NY over Cleveland because there are more Jews?

(JTA) — Top NFL quarterback prospect Josh Rosen would prefer playing in New York rather than Cleveland because of its larger Jewish community, two ESPN radio shows suggested.

The radio discussions were first highlighted by The Big Lead, a Gannett sports...

Alex Bregman is baseball’s next Jewish star

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (JTA) – Sitting on a couch near his locker at the Houston Astros’ spring training facility here in mid-March, Alex Bregman is reflecting about an encounter his father had at the World Series last fall.

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