Team Israel suffers first loss in World Baseball Classic

March 14, 2017

(JTA) — Israel’s surprising squad in the World Baseball Classic lost its first game in the tournament, dropping a rematch with the Netherlands, 12-2.

Israel is now 1-1 in the second round of the 16-team quadrennial tournament and 4-1 overall....

Israel upsets Korea in first game of World Baseball Classic

March 06, 2017

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Team Israel defeated Korea in the first game of the World Baseball Classic.

Israel topped Korea 2-1 in the 10th inning on Monday in Seoul. Team Israel had 8 hits to Korea’s 7 in the hard-fought game.

The Israeli...

NBA’s Omri Casspi to be traded to Pelicans

February 20, 2017

(JTA) — Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the National Basketball Association, reportedly is being traded from the Sacramento Kings to the New Orleans Pelicans.

The trade, which is set to be announced later on Monday, is part of...

Kushner family in talks to buy Miami Marlins

February 13, 2017

(JTA) — The family of presidential adviser Jared Kushner is in talks to purchase the Miami Marlins baseball team, The New York Times reported.

The Kushners, a New York area real estate Jewish family, regard the team’s $1.6 billion price...

Super Bowl to feature teams with Jewish owners for first time in 5 years

January 23, 2017

(JTA) — Super Bowl LI will feature teams with Jewish owners for the first time since 2012.

Robert Kraft will see his New England Patriots, the American Football Conference champions, in the big game for the seventh time since 2000....

Major leaguers visit Israel to learn about team they represent in World Baseball Classic

January 11, 2017

By HILLEL KUTLER

PETACH TIKVAH, Israel (JTA) – For questions about Israeli food and culture, Corey Baker and Jeremy Bleich were their teammates’ go-to guys.

Baker and Bleich, pitchers in the minor leagues and members of the club representing Israel...

2 Boston-area schools scrap hockey season over players’ anti-Semitism

December 25, 2016

(JTA) – Two Boston-area high schools canceled the hockey season for their joint boys team over what faculty said was anti-Semitic comments and actions by players against a teammate.

Officials at Keefe Regional Technical School and Marian High School in...

Israel’s World Cup soccer match in Albania moved over terror threat

November 08, 2016

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s World Cup soccer qualifier match against Albania will be moved to a different stadium in the Muslim country after warnings of a possible terrorist attack.

The game scheduled for Saturday will now be played in Tirana,...

OP-ED: Cubs fans, like the Jews, now face the challenge of success

November 04, 2016

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — For years, I’ve told anyone who would listen that the Cubs were the team of the Jews. I’ve written two blog posts about it during the past month alone.

Long suffering. Faithful. Bound to tradition....

How all the Jewish MLB players did in 2016

October 21, 2016

By RON KAPLAN

(JTA) — This season promised to be a banner year for Jewish Major League Baseball players — and by and large, the class of ’16 fared pretty well. Many had their best seasons in years and fans...