(JTA) — Jack Hughes, even at 18, is no stranger to making history. And now he’s done it again, becoming the first Jewish player to be drafted No. 1 overall by the National Hockey League.
The New Jersey Devils picked Hughes, a Florida native who grew up in Ontario, Canada,...
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(JTA) — Israeli rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram won two gold medals at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.
She won gold medals in the Ball event and Clubs event, both held on Sunday.
She also won a silver medal during competition on Saturday.
Arsham, 20, of Tel Aviv, is...
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(JTA) — Ryan Braun now holds the record for most home runs by a Jewish baseball player.
The 35-year-old outfielder passed Hank Greenberg on Friday when he hit his 332nd career homer in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Braun, who has spent his entire career with the Milwaukee Brewers...
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By MARC BRODSKY
(JTA) — Bruce Pearl has won plenty of accolades and championships in a basketball coaching career spanning nearly three decades, including guiding the U.S. men’s team to the 2009 Maccabiah Games title. Now, however, he’s on the precipice of college hoops nirvana.
On Sunday, Pearl’s Auburn University...
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By HILLEL KUTTLER
WEST PALM BEACH, FL. (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.
It was in Los Angeles, between innings of...
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(JTA) — Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the National Basketball Association, was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Casspi, 30, who signed a one-year contract with the Grizzlies during the off season and played in 36 games this season, has not played in recent games following surgery for...
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(JTA) — New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman arrived on set to tape a segment of “The Ellen Show” sporting his big, bushy beard and left mostly clean-shaven. Ellen Degeneres, you see, made him an offer he could not refuse.
She said she would donate $10,000 to the Boys...
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(JTA) — Wide receiver Julian Edelman was named Most Valuable Player as the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.
The Patriots Jewish owner, Robert Kraft, also earned a kiss on the lips from quarterback Tom Brady as their team celebrated its 13-3...
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By MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — New England Partriots owner Robert Kraft travelled to Pittsburgh ahead of his team’s game against the Steelers to visit the Tree of Life synagogue building and attend Shabbat services.
On Saturday morning Kraft visited the building in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood where 11 worshippers were...
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BY JOSEFIN DOLSTEN
NEW YORK (JTA) — In the span of just a couple days, Chaim Raice went from never having been on a bobsled to being a contender to represent Israel in the 2022 Winter Olympics. And it all started with a Facebook post.
Raice, a house builder based...
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