Baseball
Kenyan police fire tear gas during protest against US Ebola quarantine facility
Two people were killed in protests last week in Nanyuki, and the US continues its activities defying Kenyan court orders.
Your Investments: Opening day, leaving Egyptian exodus with great wealth, and financial optimism
Israel closes out WBC campaign with statement victory over Netherlands
Israel blanks Nicaragua behind dominant pitching for key World Baseball Classic win
Why has Israel been hosting so many international sports tournaments?
In recent years, Israel has hosted European and global tournaments in lacrosse, flag football and athletics, and will soon add volleyball, water polo and baseball to the list.
These six Jewish baseball players were just drafted into the MLB
The best bellwether of what’s to come is the MLB Draft, which included 20 rounds split between the past three nights. A total of 614 players were drafted this year.
Jewish University of Virginia star Jake Gelof selected in second round of MLB Draft
Gelof joins a talented group of Jewish prospects who have been drafted in recent years.
MLB team members forced to take New York public transportation due to motorcade
While professional athletes spend months training for their season, they may not have been trained to sit in stand-still traffic while crossing paths with President Joe Biden's motorcade in NYC.
Chicago Cubs slugger Matt Mervis sells Hebrew merch to ‘help grow’ baseball in Israel
“I learned a lot,” he said about his experience on Team Israel. “Just talking to everybody and learning more about the culture and life in Israel and things that my grandmother grew up with.”
From pitching to prayers: Synagogues should take a lesson from baseball - opinion
The effectiveness of MLB policy cutting down on lengths of games got me thinking that, just maybe, there is hope for cutting down on long synagogue services.
On her 100th birthday, a Holocaust survivor threw a first pitch at a Yankees-Rays game
Kahan stood confidently on the Tropicana Field pitcher’s mound with her daughter and son by her side. It didn’t matter that the throw only made it halfway.
The Jewish Sport Report: Israel shoots for World Cup history in Argentina
Israel appears for the first time at the under-20s World Cup, marking its first appearance since its 1970 World Cup debut.
Blue-and-white junior baseball team captures PONY Euro title, headed to World Series
“We finally won. Nobody remembers the name of Bar Kochva’s deputy and nobody gets credit for second place.”
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