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Darryl Strawberry visited Israel for the first time in 2018. (Courtesy of Strawberry)

St. Louisan Darryl Strawberry is now an evangelical preacher focused on promoting Israel

Gabe Friedman, JTAPublished March 8, 2023

(JTA) — As part of his journey after a tumultuous decade and a half in the spotlight, former New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry is speaking at a pro-Israel event in his second career as an evangelical minister. Strawberry, an eight-time MLB All-Star-turned-traveling-preacher,...

Courtesy of Ben Hochman

Ben Hochman wins Top 10 award from AP for best sports columnist

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished March 6, 2023

When it comes to the world of professional sports journalism it really is the honor of being "nominated" that is celebrated. Recently, the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) announced which sportswriters, photographers and editors made their "Top-10"...

Jeff Passan on the set of "Baseball Tonight" during the 2021 AL Wild Card game at Fenway Park. (Allen Kee/ESPN Images)

ESPN’s Jeff Passan opens up on his Hebrew school upbringing, interviewing Sandy Koufax and Jewish baseball history

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished February 24, 2023

(JTA) — For tuned-in baseball fans, Jeff Passan is everywhere. As ESPN’s senior MLB insider, he frequently breaks some of the sport’s biggest news and appears on several of the global sports network’s television, radio and podcast programs. After...

Catholic school soccer team that brawled with Miami Jewish school forfeits state semifinal

Catholic school soccer team that brawled with Miami Jewish school forfeits state semifinal

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished February 23, 2023

(JTA) – A Catholic high school in Miami forfeited its semifinal game in a state soccer tournament over the weekend, days after players fought in an on-field brawl with a Jewish school’s team. The Catholic school, however, did not offer additional...

Image courtesy of the Charleston Battery SC.

Local soccer star Danny Fischer playing with the pros at 18 and we’re kvelling!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 20, 2023

For St. Louis soccer fans, there is more than one reason to kvell this week. While Saturday marks the kick-off of St. Louis CITY Soccer Club's inaugural season in Major League Soccer (MLS), we also learned that one of our area's top players, Danny Fischer,...

(JTA illustration by Grace Yagel; Images: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund 1953, Creative Commons)

Can a Jewish fan watch the Super Bowl with a clean conscience? The rabbis had thoughts.

Rabba Yaffa Epstein, JTAPublished February 8, 2023

(JTA) — In January, 24-year-old Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills collapsed on the field after experiencing cardiac arrest. His team and the entire NFL community rallied around him. His first words upon awakening: “Who won?” Although Hamlin’s...

Jan 26, 2023; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) reacts during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Kyrie Irving says he has Jewish family members, stands by deleting apology post

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished February 8, 2023

(JTA) — NBA star Kyrie Irving’s tenure in Brooklyn has come to an end, but the drawn-out saga over his antisemitism scandal apparently has not. NBA reporter Sam Amick pointed out in a podcast published Tuesday that Irving had deleted his November...

Jan 26, 2023; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) reacts during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Kyrie Irving traded to Dallas Mavericks, whose Jewish owner Mark Cuban spoke out on antisemitism scandal

Gabe Friedman, JTAPublished February 6, 2023

(JTA) — The Brooklyn Nets traded Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks, a team whose Jewish owner had spoken up about the star guard’s antisemitism controversy last year. Mark Cuban, known as one of the NBA’s most outspoken team owners and as...

Dec 25, 2020; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard (0) dribbles the ball against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

NBA player Meyers Leonard opens up on his antisemitism scandal to Jewish ESPN reporter

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished January 31, 2023

(JTA) — Nearly two years after NBA player Meyers Leonard was caught using an antisemitic slur on a video game platform, the former first-round pick opened up about the incident and his subsequent journey toward forgiveness in an interview with Jewish...

Sid Salomon III (L) and Sidney Salomon Jr. Photo Courtesy of the St. Louis Blues.

Salomon family attending Hall of Fame induction of Blues original Jewish owners

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished January 12, 2023

On Feb. 9, 1966, St. Louis was awarded a National Hockey League franchise for an expansion team that didn’t even have an owner lined up. That void was soon filled by the late Sidney Salomon Jr. and his son Sid Salomon III, who came forward to purchase...

This St. Louisan skates on international Jewish roller derby team

This St. Louisan skates on international Jewish roller derby team

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished January 11, 2023

By day, 31-year-old Autumn Dennis works as director of communications and online hospitality at Central Reform Congregation. But outside of work, Dennis, who identifies as non-binary and completed their conversion to Judaism in October 2021, is known...

Legendary Jewish tennis champion Dick Savitt dies at 95

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished January 11, 2023

(JTA) — Dick Savitt, the Jewish tennis champion who won both the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships in 1951, died Jan. 6 at 95 at his home in New York. He was the first Jewish athlete to win either tournament. A native of Bayonne, New Jersey,...

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