(JTA) — The clock has run out on 2021, and in the world of Jewish sports, it’s been an exciting year.  From a very Jewish World Series to inspiring performances in the Olympics and Paralympics, Jewish athletes and teams accomplished impressive...

(JTA) — Countries that bar athletes from other countries will not be allowed to host international sports championships, the International Olympic Committee said in a letter this week. The statement followed the cancellation of the men’s squash...

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — In early 2019, before his college’s men’s basketball team began a historic and unlikely winning streak, Jonathan Malek and three friends decided to catch a game.  Back then, it was easy to get a seat at a Yeshiva...

Miracles take a village. No single person can attempt to do the impossible; few souls understood that more than Kurt Warner. He was the guy who went from stocking shelves at a grocery store to winning the Super Bowl MVP award. But the good thing about...

(JTA) — Just after the conclusion of Hanukkah, the Worcester Academy varsity girls’ basketball team prepared to face a rival private school. Head coach Sherry Levin addressed her team before tipoff. The theme of her pregame pep talk? The shamash. “The...

There's no other way around it. The 2022 Major League Baseball season has a moderate chance of being delayed in some capacity. Fans, the ones who pay their hard-earned wages to fill stadiums, can't control a thing. Blame the owners for being bloodhound...

(Israel21c) - Israel notched its first para taekwondo gold medal after Asaf Yasur beat all competitors in the under-58 kg category of the World Para Taekwondo Championships in Istanbul on December 11. Yasur, 19, had both hands amputated five years...

TIGRE, Argentina (JTA) — One of Argentina’s main Jewish community centers inaugurated its news tennis complex in honor of hometown hero Diego Schartzman. Schwartzman, currently ranked 13th in the world, was on hand at the ceremony held Dec. 12...

Maxie Rosenbloom was one tough Jew. Born September 6, 1904, in Leonard’s Bridge, Connecticut, Maxie Rosenblum grew up and leaned to box in Harlem's Union Settlement in New York. He turned pro in 1923, and slowly rose up the ranks of the sport. On...

(JTA) — Israeli officials are expected to attend the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing next year, unlike their American counterparts who will boycott the game to protest China’s human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority. Haaretz reported...

This story ‘A baseball star and all-around mensch finally makes it to the Hall of Fame’ was originally published on Nov. 30 by the Forward. Sign up here to get the latest stories from the Forward delivered to you each morning.” The...

Old Busch Stadium, aka Busch Stadium 2.0, will always be a special place for me--even if the building has been gone for 16 years. That's because, on Dec. 7, 2005, the building was essentially blown up, turned to rubble for the new stadium to rise up...