As two-time Olympic figure skater Jason Brown competes in St. Louis this weekend, with his sights set on making the U.S. Olympic team for a third time and earning a spot in Milan, the stakes are high. Yet for the Olympic medalist, the moment...

  Tamar Sher has been named the Missouri Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association (NSMA), becoming the first woman to receive the honor. Sher, a member of Congregation Shaare Emeth, is a co-winner with Art Haines of...

  No passport required: Olympic-level figure skating is coming to St. Louis this January, offering most local fans their closest taste yet of the Winter Games ahead of Milan. “Unless you are headed to Italy in early February, this is...

On stage, Andy Gross merges stand-up comedy, mind-bending magic and remarkable ventriloquism. But long before the viral videos and touring life, Gross was known locally for something else — he was one of the brightest racquetball talents to come out...

  When Steve Shabansky arrived in San Diego on Nov. 18 for the USA Pickleball National Championships, he started chatting with another traveler at the rental car pickup. His new acquaintance noticed Shabansky’s credentials and blue badge...

Since the High Holidays, I’ve been living in a digital rabbit hole where algorithms seem to have decided I needed more Sandy Koufax in my life. At first, it was flattering, who doesn’t want to be reminded that a Jewish lefty once stood up for...

If you’re a sports fan—and especially if you’re a Jewish one—you already know that the box score rarely tells the whole story. Now on display at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, "Triumph of the Spirit: Jewish Athletes Before, During...

(JNS) -- The 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games will feature several sports that appeal to American audiences, including baseball, softball, lacrosse and flag football. With a thriving American football scene in the Holy Land, the Israeli National Flag Football...

(JTA) -- Brooklyn Nets Jewish players made headlines Thursday night as the team selected two Jewish athletes in the 2025 NBA Draft, marking a rare moment of visibility for Jewish representation in pro basketball. The milestone drew excitement from fans,...

Fredbird, the most famous red bird in St. Louis and the forever face of the St. Louis Cardinals, was officially inducted into the online Mascot Hall of Fame on June 17 – beating out dozens of competitors -- he joined an elite roster of baseball’s...

The Ladue School District has officially launched its Athletic Hall of Fame, inducting its first-ever class of athletes, coaches and championship teams. The inaugural 2025 class includes 25 honorees whose careers have shaped the district’s legacy—both...

The 2025 Maccabiah Games, originally scheduled for this July in Israel, have officially been postponed until the summer of 2026 due to the ongoing war between Israel and Iran. It’s the first time in 75 years that the so-called “Jewish Olympics”...