(JTA) — As NFL beat writers go, Jori Epstein is likely among the more unique: Start with being a woman, she doesn’t work on Shabbat and she has penned a Holocaust survivor’s biography. The Dallas resident, who attended Jewish day schools and camps,...
Louis Keene, THE FORWARD
• Published June 23, 2021
This article originally appeared at forward.com. Reposted with permission
In 2017, a ragtag bunch of Jewish minor leaguers, retired pros and semi-pros competing as Team Israel made a miracle run at the World Baseball Classic, winning its first six...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 23, 2021
On Sunday afternoon against Atlanta, Adam Wainwright threw a complete game, striking out 11 and allowing just a single run. He later pulled a cat out of a nearby tree.
OK, I made up the part about the tree, but would you really be surprised if Wainwright...
Alec Baris, Digital Engagement Associate
• Published June 22, 2021
America’s pastime has a richer Jewish history than you might think. From legends like Sandy Koufax to current players shining in 2021, Jews and baseball go together like the sport does with the country itself.
Today, let’s take a deep dive into...
Professional women’s basketball player, Suzanne Brigit Bird was born in Syosset, New York to a Jewish family with Russian origins, though Sue was raised Christian by her mother, she has been very active in Jewish causes and has celebrated her Jewish...
(JTA) — Standing poolside in Barcelona, Eden Blecher and Shelly Bobritsky beamed with pride and satisfaction as they struggled to catch their breath.
The two athletes from Israel on Sunday had just clinched the fourth slot in the Women Duet category...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 18, 2021
They say a baseball team can't have enough starting pitching, but I beg to differ with the St. Louis Cardinals. As they (slowly) climb back to full health, it's the bats I still worry about more with this team as the summer gets into full swing.
Granted,...
John Eric Goff, Professor of Physics, University of Lynchburg
• Published June 16, 2021
Cheating in baseball is as old as the game itself, and pitchers’ modifying the ball’s surface is part of that long history. Adding to the lore of cheating is a new scandal involving pitchers who may be applying sticky substances – what players...
(Jewish Journal-Massachusetts via JTA) — A suburban Boston high school football team that had come under fire earlier this year for using Holocaust and Jewish phrases to call plays – “Auschwitz,” “rabbi” and “yarmulke” among them – had...
The St. Louis Cardinals’ 2021 Budweiser Ballpark Pass is on sale now at cardinals.com/ballparkpass. The ticket subscription service gives fans the opportunity to attend as many Cardinals home games as they want each month for a monthly fee of $34.99.
On...
DAN BUFFA, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published June 10, 2021
In case you have lived under a rock this spring, things aren't going so well for the local baseball team. Losers of eight of their past nine games and just one loss away from a .500 record, the St. Louis Cardinals need all the help they can get right...
(JTA) — Perhaps it’s beginners luck: Russian-Israeli tennis player Aslan Karatsev, playing mixed doubles for the first time, has reached the finals of the French Open with partner Elena Vesnina.
Maybe not: At the Australian Open in February, Karatsev...
