BY DAN BUFFA AND CALEB VAN GRACK, SPECIAL FOR THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published April 9, 2021
What were you doing at 11 years of age? Young Caleb Van Grack is tackling St. Louis Cardinals baseball. When Dan Buffa was eleven, his best bet to express Cardinals opinions came at the 7-11 at Chippewa and Brannon. Jewish Light's youngest sportswriter...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 15, 2021
Saturday night, St. Louis Blues fans were asking for Jordan Binnington's services.
As rookie goaltender Ville Husso once again allowed a goal before you could crack open a Bud Light and the Blues floundered a late comeback, Blues Twitter was...
CALEB VAN GRACK, SPECIAL FOR THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 12, 2021
My name is Caleb Van Grack. I am 11-years-old, I belong to Temple Shalom in Maryland and I have been a Cardinals fan since I was 3, but I've never lived in St. Louis. My dad, Adam Van Grack, went to school in St. Louis and passed on his love for Cardinals...
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(JTA) — The Washington Wizards are all in on Deni Avdija content.The team, which made Avdija the highest-ever Israeli NBA draft pick last year, now has an Instagram account in Hebrew to cater to Israeli fans. It’s a first for an NBA team and adds...
(JTA) — Amar’e Stoudemire, the former NBA star-turned-Orthodox-convert to Judaism and Israeli team owner, is still settling into his new job as an assistant player development coach for the Brooklyn Nets. One fact that is helping him get comfortable:...
(JTA) — Natan Levy is no stranger to fighting. After moving to Israel from his native Paris as a boy, Levy would often tangle with kids picking on him because of his accent.But this aggressive prowess has helped some of his wildest dreams come...
(JTA) — Expect plenty of bleary eyes around Israel on Thursday as favorite son Deni Avdija makes his NBA debut for the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.The game against the Philadelphia 76ers featuring the 19-year-old Israeli, the Wizards’ top...
