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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 367

Rob Charry

Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe Bryant smiles at a referee during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky in Los Angeles, September 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)
July 19, 2024, 2:45 am
Kobe Bryant’s late father Joe once coached a Jewish day school’s girls basketball team
Philadelphia legend ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, who died Monday at 69, is famous for his sporting achievements and fathering an NBA great, but Akiba students knew him as a beloved coach
By Rob Charry
Ari Kligman hopes to follow his older brother in being drafted into the MLB. (Courtesy of Marc Kligman/via JTA)
May 7, 2022, 3:25 am
Jewish MLB draft pick Elie Kligman’s younger brother could follow him to the majors
The 6-foot-2, 190-lb. Ari Kligman is only 20 months his brother’s junior. His 89-mph fastball just might make them the first-ever big-league Orthodox pitcher-catcher sibling duo
By Rob Charry
Ryan Turell, a 6-foot-7 guard who has entered the NBA draft, hopes to become the league’s first Orthodox player. (Joe Bednarsh and Adena Stevens/ via JTA)
March 27, 2022, 1:52 am
Scouts say Ryan Turell could be the NBA’s first Orthodox Jew — but it’s a long shot
The 22-year-old LA native helped Yeshiva University to a 50-game winning streak and was named Division III player of the year, but needs to be tested against Division I talent
By Rob Charry
Jacob Steinmetz is the first Orthodox player drafted by a Major League Baseball team. (Courtesy of the Steinmetz family via JTA)
July 18, 2021, 2:45 am
Kosher food, Shabbat pitching: Challenges of 1st Orthodox player drafted to MLB
Jacob Steinmetz confident he can maintain his religious lifestyle and thrive in Major League Baseball after being drafted by Arizona Diamondbacks
By Rob Charry
Jon Scheyer looks on during a Duke game at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, Dec. 1, 2018. (Lance King/Getty Images via JTA)
June 5, 2021, 8:25 am
Jon Scheyer to replace Mike Krzyzewski as Duke basketball coach
University’s former Jewish star player, who also played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, to replace legendary coach
By Rob Charry
Elie Kligman has emerged as one of the top college recruits in the West. (Courtesy of Kligman/ via JTA)
May 3, 2021, 4:05 am
Shabbat-observant baseball phenom eyes Major League career, but can it be done?
Elie Kligman has emerged as one of the top college recruits in the West, and he’s sure that the sport’s schedule for players won’t pose a religious problem
By Rob Charry
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Max Fried (54) works against the Tampa Bay Rays in a spring training baseball game, March 21, 2021, in Port Charlotte, Florida. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
April 1, 2021, 4:58 pm
Baseball is back: The 8 Jewish players to watch this season
What Alex Bregman, Max Fried and Ryan Braun have in store for MLB fans this season, which opens Thursday night
By Rob Charry
Illustrative: Israel's Sam Fuld (23) slides back to first safely as Cuba's first baseman William Saavedra prepares to tag in the seventh inning of their second round game of the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, March 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
March 11, 2021, 3:10 am
After Team Israel’s 2017 Cinderella run, Sam Fuld enchants Philadelphia Phillies
New general manager aims to get his Major League Baseball team out of its decade-long slump
By Rob Charry
Deni Avdija #9 of the Washington Wizards dribbles downcourt during the game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on January 08, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images via JTA)
March 5, 2021, 2:18 am
Israeli Deni Avdija named to NBA’s Rising Stars team
20-year-old Washington Wizards player had an up-and-down rookie season, in part because of contracting COVID-19
By Rob Charry
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