The Houston Astros, powered by a record-equalling home run by George Springer won the World Series for the first time on Wednesday with a 5-1 triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers. George Springer belted his fifth home run of the Series as the Astros roughed up Dodgers starting pitcher Yu Darvish, who endured his second
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Sports & Competitions, USAThis past week, 14 members of the Elitzur, Gush Etzion basketball team traveled to New Jersey to strengthen the relationship between Israeli and US Jewish communities through sport. The trip was a joint initiative of the Gush Etzion Foundation, the Federation of Greater MetroWest New Jersey, and the JNF of Central New Jersey. While in
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USAA champion Israeli judo fighter was forced to sing his own national anthem beneath an International Judo Federation (IJF) flag during an awards ceremony Thursday because of a ban on Israeli symbols at the sport’s Grand Slam competition in Abu Dhabi. Tal Flicker, who won gold in the men’s under-145lbs category, had to sing his
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsBy Gavin Rabinowitz ODESSA, Ukraine — A mention of matkot (paddle ball) usually brings to mind Israeli men in Speedos on a Mediterranean beach, not a fine art gallery on the Black Sea. But this week, Israel’s unofficial national sport was the subject on display in the Museum of Modern Art in the Ukrainian port
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International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sports & CompetitionsIt may be the 21st century, but this archaic golf tournament rule said that Emily Nash could not be given a trophy or award for her score – even though she played better than all the boys. The 16-year-old was allowed to compete on the Lunenburg High School boy’s team in the Central Mass Division
Houston Texans owner Bob McNair apologized Friday for saying the NFL “can’t have the inmates running the prison” in regard to player protests during the national anthem. ESPN The Magazine reported McNair made the comment after other team owners in an October 18 meeting on the topic discussed business concerns surrounding the controversial anthem protests.
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Sports & Competitions, USATiger Woods pleaded guilty Friday to reckless driving and will enter a diversion program that will resolve a driving under the influence charge from the May 29 incident. Woods, 41, made his plea in a court hearing in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and received one-year probation in addition to a $250 fine plus court costs.
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Sports & Competitions, USALazio president Claudio Lotito said Tuesday the club would take 200 fans every year to visit Auschwitz after images of Holocaust victim Anne Frank were used to offend hated rivals Roma. Lotito made the announcement as he visited the Rome Synagogue two days after Lazio fans posted stickers of Frank in a Roma jersey alongside
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International, Sports & CompetitionsOlympic gold medal-winning US gymnast McKayla Maroney, inspired by the “Me Too” movement, revealed on Wednesday that she was molested for years by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Maroney, 21, said in a statement on Twitter that Nassar, who is facing trial on more than 20 counts of sexual assault, began molesting her
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Sports & Competitions, USAUS President Donald Trump slammed the National Football League (NFL) again on Wednesday for not forcing players to stand for the national anthem. Trump waded back into the anthem controversy with an early morning tweet after NFL team owners and player representatives met in New York on Tuesday. “The NFL has decided that it will
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By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — I first met Robert Wechsler online during some email chats back in 2015 when he was trying to find out the name of the artist who painted the portraits on the 1952 Topps baseball cards (it was Maurice Blumenfeld). He told me then he was working on The
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Sports & CompetitionsFormer San Francisco 49ers star Colin Kaepernick has hit out at a report he would stand for the national anthem if he was offered a spot on an NFL team, deeming it a lie. Kaepernick, who refused to stand during the national anthem to protest police brutality towards African Americans, was previously a quarterback for
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Sports & Competitions, USAVice President Mike Pence walked out of Sunday’s NFL game in Indianapolis after 23 San Francisco 49ers players took a knee during the national anthem. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Pence said in a tweet that, “I left today’s Colts game because President Trump and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag,
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Sports & Competitions, USAThe first girls-only baseball league in Ontario has grown from 42 players in 2016 to over 350 today. (Courtesy Toronto Girls Baseball League) TORONTO — A 2012 study by Indiana University found that until puberty, girls and boys are equally athletic, with no difference in performance between boys and girls under eight, and a minimal
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