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The coach who rose from the Holocaust’s ashes to dominate European soccer

A new biography celebrates Béla Guttmann, the superstar coach who still has soccer’s greatest praying by his Vienna grave for a miracle By JP O’ Malley LONDON — On May 23, 1990, Eusébio da Silva Ferreira — considered by many to be one of the greatest soccer players of all time — took a short […]

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Three Men Including Two US Citizens Gored at Bull Running Festival in Spain’s Pamplona

Three men were gored during the first run of Pamplona’s bull-running festival Monday. Two of them were from the United States, while the third was from Navarra in Spain. According to local media, a 35-year-old US citizen sustained a chest wound and a 29-year-old US citizen was gored in the scrotum. Another 39-year-old man, from

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Israeli Dudi Sela advances with shock Wimbledon victory

Come-from-behind win against American John Isner, ranked 21st in the world, propels the Israeli singles tennis champ to third round By Times of Israel staff and Justin Cohen Dudi Sela at Wimbledon on July 6, 2017. (screen capture: Sky News) Dudi Sela, Israel’s top-ranked men’s singles tennis player, has advanced to the third round of

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Cubs visit with Donald Trump at White House: ‘This is a great team’

WASHINGTON — Just more than five months after a robust East Room celebration with President Barack Obama, several Cubs players, coaches and executives held a more modest celebration in the West Wing with President Donald Trump Wednesday. “This is a great team,” Trump told reporters of the 2016 World Series champions as he chatted with

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Son of former MLB player on life support following freak accident on the baseball diamond

Jason Lockhart, the son of former Atlanta Braves infielder Keith Lochart, is on life support at an Atlanta hospital following a freak accident on the baseball diamond. The family is asking for prayers for the 15-year-old, who is in the intensive care unit. Jason Lockhart was playing in a baseball tournament in South Carolina when

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Dennis Rodman takes credit for Otto Warmbier’s release from North Korea

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman made an appearance on Friday’s “Good Morning America” and essentially took credit for North Korea’s release of Otto Warmbier, an American college student imprisoned in the country for 18 months. Warmbier returned home to Ohio on June 13 with severe neurological injuries. He died Monday. Chris Volo, Rodman’s agent, sat

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Teen cricket girl, banned from Maccabiah, goes to court

Naomi Eytan seeks injunction that’ll let her play with her team at the ‘Jewish Olympics’ in Israel this summer By Stuart Winer Cricketer Naomi Eytan in action (courtesy) A teenage girl campaigning to keep her place in Israel’s otherwise all-boys national cricket team so that she can play in the upcoming Maccabiah Games took her

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Ivanka Trump shows her support for our lawmakers by attending the Congressional Baseball Game

First daughter and assistant to the president Ivanka Trump attended Thursday evening’s Congressional Baseball Game in support of both the U.S. lawmakers playing and the victims of Wednesday’s shooting during the congressional Republicans’ team practice. She shared a photo of her and two of her children, daughter Arabella and son Joseph. For the caption, she

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Why does Israel tolerate terror incitement in soccer?

By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel –This may come as a shock but intense terror incitement is happening in Jerusalem and nobody is taking a bit of notice. Noise is being made about stopping Mahmoud Abbas paying salaries to jailed terrorists but nobody is addressing the source of the incitement, even when it is taking place

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How (some) Jews across the US rooted for baseball’s first black player

70 years after Jackie Robinson hit the field, new books and exhibits show how the sport’s Jewish fans and players shared his pain By Rich Tenorio When Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball 70 years ago with the Brooklyn Dodgers, American Jews were there to cheer him on. Throughout the 1947 season, Robinson could count

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Dennis Rodman arrives in North Korea and claims that President Trump would support his trip

Dennis Rodman, the former NBA bad boy who has palled around with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, flew back to Pyongyang on Tuesday for the first time in Donald Trump’s presidency. He said he is “just trying to open a door” on a mission that he thinks his former “Celebrity Apprentice” boss would support.

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Former Pistons GM McCloskey dies at 91

Jack McCloskey, who assembled two NBA championship teams as general manager of the Detroit Pistons, died Thursday in Savannah, Ga., the team announced. McCloskey, 91, had Alzheimer’s disease, and his wife, Leslie, told the Detroit Free Press last month that he was in a Savannah facility that cares for patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia. McCloskey

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Hall of Fame pitcher, former U.S. senator Bunning dies at 85

Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, who went on to serve in Congress as a Kentucky politician, died overnight at the age of 85, the Philadelphia Phillies announced Saturday. “We are saddened to announce the passing of Hall of Fame pitcher and former U.S. Senator, Jim Bunning,” the Phillies wrote on Twitter. “Our thoughts and

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