The Lakers logo is displayed outside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Aug. 12, 2026. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Freshman Lacie Saltzmann, 17, who trained for six years in Coppell before joining the University of Minnesota gymnastics team, will compete in the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth beginning Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Courtesy University of Minnesota)
From Coppell training to NCAA stage: Jewish gymnast returns
Ben Saraf, Deni Avdija and Danny Wolf share the court during the Portland Trail Blazers-Brooklyn Nets matchup on March 16, 2026. It was the first NBA game to feature three players with Israeli citizenship. (Grace Yagel)
In a first, NBA game features 3 Israelis — Deni Avdija, Danny Wolf and Ben Saraf
Carter Caplan, in blue, the SMU director of women’s basketball operations, stands on the sideline during a recent Mustangs game at Moody Coliseum. (Courtesy SMU Athletics)
Caplan helps build SMU women’s basketball
Point guard Hillel Baynash on the court for the Yeshiva University Maccabees during the 2023-2024 season.
Yeshiva University fans gear up for Sweet Sixteen run — and a Shabbat in Atlanta
Dallas native Ryan Prager, drafted by the Cleveland Guardians last summer, pitched for the Lynchburg Hillcats — the Guardians’ Single-A affiliate — last August. He is currently in spring training with Cleveland in Goodyear, Arizona, and will play for Team Israel March 6–11, 2026, in Miami. (Courtesy Lynchburg Hillcats)
Dallas’ Ryan Prager named to Team Israel for WBC
Jack Hughes #86 and Quinn Hughes #43 of Team United States celebrate winning the gold medals after the team’s 2-1 overtime victory in the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States of the 2026 Winter Olympic games in Milan, Feb. 22, 2026. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes’ overtime goal propels US to historic gold medal in Olympic hockey
Deni Avdija is in action during the NBA All-Star Game at the Intuit Dome, in Los Angeles, Feb. 15, 2026. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Spike Lee, Kyrie Irving wear pro-Palestinian outfits to NBA All-Star Game featuring first Israeli player
09/28/25 2026 Baseball vs Kellogg Community College, exhibition
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Orthodox Jewish baseball catcher Elie Kligman to play for University of Michigan team
Oklahoma State freshman guard Daniel Guetta, a 22-year-old native of Kiryat Gat, Israel, and the Cowboys will visit TCU on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Courtesy Oklahoma State Basketball)
OSU freshman from Israel set to visit TCU on Tuesday
Sandy Koufax saw one of the greatest World Series games ever played. Screenshot of Fox Sports
It’s so cool that Sandy Koufax was there for that
The Eurobasket 20254 logo (FIBA)
Israel advances in EuroBasket 2025 with win over Belgium
American football in Israel. (Yoni Mugrabi)
American football gains ground in Israel
A view of Yankee Stadium on Sept. 11, 2016. (Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images)
Yankees knowingly drafted player who once drew a swastika on a Jewish classmate’s door
Monte Pfeiffer is No. 12, second from left on the bottom row in a photograph of the Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania) Coal Barons. The Jewish shortstop had a breakthrough year for the minor league team in 1913. (Courtesy Zak Kranc)
Jewish baseball fans have created an exhaustive list of Jewish players. They missed Monte Pfeiffer.
Michael Mizrachi at the Epic Poker League Inaugural Season at the Palms Casino Resort on December 18, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Israeli-American poker pro Michael Mizrachi wins $10M main event at World Series of Poker
Dmitriy Salita. (Courtesy)
‘A very unique journey in the boxing business’
ale and female Israel players at the 2024 World Flag Football Championships in Finland. (Courtesy AFI)
Israel’s flag football sets its sights on 2028 Olympics
Israeli Ben Saraf, left, a 19-year-old currently playing in the German professional league, and Israeli-American Danny Wolf, a 7-footer from the University of Michigan, were picked by the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA draft, June 25, 2025. (Getty Images)
Brooklyn Nets pick 2 Jewish players in NBA draft
The Israeli women's national football team before its UEFA Nations League match against Estonia, May 30, 2025. (Assi Keifer/Israel Football Association)
Israeli women’s soccer is on the ascent
A paintball team prepares for battle. (AdobeStock)
‘All my homies hate paintball Nazis’: Antisemitism scandal tears through paintball community
Head coach Todd Golden of the Florida Gators looks on during the first half of a game against the Auburn Tigers, Feb. 10, 2024, in Gainesville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Florida’s Todd Golden becomes first Jewish coach to win March Madness since 1988
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 29: Head coach Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils celebrates after cutting the net following a victory against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Elite Eight round of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament at Prudential Center on March 29, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Lance King/Getty Images)
The NCAA men’s Final Four has 3 Jewish coaches
Deni Avdija #8 of the Portland Trail Blazers handles the ball during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 2, 2025 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. (
The Trail Blazers let Israeli starter Deni Avdija cook, and minted a franchise player in the process
Bruce Pearl celebrates with his team after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Arena, Feb. 1, 2022. (Michael Chang/Getty Images)
Bruce Pearl opens NCAA postgame press conference by calling to ‘bring the hostages home’
Danny Wolf during the men’s Big Ten tournament, March 16, 2025, in Indianapolis. (Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Israeli-American Michigan basketball star Danny Wolf is seeking glory in March Madness — and likely the NBA
L-R: Bruce Pearl, Jon Scheyer, Lindsay Gottlieb and Todd Golden (Getty Images; Scheyer image courtesy of Rabbi Nossen Fellig)
Jewish coaches lead 4 of 8 top seeds in the NCAA’s March Madness tournaments
Quarterback Jake Retzlaff is entering his second season with Brigham Young University. Photo: Jaren Wilkey/BYU
Jake Retzlaff, Alamo Bowl champ, runs on matzah in first Manischewitz ad
From left. top row: Jake Retzlaff, Quinn Hughes and Lindsay Gottlieb. Bottom row: Sam Salz, Jessica Fox and Max Fried. Photos: Getty Images; Design by Grace Yagel)