CJN - Israeli reaches doubles semis at Rogers Club tennis Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer could have left Montreal angry after being upset by Estonian Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-3 in the first singles match beginning the Rogers Cup tournament held at Uniprix Stadium last month. Instead, Peer turned a stunning defeat into victories ...
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Posted: September 3, 2010
Jewish Agency for Israel - NBA Stars Shoot Hoops With Mevasseret Zion Youth A delegation of former and current NBA players made a special visit to the Jewish Agency's Mevasseret Zion Absorption center on September 1, 2010.
The players are members of SportsPower International, a group of former and current NBA players who act as role models to disadvantaged youth.
The delegation included players Allan Houston, Jerome Williams, David Wood, and Dwight Howard Sr. as well as Anthony Bonner, Paul Grant, Darnell Lindsay, Shawn Hawkins and Bryan Crislip.
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Posted: September 3, 2010
Jersalem Post - Hapoel Tel Aviv’s dream comes true Hapoel Tel Aviv’s dream comes true>\.
Israel will have club in Champions League group stage for 2nd straight year. Hapoel advanced to the group stage of the Champions League for the first time in club history on Tuesday night, drawing 1-1 with Red Bull Salzburg at Bloomfield Stadium to progress 4-3 on aggregate thanks to its 3-2 win in Austria last week.
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Posted: August 27, 2010
CJN - Oldest player schools young guns at Rogers Cup Oldest player schools young guns at Rogers Cup
At 32, American Michael Russell was the oldest player competing at the recent Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Toronto’s Rexall Centre.
On the surface, one might think he would have been an easy target for the younger athletes in the draw, but as young Canadians Philip Bester and Steven Diez learned, Russell could not be overlooked.
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Posted: August 25, 2010
CJN - Friends group tees off in Israel The first hole at the Caesarea golf course is a dogleg right with bunkers on either side that, with the wind behind you, plays at 5,770 miles, longer than your standard opening hole.
Well, for Israeli club members it doesn’t play quite that long but for a small group of Canadian and American golfers, getting to the tee box at the first hole in Caesarea is something more than a short drive to the local country club.
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Posted: August 25, 2010
New Jersey Jewish News - ‘Our guys’ — Jewish baseball legends are ‘Major’ players in new documentary The Aug. 19 screening of the new documentary Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story began in a most appropriate way. “Shalom,” said Dave Kaplan, executive director of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Little Falls, which served as the site for the film’s local debut.
The small theater was sold out, with fans having reserved their seats weeks in advance. Folding chairs were set up to accommodate the extra guests.
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Posted: August 25, 2010
CJN - 'The Schwartz' is with aspiring sportscaster The Montreal-born Launy Schwartz – who, despite having lived in Toronto since age two, is an unabashed Habs fan – is pursuing a lifelong dream to become the next big talking head in hockey circles.
This summer, he found out he made the cut for the second season of The Score’s reality TV sportscaster contest, Drafted 2.
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Posted: August 19, 2010
Basketball / Israel's five noble truths If the national team hopes to have a shot at European glory, it must remember these key words. On the team's return to Israel yesterday, national team captain Tal Burstein gave a frank account of what led to its disappointing 84-83 loss the day before to lowly Finland.
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Posted: August 13, 2010
USA Today - Brewers' Ryan considers himself Jewish Milwaukee Brewers All-Star left fielder Ryan Braun, has never attended temple. Never had a bar mitzvah. But if the Jewish community wants to adapt him as one of their own, calling him "The Hebrew Hammer,'' he's all for it.
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Posted: August 13, 2010
