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Raptors dispute BDS claims over cancelled Israel trip

Last spring, during the Toronto Raptors championship run, team co-owner Larry Tanenbaum said he would take the team to Israel if they won the NBA championship. The Raptors, of course, did win the NBA...

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Two Jewish QBs led McGill in playoff encounter

It’s an old story when it comes to young guys playing rough and tumble sports that have a distressingly high possibility of injury: Greg Segal’s mom wasn’t too crazy about him playing football, while...

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Ben Rudson – Canada’s unlikely triathlete

When he looks back at the beginning of his career as a triathlete, Ben Rudson, a 24-year-old Calgary native, acknowledges just how unlikely it was. In the summer of 2014, at 19, he we was working in...

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Julian Edelman wears custom cleats to support baseball in Israel

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman is wearing his support for baseball in Israel on his feet. Edelman debuted custom cleats on Sunday featuring a Star of David and the logo of the Israel...

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Israeli skeleton athlete sets up shop in Calgary

Skeleton athlete Georgina Cohen has a mission: she wants to represent Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. “My dad picked up bobsled at 50, we thought it was a midlife crisis, but that’s how...

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Jewish Sports Movies to Keep You Warm this Holiday Season

From Chariots of Fire to School Ties and the debatably Jewish Happy Gilmore (does the Sandman ever not play a default Jew?), the Menschwarmers curate a list of the best Jewish sports movies to keep you...

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David Stern, longtime NBA commissioner, dies at 77

David Stern, who in three decades as NBA commissioner guided the league from financial distress to become a multibillion-dollar global enterprise, died Wednesday. He was 77. His philanthropy, through...

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Bowler looks forward to competing in Special Olympics

When Kenneth (Kenny) Freeman started bowling, he said his biggest challenge was making friends. Twenty years later, with a community of close-knit coaches and teammates to cheer him on, he’s ready to...

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Jewish and indigenous hockey teams do good deeds together

It’s no secret that sports can promote positive values, and hockey is no exception. The Manitoulin Panthers, an indigenous hockey team from Manitoulin Island, on Lake Huron, recently hosted the Avenue...

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Richmond Hill figure skater competes for Israel

For an 18-year-old, Mark Gorodnitsky sure does get around a lot. The Richmond Hill native has already been to the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, Austria, Taipei, France and the United...

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