The Chosen 1s
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I’ll be the first to admit: Ice dancing is not my favorite event. I’m more partial to the other figure skating competitions. But, it’s the Olympics and as anyone who’s read this column at all can a...
2 months ago | 0 | 6 |
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Results of voting for the 2010 Baseball Hall of Fame class were announced last Wednesday. As the week began, many felt that Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven would gain entrance in to the hallowed hal...
3 months ago | 0 | 6 |
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Depending on who you ask, the decade is coming to a close soon. I’m not here to debate whether it ends after 2009 or 2010, but rather to take advantage of it for column material. One of the best t...
4 months ago | 0 | 18 |
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I had the pleasure of speaking at the Beth Israel Center on Sunday evening. I think it’s safe to say a good time was had by all, and, I must say, the carrot cake was delicious. Obviously, that’s n...
6 months ago | 0 | 8 |
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We Jews might be a minority in the country, particularly in the world of sports, but when we complain loudly enough, we can get things done. Well, at least when it has something to do with the sch...
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After a weekend of celebrating the anniversary of one championship-winning team, I thought it would be fitting to look at an unsung piece of another. At PNC Park, on Aug. 21 and 22, the 1979 Pirat...
8 months ago | 0 | 11 |
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ST. LOUIS — This is getting to be a habit, and it’s one the Jewish sports fan community isn’t going to want to break any time soon. A year ago, at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in New Yo...
9 months ago | 0 | 12 |
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Just about everything has been tried to foster better relations between Jews and Arabs in Israel, so maybe it was time to think a little outside the box. Cricket, anyone? We may not understand th...
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Love of a sport is something that can be like an heirloom, passed down from parent to child. In the parent’s perfect dream, the child not only grows to love the sport, but maybe he even excels at i...
11 months ago | 0 | 22 |
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The e-mail starts with the subject line, “Look who is celebrating Passover this year!” Now, I knew I was probably getting this because of my Jews in sports fascination, so I read on. The text of t...
13 months ago | 0 | 12 |
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The news coming from the worlds of sports and business, too often, is negative. Sports pages read like police blotters and today’s headlines are consumed with cheaters and people who, at best, spea...
13 months ago | 0 | 11 |
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One thing is certain: Bob Costas certainly seems to know his audience. The renowned broadcaster will be the featured guest at the United Jewish Federation’s annual Sports Night Out, to be held at ...
14 months ago | 1 | 12 |
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This time of year always makes one think of a few things – football playoffs, bowl week, to name two of them – and of course affords everyone the chance to look back at the year that was and the ...
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Pittsburgh, as we all know, isn’t a basketball town. With all due respect to the college hoops teams in the area, including the nationally ranked Pitt Panthers, it’s not a sport that’s really on th...
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PEORIA, Ariz. — The Arizona Fall League is an elite league for baseball’s best Minor League players. It’s often called a finishing school because players who play here often make it to the big leag...
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It’s a good thing Yom Kippur is coming for all those involved in Pedro-gate. There are a lot of people on all sides who need to ask for forgiveness for their contributions. Pedro-gate, for the uni...