Archive for December, 2009

Happy Birthday, Sandy Koufax

Happy birthday, Sandy Koufax.

On the bright side

Dmitriy Salita lost for the first time as a pro boxer earlier this month, but he did get to visit the Holy Land.

Gatorade: Drink of champions (but not Tiger)

Rabbi Eliyahu Fink of the Pacific Jewish Center in Venice, Calif.,  opines about the possible connection between Gatorade receiving kosher certification and dropping Tiger Woods from its advertising.

More “best”

The decade’s best in Israeli sports.

Why does Stan van Gundy hate the Jews?

JUST KIDDING! Although he did have this to say prior to the Christmas Day game between his Orlando Magic and the Boston Celtics. From the Orlando Sentinel: “If I had my way, we’d take a five-day break at Christmas,” Van Gundy said before tipoff. “I think we get a little carried away with ourselves in [...]

One look back at the year in Jewish sports

Courtesy the London Jewish Chronicle.

Lest we forget: Lester Rodney

Lest we forget: Lester Rodney

Because we Jews have to stick together…

More on Marquis.

There goes the Hall of Fame neigborhood

Wrestler Goldberg elected to National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. You got a problem with that?

Jewps

Casspi, Farmar update.