Archive for January, 2012

All-Star teams vs. All-Star games

All-Star teams vs. All-Star games: Why bother playing the game if all you’re gonna do is show up?

Australian Open update: No more Jews

The mixed doubles team of Andy Ram (ISR) and Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) lost in the second round to Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA and Horia Tecau ROU, 6-4, 7-6. Also eliminated in the second round of mixed doubles play: Scott Lipsky (USA) and Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE), defeated by Liezel Huber (USA) and Colin Fleming (GBR).6-3, 6-2. Lipsky [...]

Welcome to the club, Trevor Smith

Welcome to the club, Trevor Smith. The Tampa Bay Lightning center joins the list of Jice.

Lest we forget: Bill Mardo

Lest we forget: Bill Mardo, a journalist for The Daily Worker who helped agitate to allow African Americans to play organized baseball, dies at 88.

Jewps update, Jan. 26

Jewps update, Jan. 26: Farmar, Casspi score big in win, loss, respectively.

Parody or stereotype? You decide

grossman – dallas; blum- nashville; trevor smith-tampa.

Jice update, Midseason report

Jice update: With the All-Star game signaling the unofficial midway point in the NHL season, here’s a look at how the Jewish NHLers are doing.

Jewps update, Jan. 25

Jewps update, Jan. 25: Farmar making most of opportunities, Larry brown returning to coach?

Sandy at the bat

Sandy at the bat: based on a post from Jewish Baseball News, I composed this little big of doggerel with apologies to Ernest L. Thayer.

Pass the popcorn: Moneyball picks up four Oscar noms (Update)

Pass the popcorn: Jonah Hill, Aaron Sorkin pick up Oscar nominations for Moneyball