Sports and politics

Lest we forget: Bill Mardo

Posted by Ron Kaplan on January 26, 2012 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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.

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Categories: Jewish sports media, Jews and baseball, Lest we forget, Local heroes, Sports and politics

‘Tis the season: Sports books make fine gifts

Posted by Ron Kaplan on December 23, 2011 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

‘Tis the season: Sports books make fine gifts

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Categories: baseball books, Jewish authors and sportswriters, Jewish identity, Jewish sports books, Jews and baseball, Jews and basketball, Sports and politics, Sports and religion, sports books, Sports business

Politics and sports, or bad sportsmanship?

Posted by Ron Kaplan on July 27, 2011 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

What was really behind the “swimmier’s boycott”?

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Categories: anti-Semitism, International sports, Israeli sports, Jews in the Olympics, RK rants, Sports and politics

Deny, deny, deny

Posted by Ron Kaplan on December 30, 2010 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

Deny, deny, deny.

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Categories: Because I can..., Jews and baseball, RK rants, Sports and politics

Lining the pockets of the rich

Posted by Ron Kaplan on November 23, 2010 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Dave Zirin of EdgeofSports.com posted this “rationale” by one NFL owner on how two added games to the regular season won’t really endanger the players. And all aspirin’s alike.

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Categories: Jewish sports personalities, Required reading, Sports and politics, Sports business

Jewish sports nosh

Posted by Ron Kaplan on August 16, 2010 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

A bissel sports

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Categories: anti-Semitism, Because I can..., Breaking Jewish sports news, Jews and baseball, Jews and basketball, Jews and boxing, Jews and football, Jews and soccer, Jews in the Olympics, RK rants, Sports and politics

Gilbert v. James: Totally off my radar

Posted by Ron Kaplan on July 13, 2010 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

Gilbert vs. James: Slave mentality?

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Categories: Because I can..., Jews and basketball, RK rants, Sports and politics, Sports and religion

Guest column: “Yes, Mix Sports with Politics”

Posted by Ron Kaplan on May 10, 2010 | Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)

Guest Column on sports and politics from Dr. Rafael Medoff

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Categories: anti-Semitism, Guest column, Sports and politics

Sports and politics: (im)perfect together?

Posted by Ron Kaplan on May 6, 2010 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

Arizona immigration reform and the sports world

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Categories: International sports, Sports and politics

Required reading: Araton on Israeli tennis star Peer

Posted by Ron Kaplan on May 3, 2010 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

Harvey Araton wrote this sensitive and emotional story about Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer. in yesterday’s New York Times.

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Categories: anti-Semitism, International sports, Israeli sports, Jewish authors and sportswriters, Required reading, Sports and politics
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