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Braun’s day in court coming soon
Braun’s day in court coming soon
‘Tis the season: Sports books make fine gifts
‘Tis the season: Sports books make fine gifts
Hag Sameah, Gabe Carimi
Hag Sameah, Gabe Carimi
I want to thank my bookie and personal handicapper…
“Jesus” called it right
Depends what you mean by “religious”
Bleacher Report, which loves to come up with lists of this and that, recently posted their “25 most Religious Athletes” in the wake of Tim Tebow’s increasing (and improbably) successful rookie year. There are actually a few Jews on the list, but I wonder about how BR define religion in these cases and whether they’re [...]
Maybe that’s why I finished so poorly
Maybe that’s why I finished so poorly in the NYC Marathon…
Now read this: Review of new Greenberg bio
The Jewish Review of Books (shouldn’t that be Review of Jewish Books?) ran this review of Mark Kurlansky’s recent biography, Hank Greenberg: The Hero Who Didn’t Want To Be One. The piece begins with a reference to Mark Helprin’s short story, “Perfection,” which “re-imagined Bernard Malamud’s “Natural” as an adolescent Holocaust survivor whose otherworldly ability [...]
Child’s play the way to Mideast peace?
Child’s play the way to Middle East peace?
Now hear (and read) this: Jewish baseball books for Opening Day
New baseball books highlight Hank Greenberg, Lip Pike
The Jewish athlete and Shabbat
The story about Amalya Knapp, the young gymnast being unable to compete on Shabbat has been picked up by a surprisingly large number of outlets. I recently received a copy of a letter to Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics from NJ Assemblyman Gary S. Schaer, who describes himself as “the first and only Orthodox [...]
