SubscribeBe careful what you wish for
Korner friend Ari loves him some soccer. Among the links he’s sent is this one from The Daily Caller asking the eternal question: is soccer ruining the world as we know it? After all, as the writer states, the sport “has a long history of aggravating tensions and igniting conflicts, both internal and international.” Case [...]
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Israeli skating deicision: On the one hand, on the other hand
The Israeli Olympic Committee has decided not to send Tamar Katz, its highest ranking skater, to the Olympics because she did not finish in the top 14 at the recent World Championships held in Spokane, Wash. Katz, a three-time national champion, met the International Skating Union’s standards for Olympic eligibility, but not her nation’s when [...]
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Israel gears up for the 2012 games
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Mets stand firm in face of opposition to Israeli group’s dinner at Citi Field.
Sports Illustrated draws outrage from Israeli military
Hey, sports is sports. Bar Rafaeli, who graced the cover of SI‘s swiumsuit edition a few months ago, has come under fire, so to speak, from Retired Israeli Major-General Elazar Stern after the 23-year-old received an exemption from the nation’s otherwise mandatory stint in the armed forces, according to this piece from Eonline. Rafaeli just [...]
Israel prevails, despite obstacles
In tennis, this time. The Israeli squad reached the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup for the first time in more than 20 years as they upset host Sweden, 3-2. Harel Levy and Dudi Sela each beta their opponents in five sets. Following the debacle in Dubai, officials in Malmo, Sweden warned that the match would [...]
A religious POV on the Dubai tennis tournament
Rabbi Yaakov Salomon offers a Halachic take on the tennis situation in this video from AISH.com.
Speaking of magazines…
(My sneaky segue of getting this in…) With all due respect to the NBA All-Star Game, there’s always a lull between the Super Bowl and the beginning of spring training. Is it any wonder, then, that Sports Illustrated picks this time to run their annual swimsuit edition? Love it or hate it, it has become [...]
