Yeshiva U's Ryan Turell hopes to become first Orthodox Jew to play in NBA

This article was sent as a newsletter. Sign up for our weekly Jewish sports newsletter here. Happy February, readers! This month brings us the Super Bowl, baseball’s Spring Training, and the NBA, NHL and NFL All-Star games. This weekend, you can catch Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils) and Adam...

Former Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard uttered an antisemitic slur (rhymes with like) on March 8, 2021, while playing the video game Call of Duty. At the time, some were skeptical of his claim to have been unaware the term was anti-Jewish. What ought a pro athlete do after committing...

The Arizona Cardinals have been looking to fill their vacant head coach role, and there are loud rumblings of a key reason why it is taking so long to fill. The name that everyone brings up when discussing the issues with the team filling the coaching spot is quarterback Kyler Murray.

Just days before the 2023 Super Bowl, one of the star players that is set to take the field for the game has been arrested on absolutely shocking charges. Offensive Lineman Josh Sills, who is in his rookie season for the Philadelphia Eagles, will be in court on February 16 in relation to claims that are so shocking and vile that we recommend you read for yourself here.

When Harvard University named Bill Bingham athletic director–a pioneering college sports role at the time in 1926–the alumnus promised to return the game to student athletes. He hired Arnold Horween as head football coach to bring back “fun.” The duo did that and more. “Before then,...

It has been interesting to see the measure of a fan this past week. Cleveland Indians/Guardians fan John Adams passed away Jan. 30 at age 71. Outside of Northeast Ohio, his name would be associated with the second president of the United States. To Clevelanders, he is a part of the history of old Municipal Stadium or Jacobs Field/Progressive Field. The man that sat in the bleachers and banged the drum for our ball club.

As the MeshugaNotes, The Ohio State University’s Jewish-interest a cappella group, travels to The Temple-Tifereth Israel in Beachwood for a Feb. 12 performance, several Clevelanders look forward to performing close to home. Three performers, Laura Martel and Kalib Walsh, both of Solon, and Hannah Light of Beachwood, are “Temple...