Jacob Gurvis
By Jacob Gurvis
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Fast Forward Yeshiva University fans prepare to welcome back Ryan Turell for his first G League game in New York — right after Shabbat
Turell’s father helped get the Feb. 4 game moved to after sundown to accommodate Shabbat-observant fans
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Fast Forward ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman among International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame’s 11 inductees for 2023
The honorees span geography and are decorated players and coaches in sports ranging from basketball to fencing and judo.
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Fast Forward Robert Kraft’s $18,003 donation to fundraiser for NFL player who suffered cardiac arrest has symbolic meaning
The donation includes nods to the Hebrew chai and to Damar Hamlin’s jersey number
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Fast Forward Brad Ausmus and Kevin Youkilis join Team Israel coaching staff for 2023 World Baseball Classic
The team is now poised to have multiple All-Stars on the field and in the dugout
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News The top 8 Jewish sports moments of 2022
Plus one Jewish sports storyline to watch in 2023
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Fast Forward Recalling Franco Harris’ ‘immaculate reception’ and the Pittsburgh bar mitzvah celebration it sidelined
David Eisner, a finance executive who grew up in Pittsburgh, recalls the pass that the NFL identified as the best play of all time
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Fast Forward Detroit Pistons troll Kyrie Irving with ‘Happy Hanukkah’ graphic
The NBA team appeared to poke fun at the Brooklyn Nets star following his antisemitism controversy last month
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Fast Forward Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader drops out of Team Israel’s World Baseball Classic roster, citing injuries
Despite another injury to a key pitcher, the team is still poised to have its highest ratio of major league players ever
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