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Israeli Pro Basketball Team Hires Accused US Pedophile

Disgraced former assistant basketball coach at Syracuse University Bernie Fine is hired by Maccabi Haifa, even though he is an accused pedophile and under federal investigation.

Orthodox Jew MVP Of Women's NIT Basketball Tournament

Naama Shafir, a junior guard, poured in a career-high 40 points to lead the University of Toledo to victory in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship. She was crowned the basketball tournament’s MVP. And then she walked about two miles home, because the game was played on Shabbat.

NBA Superstar Amar’e Stoudemire Jewish, Visits Israel To Explore Roots

Seven years after he was named NBA Rookie of the Year, joining the ranks of basketball legends Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, power forward Amar’e Stoudemire landed in Israel on Wednesday morning and drove straight to Jerusalem.

Jewish High School Forfeits Game Rather Than Play On Ta'anit Esther

Already the first Jewish school in Washington history to qualify for a state basketball tournament, Northwest Yeshiva will also become the first school in the state to forfeit out of a state-tournament game.

Rabbis Tell WBA Champ Boxing Is Against Jewish Law

"When you're in the ring after five rounds, going on 12, it's very spiritual, and I'm saying my own little prayers throughout the fight, 'Please, God, protect me.'"

New York Mag Profiles Chabad Boxer

New York Magazine profiles Chabad professional boxer Dmitry Salita.

Maccabi Tel-Aviv Beats NBA's Raptors

Maccabi Tel-Aviv has beaten the NBA's Toronto Raptors in Toronto. Score: 105 - 103.

Chabad Boxer Wins NABA Championship

Chabad boxer Dmitry "Star of David" Salita has won the North American Boxing Association junior welterweight title. While this isn't the WBA or the WBC, it's still impressive. Salita is the first Jewish champion in any division or association in 27 years. His manager is a Chabadnik who carries a Tanya during each fight. Salita himself is shomer Shabbat and won't fight on Friday nights or Saturdays. Salita is ranked (PDF download) at number 11 by the WBA and is unranked by the WBC and the IBA.

A Chabad Junior Welterweight Champion?

How I missed this before I don't know, but Chabad has a professional boxer of note as a relatively new follower.

He's Shomer Shabbos, eats only kosher food, is unbeaten at 20-0, and is ranked 13th in the world by the WBA.

Read it all here. It's a great story.