Sports Articles/Commentaries

• Catholic priest reaches out through sport and faith by CathNews New Zealand

• Pope: Sport must foster social friendship and fraternity by Linda Bordoni Vatican News 

• Find out why baseball is the philosopher’s sport by Kenneth Craycraft Our Sunday Visitor 

• NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports. NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’ by Eric Olson The Associated Press

• FIGHT SNUB King of the Travellers Big Joe Joyce calls time on bareknuckle boxing in shock decision after ‘butcher’s block’ boasts Tyson Fury paid tribute to Big Joe before one of his fights by Kevin Byrne The Irish Sun 

• Led by Castle and Clingan, defending champ UConn returns to NCAA title game, beating Alabama 86-72 by John Marshall The Associated Press

• NCAA says a 3-point line was drawn 9 inches short at Portland women’s regional by court supplier by Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press

• Tasmania JackJumpers win first NBL title, beating Melbourne United 83-81 in decisive game five by ABC Australia

• Women’s team with five transgender players ‘broke opponent’s leg’ and had parents fearing for girls’ safety by Ben Rumsby The Telegraph/Yahoo

• Will Victorious Italian Soccer Team’s Catholic Manager Robert Mancini Be a ‘Seed of Evangelization by Edward Pentin National Catholic Register

• How Baseball’s Official Historian Dug Up the Game’s Unknown Origins by Frederic J. Frommer Smithsonian Magazine 

• Rubio Calls for DOJ to Investigate Planned Parenthood’s Handling of Aborted Baby Tissue by Mary Margaret Olohan The Daily Signal

• Talks on luring NHL’s Capitals and NBA’s Wizards to Virginia are over, city of Alexandria says by Sarah Bankin, Matthew Barakat, and Stephen Whynd The Associated Press 

• Qatar’s World Cup FIFA Bribe Documents Exposed by Armin Rosen Tablet 

• Utah coach says team was shaken after experiencing racist hate during NCAA Tournament by Tim Booth Yahoo 

• New York Jets star Sauce Gardner says his ‘intentions were positive’ when he said that Jews ‘run the world’ by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Caitlin Clark: Catholic basketball star driving women’s game to new heights by John Lavenburg Crux 

• Simm city Kayla Simmons ditches bra and spills out of revealing outfit as fans say volleyball star is ‘ridiculously breathtaking’ by Tony Robertson The Irish Sun

• New York Jets star Sauce Gardner says his ‘intentions were positive’ when he said that Jews ‘run the world’ by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency 

• Baseball and rumors of angels by George Weigel The Catholic World Report 

• Caitlin Clark of Iowa is the AP Player of the Year in women’s hoops for the 2nd straight season by Doug Feinberg The Associated Press 

• South Carolina’s Dawn Staley is the AP Coach of the Year for the 2nd time by Doug Feinberg The Associated Press

• NCAA says a 3-point line was drawn 9 inches short at Portland women’s regional by court supplier by Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press

• Tasmania JackJumpers win first NBL title, beating Melbourne United 83-81 in decisive game five by ABC Australia

• Women’s team with five transgender players ‘broke opponent’s leg’ and had parents fearing for girls’ safety by Ben Rumsby The Telegraph/Yahoo

• Will Victorious Italian Soccer Team’s Catholic Manager Robert Mancini Be a ‘Seed of Evangelization by Edward Pentin National Catholic Register

• Caitlin Clark: Catholic basketball star driving women’s game to new heights by John Lavenburg Crux 

• Simm city Kayla Simmons ditches bra and spills out of revealing outfit as fans say volleyball star is ‘ridiculously breathtaking’ by Tony Robertson The Irish Sun

• Team Israel is launching an American organization to support baseball’s growth in Israel by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency 

• IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony by Graham Dubar The Associated Press

• Irish soccer player calls on English authorities to tackle anti-Irish, anti-Catholic abuse by Charles Collins Crux

• Feds investigate Yonkers, NY, school district where girls basketball players yelled antisemitic slurs at Jewish opponents by Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Dartmouth men’s basketball team votes to unionize, though steps remain before forming labor union by Jimmy Golen The Associated Press 

• This Jewish club is breaking a nearly 60-year drought in Argentine football by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Caitlin Clark: Catholic basketball star driving women’s game to new heights by John Lavenburg Crux

• Simm city Kayla Simmons ditches bra and spills out of revealing outfit as fans say volleyball star is ‘ridiculously breathtaking’ by Tony Robertson The Irish Sun

• What Runners Teach the Rest of Us  by Father Joseph Chamblain Profiles in Catholicism

• Holy Honor: White Sox Honor Father Greg Sakowicz by Dion Martorano Journal and Topics

• Maple Leafs defenceman Rielly suspended 5 games for cross-checking Sens' Greig by The Canadian Press

• Mark Wahlberg encourages millions to “Stay Prayed Up” by Susan Ciancio The Catholic World Report

• Chiefs WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling declares 'Jesus Christ is King' amid Super Bowl run by Jon Ackerman Sports Spectrum

• Taylor’s Beer, Satanism, and Feet Washing: Right Wingers Spent The Super Bowl Complaining by Nikki McCann Ramírez Rolling Stone

• Super Bowl 2024: Meet Father Steve Kim, San Francisco 49ers’ Catholic Chaplain by Jim Graves Ntiol National  Catholic Register

• Meet Father Richard Rocha, Super Bowl LVIII ‘Team Priest’ for the Kansas City Chiefs by Jim Graves National Catholic Register

• Winner, Winner, Rice-A-Roni Dinner? Bishops Bet on the Super Bowl by Joe Bukuras Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register

• Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl ad about antisemitism to feature MLK speechwriter Clarence Jones      by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency Link to Antisemitism

• 49ers chaplain Earl Smith hopes Super Bowl platform pushes players 'to speak Jesus' by Cole Claybourn Sports Spectrum

• Top 10 highest-paid players in world football revealed with Cristiano Ronaldo eclipsing Lionel Messi and Harry Kane  by Kealan Hughes The Irish Sun 

• Record-Setting California Cyclist Seeks to Rally Support for Israel and Raise Awareness of Antisemitism  by Combat Antisemitism Movement 

• Girls basketball coach fired at NY school where players shouted antisemitic slurs at Jewish opponents  by Jackie Hajdenberg Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Meet Abbey Levy, rising Jewish star in the brand new Professional Women’s Hockey League by Reyna Gobel Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Why organized sports are so good for children  by Fr. Michael Rennier, Aleteia

• Girls basketball coach fired at NY school where players shouted antisemitic slurs at Jewish opponents  by Jackie Hajdenberg Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Mike Williams cause of death: Tampa Bay Buccaneers player may have died from dental hygiene issues  by Evan Axelbank Fox 13/Yahoo

• The Jewish Sport Report: The Hughes brothers make even more Jewish hockey history  by Jacob Gurvis The Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Basketball priest makes ‘longest playground shot ever’  by John Touhey Aleteia

• Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh banned from final 3 regular-season games over sign-stealing allegations  by Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press

• Man says U-M staffer paid him to tape Big 10 foes  by ESPN/Take Sporty

• NCAA joins Central Michigan investigation of sideline staffer  by Adam Rittenberg ESPN 

• Michigan football analyst Connor Stalions resigns amid investigation  by Adam Rittenberg ESPN

• 20 Jewish men’s and women’s college basketball players to watch in 2023-24  by Greg Levinsky Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• After 47 years and 900 wins, this Jewish basketball coach is a legend at his Catholic college by Greg Levinsky Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Basketball priest makes ‘longest playground shot ever’  by John Touhey Aleteia

• Tamirat Tola sets NYC Marathon course record to win men’s race; Hellen Obiri takes women’s title  by Doug Feinberg The Associated Press

• After 47 years and 900 wins, this Jewish basketball coach is a legend at his Catholic college  by Greg Levinsky Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Boston Red Sox hire former Team Israel pitcher Craig Breslow to lead baseball operations  by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Baseball Changes Rules To Be Less Like Baseball So More People Will Watch Baseball  by The Babylon Bee

• A Nebraska Volleyball Match Just Broke a World Record – What Made the Event so Moving?  by Noah Banasiewicz , SJ The Jesuit Post

• Simone Biles wins fourth gold of world championships as she completes first international competition since two-year break  by Ben Morse CNN

• Three major talking points from Andy Farrell's first pre-World Cup Ireland team  by Martin Healy Extra.ie

• Simone Biles wins 6th all-around title at worlds to become most decorated gymnast in history by Samuel Peterson The Associated Press

• San Francisco Giants fire Jewish manager Gabe Kapler after disappointing season  by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Photographer Dies Following Collision With Players at Football Game  by InterNewsGroup

• Basketball sisters now play for God: College teammates head out on different paths, wind up on same journey 40 years later  by Linda Reeves OSV News

• Jewish fencer Eli Dershwitz becomes first US man to win sabre World Championship  by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• SafeSport responds to US Soccer player concerns about abuse cases  by Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press 

• Kolbe Cathedral athletic director charged with sex assault at Stratford home, officials say  by Daniel Tepfer CT Post

• NFL owners unanimously OK the Commanders sale to Josh Harris; Dan Snyder fined $60M on the way out  by Dave Campbell and Stephen Whyno The Associated Press

• The Jewish Sport Report: A Jewish guide to the Women’s World Cup  by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• The Jewish Sport Report: 18 Jewish players in the MLB is a likely — and fitting — record  by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• These 6 Jewish baseball players were just drafted into the MLB  by Jacob Gurvis The Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Northwestern fires coach Pat Fitzgerald amid hazing scandal  by The Associated Press

• Gabe Plotkin, Jewish millionaire involved in GameStop saga, buys Charlotte Hornets from Michael Jordan  by Jacob Gervis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• NBA suspends Ja Morant 25 games for 2nd social media video involving a gun  by Teresa M. Walker The Associated Press/ABC News

• Dodgers fans, concerned Catholics fill Cathedral to pray for healing  by Natalie Romano Angelus

• US bishops’ new leader blasts Dodgers for honoring faux ‘queer and trans nuns’  by John Lavenburg Crux

• A Veteran Exorcist Reacts to the LA Dodgers’ Mockery  by Patti Maguire Armstrong National Catholic Register 

• Washington Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams speaks out on Dodgers controversy by Gabe Friedman Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• NBA Finals: Nikola Jokić, Nuggets survive Heat to secure franchise's 1st NBA championship  by Yahoo

• On her 100th birthday, this Holocaust survivor threw out the first pitch at a Yankees-Rays game  by Max Baker Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• USA Cycling Sent Out a Survey on Transgender Participation in Sport. Many Are Calling It Dehumanizing  by Bicycling

• Grizzlies suspend Ja Morant after another gun video appears on social media  by Tim Reynolds The Associated Press/ABC News

• The Jewish Sport Report: How a Jewish football star changed Harvard  by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• What SportsCenter Taught Me About God  by Patrick Hyland, SJ The Jesuit Post

• House Republicans pass transgender sports ban for schools  by Susie Wong NBC News

• The Jewish Sport Report: This legendary Jewish sportswriter has a story to tell  by Jacob Gervis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Women’s Basketball Is Raking in More Cash Than Ever, But the Players Aren’t  by Jennah Haque Bloomberg

• Pro Baseball and the Journey to the Catholic Faith –Episode 27 by The Coming Home Network

• UFC legend Nate Diaz is filmed choking a man OUT COLD in a New Orleans street fight on the same night he started a melee at Misfits Boxing 6 - as former rival Conor McGregor laughs at his 'rampage'  by Jeorge Bird Daily Mail

• Jewish Yankee Harrison Bader talks baseball over matzah ball soup and pastrami at Liebman’s Deli  by Jacob Guvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• A story of atonement: Former Heat player Meyers Leonard’s path from anti-Semitic slur to rabbinical embrace as Miami’s playoff opponent  by Ira Winderman South Florida Sun-Sentinel

• Sports World Reacts To What Sam Ponder Said About Transgender Athletes  by Andrew McCarty MSN  Link to LGBTQ Challenges

• Mets’ Scherzer ejected for sticky stuff after umpire check  by Greg Bacham The Associated Press

• 'Change is the only way we're going to make the sport better': Community vote backs IMG by John Davidson Patreon

• U.S. bishops call on Catholics to support measure in Congress over transgender athletes in female sports  by The Pilot

• NBA star Domantas Sabonis’ wife says he is converting to Judaism  by Ansrew Esensten Jewish Telegraphic Agency  Link to Jewish Buddhist Issues and Challenges

• The Future of Sport by Deloite

• Miami archdiocese apologizes after brawl between Catholic, Jewish schools  by John Lavenburg Crux

• US soccer leagues add game breaks for players fasting during Ramadan  by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service

• Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman is reevaluating its “Pride Nights” as Christian players refuse to wear pro-LGBTQ jerseys  by Warner Todd Huston Breitbart

• The Jewish Sport Report: Into ‘WrestleMania’? Then ‘Mitzvah Mania’ is for you  by Jacob Burvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency  Link to Jewish Leadership and Challenges

• World reacts as MLB team cuts anti-LGBTQ pitcher  by Next Impulse Sports

• Advocates Defend Connecticut’s Inclusive Student Athletics Policy in Historic Hearing  by ACLU of Connecticut

• PGA Tour to merge with LIV Golf and DP World Tour  by Jack Bantock CNN

• Dodgers' faith night 'not enough' to address controversy over anti-Catholic concerns  by Gina Christian OSV News/The Pilot

• Patriots owner Robert Kraft campaigns against antisemitism  by Deepa Bharath Religion News Service 

• What would Raiders do if Jalen Carter falls to them in draft?  by Vincent Bonsignore Las Vegas Review-Journal

• Malden Catholic tops Mansfield, repeats as state champs  by Matt Feld Boston Herald

• Quick Thinking Coaches Save Athlete’s Life from Anaphylaxis During High School Track Meet  by Dave Bloom Snack Safely

• New Wyoming law restricts girls’ sports to biological girls  by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Young Catholic triathlete with Down syndrome, inspired by faith, tells UN he has 'no limitations'  by James Martone, Our Sunday Visitor/The Pilot  Link to Down Syndrome

• Reimer boycotts Sharks' warmup skate before Pride Night game  by Greg Wyshynski ESPN

• A Test Of Faith: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Finally Wins NASCAR’s Great American Race  by Zaffar Iqbal Religion Unplugged

• Vinícius Jr. is being racially abused during LaLiga matches. Why is nobody being punished  by Matias Cruz CNN  Link to Racial Challenges and Leadership

• UGA star Jalen Carter responds after police say he was racing another car that crashed. The other driver and a teammate were killed  by Isabel Rosales, Holly Yan, Nick Valencia and David Close CNN

• Harrison Butker opens up about his Super Bowl-winning kick — and his prayer routine  by Jonah McKeown Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Former Buccaneers QB, NFL star Tom Brady signs multi-year deall by Dustin Lewis FanNation

• Basketball sisters take different paths to same journey 40 years later  by Linda Reeves Our Sunday Visitor New/Catholic Review

• Witnesses Say Antisemitic Slurs Sparked Post-Game Melee Between South Florida High School Soccer Teams  by Combat Antisemitism

• Soccer Brought Me Closer to My Brother. Imagine what the World Cup Could Do  by Ty Wahlbrink, SJ The Jesuit Post 

• Patrick Mahomes adds to legend with Super Bowl performance worthy of championship belt he rocked after it  by Dan Wetzel Yahoo News ‘

• Know About the ‘He Gets Us’ Jesus Campaign by Peter Pinedo Catholic News Agency/The National Catholic Register

• What does the Church teach about sports gambling?  by Kenneth Craycraft Our Sunday Visitor

• LeBron James breaks NBA’s all-time scoring record, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  by Matias Grez CNN

• Mantle, Shmantle—Long as We Got Baseball  by Jeremy Siegler Tablet by Mrs. Jane Mcauliffe-Hall Independent Catholic News

• Federal government directs $13.8 million towards safe sport in budget  by Donna Spencer CBC

• The inspiring faith of Kansas City Chiefs’ Harrison Butker  by Cerith Gardiner Aleteia

• #SuperBowlLVII will be the 1st #SuperBowl in NFL history with two Black Quarterbacks. by Diverse Representation

• SF Giants award Jim Gabella Scout of the Year Award  by Marc Delucchizo Sports Illustrated

• Who is to blame for Red Sox woes  by Dick Flavin The Pilot

• Hanging up the jersey: What happens when God calls an athlete away from sports?  by Jonah McKeown Catholic News Agency

• God is real,’ says Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen after game honoring Damar Hamlin by Joe Bukuras Catholic News Agency

• NFL player gets CPR after collapsing on field in Bills-Bengals game  by Josh Marcus Independent

• Priest runs half marathon for Caritas by CathNews

• Vianney hockey player takes a shot at becoming Catholic  by Jennifer Brinker Archdiocese of St. Louis

• Ban the hooligans for life, then take a hard look at football chiefs by Bonita Mersiades Thy Edge

• The Sacrifice that Brought Me Home  by Dan Venezia The Coming Home Network

• Honoring parish hero and future baseball Hall of Famer Gil Hodges during memorial Mass in Brooklyn  by Currents News

• I quit baseball for good, but God had other plans  by Jack McLinden, SJ The Jesuit Post  Link to The Jesuits

• Sisters and soccer players get a kick out of unlikely friendship  by CathNews

• K-State football player plans to enter seminary  by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency

• Wow Former Major League Baseball Player and Catholic Convert Darrell Miller Sr. was Ordained to the Permanent Diaconate in California!  by Catholic News World

• Online baseball exhibit pays homage to Blessed McGivney's love of the game  by Catholic News Service/Angelus

• Chaplain says Washington Nationals' World Series run is 'story of faith  by Catholic University of America

• Seminarian is at NCAA men’s basketball tourney as a team chaplain  by Tom Dermody Catholic News Service 

• Bishop Conley: St. Joseph helped me through depression, quarantine  by Catholic News Agency

• Fully vaccinated, Sister Jean gets her shot to return to March Madness  by Brian Roewe Global; Sisters Report

• Super Bowl champion aims for empathy in new documentary on abortion  by Catholic News Agency  Link to Abortion

• NBA star Stephen Jackson on converting to Islam: ‘I needed to listen to my hear by Omar Suleiman Religion News Service

• The Death of Sport  by Hirsh Chitkara Tablet

• I fought for the right to wear the hijab in professional basketball. I'm finding hope in progress amid the Iranian protests over women's right to choose.  by Yoonji Han Yahoo Sports

• The toughest job in sports  by Dick Flavin The Pilot

• 'I was in complete shock': Illinois eighth grader makes wild game-winning basketball shot  by CNN

• Florida Gators Dismiss QB Jalen Kitna Following Arrest  by Zach Boodall FanNation

• SEE IT: Confederate flag flies over Jacksonville Jaguars game  by Jenny Goldsberry The Washington Examiner

• The baseball playoffs  by Dick Flavin The Pilot

• DC Attorney General sues Washington Commanders, owner Dan Snyder and NFL for deceiving residents  by Jessica Schneider, Jacob Lev, Eric Levenson and David Close CNN

• Houston Astros win World Series over Philadelphia Phillies with Game 6 victory by Jacob Lev and Ben Church CNN

• The Darryl Stingley incident  by Dick Flavin The Pilot

• Muslim nations proposed World Cup armband to raise awareness of Islamophobia by Rob Harris Sky News  Link to Muslim Leadership and Challenges

• Angry fans crash through gate at El Salvador soccer match in stampede that kills 12, injures dozens  by Marcos Aleman The Associated Press/ABC News

• European Super League launches radical new plan for football  by Luke Baker The Independent UK

• Yusra Mardini: Tell Me a Story About When Sport Saved Your Life. by Yusra Mardin Olymics.co

• Borussia Dortmund Football Club Honored by CAM at European Mayors Summit  by Combat Antisemitism Movement

• France: 5 Muslim footballers refuse to play in protest over wearing LGBT colours  by Middle East Monitor

• Israeli flag burned; fireworks, rocks thrown at fans at basketball game in Greece  by Michael Horowitz The Times of Israel 

• We taught him everything he knows': Rising Irish basketball star's pals steal show as they crash US press conference  by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• The Irish Post Sports Award  by The Irish Post

• Billy Sheehan no longer Laois Senior Football Manager  by Conor O'Donoghue The Irish Post

• Conor McGregor floors mascot of basketball team Miami Heat during NBA Finals  by Gerard Donaghy Irish Post

• Dermot O’Leary hosts Soccer Aid 2023 - where Stormzy and Usain Bolt will go head to head  by Fiona Audley Irish Post

• Irish Olympian attacked and beaten by mob in Dublin  by Shane O'Brien IrishCentral

• Irish soccer player calls on English authorities to tackle anti-Irish, anti-Catholic abuse  by Charles Collins Crux

• Catholics join the battle for Poland's pro-life laws  by Luke Coppen The Pillar

• Beyond Catholicism, nothing unifies Italy and America like baseball  by John L. Allen Jr. Crux

• For ecstatic Naples fans, soccer championship seems divine justice  by John L. Allen Jr. Crux

• Spain wins Women’s World Cup for the first time, deservedly beating England in Sydney  by Aimee Lewis CNN

• Pope to Athletica Vaticana: 'Sport can build bridges of peace in the world' by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News

• Pope Francis meets with professional soccer team founded by a Catholic religious  by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Pope: Sport can instill discipline and perseverance for spiritual life  by Devin Watkins Vatican News

• Vatican to host international meeting on "Sport for All"  by Vatican News

• Vatican athletics team prepares to take part in Games of the Small States of Europe  by Inés San Martín Crux

• Pope Francis Encourages Sports Teams Saying "...always work as a team, not by yourselves." during Meeting with Group from Genoa  by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World

• Pope Francis and his 'secular encyclical' on sport  by Carmen Nanko-Fernández National Catholic Reporter

• Pope Francis Congratulates Sports Team on Big Win - the Spezia Football Team Meets with the Pope at the Vatican by Sala Clementina The Catholic World Report

• England moves into the Women’s World Cup final against Spain after ending Australia’s run by John Pye The Associated Press

• London Marathon 2023– A Fitting Farewell by Jesuit Missions

• Newmarket Celtic won the FAI Junior Cup  by Conor O'Donoghue Irish Post

• Manchester City set up Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid after draw at Bayern  by The Irish Times

• Tottenham players reimburse fans for Newcastle tickets  by BBC Sport

• The football club that revived a city  by Paul Stafford BBC News

• England were threatened with ‘extreme blackmail’ to ditch OneLove armband, claims German FA  by Karolos Grohmann The Independent

• Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Manchester United  by George Ramset CNN

• Former Arsenal academy player left tetraplegic and needs 24-hour care after drink ‘spiked’ on night out  by Thomas Kingsley The Independent

• Diego Jota makes up for lost time with brace as Liverpool win Forest thriller  by The Irish Times

• World Cup 2022: Fifa's clampdown on rainbow armbands conflicts with its own human rights guidelines  by thejournalie

• Australia stuns India to claim record-extending sixth Cricket World Cup crown in Ahmadabad  by Simon Smale and Paul Johnson ABCNetAu

• Meet Harry Sheezel, who could be the ‘greatest ever male Jewish athlete in Australia’ by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• The Jewish Sport Report: Meet Harry Sheezel, who could be the ‘greatest ever male Jewish athlete in Australia’  by Jacob Gurvis The Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• A Metaphor. The rowing teams of Saint Ignatius’ College Riverview were triumphant at the Head of the River Regatta event in March and Principal Dr Paul Hine highlighted the importance of gratitude.  by Jesuits in Australia

• Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing a Woman Who Beat Him at Basketball  by Yahoo

• Same Story, Different Sport: The NWSL’s Failures Are Just Another Turn in an Endless Cycle of Abuse  by Lauren Green Sports Illustrated

• South African national cricket team removes Jewish captain, citing anti-Israel protests against him  by Phissa Cramer Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Rugby’s governing body ruled that South Africa’s exclusion of Israel was not discrimination. The Israeli team is skeptical.  by Jewish Telegraphic Agency 

• Indonesia removed as host of U-20 FIFA World Cup over Israel objections  by Jacob Guvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• The Jewish Sport Report: An unauthorized moment of silence for Israel  by Jacob Gurvis The Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Lacrosse is on the rise in Israel, as its men’s national team enters the world championship ranked 7th  by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Israel stuns Brazil at FIFA U-20 World Cup to keep its underdog hopes alive  by Juan Melamed Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Israel exclusion from South Africa rugby tournament is not discrimination, says World Rugby  by MEMO

• Qatar’s World Cup FIFA Bribe Documents Exposed  by Armin Rosen Tablet