Just as the second half got underway in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s win over Hapoel Haifa I sent a WhatsApp message to a fellow journalist that said, “The refs have to help Maccabi…I can’t believe I have to say it.” Because I didn’t see any other way they were going to win....
Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Haifa 85-76 to get the third round of games started off with a win. The Carmel Reds took the game right to the yellow-and-blue from the outset and took a 54-39 lead at halftime on the strength of guard Keenan Evans 19 points. However,...
Roye Shelem joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the latest in Israeli soccer news from Maccabi Haifa's win to Maccabi Tel Aviv's victory over Hapoel Beer Sheva setting up a clash for the ages on Sunday as the domestic league heads towards a grand finale. AJ Mitnick...
Hapoel Jerusalem BC honored Hapoel Jerusalem FC before tipoff for earning promotion to the Israel Premier League in what was the high point of the night for the club. The Reds tried to use the energy by the sparse crowd to surprise their opponents Hapoel Gilboa Galil...
Hapoel Gilboa Galil dunked all over Hapoel Jerusalem 101-83 thanks to a dominant third quarter that saw the visitors outscore the hosts 35-16 to roll to the victory. The capital city reds led early and took a 47-40 advantage into the second half but Kerry Blackshear...
Hapoel Holon tipoff against San Pablo Burgos in Basketball Champions League quarterfinal action on Thursday night as the Israeli club will look to return from Nizhny Novgorod with a European title in hand. Of course that won’t be an easy task as coach Stefanos Dedas’s...
Lukas Feldhaus comes on board from Germany to talk to The Sports Rabbi about the latest in Euroleague action as three of the four quarterfinal series head to a decisive game five. We break down Bayern Munich vs Milano, Zenit St. Petersburg vs Barcelona and Real Madrid...
Hapoel Tel Aviv surprised Hapoel Holon 104-98 in an entertaining clash that saw Reds Head Coach Danny Franco ejected in the second quarter. Visiting Holon jumped out to a double digit lead early but Tel Aviv charged back to cut the gap to just 2-points, 59-57 at...
Maccabi Haifa downed Maccabi Petah Tikva 2-1 as the Greens stayed a top the table for yet another week and opened up a 4-point lead over Maccabi Tel Aviv as the season entered the final month of play. Barak Bachar’s squad struck first as Neta Lavi scored off a nice...
Hapoel Holon captured the Balkan League Championship after defeating Academic Plovdiv 91-75 in a game that was much closer than the score indicated. The Bulgarian squad held the lead for the first three quarters but Stefanos Dedas’s team played lockdown defense to...
